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Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense In 'MetaBirkins' NFT Standoff Image

Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense In 'MetaBirkins' NFT Standoff

Todd Larson & Yonatan Shefa

Leading the charge in thorny IP issues have been cases addressing whether NFT makers who utilize other parties' trademarks can turn to the First Amendment as a defense to trademark infringement. This article analyzes the summary judgment decision that set the stage for trial in Hermes International, and provides some takeaways concerning the legal landscape for NFTs moving forward.

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Start-Ups, Cyber Attacks and Regulations Image

Start-Ups, Cyber Attacks and Regulations

CLS Staff

A Q&A with Christina Gagnier, a Shareholder with Carlton Fields and President of the newly-launched privacy and cybersecurity consultancy CTRL, on the cyber issues specific to start-ups and small businesses.

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Strategies to Improve Security and Optimize Your Technology Spend Image

Strategies to Improve Security and Optimize Your Technology Spend

Mike Henderson, Whitney Jones, & Bill Pitcairn

Uncertain and challenging markets are times when firms and organizations of all types conserve cash. If this can be achieved without cutting needed projects, equipment or services to ensure successful returns to the office, then this is clearly an ideal financial strategy. In fact, leasing and financing not only helps firms conserve cash, but when done right, helps firms also maximize their IT budgets.

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Financial Strategies that Improve Security and Optimize Your Technology Spend Image

Financial Strategies that Improve Security and Optimize Your Technology Spend

Mike Henderson, Whitney Jones, & Bill Pitcairn

Shifting large IT purchases over to a predictable monthly expense is a pricing model that has taken over most industries with the introduction of cloud services, and this can be a particularly useful model during challenging markets.

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New York Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense In 'MetaBirkins' NFT Standoff Image

New York Federal Jury Rejects First Amendment Defense In 'MetaBirkins' NFT Standoff

Todd Larson & Yonatan Shefa

Perhaps no other area in the technology sector — save perhaps the recent explosion of generative AI models — has raised as many thorny intellectual property issues as the proliferation of Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs. Leading the charge have been cases addressing whether NFT makers who utilize other parties' trademarks can turn to the First Amendment as a defense to trademark infringement.

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Shrinking Demand? Top 7 Reasons Firms Are Leveraging Experience Data Image

Shrinking Demand? Top 7 Reasons Firms Are Leveraging Experience Data

Jason Noble

While the competition for outside legal services has never been more intense, the strategic approach firms take — including a strategic approach to technology — will define whether the market pressures are a threat or opportunity.

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Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Real Estate Lawyers? Image

Can ChatGPT Take the Place of Real Estate Lawyers?

Tony Alfonso

While we marvel at the myriad applications of ChatGPT, it's important to note that this newly introduced tool has nuances which can create problems if misunderstood — especially when attempting to produce legal documents or legal advice in real estate transactions.

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Marketing Tech: Legal Ops Success In an Uncertain Economy Image

Marketing Tech: Legal Ops Success In an Uncertain Economy

Ari Kaplan

Ari Kaplan speaks to leaders in legal ops on key themes emerged that are likely to drive new initiatives in 2023.

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AI Regulation in the U.S.: What's Coming, and What Companies Need to Do In 2023 Image

AI Regulation in the U.S.: What's Coming, and What Companies Need to Do In 2023

Kim Peretti, Dan Felz & Alysa Austin

Part One of a Two-Part Article Despite the steady growth of global AI adoption, there is no comprehensive federal legislation on AI in the United States. Instead, the U.S. has a patchwork of various current and proposed AI regulatory frameworks. It is critical for organizations looking to harness this novel technology to understand these frameworks and to prepare to operate in compliance with them.

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Best Practices in Second Request Document Review: How to Execute An E-discovery-Based Plan Image

Best Practices in Second Request Document Review: How to Execute An E-discovery-Based Plan

Jessica Robinson & Amit Dungarani

Part 2 of a Two-Part Article Part 1 of this article discussed approaches to managing second requests using core project management principles that allow you to control the timeliness, cost, and quality of your organization's response. This follow-up looks at the pragmatics of strategizing and executing a successful plan.

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