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Protecting Trademarks and Brands Against Sophisticated AI-Driven Scams and Schemes Image

Protecting Trademarks and Brands Against Sophisticated AI-Driven Scams and Schemes

Damon Whitaker, Jill Chalmers, Matt Minder & Steve Trubac

Attorneys and companies alike are witnessing a paradigm shift occurring during the protection of intellectual property assets, encountering more sophisticated solicitations designed to appear as official correspondence from the USPTO, and outright scams utilizing information publicly available through the USPTO for pending trademark applications and existing registrations.

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IOC and Paris Attorneys Combatting Trademark Abuse at the Olympics Image

IOC and Paris Attorneys Combatting Trademark Abuse at the Olympics

Rick Mitchell

As the Paris Olympic Games get underway, trademark attorneys for the International Olympic Committee and Paris organizing committee will be working to protect the Olympic brand.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Justin Tilghman

Are Affiliates Liable for Monetary Relief When They Are Not Named Parties to a Case?

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LJN Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2

Steve Salkin

The LJN Quarterly Update highlights some of the articles from the nine LJN Newsletters titles over the quarter. Articles include in-depth analysis and insights from lawyers and other practice area experts.

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Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners

John McElwaine

Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.

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Key Takeaways from the Latest USPTO Guidance on AI Image

Key Takeaways from the Latest USPTO Guidance on AI

James DeCarlo

The April Guidance, which supplements prior guidance issued in February, seeks to remind practitioners of existing rules and to educate them on potential risks associated with artificial intelligence tool use, allowing practitioners to mitigate these risks.

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Adidas Stripe Design Battle Reveals Intricacies of Trademarks In the Fashion World Image

Adidas Stripe Design Battle Reveals Intricacies of Trademarks In the Fashion World

Nicole D. Galli, Laura Talley Geyer & Alexa Elder

Although the bitter legal battle between Adidas and Thom Browne is far from over on either side of the pond, the case illustrates the challenges of ensuring trademark protection for simple and widely employed design elements.

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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's View of Parodies Image

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's View of Parodies

Susan A. Smith & Doyle S. Tuvesson

While most trademark-related lawyers are familiar with the "Bad Spaniels" and "Chewy Vuitton" federal court decisions on trademark parody, decisions by the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on trademark parody marks are rarely examined.

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Intellectual Property In Legal Tech: Lessons from Recent Cases

Brian Mack, Kevin Keller & Olga V. Mack

As technology continues to permeate the legal industry, the significance of IP in safeguarding innovations, ensuring fair competition, and fostering a culture of creative legal solutions becomes paramount.

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Creative Expression vs. the Lanham Act: Six Months of Cases After Jack Daniel's Image

Creative Expression vs. the Lanham Act: Six Months of Cases After Jack Daniel's

Conor Tucker

Last Term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products — a case involving interaction between the Lanham Act and the First Amendment. This article traces the lower courts' reactions and applications to that decision.

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