In Brief: Using copyrighted works to train AI can be fair use.

In Brief:  Iconic imagery can be used in a trademark.

In Brief: A prop is not the proper subject matter for copyright protection.

In Brief: Timing is everything when it comes to the protection of a trademark.

In Brief: Opposing registration of a trademark can put your trademark in jeopardy.

In Brief: Do not depend on the court to find your trade secrets. Beverly Berneman’s blog discusses protecting trade secrets after an employee leaves to work for a creditor.

In Brief: Beverly Berneman's blog discusses legislation to the creation and dissemination of deceptive deepfakes.

In Brief:  Patent eligibility depends on whether the invention is “new”.

In Brief: In a copyright infringement case, the plaintiff has to prove that the defendant had access to the plaintiff's work.

In Brief: A trademark infringement plaintiff can only recover damages from a named defendant.

In Brief: A legal research company committed copyright infringement by using an artificial intelligence training model to capture a competitor's materials.

In Brief: A dupe trademark may not cause a likelihood of confusion.

In Brief: Beverly Berneman's blog celebrates the Public Domain Class of 2025.

In Brief: An attempt to hijack a trademark and ugly Christmas sweater design failed.

In Brief: Systematic and organized copyright infringement is a predicate act for a racketeering lawsuit.

In Brief: The Copyright Office creates an exemption to the DMCA for the repair of retail restaurant equipment.

In Brief: Using an airline's graphic without permission is copyright infringement.

In Brief: A company cannot set up a new business using misappropriated trade secrets that were disclosed during acquisition negotiations.

In Brief: A trademark owner cannot rely on its own failures to excuse abandonment.

In Brief: Wrong description of services resulted in refusal to register a trademark.

In Brief:  Copyright Infringement includes the retweet of a video using a song without permission.

In Brief:  Beverly Berneman's blog discusses prior art and patent invalidity. A website screen shot of a similar product does not prove invalidity of a patent.

In Brief:  A political party can protect its name as a trademark without violating the First Amendment.

In Brief: Jimmy Kimmel’s use of George Santos’ Cameo videos is fair use.

In Brief:  Trade secret damages are measured by the misappropriation.