In Brief:  A popular catch phrase can become someone’s trademark.

In Brief:  The Copyright Office will register a work that has some AI.

In Brief:   Automating how to choose an outfit is not patentable subject matter.

The Secure Act 2.0 involves many benefit-related matters including changes to the prior law. The relief offered by this act applies both to affected participants and their beneficiaries as well as the fiduciaries responsible for plan operations, including the employer which sponsors the plan; however, this is not blanket relief.

In Brief:  Using a different product’s favorable reviews on Amazon can lead to substantial FTC fines.

President Biden signed a resolution terminating the COVID National Emergency as of April 10, 2023, which will leave plan sponsors and their advisors one month less time to adjust their documents and practices relating to certain provisions.

In Brief:  The date of first disclosure of a patent determines the time period in which an application can be filed.

In Brief:  The identification of goods and services in a trademark application isn’t as easy as it might look.

In Brief: The method for calculating liquidated damages isn’t simple math.

In Brief: An inventor can’t claim their invention is invalid after an assignment.

In Brief: Can a banana with duct tape infringe on the copyright of a banana and an orange with duct tape?

In Brief:  To mark the conclusion of Black History Month 2023, we celebrate the remarkable Miriam Benjamin.

In Brief:  The USPTO refused to register “Assholes Live Forever” as a trademark.

In Brief:   Hermes stopped an artist from using its Birkin bags in NFTs.

In Brief:  The use of a word for an expressive work is not trademark infringement.

Signed into law at the end of 2022, the SECURE 2.0 ACT of 2022 includes provisions that, in general, favor and promote employee ownership through Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).

ESOPs have long been favored in legislation on a bipartisan basis, and it seems that entrepreneurs and business owners will be able to count on their availability to use as a unique succession planning tool.

In Brief: Calculating royalty damages for patent infringement isn’t easy; even against a bratty, no-show defendant.

In Brief:  As we enter awards season, it’s time to acknowledge those who achieved infamy in the world of Intellectual Property.

In Brief:  Each year, a new crop of creative works go into the public domain. This year, works created from 1927 go into the public domain. The class motto is “The Best Things in Life are Free".

In Brief:  Reaching back into IP history, we find that “A Trap for Santa” was at the heart of an IP dispute in the early 1900s.

In Brief:   Parody is permitted but not always available for registration as a trademark.

In Brief:  An unrecorded trademark assignment is as good as no assignment at all.

In Brief:  A patent infringer is not liable for damages incurred before notice of plaintiff’s patent rights.

In Brief:   Copyright termination rights don’t apply to royalty assignments.

In Brief:  An author has a right to terminate a copyright transfer after a certain number of years.