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Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Intellectual Property

Highlights of some of the challenges GenAI presents, along with recent developments in copyright law and trademark law in this quickly evolving space.
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NLJ 500 Firm Seeks 20-Day Extension for Restaurant Client's Injunction Compliance

"Little Caesars has made immediate and significant efforts to comply with the court’s preliminary injunction order. Although the vast majority of the materials with the term 'Pizza Puffs' have been removed or destroyed, Little Caesars is dealing with some logistical issues relating to physical drive-thru menus at Little Caesars restaurants with drive-thru operations," Little Caesars' Chicago-based attorneys with Crowell & Moring claimed.
3 minute read

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Chicago Cubs' IP Claim to Continue Against Wrigley View Rooftop, Judge Rules

An Illinois federal judge said the business cannot rely on an expired settlement agreement between it and the baseball team to compel arbitration.
2 minute read

The Recorder

How We Won: BraunHagey’s $56M Trademark Win Over Molson Coors Upheld by 9th Circuit

An appellate panel last week rejected the beer giant’s challenge of a 2022 jury verdict in favor of San Diego County’s Stone Brewing. Lead counsel Noah Hagey says the decision is a road map for future “reverse confusion” cases.
8 minute read

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After $4M Verdict, Federal Judge Denies Request for New Trial on Unsuccessful Trademark Claims

The jury was told that a defense to the plaintiff's claims may be proving that the trademarks are used only as a model number, not for source identification, and "lack secondary meaning."
5 minute read

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Am Law 200 Firm Steps In to Defend Boston Transportation Company in Trademark Dispute

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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Counterfeiters Ride Surge in Tabletop Games’ Popularity, Challenging IP Owners to Keep Up

Wonderbow, the independent German company behind the board game Kelp, learned the hard way that counterfeiters were tough competitors when it came to stealing IP and marketing fake products on e-commerce sites.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Orange Belongs to All: U-Haul Suit Argues Rival Public Storage Cannot Claim the Color

U-Haul contends Public Storage “is attempting to pull a fast one on the USPTO, bootstrapping an unsustainable claim of ownership of the color orange, and bullying other longtime users of orange trade dress.”
5 minute read

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Customers: Developments on ‘Conquesting’ from the Ninth Circuit

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed the issue of whether purchasing market competitors’ search engine keyword terms, known as “conquesting,” constitutes trademark infringement.
8 minute read

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'Entitlement to Information Has Its Limits:' Judge Denies Another Discovery Deadline Extension in Trademark Suit

"Discovery, like life itself, is never perfect. Lawyers do not get everything they want—nor should they. Even in litigation, entitlement to information has its limits," Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois said.
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