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What Happens If Your Trademark Application Is Rejected?
Filing a trademark application is an important step in protecting your brand, but approval is not guaranteed. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reviews every trademark application to determine whether it meets federal requirements. If the USPTO finds an issue with your application, it may issue an Office Action or refuse registration altogether…. -
AI and Copyright Infringement: What Businesses Should Know
Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a valuable tool for businesses looking to streamline operations, create content, and improve efficiency. From generating marketing materials to assisting with software development and design, AI tools are being incorporated into everyday business practices. However, as businesses increasingly rely on AI-generated content, important intellectual property questions have emerged. One… -
How Businesses Can Protect IP in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way businesses operate. Companies are using AI tools to create content, develop products, analyze data, improve workflows, and generate new ideas. While AI offers significant opportunities for innovation, it also creates new intellectual property (IP) challenges. As businesses adopt AI technology, protecting valuable assets such as trademarks, copyrights, trade… -
Copyright & the Influencer’s Look and Feel
Can social media influencers protect the look and feel of their online content under U.S. copyright law? According to the social media influencer, Sydney Gifford (@sydneynicoleslone) the answer is yes. In a federal lawsuit filed in the Western District of Texas this year, Ms. Gifford alleges that another social media influencer, Alyssa Sheil (@alyssasheill) created… -
U.S. Copyright Office Weighs In on AI
In January, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a detailed report concerning whether AI generated works should be entitled to registration. The Office believes that existing U.S. Copyright law is sufficient to deal with this issue. Overall, the Office will register works where there is evidence of human authorship. Prompts alone are not enough. For fun,… -
Unlawful DMCA Takedowns – What to Do?
If you are reading this article, you likely received an email from your online service provider (Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) that a DMCA takedown notice was filed against you claiming that one of your product listings or posts infringed another’s copyright protected work. You review the notice but cannot understand how or why anyone… -
Terms Are Awful? A Streamberry Cautionary Tale
The latest season of the Netflix series Black Mirror was released this last week. It did not disappoint, especially the first episode: JOAN IS AWFUL. This episode explores a dystopian world where an online service provider’s terms of service (the fictional STREAMBERRY streaming service) and an actor’s contract terms result in dire consequences for the…