Companies will go to great lengths to protect their brand value. Trademark infringement involves the similar use of a trademark in a manner likely to confuse or deceive consumers. Courts will consider a variety of factors in their analysis, as demonstrated by famous trademark infringement cases involving companies such as Louis Vuitton and Starbucks.
Recent SEC rulings classify some NFTs as securities, creating new compliance challenges. Learn about the Impact Theory and Stoner Cats cases, the Howey test, and the evolving landscape of NFT regulation in the U.S.
The EU AI Act regulates AI systems by risk level, from unacceptable to minimal. Learn about compliance requirements for high-risk applications, rules for foundation models, and severe penalties for non-compliance under the EU’s comprehensive AI regulatory framework.
AI copyright lawsuits explore fair use boundaries. Learn about factors influencing transformative uses and market harm, with cases involving OpenAI, Stability AI, and Anthropic redefining copyright laws for training AI models.
The growth of Generative AI (“GenAI”) technologies has accelerated over the past few years. GenAI, which is able to create new content by learning from existing data, is reshaping entire industries. The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022 […]
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On August 13, 2021, a federal judge issued a preliminary ruling that Google had infringed on five Sonos patents. The preliminary ruling is a notable victory for the developer and manufacturer of speakers and home sound […]
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A successful business offers products and services the public remembers. And a powerful brand identity can elevate and position a company towards greater success.
Entrepreneur Magazine says that for a small business, […]
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NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, have been sweeping headlines as they cause disruption in the art world and beyond. In February 2021, an NFT of the Nyan Cat video meme […]
On December 31, 2020, the Trump administration announced in an executive order concerning the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The order states that the NYSE would be delisting three foreign companies that are Chinese telecom giants. This move came […]
Google’s parent Alphabet enjoyed countless mergers and acquisitions for many years as it sought to expand its empire through billions of dollars in startup acquisitions or investments through its venture capital arms.
Alphabet closed 24 deals in 2015, but that […]
Updated: Mar 12
Updated: Mar 12
