Inevitable Disclosures

It is with great pride and carbonated humility that I address you in my new role as Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section. The rudder has been passed to me from our tremendous Immediate Past Chair Jonathan Lurie, whose long-term and comprehensive dedication to the Section, as well as his patient guidance through my officership, have left a Sasquatch-sized footprint on the path ahead. Read more

Domain name platform Atom is facing a trademark lawsuit over its new trademark service. The company launched Trademark.io last month, and now a rival and long-running platform alleges that its choice of name will cause confusion. Read more

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has opened its annual review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, or Notorious Markets List (NML). USTR is seeking public input on online and physical venues that reportedly traffic in large-scale trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. Read more

The California Lawyers Association is proud to present a four-part webinar series this October featuring distinguished speakers from the European Patent Office (EPO), its Boards of Appeal, and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Read more

Released on July 23rd, the White House's "America's AI Action Plan" outlines its vision for artificial intelligence policy, emphasizing the removal of barriers to innovation and adoption. Read more

In Lehrman v. Lovo, the court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the voice-over actor plaintiffs' false association claim. Plaintiffs Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage, both professional voice actors, brought a putative class action against Lovo Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) voice-over software company, alleging that Lovo unlawfully used their voices to create and sell AI-generated voice clones. Read more

It is unbelievable that nearly a year has already passed since I was given the honor of becoming Chair of the IP Section. So much has happened in our field and the world around us in these few short months, and I am very lucky to be surrounded by attorneys who take the craft of honing the practice and understanding of IP law—and law in general—to the highest level.  Read more

Getty Images owns an image library which contains millions of images and videos on its websites. The images and videos contain the Getty watermark. Read more

Justice Minister Supratman Andi Agtas reaffirmed Indonesia’s commitment to accelerating digital transformation in order to enhance intellectual property (IP) protection, during the 66th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more

Established in 2023, the Texas Business Court provides a specialized forum for complex business disputes, aiming to deliver more efficient and expert decisions in such cases. Read more