Inevitable Disclosures

After a mistrial in July 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a Rule 52 order on September 30, 2025, regarding Genentech, Inc. v. Biogen MA, Inc. Read more

In September 2025, WIPO launched its updated eMadrid platform as the main hub for international trademark registrations. Read more

The UC Law SF Law & Artificial Intelligence Certificate (LAIC) offers a comprehensive, internationally focused training in this groundbreaking field, providing legal and compliance professionals with essential, globally relevant domain knowledge and practical skills. Read more

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