Inevitable Disclosures

Gerard F. Rogers, Chief Administrative Trademark Judge of the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, has announced his retirement after serving in that role since 2010.  Read more

Each year at the IP Institute, the Section honors outstanding legal professionals for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law. Read more

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a final rule introducing a significant new fee structure for continuing patent applications. Read more

The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that it has filed an amicus brief in a referral to the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that asks for clarification on registering human faces as trademarks. Read more

Dear IP Section Members, I hope all of you have had an absolutely wonderful holiday season. As attorneys, we work extremely hard and it’s important to take a second to step back and appreciate what we work for. To each and every one of our members, I want to thank you for being a part of the fabric which makes the intellectual property law community so rich and interesting. The new year is upon us and it’s time to start… Read more

Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing theChatGPT creator of using its published content without permission to help train theartificial intelligence chatbot, something that OpenAI says it has stopped doing. ANI is the latest news organisation globally to take OpenAI to court following lawsuits in the U.S. by newspapers including the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. ANI also accused OpenAI's ChatGPT of attributing fabricated news stories to thepublication. OpenAI argues that they build their AI models using publicly available data, in a manner protected by fair use and related… Read more

Outgoing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director Kathi Vidal said that she will rejoin her former law firm Winston & Strawn on December 16, 2024 after leaving the agency. During her tenure, she crafted policies addressing the effects of artificial intelligence on the patent world, international IP issues and racial and gender gaps in innovation and entrepreneurship.  Deputy director Derrick Brent will replace Vidal before Republican President-elect Donald Trump's administration takes office. Trump has not yet announced his choice for USPTO director. Vidal will rejoin Winston as a partner and member of the firm's executive committee in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Read more

Dear IP Section Members, The holidays are almost upon us and, at least for me, it is hard to believe how fast this year has gone by. It is also incredible to think that, as those days pass, we are only two short years from the 50th anniversary of the IP Section itself. Founded in 1976, an auspicious year for copyright law, the IP Section has existed through enormous shifts in technology and legal precedent that have shaped the contours of the practice that we, and our many members, are so passionate about. Thinking back on this history is a humbling experience. First and foremost, it… Read more

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mickey Krieger, a beloved friend, brother, and intellectual giant, who left us on October 25, 2024, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Mickey was a Los Angeles based attorney whose practice was devoted to high technology business issues, especially for software, multimedia and Internet-related development, acquisition, licensing, distribution and services. Internationally, in addition to transactions for private clients, he assisted in programs related to intellectual property for government entities including the U.S. Commerce Department and the Brazil/UN Software Export project. As a volunteer for… Read more

Dear IP Section Members, I am unbelievably excited to have the privilege of serving as your IP Section Chair for the upcoming year! I have had the fortune of working with the Section for around a decade and the opportunity to meet and chat with many of you in person. I hope this year to have the chance to connect with even more of our incredible members. The CLA IP Section has around 4,000 members and we look to continue to grow and provide top-of-class IP education and networking events to our membership. Since our founding in 1976, the IP Section focused on staying on the cutting edge of IP law and industry in providing information and programming, from new laws to the impact of AI. Many of you… Read more