May 29, 2025 | By: Daniel Davis Generative AI has taken the world by storm. OpenAI, for example, recently announced that ChatGPT now has over 400 million active weekly users.[1] ChatGPT and other AI chatbots that use large language models (LLMs) continue to wow users with their seemingly magical ability to generate complex documents,… Continue reading AI Until Proven Human: How Lawyers Can Protect Clients from Fake Citations in Legal Documents
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Protecting Your Brand Without Breaking the Bank: 10 Tips for Small Business Owners
January 10, 2025 | By: Daniel Davis and Alex Butterman Every successful business needs two things: a brand and a budget. However developing and protecting your brand without breaking your budget may seem daunting, especially for startups and small businesses. The good news? It’s more doable than you might think. Here are ten practical… Continue reading Protecting Your Brand Without Breaking the Bank: 10 Tips for Small Business Owners
Absolute Confusion: Did the Supreme Court Blunder in Raising the Bar for Trademark Parodies in Jack Daniel’s?
September 26, 2024 | By: Daniel Davis & Alex Butterman In Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products, the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a chewable “Bad Spaniels” dog toy shaped like a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey violated Jack Daniel’s trademark rights. VIP claimed its dog toy was First Amendment free speech… Continue reading Absolute Confusion: Did the Supreme Court Blunder in Raising the Bar for Trademark Parodies in Jack Daniel’s?
Beating the Buzz: Publicity Concerns for Trademark Applicants
April 25, 2024 | By: Daniel Davis and Alex Butterman Last month, auto blogs began buzzing with news of a new competitor on the electric vehicle scene: the Mazda 6E.[1] Unlike some new car launches, the 6E was not unveiled at an auto show or as part of a flashy marketing campaign. Instead, the… Continue reading Beating the Buzz: Publicity Concerns for Trademark Applicants
Judge Dismisses Sarah Silverman’s “Nonsensical” Copyright Claims Against Meta: Lessons for AI Developers
December 11, 2023 | By: Daniel Davis A California federal judge recently dismissed several copyright infringement claims brought by comedian Sarah Silverman and other writers against Meta Platforms, Inc (“Meta”), Facebook’s parent company.[1] In their lawsuit, the writers claim that Meta used illegal copies of their books to develop the company’s Large Language Model… Continue reading Judge Dismisses Sarah Silverman’s “Nonsensical” Copyright Claims Against Meta: Lessons for AI Developers
Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability
Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability September 20, 2023 | By: Daniel Davis and Alex Butterman Last fall, the maker of BLUE GOO pain relief products filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over a competitor’s GREEN GOO pain relief salve.[1] Trademark litigation can be long and costly.… Continue reading Bulletproof Trademarks: Why Brand Owners Should File a Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability
The Case of the Imaginary Yacht: Is ChatGPT the Future of Legal Research?
April 3, 2023 | By: Daniel Davis Is ChatGPT the Future of Legal Research? I recently asked a robot for legal advice. I had heard about OpenAI’s ChatGPT program, famous for its ability to rap in the style of well-known musical artists (hello, copyright lawsuits), write college essays (teachers, GPTZero is your new hero), and… Continue reading The Case of the Imaginary Yacht: Is ChatGPT the Future of Legal Research?
Brushstroke Envy: Why You Should Trademark your NFT
By: Daniel Davis [10/20/22] The most valuable painting in the world is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine fabric merchant. In English, this masterpiece by Léonardo da Vinci is known as the Mona Lisa. In 1962, the painting was insured for $100 million. Based on this estimate, today, the Mona Lisa… Continue reading Brushstroke Envy: Why You Should Trademark your NFT
Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness
By: Daniel Davis [8/1/22] Generic terms—terms that are primarily understood to be the name of a product or service—cannot be trademarks. [1] For example, one cannot register APPLE as a trademark for (you guessed it) apples. [2] When a trademark becomes generic, the mark falls into the public domain, and anyone can use it. [3] Because becoming generic terminates the… Continue reading Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness
Putin v. Peppa Pig: How Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens Intellectual Property Rights
By: Daniel Davis [3/18/22] Seeking to end the human suffering caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and many other nations have imposed strict economic sanctions on Russia. For the same reason, many private companies—including Apple, Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, Ikea, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Porsche, and Toyota—have left or sharply downsized their business operations in Russia. [1]… Continue reading Putin v. Peppa Pig: How Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens Intellectual Property Rights
