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AI Touted For One-Stop-Shop Trademark Work

An article in Bloomberg Law suggests AI could allow trademark attorneys to add an additional service that would make them more of a one-stop-shop, […]

Class Action Against Cybersecurity Firm/Patent Troll Dismissed

A shareholder’s securities fraud complaint against cybersecurity technology company Finjan Holdings, Inc has been dismissed by the Ninth Circuit. Finjan develops security technologies for […]

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Proposed Framework To Address AI Risk Released By NIST

The initial version of its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) has been released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

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AI “Image Generators” Sued By Artists

An article in ARTnews provides an in-depth look at a class action that is likely to get a lot of attention, particularly now that […]

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Mixed Reviews For New York’s Right-To-Repair Law

With the exception of one narrowly drawn Colorado law that pertained to powered wheel chairs, New York state’s right-to-repair law is a first, but […]

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Trade Secret Case Over A Defanged Psychedelic

A therapy that’s said to take the hallucinations out of a psilocybin high but leave beneficial antidepressant effect intact is the subject of a […]

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$15M For “Passing Around” An Article, And No Insurance Coverage

An investment advisory firm that subscribed to a trade publication found its articles so useful it “passed them around,” rather than purchasing subscriptions for […]

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Squire Patton Boggs, John Boehner, Sued Over Cannabis Lobbying Dispute

A Washington lobbyist has sued the firm and former Speaker of the House John Boehner, identified as “senior strategic advisor to the firm’s clients” […]

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Privilege Can Be Fragile, Watch Your Tongue.

A federal court ruling in Kansas can be read as a warning to in-house counsel, a reminder “to train their corporate officers about the […]

UPO To Be Up and Running Early 2023

After its July 8 meeting the Unified Patent Court in Luxembourg issued a report saying “the timing of the start of operations of the […]