This article examines Lisandrillo v. Palozzi and the emerging question of whether courts should focus on how legal writing appears to have been produced or on the lawyer’s independent judgment, reasoning, record support, and responsibility for the final filing.
This article examines the OUTKAST v. OVRKAST trademark dispute and what it teaches artists and brand owners about stage-name clearance, likelihood of confusion, trademark dilution, jurisdiction, and when settlement negotiations can become a binding agreement.
This article uses the Washington Commanders’ limited release of merchandise featuring retired branding to explain trademark abandonment, bona fide use in commerce, maintenance requirements, and why businesses may strategically preserve valuable legacy marks long after a rebrand.
This article uses LIV Golf’s uncertain future to explain how assignment clauses, change-of-control provisions, successor liability, and transaction structure can determine whether contracts survive when a business is sold, restructured, or loses its financial backing.
This article analyzes the Ninth Circuit’s latest decision in VIP Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., explaining how the ruling narrows trademark dilution-by-tarnishment claims and reinforces the importance of mark-specific evidence, product-specific analysis, and clearly signaled parody.
This article examines xAI’s constitutional challenge to Minnesota’s AI “nudification” law, exploring how the case could shape the future of AI regulation, First Amendment protections, provider liability, and compliance obligations for businesses developing or deploying generative AI.
This article explores why sophisticated businesses increasingly view dispute resolution through a strategic lens, using mediation and hybrid dispute-resolution approaches to control costs, preserve relationships, maintain confidentiality, and achieve outcomes aligned with long-term business objectives.
This article examines Taylor Swift’s recent spoken-word trademark filings and analyzes what they signal about the evolving intersection of trademark law, right of publicity, synthetic media, and generative AI risk in the entertainment industry.
The DOJ’s proposal to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III signals a major policy shift, but uncertainty remains. Here’s what it means for cannabis businesses, taxes, and federal oversight.
This article explains how state-led regulatory sandbox programs are shaping the development of AI governance in the United States, highlighting how controlled testing environments are influencing liability, oversight, and the future of real-world AI deployment.
