With the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based efficiencies, fears, and noise, I decided to dedicate 2025’s first newsletter to this behemoth of a topic – maybe I can cut through the overwhelm just a touch today. I’ve been trying to write...
Registered: Success Stories in Trademark Protection (MAE)
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What 2025 Brought to the Public Domain
As of January 1, new works entered the public domain allowing others to freely use and share them. The works that entered the public domain this year are those whose copyright expired and include film, literary works, music, and other media published in 1929. Their...
Heilbut LLP’s WBENC Certification
We stand proudly diverse. Beyond taglines or measures, quotas or pressures, we know that more viewpoints means more considerations, and more considerations means more options, and more options means better results, and better results, well, those speak for themselves....
Trade Secret Law Presents an Effective IP Tool for AI Inventions
Intellectual property (IP) protection is crucial to preserving competitive advantages and incentivizing innovation. This is especially so in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI). While patents may offer IP protection for certain AI innovations,...
Considerations for Expanding your Trademark Portfolio
When thinking about protection for your company’s trademark portfolio, it is important to evaluate more than just your house mark. While a registration for the standard character mark will certainly protect the company’s greatest trademark asset and its use of that...
AI and Consumer Harm: The FTC’s Efforts to Ensure Safety and Accountability
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increased its focus on the threats that artificial intelligence (AI) pose to consumers. With consumers encountering AI systems across multiple sectors, there is a growing risk of AI-related harms including fraud, privacy...
83(b) Elections: What to Know as a Startup Founder, Employee, or Advisor
Congrats! You were just granted equity in a startup. But… now what? If you are new to the startup ecosystem, or just not fluent in the regulation of privately held securities (as many are not), you might overlook a key consideration which impacts the tax treatment of...
What to Consider When Using AI in Trademark Practice
The increasing use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has raised many legal and ethical concerns including in the area of trademark law and practice. While there are benefits to the use of AI, the technology also presents new intellectual property challenges,...