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Doing Business Internationally: Why Your International Lawyer Should Handle Your Domestic Work Too

There are times when you absolutely need a local specialist. A real estate lawyer who knows Oregon title issues, a New York tax lawyer, a California employment litigator. Some legal work is local, and it is a mistake to pretend otherwise.

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

Moving IP Back To The US Involves More Than Saving Tax Dollars

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Trademark Registration, Infringement, And Enforcement

Now that you have started your business and launched your brand, what comes next? Should you register your trademark? What makes a trademark protectable? What happens if someone else uses it?

United States IP

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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys

Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of trademark infringement suit by actor in play Diary of a Mad Black Woman against Tyler Perry, holding that use of actor's name in credits of filmed version of play...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Trademark Basics: What Trademarks Are And How Rights Are Created

United States IP

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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys

NCAA Sues DraftKings Over Use Of MARCH MADNESS Trademarks

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

USPTO Director's Memo Highlights New Considerations For US Manufacturers In AIA Patent Challenges

United States IP

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Butzel Long

Mayer Brown Establishes PTAB Precedent In Securing Discretionary Denial Against Foreign-Government-Backed Petitioner

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

AI Is Rewriting The Rules Of IP Law

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

USPTO Updates Guidance For More Flexible Examination Of Design Patent Applications Related To Computer-Generated Interfaces And Icons

United States IP

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Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P

How Domain Name Disputes Can Impact Your Business

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Marks Gray

Marks Have Boundaries In Trademark Proceedings

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

March 2026 FZLZ Minute

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

AI Reporter – March 2026

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Rise Of Trademark Scams: How Small Businesses Can Spot And Stop Them Before It's Too Late

A business owner opens their inbox to find a message warning that someone else is about to register their company name as a federal trademark.

United States IP

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Pender & Coward

New USPTO Guidance Expands Design Patent Eligibility For Digital Environments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new examination guidance that significantly relaxes the requirements for obtaining design patents covering digital interfaces, icons, and other computer-generated designs.

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

Abandoned Trademark Blocking Your U.S. Trademark Application? Understanding TTAB Cancellations

You file a trademark application with the USPTO, and the examining attorney refuses it because of an older trademark registration. That can feel like the end of the process, but it usually is not.

United States IP

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Harris Sliwoski

4 Strategies For Enforcing IP Rights On Social Media Platforms

In today’s digital world, social media platforms—on which millions of posts and shares happen every minute—can be battlegrounds for intellectual property rights, including rights involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

United States IP

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Clark Hill

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women In IP – Supreme Court Denies Review Of Thaler V. Perlmutter: AI Authorship Questions Remain (Podcast)

United States IP

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Jones Day

Champagne Wishes And Caviar Dreams – Can Two CAVIAR Marks For Jewelry Coexist?

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Squires Again Broadens Discretion For Post-Grant Proceedings

United States IP

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

VR Images, AR Images, Projections, And Holograms Are Now Patentable Designs At The USPTO

United States IP

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Brooks Kushman

Explore Protections Around Registered Trade Marks In China In WBD's Retail Review Podcast

United States IP

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Womble Bond Dickinson

New GTLD Program 2026: Application Process And Considerations For Brand Protection

United States IP

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

AI Lawsuits: The Legal Risks Of AI-Generated Branding (Video)

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Supreme Court Denies Cert In AI Authorship Case – Updated With Comments From Dr. Thaler

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

AI Is Transforming Life Sciences. The Oversight Structures Are Still Catching Up.

United States Healthcare

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Wiggin & Dana

A Rose By Any Other Name? The Perils Of Personal Names As Brand Names

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

AI Lawsuits: The Legal Risks Of AI-Generated Branding (Video)

AI lawsuits are increasing as businesses use AI-generated logos and brand names without trademark clearance. Learn how the Lanham Act applies and how Taft can help mitigate risk.

United States Technology

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Supreme Court Denies Cert In AI Authorship Case – Updated With Comments From Dr. Thaler

In a closely watched case regarding copyright protection for AI-created works, on March 2, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to grant review in Thaler v. Perlmutter (Case No. 25-449).

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

AI Is Transforming Life Sciences. The Oversight Structures Are Still Catching Up.

As AI changes drug discovery and patent filing, governance frameworks are being constructed around technology that is not waiting for them...

United States Healthcare

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Wiggin & Dana

A Rose By Any Other Name? The Perils Of Personal Names As Brand Names

For founders, naming a brand after oneself can feel like the most natural—and powerful—choice. A personal name signifies authenticity, craftsmanship, and accountability.

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Piracy Moves In Real Time. Your Enforcement Strategy Should Too: A Review Of Notorious Markets For Counterfeiting And Piracy

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Why Lady Gaga Prevailed In The "Mayhem" Trademark Dispute

The intersection of trademark law and the First Amendment remains one of the most complex battlegrounds in intellectual property..

United States IP

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Recent USPTO Changes And Global Strategies For Patents

Recent changes at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are reshaping the dynamics of patent prosecution, creating both opportunities and challenges for patent Applicants.

United States IP

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

AI Legal Updates: What's Happening In The Legal Community Specific To Artificial Intelligence

If you've followed our blogs for any length of time—particularly during the past two years—you've seen our updates on the many ways generative Artificial Intelligence...

United States Technology

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Klemchuk

Key Takeaways And Access To Webinar Recording – The Modern Insider Threat: Shadow IT, BYOD, And Trade Secrets

As part of Seyfarth's 2026 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panel presented The Modern Insider Threat: Shadow IT, BYOD, and Trade Secrets, examining how evolving workplace technology is reshaping trade secret risk...

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What To Do If You Receive A Trademark Infringement Cease And Desist Letter

United States IP

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Cohen IP

TTAB Affirms Refusal Of MARIO'S For Clothing Due To Likelihood Of Confusion With MARIO'S 3.10 For Retail Apparel Stores

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

An Entrepreneur's Guide To IP: What To Protect And When To File (February 2026)

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Hidden Risk Of Recharacterizing A License As A Franchise

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Pizza Puff Showdown: When Trademarks Go Generic (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

How Contract Drafting Can Trigger Franchise Obligations: Key Risk Areas In Brazil And The United States

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

AI Challenges Are Pushing Artists To Secure Trademark Protection

United States IP

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

IP Frontiers: Who Really Owns Your Trademark? Ownership Pitfalls For Start-Ups And Closely Held Businesses

United States IP

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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti

Trademark Lawsuit Coverage Gap Most Executives Miss (Video)

United States IP

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

EPR Academy, Part 3 Of 6: The EPR Appeals Process

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Bedazzled, But Protectable? The Trademark Questions Behind "MURRRDER" Merch Dispute

United States IP

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

From Fishing Rods To K-Pop: Monster Energy's Expanding Trademark Lawsuits

United States IP

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The CeramTec Case, Or How To (Not) Navigate The Patent To Trademark Transition

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

United States Litigation

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Beresford Booth

Can An Idea Be Legally Protected?

United States IP

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Clark Hill

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AI Lawsuits: The Legal Risks Of AI-Generated Branding (Video)

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

2025 Trademark Year In Review: Navigating Dupes, Digital Threats, And Legal Change (Video)

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Brooks Kushman

Cross-border Tech Deals: Safeguarding Innovation Without Slowing The Business (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

Teeing Up Trademark Law: U.S. And EU Differences Explained (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

No IP Protection Process? You'll Lose Your Intellectual Property (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

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