I ♡ Trademarks NewsletterIssue #396
Alt Legal Team | August 06, 2024
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Dellwood Insurance claims AIG’s trade secret lawsuit against them is an attempt “to use the judicial system as a cudgel to crush a fledgling startup.”
What powers does a grand jury have to investigate trade secret theft?
In this appeal about computer software trade secrets, the Eleventh Circuit attempted to remove the abstraction from the abstraction-filtration-comparison test.
A business software trade secret lawsuit resulted in a $2 billion award, but the Virginia Court of Appeals has overturned the case, citing errors in the evidence and the trial.
AI Rules
The AI Act is now in force in the EU. Read the full text of it here. And check out this handy site, which has a breakdown of the components of the law, a compliance checker, and more.
What might the law mean for US AI and tech companies?
The ABA has released an opinion about the use of generative AI in legal practice. Read the text of it here.
Advances in AI have left news organizations torn between suing the companies and licensing to them.
If you’re a paralegal or other trademark administrator in the Denver area, join Alt Legal and the Trademark Administrators’ Exchange for this event to learn how to best utilize AI and other emerging technologies. If you’re in Denver but aren’t a TMA, you can still join us for this happy hour cohosted with the Colorado Bar Association!
Dragon On
A real estate photographer is suing the makers of Zillow Gone Wild for alleged copyright infringement, including for photos of a dragon statue.
South Korean rapper and songwriter G Dragon has secured the rights to his stage name from the agency that used to represent him.
Sega has filed a trademark application for YAKUZA WARS, which fans speculate is related to LIKE A DRAGON. I’m too old to know anything about either of these games, but I’m sure the young whippersnappers think they’re fire.
A 6-year-old UK girl named Khaleesi was initially denied a passport because her name conflicts with Warner Bros’ trademarks.
Professional Concerns
If your current job makes you complain a lot—especially in a kind of high-pitched voice—join The Wine Group as senior IP and privacy counsel.
I can think of a Billion reasons to join this firm as an IP attorney. A billion is a lot, huh? Well, I can think of a lot of reasons. So that’s basically a billion.
Whether you’re looking For Purpose or you have purposes of your own for finding a new job, consider serving as a nonprofit attorney here.
Bragging about your job as legal operations manager here would be a fabulous Flex.
This position as associate counsel at Blue Cross would insure your success.
Have an open role on your team? Send a link to your job listing to [email protected], and we’ll publish it in our next newsletter.
Odds and Ends
How might the upcoming elections impact IP policy?
Here’s a brief history of photography in racing (with some fun patent info included).
The Department of Energy has created a database—Visual Intellectual Property Search (VIPS)—that lists patents available for open-source projects or licensing. Search it or take a tour here.
Click on the link to download part one of the US Copyright Office’s report about copyrights and AI, which focuses on digital replicas.