I ♡ Trademarks NewsletterIssue #425
Bri Van Til | March 25, 2025
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere Design
Gibson has prevailed in its trademark infringement suit against Dean, affirming that its guitar shape is protected.
Read Dean’s response to the verdict here.
Last year brought a lot of changes in design protections. Learn more about the changes here.
As discussed in this webinar recording, one way you might protect the aesthetics of a product is with a trade dress registration.
Another way you might protect a product’s aesthetics is with a design patent. Learn more about those here. And don’t be turned off by the word “patent;” this webinar was specifically intended for trademark professionals.
Scam Here
Imagine getting a call from your child asking you to pay their bond after an at-fault accident. Now imagine that call wasn’t your child but rather an AI scam. The future is now, folks.
The USPTO has issued several warnings on LinkedIn about the sorts of demands scammers make, including demanding that owners act now to avoid losing their rights.
For more about USPTO-related scams, check out this webinar from last year.
AI Training
The DC Circuit Court has found that Stephen Thaler is not entitled to a copyright registration for works produced by his Creativity Machine.
How is AI changing IP procurement? That’s just one of the topics in this upcoming webinar.
If you’re curious what all is in LibGen, the database Meta used to train its AI, you can play around with it here.
Hundreds of Hollywood stars are urging the Trump administration to restrict the use of copyrighted works to train AI models.
Professional Concerns
If you’re looking for a trademark paralegal position, go Fish.
Where Ariat in your career? If you’re looking for an IP counsel gig, check out this one.
It would be amazing if you had a way to mark this senior IP counsel position for later. Maybe some sort of way to pin it and share it with others who share your interests. You could call that method Pinterest.
(Ballard) Spahr a moment and apply for this trademark paralegal position.
Have an open role on your team? Send a link to your job listing to community@altlegal.com, and we’ll publish it in our next newsletter.
Odds and Ends
Read about the fabulous sessions at last week’s I ❤️ Trademarks Conference, and check out the photos, too!
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has filed a Canadian trademark application for REAL CANADIAN BEER. I’m wrestling with what they have to do with beer, I mean, I guess the wrestlers sometimes hop down onto each other. Otherwise, I can’t pin down many similarities.
In case you missed our webinar about Latin American trademarks, watch the recording here.
News Corp sent search engine company Brave Software a cease and desist for indexing and providing access to News Corp’s articles. Brave responded by filing suit.
The Bahamas has changed its IP laws, effective weeks before the announcement.