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The Trademark Scam Field Guide: Look-Alike Filing Sites, Fake USPTO Notices, And How To Get Out If You’ve Been Caught
A business decides to file a trademark. Someone on the team searches for a familiar online legal-services brand, clicks the first result, and lands on a site with a similar-sounding name, a polished design, five-star reviews, and a low flat fee. The application gets filed. Months later the business learns the “service” was not who they thought it was, the filing was signed by someone with no authority to sign it, and the USPTO has suspended the application along with hundreds or thousands of others from the same shop.
United States IP
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Harness IP
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AI May Be The Missing Link To Your Company’s Trade Secret Theft: What In-House Counsel Should Know
As a business and intellectual property attorney, I spend much of my practice helping corporate clients protect and enforce their intellectual property through patents. But patents are not the only game in town. Trade secrets offer an equally valid, and in many cases, a more practical and affordable means of protecting valuable proprietary information, provided a company implements and maintains reasonable protective measures.
United States IP
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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USPTO Institutes Four IPRs Challenging Janssen’s Golimumab Method-of-Treatment Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted institution in four inter partes review proceedings challenging Janssen Biotech's golimumab method-of-treatment patents, finding that petitioners demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim. These IPR proceedings run parallel to ongoing BPCIA litigation between Janssen and biosimilar developers Accord BioPharma and Bio-Thera Solutions.
United States IP
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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Licensing & Syndication

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Intellectual Property Report
From Lululemon's strategic response to dupe culture to landmark trade dress victories and AI-powered patent analysis, this intellectual property report examines how brands are adapting their protection strategies in an era of social media influence and technological transformation. The collection explores critical developments in trademark law, patent prosecution, and the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence with IP due diligence.
United States IP
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Baker Botts LLP
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Patents And University Spin-outs: Protecting Academic Innovation
Universities drive innovation across medicine, AI, materials, and clean tech, but academic researchers face a critical challenge: the need to publish conflicts with patent protection requirements for confidentiality. Understanding how to navigate publication deadlines, filing strategies, and IP development can determine whether groundbreaking research becomes a valuable commercial asset or loses protection entirely.
United States IP
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J A Kemp LLP
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Industrial Designs In Canada: Protecting Your Product’s Appearance
Foreign companies launching products in Canada often overlook industrial design registration, one of the most cost-effective forms of IP protection available. Copyright protection for product appearance is significantly restricted once a design is reproduced in quantities exceeding 50 copies, making industrial design registration the primary statutory protection for commercially manufactured products.
Canada IP
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Miller Thomson LLP
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Copyright

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AI Safety, Model Distillation And U.S.-China Talks: Key Developments Ahead Of September 24
As artificial intelligence policy debates intensify globally, questions surrounding AI safety protocols, international oversight mechanisms, and intellectual property protections have emerged at the forefront of U.S.-China relations. The convergence of these issues ahead of high-level diplomatic meetings highlights the complex intersection of technological advancement, national security concerns, and the legal frameworks governing AI model development and deployment.
United States IP
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Lando & Anastasi
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Industrial Designs In Canada: Protecting Your Product’s Appearance
Foreign companies launching products in Canada often overlook industrial design registration, one of the most cost-effective forms of IP protection available. Copyright protection for product appearance is significantly restricted once a design is reproduced in quantities exceeding 50 copies, making industrial design registration the primary statutory protection for commercially manufactured products.
Canada IP
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Miller Thomson LLP
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Trademark

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The Trademark Scam Field Guide: Look-Alike Filing Sites, Fake USPTO Notices, And How To Get Out If You’ve Been Caught
A business decides to file a trademark. Someone on the team searches for a familiar online legal-services brand, clicks the first result, and lands on a site with a similar-sounding name, a polished design, five-star reviews, and a low flat fee. The application gets filed. Months later the business learns the “service” was not who they thought it was, the filing was signed by someone with no authority to sign it, and the USPTO has suspended the application along with hundreds or thousands of others from the same shop.
United States IP
HI
Harness IP
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Intellectual Property Report
From Lululemon's strategic response to dupe culture to landmark trade dress victories and AI-powered patent analysis, this intellectual property report examines how brands are adapting their protection strategies in an era of social media influence and technological transformation. The collection explores critical developments in trademark law, patent prosecution, and the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence with IP due diligence.
United States IP
BB
Baker Botts LLP
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Trade Secrets

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AI May Be The Missing Link To Your Company’s Trade Secret Theft: What In-House Counsel Should Know
As a business and intellectual property attorney, I spend much of my practice helping corporate clients protect and enforce their intellectual property through patents. But patents are not the only game in town. Trade secrets offer an equally valid, and in many cases, a more practical and affordable means of protecting valuable proprietary information, provided a company implements and maintains reasonable protective measures.
United States IP
BT
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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The Hidden Risks Of Sharing Company Data With AI Vendors
As companies increasingly rely on third-party AI platforms to analyze documents and automate workflows, they often provide vendors with proprietary data and trade secrets. What legal risks arise when confidential business information is uploaded to AI systems, and how can organizations protect their intellectual property rights while capturing the benefits of these technologies?
United States IP
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Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
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AI Safety, Model Distillation And U.S.-China Talks: Key Developments Ahead Of September 24
As artificial intelligence policy debates intensify globally, questions surrounding AI safety protocols, international oversight mechanisms, and intellectual property protections have emerged at the forefront of U.S.-China relations. The convergence of these issues ahead of high-level diplomatic meetings highlights the complex intersection of technological advancement, national security concerns, and the legal frameworks governing AI model development and deployment.
United States IP
LA
Lando & Anastasi
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