Worldwide: Trademark

When a demand letter alleging copyright or trademark infringement arrives, businesses face critical decisions about how to respond. Patent attorney David Nocilly discusses strategies for assessing claim legitimacy, navigating music and image licensing complexities, and implementing proactive measures to reduce intellectual property risk through proper documentation and licensing practices.

When a business receives a cease and desist letter, it faces a critical decision point that demands strategic action rather than avoidance. This article explores the nature of these legal challenges, from intellectual property disputes to non-compete violations, and examines how businesses should analyze claims, evaluate insurance coverage, and craft responses that protect their interests while potentially resolving conflicts before litigation.

Understanding the fundamental differences between patents, trademarks, and copyrights is crucial for anyone looking to protect their intellectual property. This comprehensive guide explores how each form of protection works, when to use them, and debunks common misconceptions that could leave your creative works, inventions, or brand vulnerable.

As artificial intelligence gains the ability to replicate voices, images, and distinctive personal characteristics with remarkable accuracy, celebrities like Taylor Swift and Matthew McConaughey are turning to trademark law to protect their identities from unauthorized AI-generated impersonation. This proactive legal strategy offers important lessons for creatives, businesses, and individuals whose personal brands may be vulnerable to digital exploitation in an era where the line between authentic and synth

The obligation of brand owners to police the marketplace for unauthorized uses of their trademarks is of paramount importance, given the proliferation of counterfeit products on social media and e-commerce platforms.

Allbirds, once celebrated for its sustainable Wool Runner sneakers, underwent a dramatic transformation from footwear innovator to AI infrastructure provider. This evolution raises critical questions about how...

Foley & Lardner LLP (Foley) represented Carbon Health in negotiating a settlement agreement with the California Attorney General (AG) to resolve alleged corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) violations against Carbon Health, a technology-based primary and urgent care company that recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

This year marks the American semiquincentennial, a celebration of 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. If you have received a patent or trademark registration this year, you may have noticed something new on the paperwork.

On June 24, 2026, in a non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit revived claims asserted by Michael Huckabee, former Arkansas governor, regarding social media posts that improperly claimed...