Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

The fashion industry is known for its diverse range of products and services, from clothing to handbags, jewelry, and retail store services.

On 24 June 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another.

Trademark infringement in the cannabis industry presents a growing legal challenge as the sector rapidly expands amid evolving state and federal regulations.

Marshall Gerstein patent attorney Andy Smith offers his insights on AI product patenting in an article published by Today's General Counsel.

On June 5, 2025, Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart modified former Director Kathi Vidal's July 2024 affirmation of an adverse judgment canceling 183 challenged...

The United States is a major player in development of artificial intelligence (AI) globally and has a significant impact on national (and global) conversations on the regulation of AI.

The Supreme Court of California held that it is a violation of California law for businesses to request and record a credit card holder’s ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions. Under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, businesses are prohibited from requesting that cardholders supply personal identification information in connection with credit card transactions.

In a case with major implications for retailers and marketers, the Supreme Court of California ruled on February 10, 2011 that state law prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing.

On March 11, 2011, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with the social networking site Twitter regarding privacy failures on the site to adequately safeguard user information, which led to two high-profile hacker attacks in 2009.

In a significant development for AI developers, on May 24, U.S. District Judge William Alsup has ruled in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC that training AI models on copyrighted books may qualify as fair use under U.S. copyright law...

A federal district court in San Francisco ruled that training AI models with copyright-protected works is fair use.

The United States is a major player in development of artificial intelligence (AI) globally and has a significant impact on national (and global) conversations on the regulation of AI.