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New Battle of Gettysburg May Be Brewing Over Ownership of Gettysburg Area School District’s Logo
More than 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, a new battle may be brewing over ownership of the Gettysburg Area School District’s (GASD) logo.The current iteration of the logo – an upper case “G” inside of an arrowhead to represent the district’s...
USPTO Will Be Verifying Addresses on Trademark Applications to Fight Fraud
In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trademark filings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be collecting and verifying domicile addresses for all applicants. This comes as a result of the USPTO’s trademark enforcement team...
Copyright Protection for AI Generated Work: Federal Court Ruling Requires Human Involvement
Anyone thinking about securing a copyright for Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated work should pay attention to last month’s ruling in a Federal court in Washington D.C. In a ruling upholding the U.S. Copyright Office’s decision to not grant copyright...
Great 78 Project: Historic Preservation or Copyright Infringement? A Jury Will Decide
Depending on whom you ask, Internet Archives’ Great 78 Project” is either an attempt to digitize and preserve old vinyl records from the early to mid-20th century’s iconic artists or it is “blatant copyright infringement” and the “wholesale theft of...
Patent Applicants Need to Become Familiar with USPTO’s New eGrants System
In its ongoing efforts to modernize operations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented eGrants for patents beginning in April of 2023. In switching to eGrants, patent grants will no longer be issued on paper, but in a PDF format....