In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Edward White discuss the status of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policies, current challenges and recommendations for enforcement....more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Janet Cho and Amy Pruett provide an update on recent cases and some of the legal issues involved with using datasets to train AI models....more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Courtney Reigel focus on recent cases and related guidance regarding the use of training datasets for AI models and how the process is impacting creators,...more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Amy Pruett take a look at advertising and media trends in 2023 that may affect intellectual property and your brands....more
On May 3, 2023, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) approved a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy to assist its member schools and their student-athletes navigate NIL deals. The guidance is intended to help...more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Rob Van Arnam look at the enactment of state legislation, particularly in VA and NC, and implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy by...more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Craig Mytelka discuss non-fungible tokens (NFTs), how they may be used, and the intellectual property issues that come up with their exploitation....more
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett is joined by Janet Cho and Ed White to discuss approaches to IP-related agreements during a pandemic....more
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Clint Brannon is joined by Tom Bergert, Amy Pruett and Janet Cho to discuss their thoughts on developing and protecting back-burner ideas....more
The last thing businesses and owners want to think about during a global health crisis is a looming intellectual property deadline. Fortunately, many Intellectual Property Offices around the world have activated their...more
3/30/2020
/ Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Government Shutdown ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mexico ,
Relief Measures ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
World Intellectual Property Organisation
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Federal law that allows the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to reject words and symbols that are considered immoral or scandalous, on grounds that it violates...more
6/27/2019
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
Lanham Act ,
Scandalous/Immoral Marks ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Vulgar or Offensive Marks
On January 21, 2014, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it has “delegated” more than 100 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), or roughly five times the total number of gTLDs in...more