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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made significant changes to application requirements and trademark filing fees, starting January 18, 2025. These changes include an increase in filing fees that will affect both new trademark applications and existing registrations. Notably, the USPTO is eliminating the two-tier trademark filing system — TEAS Plus ($250 filing fee) and T [ ... ]

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Fashion industry professionals disagree as to whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable tool for the industry or a force that will result in job losses and stifle imagination and innovation.

In the former camp, Matthew Drinkwater, head of London College of Fashion’s Innovation Agency, believes AI could prove to be a “hugely beneficial tool” for creatives a [ ... ]

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Lutzker & Lutzker and the DC Chapter of INBLF, International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, hosted the network’s 20th anniversary Black Tie Weekend November 7-9, 2024.

Participating in the event from L&L were Arnie Lutzker (President of INBLF), Susan Lutzker, Jeannette Carmadella, Ben Sternberg, Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan Barr and Janet Fries.

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New Zealand has recognized Mount Taranaki, considered an ancestor by the Maori people, as a legal person. The new law means that the government will no longer have ownership over the mountain. This is the third element of nature to be granted legal personhood in New Zealand, following laws granting protection to the sacred Te Urewera Forest and the Whanganui River.

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The Museum Bowl, which pits leading art museums in the cities represented by the Super Bowl teams, is on again this year. In advance of the game, both the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) and the Nelson Atkins Museum offered a work by Édouard Manet, with a Manet from the losing museum to travel to the museum in the winning city for an exhibition.

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First introduced in 2021, the American Music Fairness Act has recently been revived in Congress with bipartisan support. Currently, radio stations are not required to pay performance royalties for these broadcasts. However, this legislation seeks to ensure that the owners of sound recordings — performing artists, record labels, etc. — receive fair compensation through SoundExchan [ ... ]

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