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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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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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January is Data Privacy Month, and therefore an appropriate time to remind readers why it is important to stay vigilant regarding what information companies collect, use and share with third parties who can track your devices and send a barrage of targeted ads and otherwise intrude on your privacy. As early as 2012 in United States v. Jones, the Supreme Court recognized that “wi [ ... ]

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Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan and his banana are still making news. We have previously reported on the lawsuit by sculptor Joe Morford against Cattelan alleging that Cattelan’s 2019 installation "Comedian" (a banana duct taped to a wall) had copied his 2001 "Banana & Orange." Morford, acting pro se, lost in the Southern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit, both of [ ... ]

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