By: Henry Carrington Marvel and DC Comics, two titans of the industry united for a common goal: to protect their trademarks on the terms “Super Hero” and “Super Heroes.” For years the two competitors have teamed up to prevent artists and authors from using the terms in their own stories. This was until Superbabies… Read More Super Babies Save the Day, Freeing “Super Heroes” From Marvel and DC Comics
By: Grace Drost “Very demure, very mindful, very cutesy”. If you have been on social media at all this past month, or are subscribed to any company promotional listserv, it is likely this saying is not new to you. This is thanks to TikTok creator Jools Lebron whose fun video describing work appropriate hair and… Read More Navigating Trademark Challenges in the Age of Viral Trends: Jools Lebron’s Race Against Time
By: Jennifer Gomes In this booming age of artificial intelligence (AI), laypeople and inventors alike are using AI across many different sectors. The lines have begun to blur for inventors who have used AI to create their inventions. While this technology has propelled innovation forward, it also poses issues for inventors who seek a patent… Read More IP in the Age of Algorithms: The USPTO’s new Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventions
Stephen Thaler requests declaratory and injunctive relief after being denied two patent applications where he filed the inventors name as DABUS, an AI system he created. Now there is ongoing arguments as to how the word “inventor” is defined as by the Patent Act.… Read More Complying with the USPTO: A Reshaping of Patent Ownership
This blog discusses the contemporary difficulties that trademark holders are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing holders from using their mark or service in use of commerce. Has the USPTO expanded its excusable nonuse reasoning? Or will trademark holders be subjected to the guidelines prior to the pandemic and have to find a way to hold on to their mark despite the difficulty.… Read More Trademark Holders’ Recourse: COVID-19 Puts Certain U.S. Trademarks at Risk