A while back, I wrote about two big cases that involved an attempt to register trademarks that some people considered offensive or defamatory. The first involved “The Slants,” a band made up of Asian-American musicians who were deliberately attempting to take...
Back in October, I wrote about how a number of famous authors were banding together to file a lawsuit against OpenAI for copyright infringement. Novelists, of course, are not the only creatives who believe they are being negatively impacted by artificial intelligence...
How can a company go to court to defend its trade secrets without discussing those secrets publicly? The answer: with difficulty and a lot of motions to file sealed documents. This is why trade secret cases are so rare and such a big deal when companies decide to file...
Gratitude is an attitude we learn to appreciate as we grow older and realize how beautiful life is. I am incredibly grateful that I had the opportunity to travel to Houston, TX the week before Thanksgiving to attend the International Trademark Association (INTA)...
Marks Gray wishes you a wonderful holiday filled with good health, good food and good cheer! Thank you for your business and friendship throughout the year!
While a developer trying to muscle their way around property law might not seem like a heart-warming holiday tale, this month’s blog does have some kind of holiday-worth conclusion: the power of good-neighborliness and the internet’s expansion of our neighborhoods....
If you like something that your competitor has created, should you ever tell your team to directly copy it? Based on the outcome of an infringement case involving two door-to-door storage companies, you could get into some real copyright trouble if your marketing...
Attorney Ed Birk attended the Florida Supreme Court’s Reporters’ Workshop in Tallahassee Sponsored by The Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee, spanning two days with diverse seminars on updates on the First Amendment, hot topics about Public...