Last month, Marks Gray Shareholder Jeptha "Jep" F. Barbour attended the Past Presidents Reception at The River Club in Jacksonville, with other local leaders in the legal industry. Jep served as the President of the Jacksonville Bar Association in 1996-1997 and also...
To put it mildly, the relationship between the copyright owners of popular works of fiction and the creators of fanfiction has always been… complicated. Some copyright holders wholeheartedly support it. Others have denounced it, wanting to retain total control over...
You’ve heard of intellectual property in the art world, but what about intellectual property in the ART world? I’m referring to intellectual property in assisted reproductive technology (ART), a field that’s grown with fervor in the past few decades. This term...
AI and copyright are far from new themes in September 2023. You have likely heard about multiple cases on the nature of AI-generated work and how copyright law may (or may not) apply. A recent ruling on a completely AI-fabricated piece of artwork advanced this...
Do student newspapers and TV stations have the same degree of First Amendment protection as independent newspapers and broadcasters? A pending Nebraska case will examine that question. In the Northwest Public School District, the Viking Saga, a student-run newspaper,...
The fashion retailer Shein is known for its constant waterfall of online clothing listings. Shein enthusiasts are known to scroll the app like they would social media, gazing upon absurdly cheap outfits, shoes, and home decor. But if you are at all familiar with...
On August 1, 2023, we marked a memorable milestone—the 20th anniversary of Kent & Crawford’s merger with Marks Gray! That merger revitalized the combined law firm and propelled the firm into the 21st century with expanded areas of practice, incorporation of new...
Have you ever seen a company pop up multiple times in the headlines for defending its trademark name? You may have wondered, “Do they really need to go after every company that uses something similar? Are they just being aggressive?” If you are not immersed in the...