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Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola over Soundalike Ad
May 13th, 2026
Billboard reports that the estate of Johnny Cash has sued Coca-Cola for using a soundalike singer in an ad that plays between college football games as part of its “Fan Work Is Thirsty Work” campaign. The singer in the ad is Shawn Barker, a profe…
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Patent Office Broadens Eligibility for AI Inventions
May 5th, 2026
Recent actions by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and remarks by USPTO Director John Squires suggest that the USPTO will be welcoming toward inventions involving artificial intelligence (AI). The USPTO Appeals Review Panel (ARP) decision i…
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Reviewing the Top AI Training Cases from 2025
January 15th, 2026
As we start a new year, which is sure to be full of new developments in both artificial intelligence (AI) law and technology, this seems like a good time to review some major decisions from the year just past. As background, generative artificial int…
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Anthropic Fails to Get Lyrics Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed
December 19th, 2025
In a case involving alleged copyright infringement by the Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool, a US district court has denied Anthropic’s motion to dismiss. As Music Business Worldwide reports, the decision “keeps alive key…
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Federal Circuit Reverses on Laches: Google Lacked Prejudice Proof
December 18th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court decision finding Sonos’s patent claims for controlling media playback systems invalid. The court reversed the district court’s decision that Google was prejudiced by S…
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Drafting AI Contracts: Key Clauses to Protect Your Business
October 10th, 2025
As generative AI (GAI) tools like ChatGPT become common in business services, it’s crucial to ensure your contracts anticipate and regulate their use. Whether you are providing or receiving GAI services, incorporating clear contract terms now will…
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Is it legal to use AI to copy an artist’s style?
October 8th, 2025
Recently, social media was awash in newly created images in the distinctive anime style of Japan’s Studio Ghibli. People were inputting family photos, memes, and other content into OpenAI’s latest release of its ChatGPT generative AI (GAI) tool a…
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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Despite Erroneous Claim Construction
July 18th, 2025
The Federal Circuit has found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) construed patent claims erroneously but that the error was harmless. HD Silicon Solutions LLC (“HDSS”) appealed from a decision of the PTAB holding claims 1–7…
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As AI Patents Surge, USPTO Issues New Guidance
May 12th, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in general, and generative AI (GAI) – such as ChatGPT- in particular, continue to be very much in the news. As Reuters reported, on January 21, President Donald Trump announced “a private sector investment of up to $5…
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AI Considerations in Software Agreements: Key Clauses for the Age of Generative AI
October 10th, 2024
Software-related agreements, such as licenses and development agreements, are increasingly considering artificial intelligence (AI) issues. Those that don’t should be. These issues lie in several areas, including: The use of AI tools to develop sof…
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