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TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim

The TTABlog

In another of those battles between a rock band and one of its members, the Board again sided with the band, granting a petition for cancellation of a registration for THE PLIMSOULS for "entertainment in the nature of live performances by a musical band." The band is entitled to request cancellation of the involved registration for its name.

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Generative AI and creativity: A quick analysis of US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity. For simplicity, I will label this ‘commercial significant artistic creativity’.

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Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule

LexBlog IP

Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.

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Can U.S. Trademark Registrations Be Strengthened Against Invalidation?

LexBlog IP

trademark registration for your trademark on goods or services for your business. Can your trademark registration be cancelled with the U.S. Can you file anything to strengthen your trademark registration against invalidation? This means that it is less burdensome to prove the invalidity of a trademark registration.

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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

LexBlog IP

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Ensuring that a business holds all rights to enable it to make full use of its trade mark should be front of mind in any branding consideration. This is particularly important if the trade mark contains graphic elements or is part of the business’ get up.

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ChatUSG: What Companies Doing Business with the Government Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. Copyrights On March 16, 2023 the Copyright Office issued Guidance on the examination and registration of works that contain material generated by AI technology.

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Trademark Registrations: The Principal Register vs. Supplemental Register

Above the Fold

Prevents the registration of confusingly similar marks with the USPTO. Provides a presumption of ownership of the registered trademark. An example of a generic “mark” would be COMPUTER for a business that sells computers. Thus, these trademarks are eligible for registration on the Principal Register.