Trademark victory for the family of civil rights leader Ida B. Wells

On July 31, 2025, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustained cancellation and opposition of the marks IDA’S LEGACY and THE IDA B. WELLS LEGACY COMMITTEE, two marks that were damaging to the Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation, a charitable organization founded and run by the Duster family, descendants of Ida B. Wells. The applications [...]

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Key Takeaways From the USPTO’s Guidance on AI Use

On April 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued guidance to attorneys about using AI in matters before the USPTO. While there are no new rules implemented to address the use of AI, the guidance seeks to remind practitioners of the existing rules, inform of risks, and provide suggestions for mitigating [...]

By |2024-04-11T09:55:50-05:00April 11th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office|Comments Off on Key Takeaways From the USPTO’s Guidance on AI Use
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