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Posts by: Brett Trout

  1. U.S. Government to Seek 1–5% Annual Cut of Patent Royalties: What You Need to Know August 1, 2025

    Posted in Patent Law, Patent process.

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  2. When Should You Abandon Your Patent? July 29, 2025

    Posted in Choosing the Best Lawyer, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  3. Ninth Circuit Overrules California Court in Bored Ape Yacht Club Trademark Case   July 25, 2025

    Posted in Internet Law, Litigation, Trademark Law, Trademark lawyer, Trademarks.

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  4. Universal Music Group Files 15 New AI-Focused Patents with Liquidax Capital July 23, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Law, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  5. What Every Business Needs to Know About Patents July 21, 2025

    Posted in Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  6. ChatGPT Agent: New Features, Pros & Cons Explained July 18, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Law.

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  7. AI and Trade Secrets: A Legal and Cybersecurity Time Bomb July 15, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Law, Iowa Law.

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  8. Did Apple Just Lose the AI War? July 14, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence.

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  9. European Union Issues Code of Practice for Companies to Comply with AI Act July 10, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Copyright Law, Internet Law.

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  10. Why Every Smart Business Needs Trademark Protection Now More Than Ever July 9, 2025

    Posted in Choosing the Best Lawyer, Litigation, Trademark Law, Trademark lawyer, Trademarks.

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  11. Why Lululemon May Win the Trademark Battle with Costco, but End Up Losing the War July 8, 2025

    Posted in Litigation, social media, Trademark Law, Trademark lawyer, Trademarks.

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  12. The New AI Infrastructure Land Grab Has Begun July 7, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Law.

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  13. Senate Vote Kneecaps AI Providers, Opening the Door to a Patchwork of 50 Different State Laws Regulating AI July 2, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Law, Iowa Law.

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  14. Clio Acquires vLex for $1 Billion: A Possible Game-Changer in Legal Tech and AI July 1, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Internet Law.

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  15. How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too:  Keep Your Patent Application Pending Even After Your Patent Is Allowed June 30, 2025

    Posted in Choosing the Best Lawyer, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  16. Could Google’s New Gemini CLI be a Game-changer for both Developers and Dabblers?  June 26, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence.

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  17. Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order in Favor of IYO, Preventing OpenAI From Using ‘IO’ Trademark June 25, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Litigation, Trademark Law, Trademark lawyer, Trademarks.

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  18. Federal Court Rules Anthropic’s Use of Copyrighted Material to Train its Model is Allowed Under Fair Use Provisions of U.S. Copyright Law   June 24, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Copyright Law, Internet Law, Litigation.

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  19. Using AI to Track You Down Through Your 3D Printer June 18, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Law, Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer.

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  20. How a Missed $185 Patent Fee Could Cost Norvo Nordisk Billions: Why You Cannot Afford to Ignore Patent Maintenance June 17, 2025

    Posted in Choosing the Best Lawyer, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  21. You Can’t Just Say “AI” Anymore: The New Rules for Patenting Machine Learning Inventions June 12, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  22. Higher-Quality Lower-Cost Patents are Driving an Increase in Patent Filings May 29, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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  23. SAG-AFTRA Goes After Fortnite’s A.I. Darth Vader, Despite Approval from Jones’ Estate May 21, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Law, Litigation.

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  24. Generative AI and Fair Use of Copyrighted Material: The U.S. Copyright Office Chimes In May 16, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Law.

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  25. A Cautionary Tale for Patents Covering Fintech and AI May 5, 2025

    Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Choosing the Best Lawyer, Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Lawyer, Patent process.

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