Political Trademarks: The Consent Requirement You Can’t Ignore
The presidential campaign is heating up, and so is the number of political trademark applications being filed. Recently, several trademark applications related to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been submitted, including: Not surprisingly, the candidates did not authorize these applications. So what will happen to them? The USPTO will issue letters called “Office Actions” […]
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Trademark Law
The popularity of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has exploded in recent months. This has led to some handwringing among trademark lawyers about whether AI is coming for their jobs. So, I asked ChatGPT whether it was coming for me. Here’s its answer: As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, AI like ChatGPT can’t […]