Trademark & Brand Protection Update | May 2026
Taylor Swift, Trademarks, and the Pursuit of a Federal Right of Publicity Dillon A. Koch & Jonathan Menkes Taylor Swift’s recent trademark filings for her voice and likeness point to a...
Taylor Swift, Trademarks, and the Pursuit of a Federal Right of Publicity
Key Takeaway: Taylor Swift’s recent trademark filings for her voice and likeness point to a growing trend among celebrities and high-profile individuals using federal trademark law—rather than relying solely on...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | April 2026
Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authorship Remains a Cornerstone Requirement for Copyright Registration Ian W. Gillies & Dillon A. Koch The Supreme Court denied certiorari of the D.C. Circuit’s holding that works...
Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authorship Remains a Cornerstone Requirement for Copyright Registration
Key Takeaway: The Supreme Court denied certiorari of the D.C. Circuit’s holding that works created entirely by autonomous AI systems are categorically ineligible for copyright under the Copyright Act. Thus, even...
