A roundup of some developments in the copyright world. The Copyright Claims Board issues its first attorney fee award. The Bartz v. Anthropic generative-AI class action settlement is approved. Generative-AI companies have been adding copyright guardrails to their products. Information about a website that is tracking AI lawsuits, and the latest Buc-ee’s trademark lawsuit. “Go
Webinar: In-House and Outside Counsel Relationships in the AI Era: Rethinking Evaluation and Collaboration
Artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession, creating new opportunities and challenges for both corporate legal departments and outside counsel. As AI tools become more integrated into legal workflows, organizations are reassessing how legal services are delivered, measured, and managed.
On July 23, Seyfarth Partner Lauren Leipold will join industry leaders for WIPR Insights’ webinar,
From Ecstasy to Agony: The Patented Technology Behind VAR’s Most Heartbreaking World Cup Moments
In Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino’s character famously describes American football as a game of inches. In this football—umm, soccer—that line has become almost literal: joy, heartbreak, and World Cup survival can now turn on a toe, a shoulder, or a few millimeters.
Just ask Iran.
For a few glorious seconds, Iran had done it.
Sneaky Blinders: The Rise of Prompt Injections
By now, we’re all familiar with the travails of lawyers who use gen AI to draft court papers, but fail to check them and file briefs including fake cases, as well as other significant maladies, resulting from AI hallucinations and being sanctioned for their carelessness. Out of Brazil, however, comes a new twist: according to media
Generative-AI: The Top 12 Lawsuits
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is generating more than content; it is generating lawsuits. Here is a brief chronology of what I believe are the most significant lawsuits that have been filed so far.
The post Generative-AI: The Top 12 Lawsuits appeared first on Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James.
When AI Generates the Idea: Rethinking Inventorship in the Age of Innovation Engines
For years, the debate surrounding artificial intelligence and patents has focused on a relatively simple question: Can AI be an inventor?
At least in the United States, the answer is currently no. Inventors must be natural persons.
Problem solved. Or perhaps not.
While lawyers, courts, and the USPTO have spent the past several years debating
AI in Marketing: Where Every Brand Should Start in 2026
AI is now a core part of creating modern marketing materials. Creative teams are using AI to create content, personalize experiences, streamline design workflows, and scale creative production faster than ever. As these AI tools continue to evolve, so do the opportunities and the risks.
This guide breaks down challenges marketers face today and the
Enduring (Non-AI) Legal Issues
With so much attention being given to the legal issues that AI-powered technologies are generating, it can be easy to overlook or underestimate the importance of long-standing legal issues having nothing to do with artificial intelligence. While it would be neither possible nor particularly useful to catalog all of them in a single blog post,
Taylor Swift’s Trademark Filings for Her Voice and Image May Help Combat AI Misuse
Taylor Swift’s team recently filed new trademark applications for two sound marks for Taylor’s voice, and one design mark for a glittering image from the Eras Tour:
Trademark U.S. Serial No. 99/784,977
Webinar: Protecting Innovation in the AI Era | IP Insights from 2026 Outlook
Seyfarth’s 2026 Commercial Litigation Outlook reinforces a key reality for IP practitioners: artificial intelligence is not just driving innovation—it is fundamentally reshaping how intellectual property is created, protected, and challenged. This year, Seyfarth’s Intellectual Property team contributed insights focused on the growing risks to trade secrets, ownership rights, and proprietary information in an AI-driven environment.