Artificial intelligence (AI) has become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life, and given AI’s widespread use across industries, it is no surprise that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken a keen interest in AI, issuing guidance on how AI should be treated and used by USPTO personnel and patent practitioners alike.
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Never one to shy away from the action, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed two earnings claims-related cases in a single day. While we covered the first action – FTC v. Wellington – here, the second case is no less instructive and further underscores the FTC’s current enforcement priorities.
On April 13, the FTC…
Partners Sol Sassoon and Joshua Saidlower led a team, including Partners Matthew Wochok, Stefan Smith and Tom Hogan and Associates Alec Lybik and Jeffrey Liskov, in the representation of Savannah, Georgia-based Littlejohn Capital in the sale of Maysteel Industries, LLC, a precision metal fabricator of AI infrastructure, to Steele Solutions, Inc., a designer and manufacturer…
Partner Nichole Sterling presented “AI Through the Lens of the General Counsel,” April 9, 2026, at the American Institute of Architects Large Firm Roundtable legal committee meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The presentation discussed how general counsel and legal teams should approach artificial intelligence (AI) across all business areas, including legal, ethical and operational considerations.…
As businesses increasingly turn to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to develop brand and marketing assets – such as names, logos and product designs – they face novel legal questions, including who owns the copyright or trademark rights when GenAI contributes to the creation process.
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Some inventors find their inventive spark through science fiction. Tasers, for example, were inspired by (and named after) the 1911 novel Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.[1] Likewise, Motorola’s early cellphones were heavily influenced by the communicators in Star Trek.[2] Hugo Gernsback, the author of countless sci-fi classics and a prolific patent holder…
On March 24, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 2225 into law. HB 2225, effective January 1, 2027, introduces mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companion chatbots (AI companions), including robust protections for minors. Although California, New York, and Oregon have all passed similar laws, HB 2225 creates the strongest protections for both the…
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On March 6, the White House released its “Cyber Strategy for America.” Its goal is to “communicate[] the Trump [a]dministration’s cyber vision” and to identify “six policy pillars, which will guide action and resourcing through the follow-on policy vehicles.” Obviously, the policy pillars are nonprescriptive and will generate numerous questions from agency and industry stakeholders.…
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