Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 35mOn whether I'M FINE/I'M NOT FINE fails to function as a mark www.beautyindependent.com/megababe-kat... 000
Reposted by Amy LandersMatthew Sag @matthewsag.bsky.social · 3hMy book on copyright and AI is free to read at aicropyright.ai because i thought the url was cuteaicropyright.ai 233
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 7hHi Rich---kindly keep in mind that both rollneck for sweaters and barn jacket for a type of jacket are likely generic descriptors. Many companies use these to designate a style of sweater/jacket. I agree with Jonathan's analysis. 020
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 21hQuite an image in support of the Director's decision to limit IPR 242
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 12/10/2026There's something off about the left image. The hand is not crisply focused; the lighting on the clear opening and its reflections are very sharp. As they are on the same plane relative to the "lens", they should be the same level of sharpness. 110
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Is it really editing if I'm replacing more than half the text? 041
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 10/10/2026So much for borders-- Two sources with knowledge of the incidents said Anthropic’s A.I. agents had submitted 20 visa applications through a form available on the State Department’s website. All the applications were incomplete and were not processed, they said. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...nytimes.comAnthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website (Gift Article)The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...nytimes.comThe Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots’ With A.I.Atomic Machines is training artificial intelligence on materials and designs — and then using it to build tiny physical devices. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Given today’s risks, frontier labs need to run like nuclear-power plants or busy airports, with layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning, so that the occasional and inevitable human error does not open a door to disaster. Right now, AI companies don’t know how" 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The Federal Trade Commission is opening a sweeping probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers" www.reuters.com/business/ftc...reuters.comFTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI, source saysThe Federal Trade Commission plans to issue formal demands for information and compel testimony from executives at top AI developers. 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 25/09/2026J Crew has been using the TM designation on ROLLNECK and BARN JACKET to signal iconic status. Unless I'm missing something, they have no registrations for either. Nice hypo if you're doing Booking.com anytime soon. 184
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They're running into the Noerr Pennington doctrine speedbump. Will be interesting to track. Thanks 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I think deco had its moment in the 70s again. I’m sure it’ll be back. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Patent drafting using AI: "Foundational expertise may be a prerequisite for extracting durable skill from AI-assisted practice." www.nber.org/papers/w35720nber.orgDoes AI Assistance Enhance or Erode Expertise? Evidence from a Three-Month Field Experiment in Patent DraftingFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an... 031
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This just confounds me. The mountains of California are no joke. Back to books for me! 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026At the conclusion of the rescue, the men told a Sheriff’s Deputy they had relied heavily on Google’s Gemini AI about the route and what to pack for their trip. This was a critical misstep. www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...cbsnews.comHikers rescued from California's Mount Shasta after ascent planned with incorrect AI informationThree novice hikers became stranded after their AI-planned ascent to the summit turned into a multi-day ordeal requiring a rescue operation. 3145
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” 0103
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In a Big Win, Google Avoids a Breakup of Its Ad Tech Business www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/t...nytimes.comIn a Big Win, Google Won’t Have to Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Court Rules (Gift Article)In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge said Google must change its ad tech business to address antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures. 001
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Does anyone know the VARA situation? www.notus.org/metro/kenned...notus.orgKennedy Center Removes ‘Beloved’ Sculpture From Its GroundsThe center did not announce the move ahead of time. 072
Reposted by Amy LandersPatent Buddy @patentbuddy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.ptablitigationblog.com/design-paten...ptablitigationblog.comDesign Patents at the PTAB: Over a Decade of Data Reveals the Real Odds - PTAB Litigation BlogBy John Evans and Tyler Fertel* – It’s been a decade since we first reported early statistics on design patent IPR/PGR outcomes. Time for an update—and the numbers tell an interesting story. Design ... 001
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Operation Bluebird to launch using Twitter TM at twitter.now, claiming the marks have been abandoned. Musk sues and seeks preliminary injunction. Court ruling due soon. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comNew Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the nameJudge hasn't ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird plows ahead... 020
Reposted by Amy LandersBrett Frischmann @brettfrischmann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Excellent piece. @mblawrence.bsky.social @ormerod.bsky.social this resonates strongly with the decomposing AI systems work 021
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 29/08/2026On using song lyrics phrasing as a mark, here for the classes coffee and teas. 041
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 23/08/2026If you'd like to do a hypo on the Van Leeuwen/Rebel packaging case. Full opinion on the merits here: cases.justia.com/federal/dist... 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Rebel Ice Cream Files for Bankruptcy After Van Leeuwen Wins Packaging Suit www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...nytimes.comRebel Ice Cream Files for Bankruptcy After Van Leeuwen Wins Packaging Suit (Gift Article)The announcement comes less than a month after a federal judge ordered Rebel to pay nearly $24 million to Van Leeuwen for copying the design of its containers. 153
Reposted by Amy LandersPatent Buddy @patentbuddy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.engadget.com/2237547/meta...engadget.comMeta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction - EngadgetDozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. 021
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Or even the 1700's www.livescience.com/19807-earlie...livescience.comEarliest Painting of Transvestite UncoveredA painting thought to be of a woman wearing a feather in her hat is actually a portrait of Chevalier D'Eon, an 18th-century transvestite. 150
Reposted by Amy LandersReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 06/08/2026Law graduates who were unable to take Washington state’s July bar exam due to technological problems will have the option to be licensed to practice without ever taking the test, the Supreme Court of Washington said Thursday.reut.rsWashington allows some law grads to skip bar exam after botched testLaw graduates who were unable to take Washington state’s July bar exam due to technological problems will have the option to be licensed to practice without ever taking the test, the Supreme Court of Washington said Thursday. 283
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Nice to be back at IPSC to hear thoughtful papers about IP and reconnect with scholars (and meet others) 021
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Hank Greene's statement on the reasons he won't use AI to assist in content creation any more. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“At least six of Ms. Rashid’s clients were barred from attending their own separation board hearings because they refused to cut their hair and appear in the uniform of their sex assigned at birth”. GIFT LINK Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...nytimes.comInside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate (Gift Article)The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work. 041
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Agree plus the openings in Fall are more staggered 020
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 30/07/2026600-plus people in one room trying to get onto the same network at the same time to take an exam that runs entirely through the NCBE’s software. Options: possible re-take in Sept. 2026 or Feb. 2027, alternatively a refund/withdraw. abovethelaw.com/2026/07/wash...abovethelaw.comWashington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam - Above the LawSix hours of tech troubles, no questions answered, and a class of grads told to put their lives on hold until September. 130
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Its amazing that state bars have generations of data on long term outcomes. Are they kept entirely confidential (not just scrubbed for identifying information) so there are no studies on these questions? 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 28/07/2026In the end, I'm reading all the lit anyway. It's taught me that nothing beats excellent search skills without AI. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The LLM chat. I literally say, hey can you verify that direct quote that you just gave me? And 99% of the time, it says oh sorry won't happen again (it will). I don't need to physically look things up, let the LLM do that and correct itself. 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Is a quote looks too on-the-nose, especially if its from the most respected journal in your field, don't even look it up. Just ask "are you sure this is a direct quote?" because it isn't. You have to verify everything like it's 1990, when human error was the only problem. Every word. 001
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Thoughts about word limits and exams in an age of AI by @matthewsag.bsky.social matthewsag.com/ai-accommoda...matthewsag.comAI, Accommodations, and Assessment Integrity – Matthew Sag 010
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Probably should be teaching journalists to ask some version of this question at appropriate times 000
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Overview of the debate over regulation of China’a open source AI, open source history, and competitive analysis open.substack.com/pub/p3instit...open.substack.comFrom Open Source Software to Open Source StrategyHow the Smartest Executives Are Using Open Source Techniques to Optimize Corporate Strategy 000
Reposted by Amy LandersThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/07/2026France passed a landmark law on Tuesday restricting access to social media for anyone under 15, the first European country to do so, and the latest in a wave of nations acting against what they view as malign effects of such services on minors. nyti.ms/4fKPJoq 1415124
Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026EU ban on the destruction of unsold goods took effect yesterday www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/p...bakermckenzie.comEuropean Union: European Commission Adopts New ESPR Measures | Insight | Baker McKenzieEU adopts new ESPR measures outlining disclosure requirements and derogations for destroying unsold consumer goods. 000