USA Today Co and several newspapers it owns sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court ​on Thursday for allegedly infringing their copyrights by ‌using their content to train its large language models.

Travel center chain Buc-ee's is pushing back on allegations of trademark bullying from Teddy's Market in a Georgia federal lawsuit that Buc-ee's filed against the convenience store rival, asking a judge to throw out six counterclaims challenging its trademark enforcement and registrations.

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An Etsy seller says the online retailer removed his listings for T-shirts with the word "bruh" after the person who holds a Canadian trademark for it complained. One legal expert worries that the cost...

Elon Musk's X Corp convinced a Delaware federal judge on Thursday to preliminarily block social media startup ​Operation Bluebird from using the Twitter name and other Twitter-related marks for ‌its p...

Table of Contents Introduction 1. Trademarks with Substantial Inherent Value 2. When Do Trademark and Free Speech Rights Conflict? 3. A Free Speech Framework for Trademark Law 4. Trademark Registratio...

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Texas-based Buc-ee’s now operates in at least a dozen states, which are primarily Republican-leaning or conservative

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A California federal judge Tuesday granted Lady Gaga's bid to toss a surf and lifestyle brand's lawsuit accusing her of infringing a "Mayhem" mark on her merchandise, saying the brand failed to suffic...

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Jack Daniel’s Properties’ Inc.'s loss in its trademark case over a whiskey-bottle-shaped dog toy with fecal puns set a high new standard for thwarting low-brow trademark imitations.

Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc.'s famous trademarks weren’t tarnished by a whiskey bottle-shaped dog toy’s poop puns, the Ninth Circuit ruled.

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The string of lawsuits Buc-ee's Ltd. has filed against businesses it says mimic its popular beaver branding has caught the attention of comedian John Oliver, who unveiled a bucktoothed "Buc-Off" masco...

I will admit it's always a special kind of fun when a topic we cover here at Techdirt gets the John Oliver treatment. He and his writing team generally gets things right, which helps. And I'm not saying that Oliver and his crew are definitely Techdirt readers, but, well, hi John and crew! Readers here...

An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.

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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by ​canned-coffee maker Rise Brewing to hold PepsiCo liable for alleged trademark infringement ‌concerning Pepsi's morning energy drink "Mtn Dew R...

Table of Contents Introduction 1. Trademarks with Substantial Inherent Value 2. When Do Trademark and Free Speech Rights Conflict? 3. A Free Speech Framework for Trademark Law 4. Trademark Registratio...

The First Amendment right to free speech limits the scope of rights in trademark law. This Article discusses different types of thresholds in trademark infringe

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Patagonia Inc., the outdoor apparel brand known for its pro-environment stance, is embroiled in a trademark dispute with drag queen and climate activist Pattie Gonia in what could become a PR nightmar...