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Elon Musk waves bye-bye birdie to the iconic Twitter brand

John Simpson discusses Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter to “X” and states choosing X “is not only a risk, it is also not a very effective trademark.”

‘Taco Tuesday’ should be for everyone, Taco Bell insists

John Simpson discusses Taco Bell’s recently filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate Taco John’s “Taco Tuesday” trademark.

Canadian copyright law likely to be influenced by Warhol decision

John Simpson discusses recent US Supreme Court copyright decision.

Using AI to copy photos ‘raises an interesting legal question’

John Simpson discusses copyright lawsuit about generative AI.

New Legislation Will Be Needed To Deal With AI’s Expanding Scope

John Simpson discusses the need for new IP laws to protect AI creations.

Court decision brings trademark law back in sync

John Simpson discusses Shift Law’s latest court victory.

What’s in a name? In trademark law it can depend on how it is used

John Simpson explains how a trademark can become a victim of its own success.

Realtor up in arms about copycat ad, but does he have an IP claim?

John Simpson discusses a “fun fact scenario in a law school intellectual property class”

Dunder Mifflin paper chase offers a lesson in trademark protection

John Simpson discusses the importance of monitoring trademarks in avoiding lawsuits.

Mariah Carey copyright case reveals need to deter abusive lawsuits

John Simpson talks about recent copyright infringement claim targeting Mariah Carey’s iconic song All I Want for Christmas is You

Laws relating to photographs of people can be surprising

John Simpson discusses about how little control you have over photographs that are taken of you.

Coexistence agreements bring peace in trademark disputes

John Simpson discusses coexistence agreements and how they can bring peace during trademark disputes.

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