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Since Elon Musk announced his decision to remove the iconic bird logo and adopt "X", as Twitter's new logo (the "X Logo"), the rebranding decision has been the talk of the town. The rollout has prompted a barrage of reactions and has many questioning whether the change will attract legal hurdles...

"Oops, [it] did it again." Analogous to Ms. Spears's lyric, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) once again causes a reset across multiple industries with its third iteration of an electronic data reporting rule. Beginning January 1, 2024, for employers in specific high-hazard...

A recently filed class action lawsuit raises more legal challenges to providers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are used to create content. The suit cautions that a doomsday scenario is approaching and alleges a host of privacy and other violations occurring along the way. What...

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U.S. ---, 2023 WL 3872519, reversing VIP Products’ victory in a trademark case against Jack Daniel’s, and remanding to the Arizona District Court for further proceedings. What...

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Federal Circuit's decision, Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, 987 F.3d 1080 (Fed. Cir. 2021), that the claims of two of Amgen's patents were invalid for lack enablement. The involved patents, US 8,829,165 and US 8,859,741, are directed to monoclonal...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create various forms of media raises interesting legal issues relating to the protection of intellectual property. Generative AI is being used to create songs that have vocals and other characteristics that mimic the sound and style of famous musicians...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate creative works raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. The plain language of the Copyright Act presents obstacles to artists who may use generative AI as part of their creative process, because an author of a...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art creates interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. A copyright infringement class action lawsuit has been filed against providers of AI software that is used to generate visual works of art based on...

On December 15, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles regional office determined that an unfair labor practice charge (ULP) alleging that student-athletes should be classified as employees has “merit.” The National College Players Association filed the ULP in February 2022 against...

As always, the new year also brings many new employment laws for California employers. Except as indicated below, they become effective January 1, 2023. The following is a summary of state laws only. Employers need to remember that local jurisdictions frequently have higher requirements that must be...

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