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• August 11, 2025

  Boston U. Hit With TM Suit From Baylor Over Logo

  Baylor University says its trademark rights on its interlocking "BU" logo are being infringed by Boston University and the Massachusetts school's use of the mark will cause confusion in the marketplace.

• August 11, 2025

  Export Misconduct Resolutions Emphasize BIS, DOJ Priorities

  The U.S. Department of Justice's and Bureau of Industry and Security's recently resolved parallel enforcement actions against semiconductor technology company Cadence Design demonstrate the agencies' prioritization of penalties for export control violations involving China, as well as the importance of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Fenwick.

• August 11, 2025

  Disney Art Suit Will Test Recent AI Fair Use Boundaries

  While the first U.S. rulings to address the issue recently held that it's fair use for generative artificial intelligence models to train on certain copyrighted books without permission, Disney v. Midjourney, filed in June, will test the limits of the fair use framework in a visual art context, says Rob Rosenberg at Moses & Singer.

• August 11, 2025

  Apple Prevails In Heartbeat Patent Suit On Standing, Invalidity

  A New York federal judge has tossed a New York University cardiologist's lawsuit alleging an Apple Watch feature that monitors and detects irregular heartbeats infringes his patent, siding with a magistrate judge's finding that he lacks standing and the patent is invalid.

• August 11, 2025

  IP Atty Asks High Court To Hear 'US Space Force' TM Case

  An intellectual property lawyer has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case to register the trademark "US Space Force," seeking a reversal of a trademark board decision that denied him registration of the mark even though he applied for it before the creation of the military branch with the same name.

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