Technology has brought efficiency into the workplace, but not without legal risk. Employers are increasingly tasking technology to assist with human resource functions, security and workplace monitoring, all of which can necessitate new approaches brought on by the...
Intellectual Property & Technology
IRA Clean Energy Incentives and Guarantees: Electric Vehicles – What’s in it for Consumers and Businesses?
On Aug. 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which allocates over $369 billion in funding for clean energy, energy-efficiency and other eco-friendly technology (CleanTech) development and deployment in the U.S. over...
Developments in the AI and NFT Space Could Revolutionize Live Events
The field of technology is inundated with buzzwords – Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Net Neutrality, Blockchain – and while some of these are thrown around without much thought or direction, there are some promising developments in the AI and NFT space....
Who Owns the Metaverse?
Over the course of one year, the number of companies working on the metaverse grew from 200 in July 2021 to more than 500 now, according to a report by market researcher, Newzoo. This may be news to some who thought that Meta owned the Metaverse or was creating its...
THE Ohio State University Wins the War
By now, news has broken about The Ohio State University and its official registration of a trademark for the word "THE." This comes after a nearly three-year battle to clinch legal branding access to a word that's deeply meaningful to the school's identity. The...
Drone Highways Could be the Next Big Move in Ohio’s Renowned Aviation History
Officially declared as the “birthplace of aviation” and famously home to legendary aviators and astronauts, Ohio has long been recognized for its contributions to flight. With new and innovative developments in aviation technology, the state could soon be pioneers...
Intellectual Property in the Metaverse
Goods and Services in the Metaverse Recent news articles are replete with references to the proliferation of trademark applications filed with the USPTO by various enterprises and high-profile personalities to register trademarks relevant to the sale of goods and...
Several Shades of Ignorance: Supreme Court Excuses Inadvertent Mistakes of Fact and of Law in Copyright Registrations
With its recent decision in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. (2022) the U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed that errors in copyright applications will not invalidate a copyright registration whether such errors involve mistakes as to facts or as to...
Design Patents in Virtual Reality: Implications for the Future of Esports and Gaming
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently completed a process of gathering public comments on a potential rule change to allow design patents to encompass novel “objects” rendered within new technologies, including holograms, projections,...
KJK Tops US Contract Case Ranking, Is Second Nationally for Trademark Cases
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP (KJK) is the most active law firm in the country when it comes to proactively defending its clients’ rights in contracts litigation, according to Lex Machina’s 2021 Contracts Litigation Report. Additionally, Lex Machina reported that...