Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Trademark judge rules in favor of Arkansas State University in logo dispute; KAIT8, November 20, 2023

How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got Its Logo; The New York Times, April 13, 2020

Brands, T-shirt makers line up to trademark coronavirus pandemic; USA Today, April 7, 2020

Harry and Meghan's Archewell trademark suggests plan for non-profit empire Application filed in US ranges from awards to clothing to a health website; The Guardian, April 7, 2020

IP and counterculture: Who owns a tattoo?; Lexology, September 27, 2019

Make a Name for Yourself: 4 Expert Tips for Choosing a Name and Trademark; Entrepreneur, August 2, 2018

After trademark dispute, Voodoo Brewery relaunches Pitt-themed beer with tongue-in-cheek name; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 12, 2018

Costco made $3.7 million selling ‘Tiffany’ rings. Now it must pay $19 million to the real Tiffany.; Washington Post, August 15, 2017

Davehuman? Pirates had a hoot picking nicknames for alternate uniform; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 9, 2017

The Coat of Arms Said ‘Integrity.’ Now It Says ‘Trump.’; New York Times, May 28, 2017

Biltmore Company wins trademark infringement case; WLOS, May 22, 2017

BrewDog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute; Guardian, March 27, 2017

Ohio State University seeks to trademark The Oval; Columbus Dispatch, March 7, 2017

Battle of the brands: six epic fights over trademark names; Guardian, 12/2/16

Michael James Delligatti, Creator of the Big Mac, Dies at 98; New York Times, 11/30/16

Examining Trump's History: The New President And Trademark Rights; Forbes, 11/10/16

USPTO pushes trademark message at National Expo; exhibitors call for more public outreach efforts; World Trademark Review, 10/24/16

Milton Glaser Still Hearts New York; New York Times, 7/29/16

America's Orchard? Adams County eyes fruit trademark; Hanover Sun via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/25/15