Can You Trademark Your Canva Logo? Here’s What You Need to Know. ® ™ If you’ve designed a logo with Canva, you might be wondering whether you can legally trademark it. This is a great question because while Canva makes design accessible, the platform has specific Terms of Use that affect how you can protect …
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A California federal judge has issued a groundbreaking decision in the copyright lawsuit brought by authors against Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude. This ruling is one of the most detailed and consequential to date on how U.S. copyright law applies to training large language models (LLMs). What the Court Decided The plaintiffs—authors including Andrea …
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If you’re expanding your business internationally, protecting your brand is likely top of mind. A common question I hear from clients is: “Can I get a global trademark?” The short answer: No, there is no single trademark registration that automatically covers the entire world. Why Not? Trademark rights are territorial, meaning they are only …
In the highly competitive landscape of digital marketing, it’s not uncommon for businesses to bid on their competitors’ brand names as keywords in Google Ads. It might seem like a clever strategy to capture traffic from users already searching for a similar product or service—but is it legal? Let’s break down the legal and strategic …
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If you’re in the spirits business and thinking of building a brand around “Tequila” or “Mezcal,” there’s an important legal roadblock you need to understand. In the U.S., these terms aren’t just generic descriptions of alcoholic beverages—they’re protected certification marks tied to geographic origin and quality standards. That means you can’t simply slap “Tequila” into …
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La semana pasada asistimos a la reunión anual sobre derechos de autor de la Asociación Estadounidense de Abogados (ABA-IPL Copyright Meeting) en la Oficina de Derechos de Autor de los Estados Unidos. Tuvimos la oportunidad de escuchar al director de la Oficina de Derechos de Autor de los Estados Unidos sobre las novedades clave en …
