Alex Weidner

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Brendan Bement |Steven Heinrich |Sylvia Turner |Alex Weidner

In a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court highlighted the importance of naming the correct defendant(s) in trademark infringement cases.1 Under the federal statute governing trademarks, the Lanham Act, a prevailing plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit may be entitled to an award of the "defendant's profits." In the Dewberry opinion, the Supreme Court determined whether a district court may total the profits of a named corporate defendant with those of separately...

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Brendan Bement |Steven Heinrich |Sylvia Turner |Alex Weidner

Post-pandemic, the fitness bug took off. After almost two yearsof feeling trapped indoors, people began flocking to the gym forstrength training, to the studios for Pilates, to the trails forrunning, and to the courts for pickleball. With the surge inphysical activity, sportswear companies are competing to producecutting-edge designs that are functional, comfortable, andaesthetically pleasing. In previous decades, house names, such asNike, Adidas, and Puma, dominated the market.

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Brendan Bement |Steven Heinrich |Sylvia Turner |Alex Weidner

The Copyright Office recently released part two of a three part report on the legal and policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence.1 This second part addressed the copyrightability of works created using Generative AI.2 There are two fundamental requirements of copyright protection especially relevant to copyright protection over works that have elements created by Generative AI: (1) the requirement of human authorship and (2) copyright law does not protect ideas but...

1 week ago | cbs6albany.com | Alex Weidner

Albany, NY (WRGB) — New York's primary elections are June 24. CBS6 is tracking key offices up for election this year, including Chief City Auditor for Albany. Current Auditor Dorcey Applyrs is running for mayor, facing three others in that primary. Three candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination for Albany Chief City Auditor. CBS6 will host all three for a Power & Politics Debate on Tuesday, May 6. David Galin runs for the Democratic nomination for Albany Chief City Auditor.

1 week ago | cbs6albany.com | Alex Weidner

A series of lawsuits against Kevin Monahan for the 2023 shooting death of Kaylin Gillis in his driveway have been consolidated into one case, in Washington County Court. It’s been two years since Gillis, 20, was killed. Monahan is serving 25-to-life for her murder.