New “.cfd” Domain Extension Tailored To Capture The Virtual Runway

ShortDot, a domain name registry company, has announced the launch of .cfd (#ClothingFashionDesign), a specialized generic top-level domain (gTLD) for clothing brands, fashion designers, retailers, influencers, bloggers, consumers and lifestyle ecommerce stores. TLDs were developed in the 1980s and have unique purposes (e.g., .com, commercial; .org, nonprofit organizations; .net, network and internet-related organizations; .edu, educational; .gov, government entities). ShortDot’s webpage for registering the new domain states:

By providing a memorable, unique, and relevant web address, .CFD offers clothing, fashion, […]

By | January 12th, 2021 ||

How The U.S. Patent Office Is Keeping Up With AI

Tessa Schwartz spoke to VentureBeat about how existing intellectual property and patent laws can address the unique challenges presented by artificial intelligence.

According to Tessa, there’s a tricky issue at the intersection of transparency and patent law due to the “tension between the desire to maintain confidentiality and ownership of data and algorithms and the necessity of making available data inputs and outputs and AI developments to third parties.”

“If not properly handled, access can result in a […]

By | December 3rd, 2020 ||

Instead Of Clarifying Trademark Law, Brunetti Provides The Roadmap For Future Uncertainty

Three years ago, the United States Supreme Court decided Matal v. Tam, which involved a facial challenge to 15 U.S.C. §1052(a), the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act.1 The lead singer of a musical group consisting of Asian Americans sought a trademark for their group’s name, “The Slants.”2 The term is a derogatory reference to people of Asian descent, and the group’s goal in choosing the name was “reclaim[ing]” and “tak[ing] ownership” of the stereotype.3 The trademark application […]

By | December 3rd, 2020 ||