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Anne Lanteigne: August 21, 2023
In late November 2022, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) ruled that the U.S. Government can mount a validation challenge against proprietary markings on commercial data developed exclusively at private expense and also force the...
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Anne Lanteigne: August 14, 2023
Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 by OpenAI and quickly followed by other generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) platforms from other...
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Anne Lanteigne: August 14, 2023
Tacos, anyone? “Taco Tuesday" was a registered trademark since 1989 and was owned by Taco John’s, a Wyoming-based fast food restaurant chain. Over...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 24, 2023
This case involves a dog toy that resembles a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey. The toy, Bad Spaniels, uses parody and humor to change the whiskey's...
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Joe Whitcomb: July 24, 2023
This case involves a dispute over trademarks between Hetronic International, Inc. and Abitron, a U.S. company, and six foreign parties. Hetronic...
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Sebastian Garcia: July 18, 2023
The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) consists of more than 100,000 federal contractors. It is critical in providing the U.S. Government with...
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Sebastian Garcia: June 20, 2023
Export controls within the United States are responsive to national security imperatives and foreign policy objectives. They are mainly controlled by...
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Anne Lanteigne: May 26, 2023
Passed in 1980 and codified in 35 U.S.C. §§200 – 212, the Bayh-Dole Act (Act) allows contractors the option to own inventions made with government...
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Anne Lanteigne: May 08, 2023
A Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) is used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to stimulate research and development. The ultimate goal is to...
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Sebastian Garcia: March 28, 2023
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, first announced in 2019 by the Department of Defense (DoD), aims to enhance the...
