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Artificial IntelligenceFeaturedTrademark Law
September 25, 2025By Chelsea Barcenas
The “AI Barbie” trend became a viral sensation in early 2025 as millions of users uploaded selfies into generative tools that transformed them into Barbie-style avatars, complete with pink packaging and captions like “This Barbie is a Privacy Lawyer.”[i] Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”), owner of Barbie since 1959, suddenly saw its product remixed at a massive […]
Artificial IntelligenceCopyright LawFeaturedIntellectual Property
November 6, 2023By Daniel Orozco
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of innovation and creativity surpassing human capabilities. AI now not only replicates human abilities in crafting poetry, composing music, and generating intricate artworks but also extends beyond them, erasing the line between human and machine creativity. As its name suggests, AI […]
Copyright LawFeaturedIntellectual Property
April 3, 2023By Jessica Silva
In recent times, Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has quickly erupted and touched upon every corner of society. From improving the quality of everyday life and seemingly fictional concerns, AI technology has developed an essential part of society—the ability to create. From its inception in the 20th century, AI has made itself a powerful tool in society.[i] […]
November 21, 2022By Jessica Silva
Art is one of the most liberal concepts in society. It derives from purpose, ideas, and inspiration. Throughout the years, art and intellectual property laws have established a close relationship. Intellectual property laws award creators a right in their work, granting the creators with numerous rights and protections. However, when inspiration produces a work that […]
