Google trademark keywords create a fast fight and a simple question: can a competitor use your brand name to pull traffic away from you? In many cases, the answer turns on two separate systems. Google runs its own advertising policy. The Lanham Act governs federal trademark law. Those are related, but they do not ask
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Is Cybersquatting Illegal? What the ACPA Says
When someone registers, traffics in, or uses a domain name in bad faith to profit from another person’s mark, federal law treats that conduct as unlawful. The key issue is not the domain name by itself. The issue is whether the name targets a trademark, creates confusing similarity, and serves a profit motive tied to…
What Is a Class 41 Trademark and What Does It Cover?
A class 41 trademark covers services, not products. That distinction matters because the USPTO classifies trademarks by what you sell or do, and Class 41 is situated inside the service side of the system. If your brand supports classes, workshops, entertainment, events, or digital learning, this guide will help you decide whether your services belong here and how to…
Does My AI Company Have to Report Illegal Content? What AI Platforms Need to Know About Federal Reporting Requirements
Your AI platform may inspect user prompts, generated outputs, or uploaded files to improve safety or enforce your policies. That decision can create legal obligations that many AI companies do not expect.
Federal law does not require AI platforms to monitor everything their users do. But once your platform obtains actual knowledge of apparent child sexual abuse material…
Is AI-Generated CSAM Illegal? Why “No Real Child” Is Not a Defense for AI Platforms
Your AI image model can generate content that no human ever created. That does not necessarily mean the content is legal. Many AI companies assume there is no criminal exposure if an image does not depict a real person. Federal law does not always make that distinction.
One federal statute specifically addresses certain computer-generated images, including AI-generated images, even when no actual minor exists. If your platform can generate this type of content, your compliance analysis should…
TAKE IT DOWN Act Explained: Can Your AI Company Get in Trouble for AI-Generated Fake Images?
Your AI model can create realistic fake images of real people. Your platform can store those images, and your users can share them with others. Those capabilities can trigger federal law, even if you think of your business as a neutral AI infrastructure provider rather than a content platform.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act creates new compliance obligations for many AI companies…
FDIC Proposal Takes Bank-Like AML Approach to Stablecoins
In a recent Law360 article, Baker McKenzie partner David Zaslowsky examines the FDIC’s most recent proposed rule to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The proposed rule represents the financial crime compliance pillar of this emerging regime, following earlier agency proposals addressing application procedures and prudential requirements.Under the proposed…
The Digital Dollar Freeze: Housing Bill Codifies the U.S. Anti-CBDC Stance
On June 22, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping bipartisan housing legislation—the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—aimed primarily at increasing housing supply and improving affordability. The House followed suit the next day in a 358-32 vote. President Trump was scheduled to sign the bill on June 24, 2026, but, at the last moment,…
The “Lost Bitcoin” Litigation: Can Dormant Wallets (Such as Those Belonging to Satoshi) Be Claimed as Abandoned Property in New York?
A lawsuit pending in the New York Supreme Court (the trial level court) presents a novel and consequential legal question in the digital asset space: can long-dormant Bitcoin wallets be treated as “abandoned property” under traditional state law?
The case, ABC Company, XYZ Company, and Noah Doe v. John Does 1–39,069 (Index No. 153119/2026), seeks…
Weekly Blockchain Blog – June 8, 2026
In this issue:
- U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Stablecoin Products
- Crypto Companies, Fintechs and Banks Continue Product Integrations
- U.S. Crypto Companies Announce Initiatives in Tokenization, Perpetual Futures
- CFTC Approves Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Issues Related Statement and Advisory
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchanges
U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Stablecoin Products
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