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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

An intent to use trademark filing gives a brand room to move before launch. The USPTO allows this filing basis when you have a good-faith intention to use the mark in commerce in the future. That lets a founder move before the first sale, before the product ships, and before a competitor lands on the…

Trademark infringement penalties can start with money, move into injunctions, and, in counterfeit cases, reach criminal exposure. For a founder or brand owner, the real issue starts with one question: what conduct did the other side commit, and what remedy does federal law allow? A civil claim under the Lanham Act can reach profits, damages,…