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• Not So Fast ... Online Retailer Wants New
Trademark Trial Against Penn State
In this article, Intellectual Property Associate
Lauren Eiten discusses the ongoing trademark
dispute between The Pennsylvania State
University (Penn State) against online retailer
Vintage Brand, LLC (Vintage), along with its
manufacturer and distributor Sportswear Inc.
d/b/a Prep Sportswear (Sportswear) and their
owner Chad Hartvigson. Vintage recently
filed a renewed motion seeking judgment as a
matter of law or, alternatively, a new trial. This
motion follows a jury verdict in November 2024
that found Vintage liable for willful trademark
infringement and awarded Penn State $28,000
in damages. After the trial, Penn State sought a
permanent injunction against the defendants as
well as attorneys’ fees and costs. At the end of
June, the court granted Penn State’s motion for
a permanent injunction but denied Penn State’s
request for attorneys’ fees.
Read the full article.
• White House Reveals AI Action Plan
This article by Privacy Officer Trisha Sircar
and Financial Markets and Funds Associate
Alexander Kim discusses the White House’s
“Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”,
released on July 23, in accordance with President
Donald Trump’s January executive order on
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in
AI. As outlined by the White House, winning
the AI race will usher in a new golden age of
human flourishing, economic competitiveness
and national security for the American people.
The Action Plan identifies over 90 federal
policy actions across three pillars – Accelerating
Innovation, Building American AI Infrastructure,
and Leading in International Diplomacy and
Security – that the administration will take in the
coming weeks and months.
Read the full article.
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• Anita Hodea Quoted in Multiple Media Outlets
on the EU Data Act Coming Into Force
Intellectual Property Associate Anita Hodea was
quoted in the media, including Tech Informed, City
AM and The Legal Diary, regarding the EU Data
Act (Act), which came into force on September
12. The Act sets a new benchmark for how data
is accessed, shared and governed in Europe’s
digital economy. “The Act aims to create a fairer
and more competitive data ecosystem, applying
to manufacturers and service providers of
connected products, providers of related digital
services, and cloud and edge service providers,”
Anita said, adding that the Act “encompasses all
data processing activities, covering both personal
and non-personal data.”
Read the full article.
• Terry Green Quoted by Global Media Outlets on
US Lawsuit Against Ofcom
Terry Green was quoted in the media, including
Reuters, Global Banking & Finance Review, U.S.
News & World Report, the Straits Times (Singapore)
and Yahoo Finance, about the US lawsuit brought
by internet forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms against
the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom),
claiming that Ofcom’s enforcement of the Online
Safety Act (OSA) violates Americans’ freedom
of speech. 4chan is currently being investigated
by Ofcom regarding compliance with the OSA
and is under threat of financial penalties. The
OSA applies extraterritorially to any social media
platform with UK users, regardless of where
the platforms are based. Terry called the case a
“critical moment” in Ofcom’s enforcement of the
OSA. “Ofcom’s response to this lawsuit will be
crucial as this [challenge by 4chan] has the risk
of being replicated across the United States and
even globally,” he said.
Read the full article.