LOL I'd prefer the Ralph Lauren teddy bear, please

What to like-it allows you to tell the algo what you don't want to see in natural language. It sort of works for a bit then.

My interest in 1L property was defeasible.

That does seem problematic

Fair enough Ed.

The McDouble specimen is another travesty. But Tiffany's are beautiful.

Why are some of these specimen pics so bad? Hoka blue, apparently

You can only do that if everyone is acting in good faith. Look what happened to the phrase "fake news"

Those stacks are way too neat :)

Yes, although a model for a more rigorous examination standard was envisioned (by @marklemley.bsky.social ) years ago, this is not it. "Born strong" sounds like a sad trombone given the agency's current lack of morale.

Wait, is hope a scam?

Sotomayor, our IP specialist, also weighs in...

"The Fourth Circuit’s holding thuswent beyond the two forms of liability recognized in Grokster and Sony. It also conflicted with this Court’s repeatedadmonition that contributory liability cannot rest only on a provider’s knowledge of infringement and insufficient action to prevent it."

From one of the most prominent AI legal scholars…🧵🪡

Lacoste’s new alligator, first time made of flowers. Does it function as a mark or as ornament?

I mean, they just want people to upload things to AI, right? They’re so thirsty for data. It’s embarrassing.

@dsc250.bsky.social You were right.....

There was a time when the language pulled back toward an "examination" mindset (outside of design patents!) but it seems like it is back.

They must miss the '90's when applicants were considered the USPTO's "customers." www.uspto.gov/sites/defaul...

Link to decision that a person does not include a sovereign: www.uspto.gov/sites/defaul...

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Vogue sues "a one-woman editorial operation that sells fewer than 100 copies per issue" Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/s...

“Using price to guide scientific and cultural production—which is to say, using IP—may have costs not only for efficiency, but also for distributive justice and informational privacy”

Must read-- Domestic manufacturing and small business status now favorably viewed for IPR review....

The modernization plans involve testing initial software components at six courts this year, with the goal ​of implementing parts of it in district courts nationwide next year

Those who invest in technology assume a free market, or at least grounded on learnable patterns and regs. This decision could have ripple effects on ROI decisions for decades.

An informative read as always.

“This appears to be yet another step by the current USPTO administration to strengthen the hand of NPE patentees in their battles against accused infringers”

It's giving Truman Capote

That’s an ideal plaintiff actually. They should have very precise records.