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Hovey Williams LLP is proud to have 10 Partners recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® including two “Lawyer of the Year” Awards
by Hovey Williams August 26, 2025We are honored to have 10 Partners awarded in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a respected legal peer-review guide. Best Lawyers recognizes the top 5% of elite lawyers in the nation in their respective location and practice area. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based solely on peer review.
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Will AI Tools Ultimately be Prevented From Realizing Dreams of Cheaper Patents?
Like most attorneys, patent attorneys are struggling with whether and to what extent “AI” tools (e.g., generative tools relying on large language models (LLMs)) can help their clients realize cost savings. Particularly for clients with large patent portfolios, application preparation costs are of central budgetary importance. But there may be an underappreciated legal poison pill that will prevent AI tools from delivering desired savings when it comes to preparation costs.
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A Not Quite Cinematic Lawsuit: Disney and Universal Studios File a Complaint Against Midjourney
by Hovey Williams July 7, 2025By C. Blair Barbieri, Partner Disney and Universal Studios filed a complaint against Midjourney on June 11, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District…
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Happy Earth Day from the Hovey team!
by Hovey Williams April 22, 2025On April 11th, volunteers from Hovey Williams and Moonshot Solutions joined Powell Gardens staff for an Earth Month event to beautify and restore the gardens.…
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Supreme Court Rules Profit Disgorgement is Limited to Named Defendants in Trademark Infringement Litigation
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., which clarified the scope of…
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Human Creativity Matters: Copyright Office Gives Green Light to Some AI-Generated Content
by Hovey Williams February 18, 2025Written by Dianne M. Smith-Misemer The U.S. Copyright Office has released a series of highly anticipated reports that address the copyrightability of AI-generated content. The…
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Hovey Williams LLP Elects Two New Partners
by Rachel Jansen December 2, 2024Hovey Williams LLP is pleased to announce the election of Chandler Schmidt and Jaclyn Alcantara as partners. Their partnership election is effective January 1, 2025. …
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FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Blocked Nationwide
by Hovey Williams August 23, 2024by Jaclyn Alcantara The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning most non-compete agreements between employers and employees was blocked nationwide on Tuesday, August 20,…
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Supreme Court Rejects “TRUMP TOO SMALL” Trademark
by Hovey Williams June 19, 2024In a unanimous decision in Vidal v. Elster, 22-704, 06-13-2024, ___ U.S. ___, 2024 WL 1234567 (U.S. June 13, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act’s names clause — which prohibits the registration of a mark that “[c]onsists of or comprises a name … identifying a particular living individual except by his
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