Cited and Indicted: Trademark Trouble in the Age of AI Hallucinations

In Advance Local Media LLC v. Cohere Inc., Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York denied Cohere’s motion to dismiss claims brought by a consortium of major news publishers. While the case includes robust copyright allegations, its most novel aspect lies in the Court’s refusal to dismiss the plaintiffs’ trademark infringement and false designation of origin claims under the Lanham Act….
By: Thompson Coburn LLP