Elisabeth K. Shepard

IP/Technology Attorney in Atlanta, GA. Opinions are my own. @[email protected]

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

Cities should not sacrifice their residents’ quality of life on the altar of suburban motorists’ convenience.

[Elisabeth K. Shepard @elisabethk]

@conorsen @BeenThereCap Also, MARTA is the largest mass transit system in the US that receives zero operating funds from the state government.

[IP Law News @IPLawAlerts]

When a Startup Really Needs a Formal Opinion of Patent Counsel (and When It Doesn’t) https://t.co/3WgR1DyoUe | by @SterneKessler

[Variety @Variety]

The Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones' Infowars, Plans to Relaunch It as Parody of Itself https://t.co/HpLwt7sLJP

[alexandra j. roberts @lexlanham]

google allegedly assured autodesk it wouldn't move to commercialize its FLOW, then registered it as a trademark in the kingdom of tonga & is using that to seek registration in the US, a process known as "submarining" b/c it enables producers to register marks in stealth mode

[Eric Phillips @HowEPhil]

Sick of people obstructing transit progress in Atlanta?

Send your frustrations to all those involved. Even APS BOE & Fulton County Board considering TAD Extensions & more $$$ for TBD projects.

I compiled emails- you just have to write them & hit send.

https://t.co/x90uOuQ5jy

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

The Claude Constitution shows where Anthropic thinks this is all going. It is a massive document covering many philosophical issues. I think it is worth serious attention beyond the usual AI-adjacent commentators. Other labs should be similarly explicit. https://t.co/QU7aR8hxtD

[Variety @Variety]

Matthew McConaughey Trademarks 'Alright, Alright, Alright!' and Other IP as Legal Protections Against 'AI Misuse' https://t.co/CcMUx2opDe

[Truth in Advertising @TruthinAd]

Are Walmart Thanksgiving Prices Really Way Down??? Not quite

For 2025, Walmart dropped a net total of six items from their shopping list, including a number of fresh vegetables, and a large southern pecan pie.

https://t.co/qGXIXZFvIr

[alexandra j. roberts @lexlanham]

every place your kid goes is out here asking for an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free, unrestricted right to use your kid's right of publicity for any purpose in the world & expecting you to waive all their rights to enable them to attend one (1) birthday party

[Elisabeth K. Shepard @elisabethk]

"According to a warrant for her arrest, Durand was seen on video taking a booklet of Georgia Power materials labeled trade secret, a designation for confidential business information that has not been made public."

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Patty Durand, a former Democratic Public Service Commission candidate, was arrested Tuesday at the commission’s downtown Atlanta headquarters and charged with theft of trade secrets. #gapol https://t.co/rmt8IfIsRv

[alexandra j. roberts @lexlanham]

the @uspto has refused belichick's applications to register "no days off (bill's version)," "do your job (bill's version)," "ignore the noise (bill's version)," & "the belestrator (bill's version)" as trademarks based on likelihood of confusion w/ the non-bill's-version versions

[Aaron Moss @copyrightlately]

Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement is simultaneously groundbreaking and trivial, a paradox that reveals how AI has fundamentally altered the economics of copyright infringement.
Full story up now on Copyright Lately: https://t.co/ZOhZkoAE6Y

[Daily Report @DailyReport]

UGA Law Opens Pathway to Admit Georgia Students Without a Test Score https://t.co/Cwavokg3Zd

[Truth in Advertising @TruthinAd]

Lawmakers this week unveiled a bill that would prohibit companies from engaging in so-called "surveillance pricing," broadly defined as using artificial intelligence to set a customized price for consumers based on their personal information.

https://t.co/mj7McqjB7i

[Elisabeth K. Shepard @elisabethk]

"With the moratorium failing to pass and little indication of federal interest in meaningful AI regulation, state AI regulation is likely here to stay."

[he professed and confessed to be a dëmin @ocksportello]

legitimately fascinating moment here where fans believe the atlanta hawks created an AI introduction video for nickeil alexander-walker. are we - humans who look at screens - cooked?

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.

[Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield]

The 19-year-old known as "Big Balls" resigned, WH says https://t.co/iNQF8S6s16

[Elisabeth K. Shepard @elisabethk]

"In light of courts’ increased willingness to treat AI as products for strict liability claims, companies developing and deploying AI software should proactively address the risks and ensure compliance with emerging legal standards."