MarkIt to Market® – April 2026

Welcome to the quarterly issue of Sterne Kessler’s MarkIt to Market® newsletter, featuring recent developments in brand protection and emerging issues impacting trademark and copyright owners.

Our Trademark & Brand Protection practice here at Sterne Kessler is devoted to guiding companies of all sizes in developing and maintaining strong brands around the world. There is always something new and exciting happening in our unique IP niche, and we bring you updates each month to help you keep on top of it all.

Thanks for your readership. If there is something you would like us to cover, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us and let us know!

Kind regards,

Monica Riva Talley

In this Issue: 

• Register More With Less: What Creators Should Know About the U.S. Copyright Office’s New Group Registration Option for 2-Dimensional Works
• Cert. Denied, But One Thing is Cert-ain: The Human Authorship Requirement for Copyright
• Supreme Court Reshapes Contributory Copyright Liability in Cox v. Sony Music: What It Means for Copyright Owners, Platforms, and ISPs
• Chat, GPT, and 2(e) – The TTAB Rejects CHATGPT’s Inherent Distinctiveness Case
• USPTO Launches AI Examination Tools – What This Means for Trademark Applicants