South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Oct 16, 2025

Smucker sues Trader Joe’s over Uncrustables copy

Smucker sues Trader Joe’s, claiming its frozen PB&J sandwiches copy Uncrustables' design, packaging, and trademarked look.

Sep 10, 2025

Judge questions $1.5B Anthropic-AI book piracy deal

A federal judge raised concerns over Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy settlement with authors, warning the AI copyright case could still go to trial.

Jun 24, 2025

OpenAI, Ive, Altman blocked from using ‘IO’ amid lawsuit

A budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal […]

Dec 4, 2024

Law firms face wide array of cyberthreats

By Gina F. Rubel (First in a series) Law firms and their clients are facing an unprecedented rise in cybercrime, with 2024 being the biggest year yet for cybersecurity incidents. […]

Oct 30, 2024

Building a public profile builds a practice

By Ellen Keiley Lawyers who stand out in their community have probably taken the time and diligently worked to build their brand. Visibility has numerous benefits. Lawyers who are known […]

Sep 4, 2024

Lawsuit forces campaign to stop using song

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of […]

May 21, 2024

Generative AI reshapes legal profession from top to bottom

Generative artificial intelligence, commonly known as GAI, is transforming the legal profession, enabling efficiency in tasks such as document review, research, and administrative chores.

Jan 24, 2024

Patent law also will feel the effects of AI

By Dave Nay The era of robots replacing lawyers has long been fodder for science fiction. But when it comes to patent law, that future is arriving ahead of schedule. […]

Jan 23, 2024

AI law, policy developments likely this year

By Joey Morris One of 2023’s more significant — and potentially disruptive — developments in business and culture was the arrival of a slew of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. […]

Jan 11, 2023

5 Questions with Doug Kim on intellectual patents

Doug Kim is an intellectual patent attorney with Kim Lahey & Killough Law Firm based in Greenville, and also chairs the Innovation and Intellectual Property Committee for the South Carolina […]

Dec 31, 2020

The top 10 intellectual property cases of 2020

BY KIRK TESKA As is our custom this time of year, the following are the top 10 IP cases of the year. Tampa Brady NFL quarterback Tom Brady is once […]

Jan 7, 2020

Tom Terrific, iRobot, and Shark Ninja: The top 10 IP cases of 2019

BY KIRK TESKA It’s that time of year again. Without further ado, following are the top 10 IP cases of 2019: Tom Terrific A U.S. Trademark Office examiner was on […]