Guides: Researching Trademark & Unfair Competition Law: Current Awareness Sources

Free News Sources

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law News
Legal news provided by The National Law Review.
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast
Host Jordan Grotzinger, a Greenberg Traurig Shareholder, provides "an easily digestible and quick analysis of the most current developments in trade secret law."
Trademarks (USPTO)
Scroll midway down the page to view USPTO's featured news stories + events.

Free Legal Blogs

Below are links to aggregators and selected legal blogs that highlight trademark law developments:

Blog (USPTO)
USPTO's description: "In-depth articles discussing the latest topics of interest to the USPTO and the intellectual property community."
Creativity & Innovation
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) collates news regarding technological developments and intellectual property law, including trademark issues.
IP Intelligence: Insight on Intellectual Property
Content provided by members of the IP Group within the law firm: Baker Hostetler. Tip: Click a tag, for example: Trademark.
Justia BlawgSearch: Most Popular Intellectual Property Law Blawgs
Justia BlawgSearch categorizes, ranks and links to many intellectual property law blogs. Researchers also can search Justia by a term like: trademark and "Sort [results] By Date."
LexBlog: Intellectual Property
LexBlog aggregates news and commentary from many sources.
Trademark, Copyright, Advertising & the Law
Content produced by lawyers in the Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition practice group within the law firm: Foley Hoag.

Subscription Legal News Sources

Bloomberg Law > Practice Center: Trademarks & Copyrights > Trademarks & Copyrights Home
Box: Trackers includes: Supreme Court Today: Trademarks + Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Opinions (2020-Present).
Box: News & Analysis includes: Bloomberg Law IP News, Bloomberg Law IP Analysis + Bloomberg Terminal News.
Box: "Domain Name Disputes" links to a search template for domain name decisions.

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The Fashion Law (TFL)
Tip: In TFL's main screen search box (top right), enter a term like: trademark. Includes: "From ChatGPT to Getty v. Stability AI: A Running List of Key AI Lawsuits."

Law.com topic: Trademarks
Law.com aggregates news stories and commentary from ALM publications such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal + New York Law Journal. This site provides trademark law news and analysis. Covers court and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office developments.
Law.com topic: Trade Secrets
Law360.com topic: Intellectual Property
Law360.com includes legal news stories + expert analysis on intellectual property "hot topics." Tip: In search box (top right), enter a term like: copyright. Includes article: Theresa Schliep, "Tracking The Copyright Fights Between Creators And AI Cos." (Sept. 8, 2025).

Tip: Some additional Law360 content is available through Lexis+ > left-frame tab: Legal News Hub.

Mealey's Daily News Update: IP/Tech (in Lexis+)
Tip: To view all recent articles, click: the three stacked dots (Actions) to the right of "Advanced Search: Mealey's Daily News Update - IP/Tech" > click: "Get All Documents for this Source."
Mealey's Daily News Update: Trade Secret Law (in Lexis+)
Tip: To view all recent articles, click: the three stacked dots (Actions) to the right of "Advanced Search: Mealey's Daily News Update - Trade Secret Law" > click: "Get All Documents for this Source."
Mealey's Litigation Report: Trademarks (in Lexis+)
Monthly. Thorough reporting on trademark litigation, including infringement, internet issues, Lanham Act issues, trade dress, trade secrets and unfair competition. This Report provides case summaries and many links to full-text court documents and statutes.
Tip: To view all recent articles, click: the three stacked dots (Actions) to the right of "Advanced Search: Trademarks: Mealey's Litigation Report" > click: "Get All Documents for this Source."

Note: Lexis+ requires an individual's username + password.

Westlaw Intellectual Property Daily Briefing
Tip: In search box, enter a term like: copyright. Sort search results by: Date.
Westlaw > Practical Law > Generative AI: Federal Litigation Tracker
Includes: Trademark Litigation + Trade Secret Litigation.
Westlaw > Practical Law > Trademark: Case Tracker (TTAB)
Scope: National/federal.
Cases (w/ links) appear by topic, "newest to oldest."

Note: Westlaw requires an individual's username + password.