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Benesch Partners Mark Avsec and Angela Gott Mentioned in Recent Reuters Article for Representation of OverDrive in Trademark Lawsuit
November 20, 2025
Benesch Partners Mark Avsec and Angela Gott were mentioned in a Reuters article for their representation of OverDrive in a trademark lawsuit against OpenAI. The article details OverDrive’s claims that OpenAI’s use of the name “Sora” for its AI-powered video generation tool infringes on OverDrive’s established Sora trademark, which is well known in the education and library sectors.
More: OpenAI sued for infringing library app maker’s Sora trademark.
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