[E-trademarks] Watch out for AI hallucinations

[Eric Goldman]

FWIW, there is a running log of hallucinated citation cases:

https://www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinations/

Today's total is 690 globally...

Eric Goldman (he/him)
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM David Boundy via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I'm sure most of you at this point have seen multiple articles about
> attorneys getting sanctioned for including AI-hallucinated case cites in a
> brief.  Until today, all the punishments I've seen are fines, in the
> $1000-$5000 range.   This one's a little more so -- this attorney has to
> pay $6000, plus self-report for bar discipline.  The bar could issue
> suspension or disbarment.   I hear there's another one pending where a
> court has issued a show-cause order, asking the attorney to explain why he
> shouldn't spend a few nights in the cooler.  If I confirm that rumor, I'll
> pass it on.
>
> Don't trust the stuff you get from AI.  Instead, distrust and verify.
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