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Despite inevitable ambiguity, published analysis on Japanese copyright law and AI will provide important insight until cases are decided in the courts, say Yoshiniori Okamoto of Yuasa and Hara and Jin Yoshikawa of Adams and Reese.
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When someone shared an image made using StableDiffusion on social media, the ensuing case drew wide attention and set a precedent, explains Hongxia Wu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
The office is not backing down over Stephen Thaler’s appeal to copyright an AI-generated landscape image. Ron Dreben, Meaghan Kent and Matthew Julyan of Morgan Lewis explain why.
Off the back of a failed ‘bizarre experiment’ to mediate between Big Tech and creatives, the government’s failure to lead left copyright holders in limbo, finds Sarah Speight.
Patent pools, the fallout from Amgen and Juno, plus an increase in graphical user interface patents are among the trends to look out for, writes Shaobin Zhu of Morgan Lewis.
Hear all about it! The NYT has presented a compelling case—backed by rich evidence—but a loss at trial could be a disaster for the publishing industry, finds Sarah Speight.
A welcome return to pre-pandemic stability, closer interest in Chinese applications, and disruption by AI chatbots will be the issues to watch, predicts Robert Reading of Clarivate.
The UK Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that Stephen Thaler’s DABUS machine cannot be the sole inventor of two patents still leaves fundamental questions about AI, inventorship and creativity, writes Mike Williams of Marks & Clerk.
As a new year begins, Jon Gurka, Paul Keller and Anna Saber of Crowell & Moring explore what may lie in store for tech IP litigation.
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Questel and ipQuants join forces to improve patent prosecution with AI tech | Partnership promises improved data analysis, trend spotting, and strategic decision making for patent prosecutors | Follows company’s recent acquisition of qatent.
News that a renowned designer is training an AI to create in her style prompts serious questions over IP ownership, say Magdalena Borucka and Margarita Taliadoros of Taylor Wessing.
In-house teams’ metrics often “don’t go deep” in assessing IP value, say experts from IP management company Tradespace.
By easily separating voices or instruments from a track, music AI tools are storing up potential infringements for the future, says Jonathan Coote of Bray and Krais.
The news agency argues fair use since BloombergGPT is a non-profit research model | Plaintiffs include former US governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Christian author Lysa TerKeurst | ‘Books3’ training data cited in complaint is “vague and conclusory.
Panellists from Qualcomm and Clarivate discuss AI trends in key Future of IP webinar | The West would be “scrambling to change laws” should China push ahead with AI inventorship | Scepticism could lead to “insurmountable barriers” to protection, says Qualcomm chief IP counsel.
UKIPO deputy CEO addresses CITMA conference in London | IPO records upsurge in demand for services in the face of “an inexorable change in the technology landscape” | AI tools can create more efficient, seamless user experience, deputy CEO tells delegates.
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