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Ex-USPTO director warns Biden AI policy rollback could cause uncertainty on inventorship and patent eligibility | Trump’s AI executive order, aiming to put US at the forefront AI innovation, may cause ‘surge’ in AI patents, say lawyers | Commentary from Winston & Strawn, Haynes Boone, Greenspoon Marder, Dechert, Morgan Lewis, Baker Botts, McKool Smith.
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Our tendency to give large language models human attributes has dangerous implications for business and society, argues Roanie Levy of the Copyright Clearance Center.
As AI technology advances, its impact on global copyright—with major litigation and potential new regulation on the cards—will ramp up this year, write Charlotte Fleetwood-Smith and Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh of Fieldfisher.
From licensing agreements to AI-driven innovation, IP has a crucial role to play in transitioning the energy sector towards a more sustainable future, says Jeffrey Whittle of Womble Bond Dickinson.
Despite the fast-moving situation, there is plenty of scope within USPTO guidance to obtain AI patents, explains Zack Higbee of Alston & Bird.
Disputes with AI start-ups used to revolve around copyright infringement but the tech's hallucinations have thrown trademarks into the mix, says William Stroever of Cole Schotz.
More AI patents are being allowed due to revised guidelines introduced this year that set out specific criteria, says Hengwei Zhou of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
A US bill that identifies 'digital replicas' and protects creatives is essential, argues Judge Kathleen O’Malley (retired).
Europe’s landmark AI legislation is ambitious but not all-encompassing—and risks being outpaced by the technology, say Paul Kavanagh and Dylan Balbirnie of Dechert.
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News from around the world that you may have missed, including a scathing ruling on a Bitcoin imposter’s claims, Ralph Lauren's landmark trademark win in China, a key SEP ruling at the Unified Patent Court, and the latest on the UK’s AI and copyright consultation.
Government officials seek ‘win-win for both sides’ | Consultation will gather input from creators, rights holders, and AI firms, to ‘co-design’ a copyright framework | Transparency, AI datasets and labelling, and likeness also under scrutiny.
Newly formed Creative Rights in AI Coalition urges adoption of key principles for genAI | Getty, the FT and the Society of Authors among 40 organisations pressing for copyright protection.
With billionaire allies in the tech industry, a second Trump term could leave a lasting legacy on AI’s development, finds Marisa Woutersen.
Corporate legal teams can embrace the AI revolution by encouraging experimentation and managing risks proactively, according to a recent panel featuring leading in-house counsel.
News from around the world that you may have missed, including a Smashburger TM dispute, the top 100 Chinese trademark filers overseas, and Canada’s news publishers taking on OpenAI.
In-house counsel from Siemens and defence company Leonardo debated how best to protect AI innovations in this fast-moving arena, at WIPR’s AI & IP Europe conference in London.
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