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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.
AI has the potential to revolutionise patent examination but uneven adoption of the technology could undermine fairness in the system, says Matthew Veale of Patsnap.
In a decision that will disappoint, but should not surprise, the UK Court of Appeals has indicated it will not diverge on the treatment of AI inventions, says David Hufton of HGF.
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Development comes nearly a year after the previous government backtracked on plans giving AI developers broad copyright exceptions | Status quo “not working” for AI developers or rights owners, says IPO’s AI lead at WIPR conference.
The first in-person AI and IP Europe event opens its doors in London | Conference brings together top experts from Orange, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Vodafone to explore all things AI and IP.
Court agrees to hear case on patent eligibility of artificial neural networks | Appeal grant stems from earlier ruling confirming ANNs not patentable under UK law | Case marks the second time Supreme Court will address AI and patenability.
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Webinar uncovers why there will be jobs for analysts and AI developers ‘for a long time to come’ | Confidentiality issues limit IBM IP team’s use of AI tools | Data is no longer the ‘new oil’ says Clarivate expert | C-suite expectation for decisions to ‘to function more like scientific theory’ | Braking tech innovator says engineers regularly use genAI.
The association's new reporter general Ralph Nack explains why the association is addressing “one of the biggest challenges in the history of copyright”.
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