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24 March 2025 The US Court of Appeals in Stephen Thaler v Shira Perlmutter, et al backed the Copyright Office but left questions unanswered. Experts share their take on strategies, alternative protections, and potential global disparities in light of the key decision.
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The Copyright Amendment Bill is one of the most ambitious reforms in South Africa’s recent history and cuts across the economy, creators’ rights, and trade relations, explains Miguel Bibe of Inventa
Cases involving fashion brands and copyright protection are worth noting as part of a multi-layered IP strategy, explains Rosie Burbidge of Howard Kennedy.
Significant IP developments combined with political elections made 2024 an important year for the country, explain Nick Redfearn, Arifia Fajra and Kin Wah Chow of Rouse.
Protecting your design is vital but when your rights expire, can copyright law help? And does EU law trump UK law? Martin Noble of Freeths unpacks the THJ Systems and WaterRower decisions.
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.
The definition—and the process of enforcing and litigating this crown jewel—differs greatly across jurisdictions, say Louise Sargeant and Alex Shkurka of Bird & Bird.
What can UK rightsholders and potential defendants do to protect themselves from criticism later if a dispute ends up in court? Martin Noble of Freeths offers some tips.
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19 February 2025 Relationships and “baking in” IP across departments at the right time are crucial for the $40 billion company’s in-house team, Patrick Lo tells Sarah Speight.
19 February 2025 As the office rejects AI prompts as a basis for copyright, legal experts warn its approach could potentially leave millions of AI-generated works in limbo, finds Marisa Woutersen.
14 February 2025 News from around the world that you may have missed, including Nokia’s victory in a patent streaming dispute with Amazon, the US Copyright Office’s latest action plan on music organisations and AI, Tencent’s video copyright feud, and Temu’s setback against Shein.
12 February 2025 Media giant wins partial summary judgment in non-genAI dispute | ROSS Intelligence copied editorial content from Westlaw platform to train AI-driven search tool | Precedential decision reinforces prior Supreme Court decisions in Google and Warhol.
7 February 2025 News from around the world that you may have missed, including China’s first anti-anti-suit injunctions’ impact on international disputes, OMG Girlz secures their $71.5M damages award, L'Oréal’s patent win over Schwarzkopf, and the EU’s AI Act’s provisions enforced.
7 February 2025 Milton Springut and Caroline Boehm join the firm from Moses & Singer | Duo bring extensive experience in IP litigation, including patent, trade secret, trademark, and counterfeiting matters.
5 February 2025 ‘First’ major copyright case concerning declaring code since Google v Oracle and Warhol | Court affirms earlier decision that Astronics’ use of declaring code constituted fair use | Plaintiff’s instruments used by the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps.
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