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11 June 2025 Stability claimed Getty’s legal team was cherry-picking outputs after “hammering away at the model” to create infringing evidence, finds Marisa Woutersen from the courtroom.
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Genomic innovations involve vast amounts of research, making patents, copyrights, and trade secrets vital, explains Olusola Tunmise-Ajani of Inventa International.
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.
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28 May 2025 Former Air Force engineer brings AI and wireless tech expertise to the firm’s growing West Coast office.
23 May 2025 Shira Perlmutter claims president lacks authority to remove register of copyrights | Situation sparks debate over separation of powers between Congress and federal government | Trump’s ‘replacements’ for Perlmutter and librarian Carla Hayden challenged by library staff.
21 May 2025 E-commerce newcomer joins likes of Apple, Nike, and Amazon in coalition while under fire over alleged fake goods and unfair competition | Shein ordered to hand over records in Temu dispute | USPTO seeks input as new study raises alarms for counterfeits.
16 May 2025 WIPR launches new, improved 2025 edition | New approach marks beginning of a more selective, research-driven era | Directory contains carefully vetted cohort of 1,000 leading IP practitioners from 80 countries.
16 May 2025 A CJEU advocate general stepped in to untangle legal knots arising from conflicting copyright decisions. But his support for a fresh ‘recognisability test’ introduces an unwelcome twist, says Anna Maria Stein of Eversheds Sutherland.
14 May 2025 Latest EUIPO study highlights growing tensions between creators rights and AI developers, emerging licensing markets, and the power of public authorities | US grapples with change in leadership following Copyright Office report | UK passes amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
12 May 2025 Director Shira Perlmutter loses her job in latest move by White House | Sacking is a “power grab”, says Democrat Congressman | News follows publication by Copyright Office of a report on AI and firing of librarian of Congress.
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