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Trademarks

Whatever happened to NFTs? Data shows remarkable drop as ‘AI’ takes off

Demand for NFTs and metaverse marks in the US fall by more than 500% in last two years | Applications for artificial intelligence show “steady rather than spectacular” growth.   27 June 2024

Patents

Unified Patent Court: The cases, the numbers and what the future holds

In its first year, uptake of cases at the Unified Patent Court has surpassed most expectations. Darren Smyth of EIP delves into the facts and figures behind the headlines, with some surprising results.   27 June 2024

Careers

Gowling WLG pursues European expansion with new IP team in Paris

Partner from Reed Smith is renowned for patent and trademark litigation practice | Firm plans to continue growing team in France.   27 June 2024

Patents

Fed Circ lengthens odds for Alice patent eligibility test

Appeals court makes it more challenging for claims to pass the second prong of eligibility standard | Decision ends three-year infringement suit targeting big names in gaming industry.   26 June 2024

Copyright

AI licensor Reddit blocks web ‘crawlers’

Social platform to make changes to robots.txt file | Company says it will take measures against unauthorised ‘large-scale’ access to content.   26 June 2024

Artificial Intelligence

'Supergroup' of world’s biggest record labels sue AI music platforms

UMG, Sony and Warner claim AI companies stole “decades” worth of music to train models | Tracks of The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Ed Sheeran allegedly used in data | Record labels say speed of machine-generated content threatens entire industry.   25 June 2024

Trademarks

Euro 2024: Tips from England, Spain and France

With teams advancing to the knockout stages, Marisa Woutersen gathers lawyers from qualified countries to explore the tournament’s IP dynamics and their nation’s chances.   25 June 2024

Copyright

Explained: The EU and New Zealand free trade agreement

Big changes to New Zealand's IP laws make it vital to understand the new-look rules, says Christopher Young of MinterEllisonRuddWatts.   25 June 2024

Trademarks

LV and Pharrell Williams sued over $500 ‘Pocket Socks’

French brand’s socks emerged from collaboration with US musician | California-based plaintiff claims to have a host of registrations for “distinctive” security socks.   24 June 2024

Careers

USPTO names new deputy general counsel for IP law

Acting solicitor will take on role as chief litigator for USPTO | Vidal lauds promoted ‘proven leadership’ and deep knowledge of IP law.   24 June 2024

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