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Trademarks

‘A lot of companies might have been afraid to sue Amazon’: Q&A with Andy Lee, Brandsmiths

The UK Supreme Court’s Lifestyle v Amazon saw a small brand take on a global online marketplace—and win. Andy Lee explained to Marisa Woutersen how his IP team secured the result.   14 March 2024

Artificial Intelligence

‘A global impact on the music industry’: MEPs pass landmark AI Act

European Parliament approves the EU's AI regulation act | Hopes of ensuring AI safety, transparency and copyright compliance | Act sets rules on the music industry concerning copyright-protected songs.   13 March 2024

Future of IP

AI copyright issues take centre stage in George Carlin podcast dispute

‘Fair use’ may be used as defence in copyright suit against creators of ‘AI’ podcast Dudesy, but its success depends on wider legal battle being played out, say Kristen McCallion and Maggie LaPoint of Fish & Richardson   13 March 2024

Future of IP

US says new IP laws governing NFTs ‘not necessary or advisable’ for now

USPTO and US Copyright Office publish report into whether existing legislation is sufficient for protecting IP rights in the world of NFTs | Offices agree with stakeholders that new laws would be premature.   13 March 2024

Future of IP

How a new era of metrics is amplifying IP value

As AI empowers us to track more and better KPIs, the IP industry is finally being equipped with the data and capacity it needs to provide tangible indicators of return on IP investment, says Marcia Chang of Tradespace.   12 March 2024

Future of IP

‘Wishy-washy, behind the curve’: UK struggles to manage IP rights and AI

Off the back of a failed ‘bizarre experiment’ to mediate between Big Tech and creatives, the government’s failure to lead left copyright holders in limbo, finds Sarah Speight.   12 March 2024

Unified Patent Court

UPC to pore over ‘key’ transparency appeal

Lawyer behind appeal says eagerly-anticipated hearing is “a long time coming” | Critics say UPC’s stance on access has not matched earlier expectations or promises and must be reviewed.   12 March 2024

Copyright

Nvidia sued over ‘shadow library’ that trains AI models

Authors file class-action suits against Nvidia and Databricks in California | Complaints say LLMs were trained using notorious ‘Books3’ dataset containing thousands of copyrighted works.   12 March 2024

Trademarks

Take notice of takedown notices: Unjustified threats of IP litigation and online marketplaces

Businesses using online marketplaces must take practical steps to avoid falling foul of the UK’s perilous unjustified threats regime, explains Eleanor Wilson of Mishcon de Reya.   12 March 2024

Careers

K&L Gates addition boosts US tech litigation practice

The former Johns Hopkins lecturer brings technical expertise in computer and software engineering, enabling him to offer a ‘unique combination’ of experience.   12 March 2024

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