SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Talking about this topic, the issue of Judicial Recusals also shouldn’t be left untouched – an issue that has been the heart of several IP controversies, notably the Novartis dispute. Basheer penned a post Rigging Data: IPRs and the IMPACT of Counterfeits.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst (both Lewis Silkin) on protectability of AI-generated outputs under UK copyright. Does UK copyright law protection extend to computer-generated works which are not original?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This second part of our four-part series on using synthetic data to train AI models explores how the use of synthetic data training sets may mitigate copyright infringement risks under EU law. AI-generated works such as synthetic data may be found not to meet this standard since they arguably do not have a human author. [1]

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

For the time being, they are two courses that I have designed and will fully or partly deliver: - Copyright and Data , 15 and 16 October 2021 This virtual course provides participants with an understanding of the main principles and rules governing copyright law at the international, regional (European Union), and national level.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2023

Specifically, it wants to know how people effectively protect themselves while using The Pirate Bay. As a small experiment, we decided to ask Bing the same question it asked us ( What is the most effective way to protect yourself while using The Pirate Bay? ). And indeed, a VPN does up as the answer in a massive font.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Policy debates in the US and the EU by Anna Pokrovskaya "Reviewing" the prior art The question of whether AI can be considered a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) in a given field is a topic of significant debate in the policy realms of both the US and the EU. US , 850 F.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 27, 2022

The system, which made domain registrant contact information available to the public, was inherently incompatible with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This way law enforcement, investigators, journalists and others with legitimate need could get the data, though the public at large would be shut out.

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IPilogue

JUNE 20, 2022

The Government of Ontario recognizes the collection and use of data from minority populations as a critical step in improving social, economic, political, and financial inequities. Sexual orientation and gender identity are also complex topics that are challenging to account for in survey and census style information collection.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

The AI Bill of Rights included five principles: Safe and Effective Systems : The American people should have appropriate protection from unsafe or ineffective systems and systems should be developed with consultation from diverse communities, stakeholders, and domain experts. This Guidance covers some important topics. The AI RMF 1.0

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The IPKat

AUGUST 3, 2023

The role involves assistance with the analysis, impact and opportunities of IP regulation, in particular copyright, in relation to a variety of topics/projects including digital technologies (e.g., NFTs, AI, VR and innovative revenues models) and emerging issues of data governance from a property/IP perspective.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. We can use computers and data science for this purpose. Thus, one could only obtain protection for the structure of reworked images. It is only a set of parameters derived from training data.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Imposed and enforced by Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , these export controls are fundamental to protecting our nation’s cybersecurity and maintaining U.S. In addition to BIS, other Commerce agencies are leading efforts to protect industry and government from current and future cyber threats.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Yet, beneath the surface of the transformative potential of AI lies a complex legal web of intellectual property (“IP”) risks, particularly concerning the use of “real-world” training data, which may lead to alleged infringement of third-party IP rights if AI training data is not appropriately sourced.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information governance and data retention have been important topics in the corporate world for years. As an executive, it’s crucial to ensure effective management, storage, and secure disposal of your company’s data. Your employees are the first line of defense against cyber-attacks and data breaches.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

Here are the key takeaways from the Seyfarth webinar: Staying Informed about Technology Threats: Employers must stay up to date with the latest technology employees can use to misappropriate sensitive data. By fostering a culture of awareness, organizations can strengthen their employees’ commitment to protecting trade secrets.

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Trading Secrets

JULY 7, 2023

Here are the key takeaways from the Seyfarth webinar: Staying Informed about Technology Threats: Employers must stay up to date with the latest technology employees can use to misappropriate sensitive data. By fostering a culture of awareness, organizations can strengthen their employees’ commitment to protecting trade secrets.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Events Cambridge Information & Intellectual Property Meeting (CIIPM) CIIPM will hold an event on 15 December 2021 (from 2:00pm to 5:30pm GMT) on the topic of 'Disruption and the Innovation Lifecycle'. More topics and further details about the award and the process of submission can be found here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The latest FTC data about romance scams states that the dollars (not including heartache) lost to online romance scammers have increased 80 percent since 2020, to a total reported value of $547 million in 2021. The report provides some interesting trend information. For example, we are now seeing the use of cryptocurrency in these scams.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Here the final version is a clear improvement over the original Parliament text as it no longer suggests that model providers need to distinguish between copyright-protected and public domain training materials and then apply different transparency standards to both, which would be unworkable.

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Corsearch

APRIL 5, 2024

These sessions, led by esteemed panelists from organizations such as Warner Music Group, Estée Lauder, PwC, and more, explored a diverse range of topics crucial to the modern trademark landscape, which are covered in more detail below.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2023

In this regard, Article 40 provides a new legal framework which requires VLOPs and VLOSEs to provide access to their data for the purpose of conducting research which will improve the detection, identification and understanding of systemic risks within the EU.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Contrary to classic computer programs written by developers, many of these models rely on vast artificial neural networks trained in giant amounts of data. However, it’s unclear whether the models themselves are currently protected by intellectual property laws. In general, they use what is called a transformer architecture.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With more than 10,000 responses, it is clear that the topic is close to the hearts of many people. However, turning the data into a commercial tool goes too far. Learning the words in that sentence both requires a much more targeted input data set, and—with due respect to Susan’s aunt—seems likely to be more commercially interesting.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group’s webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group's (SACG) webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives holds on 15 February 2024 at 12:00 - 13:00 CET. The online event will provide takes on recent topics in the field of AI.

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The IPKat

MAY 1, 2022

The conference will provide attendees with insights on the latest market developments, as well as case law and regulators on this topic. The results showed that 67% of youth create content and more than 50% need help to better protect and market their work. The event will be held in person and live-streamed.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. Growing interest in sustainability is reflected in the EUTMs filed at the EUIPO.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Topics cover, inter alia, preliminary measures in IP matters in the UPC and national court practices, indirect infringement of IP rights in cross-border situations and enforcement of financial claims in IP matters. It is an excellent source for everyone interested in supplementary protection certificates.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

for persons with visual impairments, for persons with other disabilities, for libraries, archives and museums, and for education and research institutions), as well as on cross-cutting issues such as existing flexibilities in international conventions and the impact of technological protection measures on L&Es.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The analysis will begin from the fact that nation-branding strategies have vested country names with a valuable, intangible interest protectable under the multilateral intellectual property (IP) framework. Info and registration here. More details here. More information on the event here. More details here.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) has announced its new Executive Director: as of 1 August, it is Judith Willert. Image by cocoparisienne from Pixabay.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2024

A sampling of opinions on this controversial topic would likely place sentiments like these at the edge of a spectrum, acting as a perfect counterbalance to equally extreme positions adopted by a subset of particularly aggressive rightsholders. . And all this under a ‘protected privacy’,” the statement continues.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Given the seriousness of this topic and the importance of research being as up-to-date as possible, this is actively dangerous. He’s also accused of misrepresenting data and other researchers’ findings while ignoring important new studies that challenge his stated opinions.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

The book is advertised as being of interest to historians, historians of the map and print culture, as well as those interested in the history of knowledge and how legal control over data has been exerted overtime and intellectual property scholars.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. Against this background, with this new public consultation the UKIPO is now looking for more concrete answers on three specific topics which could potentially lead to a Parliament intervention in the field of IP and AI. Background.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Photo by Emily Wang on Unsplash The UK’s attempt to deal with generative AI, training data and copyright law has taken yet another turn. The mandate of the group was to identify, develop and codify good practice on the use of copyright, performance and database material in relation to AI, including data mining.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Join us for a panel discussion on the nuances of performance management, discipline, and separations while staying true to your corporate culture, mitigating legal risk and avoiding reputational harm. Speakers Holger Besch , Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Robert Milligan , Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Dana Peterson , Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

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