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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 28 – July 4)

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Topical Highlight. He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration. He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration.

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Fifth Circuit Affirms That Ericsson’s Offers to HTC Complied With ETSI FRAND Commitment (HTC v. Ericsson)

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The decision rejected HTC’s argument that the non-discrimination portion of the FRAND commitment required Ericsson to give HTC the same licensing terms as given larger mobile device manufacturers, because that would convert the ETSI FRAND commitment into a most-favored-licensee approach that ETSI had refused to adopt. per 4G device.

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Are AI models’ weights protected databases?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On the topic of authorship, it could be argued that someone (one person or a group of persons) will still have high-level control of the training process, and that control could be enough to attribute authorship. Furthermore, it would give some teeth to open-source licensing conditions, providing means of enforcement beyond contract law.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

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Another notable aspect of the decision is the court’s understanding that external factors that prevent the a proprietor from making an application to renew the mark in time do not lead to loss of distinctiveness by non-use. Case : Microsoft Technology Licensing Ltd. Kuku FM settles case with Pocket FM in audiobooks case.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The majority opinion in Warhol purports to follow the Campbell frame­work, but instead it reinterprets Campbell in ways that destabilize that three-decade consensus, likely resulting in a decade or more of renewed battle over the contours of the fair-use doctrine. Goldsmith herself had been entirely unaware of the licensed use.)

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Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 3 of 4)

LexBlog IP

In light of criticism following the announcement of the political deal – and renewed warnings that the AI Act risks will hamper innovation in the European market – there may still be room for debate over the final terms of the AI Act before ratification. [13] 4(1) and 4(3).

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Monthly Wrap Up (January 9, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Posts, Cases and Developments

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Restrictive Covenant Cases and Posts from around the United States: No-recruit agreements, which are restrictive covenants that forbid a former employee from soliciting his/her former colleagues, are a hot topic in many jurisdictions. William Manuel, John Rodgers and Anne Yuengert’s client alert.