The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Bee) has scheduled five (5) oral hearings for the month of December 2022. December 1, 2022 - 1 PM: Eden Foods, Inc. December 6, 2022 - 10 AM: In re Disciplina Excellentiae, LLC , Serial Nos. December 7, 2022 - 11 AM: In re International Fruit Genetics, LLC , Serial No. December 8, 2022 - 10 AM: In re Panini America, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

2021 was a banner year for non-fungible token sales, which are projected to climb even higher in 2022. Selected by Collins English Dictionary as the 2021 Word of the Year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique blockchain-based digital assets that are associated with images, artwork, videos, games, or other creative content.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2023

The campaign hopes to pay a lobbyist $187,500 to “educate government officials and policymakers” on a new threat to the creative industries – AI-generated artwork. According to a 2022 lobbying disclosure report , RIAA lobbyists raised AI as an issue with the government. MPA Lobbying – From Copyright to Z.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 17, 2022

Background - On February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office denied a second request for reconsideration regarding a refusal to register artwork created by AI. Importantly, the application for registration indicated that the artwork was created "autonomously" by "a computer algorithm running on a machine.".

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Barry Sookman

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-02-05 [link] 2022-02-06. Kardashian and Other Celebrities Sued Over Crypto Promotion [link] 2022-02-07. Subrogation Actions Following Ransomware Claims: What Policyholders Should Expect in the Ever-Changing Cyber Insura… [link] 2022-02-07.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

AI generated art is made autonomously by artificial intelligence without human creative input (see below for the artwork Dall-E 2 created in response to my suggestion “a machine painting a canvas”). As previously reported, the copyright office rejected an application in 2020 that claimed AI (RAGHAV) who was only/sole author of the artwork. [i]

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the Copyright Review Board denied registration for a two-dimensional artwork entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” What was notable about this artwork was that it was created by artificial intelligence (“AI”).

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2022

The case arises from Andy Warhols’ artwork that utilized a photo of music legend Prince. Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Goldsmith, No. 21-869: This case concerns the scope of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

On January 20, 2022, Riot Games sued Suga and Imba, two video game companies based in Asia, in the Central District of California, alleging that the defendants infringed on Riot’s intellectual property by creating a knockoff of Riot’s popular multiplayer game, League of Legends. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

pic.twitter.com/vjn1IdJcsL — Genel Jumalon Collect-A-Con Kansas City (@GenelJumalon) August 30, 2022. In short, AI artwork has emerged so quickly that there are significant practical, legal and ethical issues surrounding it and the battle lines on all three are being drawn as we speak. Yeah that's pretty f **g shitty.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Background Banksy’s graffiti artwork Laugh Now first appeared in Brighton, England, in 2002. Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. Essentially, the court found that merchandise displaying Banksy’s artwork was ubiquitous and that the artist had done nothing to prevent this. street artist Banksy.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

2022), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia confirmed that artwork generated autonomously by artificial intelligence (AI) alone is not entitled to. On 18 August 2023, in Thaler v. Perlmutter, Case No. 1:22-cv-01564, (D.D.C. By: K&L Gates LLP

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In April 2022 , Uffizi sent a cease-and-desist in response to Jean Paul Gaultier’s current use of the Birth of Venus , but the fashion brand never replied and continued its unauthorized use. . Uffizi took issue with Pornhub’s online guide to erotic art which used the artwork.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the background of the photo was a piece of artwork by photographer Jora Frantzis, who inspired the work. Currently, the FIFA World Cup 2022 is ongoing in Qatar. However, the EBC claims that the agreement was to broadcast all the 2022 games. The work in question was part of his series Marge Simpsons Style Icon.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. Let alone was it clear how to protect the IP rights in the artwork linked to it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Much like Redbubble, Pixels also has a hand in advertising infringing work, allowing users to search for DeYoung artwork and providing a link to view “all Derek DeYoung products,” despite the fact that many of those products originated from unlicensed third parties. ” UGH.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Secondly, because Article 14 of the DSM Directive / Article 32-quarter of the Italian Copyright Act is about the protectability of the reproduction of a public domain artwork, not a situation like that one at issue here, that is the actionability of the unauthorized reproduction of a public domain artwork.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

He used a cropped photo based on one of Goldsmith’s images to create his artwork. The Supreme Court heard an oral argument in October 2022 and a decision from the court is expected in May or June 2023. La entrada Infographic | Copyright legal dispute se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Feb 25, 2022. March 4, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. In the US too, several companies are protecting their trademarks for similar goods and services. Some examples under class 9 include: S.No. TOMMY JEANS.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Likewise, when the Uffizi Museum sent a letter to the French maison Jean Paul Gauthier back in April 2022 asking to cease all uses of “ the Birth of Venus ” in their Le Musée collection, it possibly thought it would eventually receive – at the very least – some kind of reply. Yet, she kept ignoring him. Second, Art.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2022

Stephen Thaler has filed a lawsuit against the United States Copyright Office (USCO) hoping to overturn the USCO’s decision to not grant a copyright registration for an AI created piece of artwork. Previously, Thaler submitted the work A Recent Entrance to Paradise to the USCO for a copyright registration.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 16, 2024

Lemley & Rebecca Tushnet (forthcoming, Supreme Court Review) Abstract The Supreme Court decided two cases of central importance to free speech during the 2022 term – in both cases without addressing the First Amendment implications. First Amendment Neglect in Supreme Court Intellectual Property Cases Mark A. In Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

All of the prompts are suggestions by Stable Diffusion , an open-source AI art generator launched in 2022 by startup Stability AI. Rutkowski is not alone – more artists are beginning to see their artworks gain popularity with similar models and have raised copyright concerns.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

APRIL 9, 2022

On Monday, April 11, 2022, Chris Kopitzke will lead a discussion of the issues before the Supreme Court in the long-running copyright infringement case based on Andy Warhol’s “Prince” series of artworks, and about the CAFC’s recent holding that a party lacked Article III standing to challenge the TTAB’s ruling on likelihood of confusion involving [.]. (..)

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3] 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. 12] Courts around the world generally apply tests to determine IP infringement.

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IPilogue

JULY 6, 2022

The May 18 th 2022 decision by Judge Rakoff for a motion to dismiss in the case of Hermès International and Hermès Paris, Inc v Mason Rothschild clarified the applicability of Rogers v Grimaldi and the Polaroid likelihood-of-confusion factors on NFTs containing trademarks for artistic expression. Background. The Arguments.

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IPilogue

MARCH 17, 2023

A report released in 2022 by the Productivity Commission on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts confirmed that fake indigenous art harms indigenous culture. However, this is not a newfound issue. However, many believe that this type of labelling would be a start to the protection of Indigenous IP.

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

From oil paintings to bucket hats, the artworks emerged initially for the Roskilde Festival in June 2022, depicting the Irma Girl in an uncharacteristically rebellious light – with a beer in hand, a soundbox on her back, and a cigarette in her mouth.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

The case In September 2022, Ms. The USCO focuses on the distinction between the conceiving of an idea of an artwork and its fixation into a tangible medium of expression and the requisite of originality as independent creation with a modicum of creativity. The work is a “ comic book ”.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

In October 2022, the artist Kris Kashtanova obtained protection for her comic Zarya of the Dawn, which has a part written by her, and graphics made by artificial intelligence.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In December 2022, Cognosphere targeted Ubatcha , one of Genshin Impact’s most prolific and popular leakers. For example, the article published here reproduces both pieces of artwork in full but isn’t targeted in a subpoena. Another article featuring the new characters dates back to December 2022 , and that appears fine too.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

As a result, the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 grants the owner of the artwork or the licensee sole rights to discharge copyrights that have already accrued under the statute. When someone mints an NFT on a public domain, they could falsely claim to be the owner of the original artwork’s copyrights. x] Person & Kelley S. [x]

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2023

the artwork linked to the NFT) representing Hermès Birkin although, in the Metabirkin collection and contrary to the physical Hermés product, the bags are depicted as fur-covered). the artwork) is, in fact, negligible while the value of the NFT is its value as a symbol of luxury and as a form of investment.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

I attended the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings (“GOTTMs”) hosted by Leiden University on April 5, 2022. He explained that an NFT typically includes only information about the artwork’s location. The actual artwork is not stored within the NFT because storing large amounts of data on a blockchain is fairly expensive.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

(The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain. and the best-known quantum (mechanics) Kat - Schrödinger's Kat Second, as this case clarifies, an NFT is born with the digital artwork.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

Any engagement with a registered trademark can be well covered within the purview of artistic freedom, if such reference forms an essential part of the production of an artwork and does not degenerate or disparage the applicant’s trademark, the court noted. 09, 2022) [link] Jeremy S. 23, 2022) [link] Moish E. 2] Melanie J.

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