IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

Introduction With the massive amount of technological advancements in recent years, the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and creativity has resulted in significant advances in advanced generative AI technology. It uses Natural Language Processing technology.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The number of artworks bought and sold throughout the world increased to almost 40 million in 2018 from around 39 million the year before, providing further evidence of this trend. Artwork based on such a notion presents challenges when attempting to establish ownership.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Thaler was unsuccessful with obtaining a copyright registration for the AI-generated artwork.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? Pending that, this cat lover (and dog lover, and also lover of NFTs) wonders about the following few issues.

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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. The rampant theft has forced some artists to stop sharing their work online , limiting the ability of artists to profit from the commercialization of their IP.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. Transfers of rights: How does the transfer of an NFT impact IP rights in the associated asset? Licensing of rights: How should IP rights in the associated asset be licensed in an NFT context?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. IP Rights and NFTs. Can other IP rights like trademarks play a role in protecting NFTs? Copyright Act.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Along with these evolutions in the digital space, forms of investment and ownership are also advancing to make use of these technologies. The adoption and use of blockchain technology is spreading rapidly across various industries and the sports industry is no exception. IP Law Applicability to NFTs in the Industry.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2015, has therefore been a key policy action. It encompasses all intersecting IT industries and might affect anything from social media use to surveillance, e-commerce, and technological innovation. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

On November 9, IP Osgoode, Reichman University and Microsoft hosted the first in-person Bracing for Impact Conference since 2019. Implementing AI technology in society requires complex interdisciplinary engagement between engineers, social scientists, application area experts, policymakers, users, and impacted communities.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It is no news that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have taken over the sphere of digital currency. NFTs have indeed transformed the world of digital assets and ownership, with sales as high as $2.47bn only 6 months into 2021. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs. IP Implications under NFTs.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

I am an attorney specializing in blockchain technology. Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical. Any NFT project offering Apes are derivative of the artwork for the Bored Ape yacht CLub are potentially infringing the BAYC’s copyrights. My name is NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

An NFT or “non-fungible token” is a digital asset that links ownership to unique digital items. Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. The original creator of the NFT can still retain copyright and reproduction rights, just like any piece of physical artwork.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

Over the last several months, there have been dozens of news stories about cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and the related technologies they have created. Blockchain is a technology that has emerged as an innovative, record-keeping technology that authenticates transactions. It all starts with Blockchain.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

The term was first devised by Sir John McCarthy in 1955, who identified Artificial Intelligence as “the engineering and science of producing machine intelligence” There are several applications of artificial intelligence-based technologies in use today. CREATION OR AUTHORSHIP OF AI.

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

Copyrightability of Prompts Prompt engineering is recognized as essential for harnessing the full potential of generative AI technologies, as it optimizes the interaction between humans and AI systems. Also, contracts should include intellectual property clauses that address the ownership and usage rights of the prompts.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs. To explain, an NFT is a unique digital token stored on a blockchain—it acts as a record of ownership of an item, like a certificate of authenticity of a cat painting.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition. Introduction.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The rise of NFTs and blockchain technology – despite providing an NFT “loophole” – has also provided opportunities for artists to be compensated for the appreciation of their works. SOCAN’s submission to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology as part of the statutory review of the Copyright Act.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And will this bedrock principle be limited to generative AI, or may it lead to revisiting copyright protection for other technologies where creative decisions are left to machines? For example, how will the Copyright Office address collaborative or joint works between a human and AI? Perlmutter, et.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Last week, we asked for your input on whether certain images generated by AI programs were substantially similar to the Plaintiffs’ original artworks, as alleged in Andersen v. Stability AI. The second prong of the test requires a showing of “copying” and “unlawful appropriation.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Apart from revolutionizing the creative markets, the ability to obtain new artworks with an increasing marginalization of human contribution has inevitably tested the fitness of copyright legislations all over the world to deal with the so-called “artificial intelligence” (‘AI’). ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e., In 2019, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

Significantly, the vast majority of NFTs do not include a copy of the underlying work ‘as is’, but rather, only include the alpha-numeric signature or URL that is associated with the underlying work, although some low-resolution artwork is stored on the blockchain with the NFT. The communication to the public right.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

However, a copyright registration certificate serves as evidence of ownership, which is required for enforcement actions by administrative authorities. In addition to copyright registration, Chinese courts accept electronic evidence obtained via blockchain technology to prove copyright ownership and facts of infringement.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

We also explain the alternative approach: how you can you use Corsearch’s AI-assisted technology and experts to do away with resource-sapping manual reviews and speed up enforcement. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

As a means of cryptographically proving ownership on the blockchain, each NFT has a unique hash, distinguishing it from other copies, as opposed to the non-exclusive license to access the copyrighted material obtained when purchasing an e-book. The preferred form of regulation in the NFT sector is code rather than copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

Ownership of trademark rights is not contingent on a registration. Thus, it is very important for brands to develop a web3 IP strategy, and to take into account various use cases, such as art-related NFTs. Technologies for identifying on-chain infringing and counterfeit NFTs have been and are continuing to be developed.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2023

We have previously discussed the thorny intellectual property implications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of a unique digital media item. This issue recently came to a head in a 64-page federal court decision in Friel v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. NFTs are real digital assets that are traded on the blockchain, a distributed ledger technology.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. The candidate will obtain a certificate file right away confirming that they—and they alone—now possess ownership of this digital creation.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Don’t get me wrong—I’m all in favor of using blockchain technology to facilitate the exchange of creative content. The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. The TMNTNFT group even obtained a letter from an IP lawyer in France, who attested to the legitimacy of the project.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs is the latest trend that has taken the world of art and technology by storm. NFTs revolutionised the concept of ownership and digital art. Many aspiring artists have now started converting their physical and digital artworks into NFTs and putting it up for sale, with many making considerable profits.

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