Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

The focus of the case is copyrightability of the SAS statistical software and its outputs. SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. by Dennis Crouch.

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Patently-O

APRIL 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The leading case on copyrightability of AI created works is now pending before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. 2024), centers on Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempts to register a copyright for an artistic image autonomously generated by his AI system that he has named the “Creativity Machine.”

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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

AUGUST 3, 2023

The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage. copyright and patent laws are currently written in a way that require human creation to be eligible for protection. copyright law.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. ” Therefore, the domain of big data cannot escape the interplay of IP laws in its administration and protection against third parties. What is Big Data? Where does IP come from in the Said Scenario?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2023

Protection of AI-Generated Content Content that is wholly created by AI is not copyrightable or patentable. Copyright law requires the authoring of a creative work that is fixed in a tangible medium. In the end, nobody owned the copyrights on the photographs—not even the monkeys. ” (Emphasis ours). .”

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Intepat

APRIL 19, 2023

CRIs are inventions that are based on computer software or hardware and are becoming increasingly important in a variety of fields, including finance, healthcare, and telecommunications. The article delves into the legal framework surrounding CRIs in India, through the lens of case laws and guidelines issued by the Indian Patent Office.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 18, 2023

In a case that could have some lasting impact, the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a 2020 ruling by Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas dismissing claims that a competitor infringed non-literal elements of the plaintiff’s software. Because SAS failed to do so, Judge Gilstrap dismissed SAS’s claim.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While copyright law is at the center of a few recent disputes over intellectual property protection for typefaces and fonts, design patents are an often-overlooked mechanism for protecting these designs. Copyrights. Design Patents. Design Patent No. Design Patent No. Design Patent No.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

In a case that could have some lasting impact, the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a 2020 ruling by Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas dismissing claims that a competitor infringed non-literal elements of the plaintiff’s software. Because SAS failed to do so, Judge Gilstrap dismissed SAS’s claim.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Are you or your company expecting to spend a considerable sum anytime soon on computer software? Companies often acquire computer software without much concern — other than the price/cost of the product. You may even be required to offer your expensive new software to others for free. Copyright Ownership.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2021

In Malaysia, for example, it took a decision by the High Court last May to determine that the sale and distribution of streaming devices configured for piracy purposes does indeed constitute infringement under the Copyright Act. But Malaysia was far from done. Those hoping to use a corporate structure as a shield are also put on notice.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The original complaint didn’t provide sufficient evidence for a plausible claim that the ‘Destiny 2 Hacks’ infringed any copyrights, the Judge concluded. As a result, the copyright infringement dispute is currently ongoing and progressing to trial. “[A]s Dr. .

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A comprehensive guide to intellectual property and legal protections for software technology. As a software developer, investor, visionary that has invested significant time and resources into software technology, it is crucial not to share the details of your innovation until you have taken steps to protect it properly.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2022

While Russia is still trading with select countries, those that have imposed sanctions (‘enemy’ or ‘hostile’ countries, says Russia) are key suppliers of entertainment media, software, and other types of intellectual property. Piracy is illegal in Russia and no laws have been passed to change that.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. IP Rights and NFTs. Is this the same in the US and China? The United States.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

Copyright Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight Annsley Merelle Ward reported on the English High Court’s decision in PQ Systems Europe v Jeff Aughton and Factroia Ltd. The agenda can be found here.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? David Vaver.

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Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The copyright lawsuit between the data-software company SAS Institute and its scrappy copycat World Programming has been interesting to follow over the past several years, and the Federal Circuit has now issued a controversial opinion in the case. To be clear, computer software can still be copyrightable.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

Software being a Grey area can be provided protection under two heads, while trade secrets plays a major role in protection of innovation including patent. Protecting Inventions with Patent Protection of inventions in the concept stage, helps in insuring novelty as the Fintech industry is dynamic in nature.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

” The system involves a central unit, field modules, and software to run the system. ” This kind of vague technical jargon is what we typically see in patent specifications, not “original works of authorship.” ” Pyrotechnics’ copyright registration then starts to fall apart.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2023

Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. A new database compiling various original sources is in the works, even as we use blogposts to pinpoint specific issues in history that have shaped IP law today. Bhagga And Ors. Sankar and Ors.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. In May 2021, a phenomenal IPilogue submission by Keir Strickland-Murphy (Osgoode Law ‘22) touched on the recent boom of Non- fungible Tokens. If an image is attached to an NFT, does that mean I own the copyright for that image?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

One of the primary legal concerns is related to copyright – both in terms of protecting the work generated and the concern of infringing someone else’s work. Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including literary works like blog articles. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects a creator’s exclusive right to control who reproduces or alters the product of their original creative effort. Copyright protects the producers of any original work, and is relevant to almost all businesses, not just those in the creative industry. Introduction.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Copyrights: Copyrights protect original works of authorship such as software codes, artistic creations, literature, music, films, etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

Is the protection of patent available for website? A website can be seen as a collection of webpages comprising of a wide variety of information such as text, media files, sometimes even software. enjoy the protection under Copyright laws if you are the first and original creator of these components.

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IPilogue

JULY 14, 2021

Bonnie Hassanzadeh is an IPilogue Senior Editor , IP Innovation Clinic Fellow , and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . . Technology companies often restrict access to repairs by providing equipment parts, repair manuals, or access to software source codes only to a limited number of dealers.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

deemed that creative news articles written by Dreamwriter AI software are protectable under Chinese copyright law since “creative choices” were made by the software engineers who created the Dream writer software in the first place. Shanghai Yingxu Technology Co., ” under §706(2)(A).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Linguistic Relativity and Its Implications for Section 230 and Copyright Christopher S. See the same complaint in open source software—everyone has to add a bell or whistle. Loglan, created to test Sapir-Whorf, also forked and had a copyright dispute. A: Software is less forgiving than spoken language.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game. Just thinking aloud.) Well … not really!

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IIPRD

JULY 4, 2021

A classic example of this may be that certain emojis of Apple are not visible when sent to an Android user primarily because of the difference in software and thus the platform. This may be explained by taking into consideration copyright, trademark as well as other intellectual property regimes. Copyright Law.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

I demonstrate with examples how copyright policies of many state governments restrict the very access that the State Boards publishing textbooks were meant to facilitate. Reed Tech has been a partner to the USPTO for over 5 decades, providing services both in the patent application and patent evaluation and assessment processes.

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

A three-person board was entrusted with reviewing a 2019 verdict against a man called Steven Thaler, who had applied for the copyright of an art piece titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise, created by an AI system he called Creativity Machine. ” In the United States, only human creators have copyright. .”

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