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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). I speculated that this was an attempt to avoid a messy fair use dispute.

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How to Protect Software as Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Software products, functionality, and source code can be protected through various means, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and non-disclosure agreements. Jump To: Trademark Protection for Branding. Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) for Ownership. Trademark Protection for Branding.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Trading Secrets

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. Fair Use: The Executive Order encourages data sharing and research.

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. Indeed, the intermediate Texas appellate court, at Jim Olive Photography, 580 SW3d at 376, fn.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.