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Blow to AI, Clarity for Humans: Key Insights from the DABUS Rulings

IP Watchdog

The August 2019 announcement that two patent applications had been filed naming an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm as an inventor in the United States and a dozen other countries was regarded as disruptive and profound at the time. It was one of the hot topics in patent law during those last few months before the pandemic.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Parallel to this, Non-Fungible Tokens, often known as NFTs, have seen tremendous growth as more and more people enter the market. vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor. v] Non-fungible tokens (NFT), ETHEREUM.ORG, [link] (last visited July 01, 2022). [vi]

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Guest Book Review: Teaching Intellectual Property Law

The IPKat

The thread of employability-related skills is picked up in more detail in Part VI, where Mandy Haberman promotes “the value of a good story”, especially if the story is told by people who work with IP in the world of business – inventors and entrepreneurs.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

As recently in 2022 Hermès, a fashion house sued Manson an NFT (non-fungible token) creator for trademark infringement who marketed a digital asset called “Metabirkins”, which was a digital copy of a bag created by Hermès, which sold at many high prices. Patent Infringement. Conclusion and Suggestions.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have garnered attention and popularity in 2021.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 23 – 29)

SpicyIP

A non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has been launched by Alibaba Group of China, which permits customers to buy and sell NFTs while also facilitating licensing and selling of IP. Thus, she notes that regular training for judges on the technical subject matters is crucial.