Erik K Pelton

MAY 23, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video “Responding to a Trademark Office Action” After a trademark application is filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, it is generally about nine months (as of May 2023) until anything is heard back by the applicant. Sometimes they’re more serious and substantive.

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Copyright Alliance

JANUARY 11, 2024

Copyright Office was also laser focused on the impact of AI on copyright. Copyright Office Activities in 2023: A Year in Review appeared first on Copyright Alliance. In 2023, like the rest of us who toil in copyright and creativity, the U.S. Last week, […] The post U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) has announced a new statement of policy on “Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence” that will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, March 16.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) released a letter affirming the USCO’s refusal to register a work created with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software. On December 11, the Review Board of the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 11, 2024

Representatives from several Commerce bureaus and offices participated, as did delegates from the White House, the Department of Treasury, the Small Business Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Board, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Learn more about the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 12, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced Monday that it has created an Office of Public Engagement (OPE) “to advance the agency’s mission of increasing participation in the innovation ecosystem by strengthening outreach and support to American communities.”

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Copyright Office published a final rule in the Federal Register amending agency regulations on small infringement claims filed at the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). As drafted, the Office’s final rule on smaller claim proceedings will become effective on February 15. On January 16, the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Piracy research firm MUSO looked into the link between movie piracy volume and box office revenues. The company decided to put this to work by calculating the correlation between movie piracy and box office attendance. The research compares the daily piracy numbers of 98 film releases with their official revenues at the box office.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office on Monday again denied an artist's attempt to register his van Gogh-inspired artwork generated by artificial intelligence, saying there's not enough human involvement for the artist to claim copyright.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 19, 2024

Copyright Office was within its rights to refuse registration to an artist after finding that his sculpture "lacks the necessary level of creativity to warrant copyright protection," a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, finding that the Copyright Office didn't err in its analysis of the sculpture.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites.

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The Illusion of More

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and request for comments on artificial intelligence. Goldsmith, how should the “purpose and character” of the use of copyrighted […] The post Comments to the Copyright Office on Artificial Intelligence appeared first on The Illusion of More. Oracle America and Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 16, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response, the US Copyright Office (USCO) has undertaken a new Artificial Intelligence Initiative (“AI Initiative”). Using generative AI raises numerous copyright issues. This guide is a high level overview and a collection of materials relating to the AI Initiative.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2023

companies and inventors still filed more patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) than any other country, according to its Patent Index 2022, which was released today. The index showed that U.S. patent applications numbered 48,088, a 2.9% increase from 2021. However, China's filings jumped by 15.1%

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a notice with supplemental guidance for its staff members examining design patent claims that include computer-generated images.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 29, 2023

On Wednesday, June 28, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) hosted a virtual event exploring guidance for registration of works containing generative artificial intelligence (AI) content.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Copyright Office’s Review and Conclusions. Following repeated nudges from Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy, the Copyright Office launched a consultation on automated tools that online services can use to ensure that pirated content is less easily shared. The Copyright Office is more cautious, however.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office recently published the results of their co-study (on the interplay between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Since 2016, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (“SIC”) implemented the Virtual Office of Industrial Property (“SIPI”) with the purpose of optimizing the management of procedures under its jurisdiction. La entrada Industrial property virtual office se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice today implementing the suggestions it received on expanding the patent bar following its October 18, 2022, request for public input on the topic.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Copyright Office (USCO) that the registration for the first issue of her partially AI-generated graphic novel, Zarya Of The Dawn, may be canceled. The Office will not knowingly grant registration to a work that was claimed to have been created solely by machine with artificial intelligence.”. Copyright under U.S.

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The Trichordist

JUNE 14, 2023

If you’re like us, you have an office pool on who will win the eagerly anticipated release of the MLC’s 2022 tax return! “Winning” in this case… Read more "Win Your Office Pool on MLC Salary Raises!"

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Plant Variety Protection Office (U.S. PVPO) announced that the Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Offices of Canada and Japan are now accepting Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) reports from the United States for at least some seed and vegetative species. On Thursday, January 25, 2024, the U.S.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 12, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office on Monday announced the creation of a new Office of Public Engagement to bolster its outreach and communication efforts and also said the agency is looking for a permanent chief to run the new business unit.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) reflected that the registration for a graphic novel that was made using the AI text-to-image tool, Midjourney, had been cancelled. The Office has since clarified that the update was a system error (see above note). On Monday, January 23, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 20, 2024

On February 15, 2024, the United States Copyright Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking, proposing to create a new group registration option for published two-dimensional artwork. The proposed rule, which the Copyright Office calls “GR2D,” would allow applicants to register up to ten.

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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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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Copyright Office wants to hear from you. Earlier this year, the Copyright Office launched an AI initiative to explore the relationships between technology and human creativity.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2023

Copyright Office published new guidance on the registration of works containing artificial intelligence ("AI")-generated material and announced public roundtables on the intersection of AI and copyright. By: Jones Day

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Norton Rose Fulbright will start 2024 with a new partner-in-charge of its San Francisco office, announcing the promotion of an experienced IP partner who will take on the role beginning Jan.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

As of April 1st, 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) will increase its general fees by approximately 5%, or up to 30% for certain annuities, as European patent application renewal fees from the third and up to the tenth subsequent year.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office's deputy director has turned down appeals from a California company seeking to overturn patent board rulings that could unravel a $303 million verdict against Samsung that has yet to make it through a federal court in East Texas.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register seeking public comment on a range of issues related to the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence (AI). On August 30, the U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? Things like Office Action deadlines never seem to change. Patent Office Action deadlines are extendable. And, until recently, trademark Office Action deadlines were not extendable. Post-registration Office Actions will not be subject to this new deadline.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Summary - The Copyright Office Review Board (Board) has affirmed the Copyright Office’s refusal of a work created with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software. By: Ballard Spahr LLP

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