IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

The work (reproduced above) was “created” using a base dataset of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night painting and a photograph taken by Ankit Sahni, the IP lawyer who created RAGHAV and the work’s listed co-author. Labelling the work as a “creation”, as opposed to an “output” or “generation”, has been the topic of global debate.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The case involved a lawsuit brought by Ginger Rogers over a film entitled “Fred and Ginger,” which was about two Italian cabaret performers who, in their act, emulated the dance routines of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The district court and the Second Circuit on appeal both said no, and the Rogers test was created.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

One of the topics to be discussed at tomorrow’s PPAC meeting is USPTO operations following the Supreme Court’s 2021 Arthrex decision. In Arthrex , the Supreme Court created an additional layer of review by the PTO Director in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings following a PTAB final written decision.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Talking about this topic, the issue of Judicial Recusals also shouldn’t be left untouched – an issue that has been the heart of several IP controversies, notably the Novartis dispute. One may ask what an “MHRD” Chair is. Well … first thing first.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

This rapid increase in the use of AI creates a number of legal issues, some of which are addressed below. Mayorkas, announced a new initiative that seeks to combat evolving threats, including the revolution created by generative AI. The “generative” aspect of GAI implies that something new is being created. Both the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 27, 2022

Unfortunately, despite all that time, we seem to be no closer to a resolution and the only serious proposal would create an even worse system than no system at all. Even back then, privacy issues were a hot topic with many concerned that such a public database of personal information would lead to spam, harassment and other issues.

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The IPKat

APRIL 9, 2024

The description available on its website concerning the history of the shoe – which was created in 1954 for Audrey Hepburn – was found to be lawful. In the present case, it is a fact that Ferragamo created the Audrey and Ira shoes for Hepburn, as it was equally true that Hepburn had worn Gondoletta.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. When Congress passed the CARES Act in late March, it featured provisions allowing the USPTO to extend some deadlines for applicants and registrants for a few months.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Both were authorized under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. . “It 24, 2022, prior to enactment of the CHIPS Act. global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. Department of Commerce on Jan. All submissions received in response to this RFI will be posted on the NIST website.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2024

Oral arguments will include the 11 Federal Circuit judges (absent Judge Newman) along with Mark Lemley (for the accused infringer); Joe Herriges (for the patentee GM); and USPTO Acting Solicitor Farheena Rasheed (for amicus USPTO). On Feb 6 we’ll gather online to debate the case and its potential outcome and impact. See you soon!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

I did a (rare for me) Twitter thread on this topic, which is so crucial that I’m sharing it here as well: On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be marking up the EARN IT Act, which removes Section 230 for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). What’s the best way to protect CSAM victims? TELL THEM VIA CALLS/TWEETS.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Further analysis on the topics of authorship of computer-generated works, text and data mining exception, and inventorship in case of inventions created by AIs was published on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. Other A high-end fashion brand found itself involved in a controversy last week involving the sales of traditional Indian garments.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 15, 2024

In order to guarantee employment safety and support for employees during maternity, paternity, and family-related conditions, two historic pieces of legislation—the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 in India and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the USA— were passed.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

part 3 of 3 This post is the third and final part in a series on the Corporate Transparency Act. The last two posts talked about who the beneficial owners are under the Corporate Transparency Act (Act). The Act requires all company applicants to be included on the report. Time is of the essence. – Sam

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

This creates powerful new precedent that will make it easier for web scrapers to prevail in litigation and will make it much harder for websites to prevent scraping. And that, in turn, further restricts what should be in the public domain and gives companies power to create property rights where none are otherwise granted in the law.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 11, 2024

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is a topic that evokes sharp reactions across the globe. Major legislative instruments include: Environment Protection Act, 1986 [1] : This act provides an umbrella piece of legislation under which GMO regulation is catered for. 1] Environment Protection Act, 1986, No.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) development company, DoNotPay, developed an AI robot app, which will act as “The World’s First Robot Lawyer” by listening in on court proceedings via the defendant’s phone while the defendant listens through an earpiece. This AI Robot is, more simply put, a chatbot.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

It may be a common belief that what you create is your own work and intellectual property (IP), but if you have a day job there is the possibility that your employer could lay claim to the intellectual property flowing from your outside endeavors. Simply put, IP can be anything – inventions, music, art, plays – created by the human mind.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 2, 2024

What are the biggest challenges data science teams encounter when creating their own datasets? A vendor is also able to bring speed, focus, and efficiency to the work of creating valuable datasets, allowing companies to allocate their resources more effectively.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2022

Aviv Gaon’s “Selected Topics in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law” course with Osgoode Professional Development. As the non-expert user works through the questions, the JPES begins doling out information and recommendations that can be acted upon. 2014) 51 Osgoode Hall L.J. 957 at 983. [2] at 965. . [3] 8] Rachel E.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash In recent years, copyright departments in governments around the world have been preoccupied with AI’s effects on copyright industries and, more recently, copyright law challenges created for AI industries. What about ‘Down Under’? Which copyright issues has the Australian government been grappling with?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Update on the Electoral Reform Act 2022. The Electoral Reform Act 2022 (the Act ), brings about significant changes to the electoral system in Ireland. While the Act was signed into law on 25 July 2022, only certain sections of the Act have been commenced. Part 4 and Part 5 of the Act have not yet been commenced.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

In this post, I want to get back to the registration topic itself, this time in greater detail. Each of your posts – “works of original expression in a fixed form” in the language of the Copyright Act – is individually registerable for copyright. That might be enough to stop you in your tracks. Meet GRTX (No, It’s Not a Robot).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

By freezing under-18 out of large swathes of the Internet, the bill would create a generation of digitally naïve adults–the exact opposite of the skills they, and our society, need to thrive in the 21st century. Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the past, much like intrepid time travelers, we journeyed through the months of June , July , and August , uncovering how some stories like the Mashelkar Report, the National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority (NBRA) Bill, the Whistleblower Act, or the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, unfolded with time. where Prof.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

Despite the hearing’s focus shifting away from the specific topic of NIL, many of the witnesses and representatives advocated for a federal NIL standard to provide clarity and uniformity for college athletes. “The current NIL chaos means student-athletes are left to fend for themselves,” said Rep. .”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Pamela Samuelson discusses the legal challenges posed by the emergence of generative AI, or AI that can create original content. One of the key challenges is determining whether generative AI-created works are eligible for copyright protection. Samuelson argues that, under current law, they are not.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The resolution aims to enhance the FTC’s ability to monitor and enforce compliance with existing laws and regulations that apply to AI, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and the FTC Act.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2023

The copyright angle is the topic of many debates and has already made its way to court in a few cases. A few weeks ago we reported that the RIAA had taken down datasets used to create voice models, for example. The anti-piracy group acted on behalf of Danish book publishers whose works were featured in the database.

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Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2022

With the Online Streaming Act having passed second reading in the House of Commons and headed for further study at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, the government moved swiftly to second reading debate on Bill C-18 , the Online News Act. What does it mean to make news content available?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

3] Considering the above, even though training AI models on synthetic data may avoid certain of the issues related to training on “real-world” data, the very act of creating that synthetic data may itself require training on real-world sources, triggering those same issues. You can read part 1, here. [1]

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. COPYRIGHT Networked and interoperable devices have proliferated over the past two decades, and the advent of cloud services has created a standard for data sharing.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With a strong growing business environment in India, the majority of startups are creating a strong innovative line of business with their impeccable records. Creating more job opportunities and increasing purchasing parity is what the startups are doing. As per the Gazette Notification No G.S.R.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2023

The answer will depend on the circumstances, particularly how the AI tool operates and how it was used to create the final work If a work’s traditional elements of authorship were produced by a machine, the work lacks human authorship and the Office will not register it (e.g.,

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As I searched for a topic for this blog post, I encountered a common theme: the Canadian technology sector is constantly asking for more action from the Canadian government aimed at fostering innovation in the community. Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. .

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