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Book review: IP for Start-Ups

The IPKat

Leif Zierz describes in the foreword, that “this book illustrates how IP protection – especially in the early stages of a business – helps to create both competitive advantages for start-ups and security for institutional investors and investment firms.” Each chapter includes helpful examples, practical recommendations and notes of caution.

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Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for World Intellectual Property Day!

U.S. Department of Commerce

Join us for a discussion with high school seniors who are participants in our Intellectual Property Skills Work-Based Learning program through a contract with Urban Alliance. I look forward to being part of that programming as well. I look forward to seeing you this week at our World IP Day events ! Bureaus and Offices U.S.

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Are AI models’ weights protected databases?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On the topic of authorship, it could be argued that someone (one person or a group of persons) will still have high-level control of the training process, and that control could be enough to attribute authorship. Is there a substantial investment in model weights by the ( database ) maker ? Can model weights qualify as a database?

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AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. Against this background, with this new public consultation the UKIPO is now looking for more concrete answers on three specific topics which could potentially lead to a Parliament intervention in the field of IP and AI. Background.

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Global Digital Encounter 21: The Metaverse as a Challenge to Classical IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The first topic up for discussion by the panel was the actual definition of the metaverse. The next topic in the discussion was user protection in the metaverse. There are also problems with smart contractscontract theft, errors in the code etc. Panel discussion. DAOs have a lot of inherent issues. Conclusion.

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FTC Ratchets Up Focus on Franchise Issues

LexBlog IP

.” As background, the Franchise Rule is quite limited in nature – it generally requires certain disclosures of information to prospective franchise purchasers before they invest. And it covers quite a wide range of topics and questions , including: The ability of franchisees to negotiate terms of franchise agreements.

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What CannI Say? Litigating Cannabis Patents In District Court

LexBlog IP

Cannabis has become a growing sector for investment with increased focus by investors and entrepreneurs. For example, a contract used to hire thieves to rob a bank couldn’t be enforced by a court of law for the purpose of robbing the bank. This post was originally published on Seyfarth’s The Blunt Truth blog.