Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

RK: It is not just generative AI but also other forms of AI, text and data mining, open AI systems, and the like. It is certainly a hot topic, and whether you look at government interventions or the spate of legal actions, it has to be seen as an important issue. Am I right?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 5, 2024

They will be addressing questions such as, “What are the legal and regulatory precedents that really matter?” and “Which measures must be in place to support innovation, while facilitating responsible AI approaches by big tech?”

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2022

Pina D’Agostine & Dr. Aviv Gaon’s “Selected Topics in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law” course with Osgoode Professional Development. It is not proposed that AI would be used in every instance to resolve a legal dispute. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. 1] Trevor C.W.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Policy debates in the US and the EU by Anna Pokrovskaya "Reviewing" the prior art The question of whether AI can be considered a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) in a given field is a topic of significant debate in the policy realms of both the US and the EU. Code § 103 ). US , 850 F.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What other key legal topics should I consider when using synthetic data to train an AI model? In addition to IP infringement risks, there are of course plenty of other interesting legal questions which may arise in relation to the use of synthetic data to train AI models. See here for Parts 1 , 2 and 3. 3] See e.g., I.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. For readers of IPKat, this topic shouldn't come as a surprise, given the prior buzz surrounding EUIPO’s Executive Director João Negrão's expressed intention for EUIPO to potentially oversee an EU copyright title if it were to be established.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

The truth is that web scraping has always been controversial, but equally fraught legally. The move follows a recent Supreme Court decision , which dealt with a police officer who used his access to official systems to access information for an unauthorized purpose. The Divisive History of Web Scraping. Where Does This Leave Us.

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Corsearch

APRIL 5, 2024

Alt Legal joined forces with Corsearch to present ‘Alt Legal and Corsearch Live’, an event tailored for trademark professionals eager to stay at the forefront of industry trends and advancements. Trademark monitoring: Utilize tools like Google Alerts and Alt Legal Trademark Protection for effective trademark monitoring.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. Not only do many express wonder about how these systems work, but there is even doubt whether such users even have rights to such outputs. We can use computers and data science for this purpose.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

This Kat is delighted to review “ Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System ” (eds. The book opens with Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland advancing their vision as to why intellectual property (IP) must be regarded as a complex adaptive system (CAS). In the definition of John H. In the definition of John H.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Starting at 2pm and finishing with drinks and canapes from 6:15pm at Simmons’ offices in Citypoint, Moorgate , the full line up is below: 14:00-14:30 – Registration 14:30-14:40 – Introduction and welcome (Darren Meale) 14:40-15:40 – Panel 1 – “Trade marks as legal weapons – are us lawyers abusing the system?

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Intepat

MAY 15, 2024

For instance, clean water and sanitation can be ensured through efficient water management systems that are driven by digitization by way of AI, remote sensing, etc.) IPRs and the transfer of climate technology are a contentious topic in the context of climate change.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. The discussions once more showed that the aim of further harmonisation in the European patent system and the interplay between UPC, national and EPO proceedings are of great interest for patent judges and lawyers alike.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Additionally, she offers an elective course on Disability Law and Legal System. Malobika writes in on what led her to her topic and what the focus of her research and her goals are going to be. Can You Tell Us a Bit About Your Dissertation Topic and How You Came to Choose It? Here is what she has to say! Sen, Prof. (Dr.)

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2023

The candidate’s doctoral research must be in the broad area of intellectual property rights and/or innovation policy, and, with a focus on public interest, transparency and accountability, or socially beneficial legal and policy levers. Terms: The SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship will cover tuition and university fees up to INR 1,50,000 per year.

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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.

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The IPKat

JULY 11, 2022

The decision in J 8/20 demonstrates that the current patent system is more than capable of dealing with AI inventions when and if they arise, without harming innovation or treating the AI inventors unfairly. Thus, contrary to the recent Nature article on this topic, AI is not breaking patent law.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This is a review of The Intellectual Property of Nations: Sociological and Historical Perspectives on a Modern Legal Institution by Laura R. As such, Ford explains, governing communities have been in the business of incentivising desirable activities for a long time, using legal instruments that look a lot like IP.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

The topic is always controversial, and most of the interesting questions have answers that have the potential to make it even more so. Can’t Buy It Legally? Someone Will Sell It Illegally The developing legal content market in Russia has always faced stiff competition from pirates.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Despite the fast-approaching exam season, the virtual event had an excellent turn-out of students and legal community members. The panel garnered traction preceding the event, with participants eagerly sending in questions on topics ranging from cryptocurrency concerns to the future of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a Request for Comments (RFC) on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system accountability measures and policies to advance its efforts to ensure AI systems work as claimed and without causing harm.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The case itself didn’t change the legal landscape significantly, something later rulings highlighted. However, it did inspire more litigation in this space and, according to reports, kept many lawyers busy answering calls on the topic. Obviously, turning over such decisions to an algorithm is not possible in the current legal system.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 31, 2023

In early May, CCC hosted “ Workflow of the Future: Sustainable Business Models ,” the fifth event in a series designed to help facilitate important conversations on critical topics related to standards, including sustainability. He discussed an innovative triangular subscription model to help avoid legal implications of misuse.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

AI has been front and center in the legal space as well, as this blog has detailed here and here. Copyright Office (USCO) is seeking public comments on the various legal, technical and policy issues raised by AI systems. 2023 has been a watershed year for AI with its entry into the broader public consciousness. Now, the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

The legal battle reached the point of going to trial next week but, before that, the court needed to rule on some outstanding issues. No Copyright Alert System Ban. As a result, the ISP can use the Copyright Alert System argument in court. Specifically, they alleged that the ISP failed to terminate repeat infringers.

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The IPKat

JUNE 9, 2023

After that, he discussed changes in the: court system; judiciary, both full-time and part-time; procedure and practice; alternative dispute resolution; court technology; and IP litigation itself. received (and made!), and idea and vision for the blog. It felt like (nearly) 8 years had not passed at all!

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2023

Wales Regional Meeting 2023 - Thursday 20 April at 12:30 pm in Cardiff The meeting will cover a wide range of topics including the transformation at the IPO, the UP and the UPC, and other issues relating to legal developments in the field. More information here. More details here.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This hybrid conference will bring legal practitioners working with the pharmaceutical sector up-to-date on the latest regulatory developments, legislative initiatives and case law. This annual conference will update patent litigators and attorneys on the ongoing European and EU initiatives in the field of patent law.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

A new chapter in this legal battle has been examined in depth by Fashion Law. Members of the MARQUES International Trade Mark Law and Practice team took part in a working group on the legal development of the Madrid System for the international registration of trade marks. The review is published in 4 different parts!

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The regulation of artificial intelligence is the topic of national and international public consultations and a growing area of literature. The majority of them concentrate on the activities of legal practitioners, their potential clients, or the machines themselves. A recent contribution to that discussion is " We, the Robots?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

The notices stated that owing to system overload, the Trade Marks (TM) public search and E-register modules shall not be available from 10:00 am to 4:30 PM. This was challenged by the petitioners, asserting that such action severely impairs the Trademark attorneys’ and other stakeholders’ functioning.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

EPO users are set-up for operating in a file-first, publish-after system, and few would welcome the legal uncertainty that a European grace period would introduce. By contrast, the US patent system retains a grace period for patent applications. 102(b)(1)(A) ). Are they expecting a different answer to before?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

AI has been front and center in the legal space as well, as this blog has detailed here and here. Copyright Office (USCO) is seeking public comments on the various legal, technical and policy issues raised by AI systems. 2023 has been a watershed year for AI with its entry into the broader public consciousness. Now, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Said to have been inspired by the American COMPETES Act, 2007, the draft Act was to “facilitate public, private or public-private partnership initiatives for building an Innovation support system to encourage Innovation ….” The topic was particularly pondered in a post called “ Is “Science” Essential for Creating Patent Lawyers ?”

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