SPB’s Joe Grasser and Scott Warren recently examined the current state of Japan’s copyright laws as they relate to Artificial Intelligence (AI). As they explain, Japan has taken a very flexible approach to help “jump start” AI development in the country.
Given the potential impact that this law could have on AI development, we wanted
Can AI inventions be patented? Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri explore recent USPTO guidance on patenting AI-assisted inventions in this episode of The Briefing.
OpenAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software involving large language models (“LLM”) known as ChatGPT. In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. On February 12, 2024, a District Court in the Northern District of California issued its Order and ruled on the OpenAI defendants’
Con sentenza dell’8 dicembre 2023, recentemente pubblicata qui, la High Court irlandese ha stabilito che Diesel S.p.A. è l’unico legittimo proprietario dell’omonimo marchio “Diesel”, che sarebbe stato usato in malafede (“dishonestly and wrongfully”) dall’irlandese Montex Holdings Ltd. sin dal 1979.
La Corte ribalta così la precedente decisione del Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks[1],
In the fall of 2023, the Biden Administration issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.[1] In section 5.2 of the order, the administration charged the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) with three
Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation practice group is pleased to present the fourth annual installment of the Commercial Litigation Outlook, which provides insights on litigation issues and trends to expect in 2024. Since its inaugural publication in 2020, Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation Outlook has served as a beacon for legal professionals, providing invaluable insights and forecasting emerging trends.
UPDATE: This article is now outdated. The USPTO later rescinded its guidance described in this article. Please see the new article on PatentNext for the USPTO’s new guidance: The USPTO’s Revised Guidance regarding AI-Assisted Inventions.
This article is maintained for historical reference.
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PatentNext Takeaway: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued
Imagine waking up to find a video circulating online that features someone who looks and sounds exactly like you, saying things you’d never say. Your reputation might plummet if this doppelganger said some unsavory things, and you may lose friends and possibly even employment. This scenario is no longer just a distant nightmare of the
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are becoming an increasingly important part of our lives and are affecting almost every industry. In compliance with section 5.2(c)(i) of the President’s October 30, 2023 Executive Order (EO) 14110, titled “Safe, Secure, And Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has
A new federal bill aims to put golf courses on “par” with other architectural designs by expanding federal copyright protection to golf courses. Copyright law in the United States, rooted in the U.S. Constitution, ensures protection for “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression” (17 U.S.C. § 102(a)). This broad definition