On Thursday, November 7th at 1:30 p.m. CT, co-editor of our Gadgets, Gigabytes, and Goodwill Blog, Puya Partow-Navid, will participate in a panel for Seyfarth’s acclaimed Pioneers and Pathfinders Virtual Roundtable Series. Seyfarth’s Pioneers and Pathfinders virtual roundtable series has tackled critical topics intended to help our clients navigate the implications of generative AI and
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Lauren Leipold and Owen Wolfe Write on Use of Generative AI Prompts in Litigation in Reuters Westlaw
Gadgets, Gigabytes, & Goodwill Blog editors, Lauren Leipold and Owen Wolfe, co-authored an article, “Rules for use of AI-generated evidence in flux,” in Reuters and Reuters’ Westlaw Today. The Seyfarth attorneys discussed how generative AI prompts and outputs are discoverable in litigation, even those that were part of pre-suit investigation, and that parameters around use of this type…
Glimmer of Hope? Judge Suggests Some Claims in AI Image Case May Survive
We are still waiting for a formal ruling on the Andersen v. Stability AI defendants’ second round of motions to dismiss, but so far it’s looking like most of the case may be allowed to proceed to discovery. The judge heard oral arguments on May 8, 2024 in this case involving image-generating AI software, a…
101 Whack-a-Mole – Yet Another Software Patent Falls Victim to Section 101
In 2014, the Supreme Court upended U.S. patent law in the landmark ruling for Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International. The Alice decision established new standards for determining whether inventions, especially those related to software and business methods, are eligible for patents.
Following the Alice decision, there was a significant increase in 101 rejections, particularly…
Longshot Legislation Reflects Interest in AI Regulation
In the wake of several Congressional hearings over the past year on AI and intellectual property, Representative Adam Schiff (D-California) has introduced the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 (H.R. 7913). The proposed law addresses concerns over lack of transparency in the data sets used to train generative AI models by requiring…
Jay Myers Featured on The Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research Podcast: “Navigating the AI Frontier in Intellectual Property Law”
Jay Myers, Seyfarth partner and Director of Innovation for the Intellectual Property Group, joined Arun Hill, senior consultant at The Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research, as a guest in Clarivate’s most recent podcast episode, “Ideas to Innovation: Navigating the AI Frontier in Intellectual Property Law.” Clarivate, a global leader in providing solutions to…
AI Updates: The Impact of AI on In-House and Outside Counsel
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Seyfarth partners Lauren Leipold and Owen Wolfe sit down with Stephen Mar, Chief Legal Officer of Odeko, to discuss the current and potential future impact of AI on the legal profession.
Can’t Hide from Brussels: EU To Require Copyright-Related AI Disclosures
A whole host of creators have filed suit in the U.S. alleging that AI companies improperly used the creators’ content to train AI programs (if you need to catch up on these lawsuits, we recommend our video blog here). In most cases, the creators don’t know for sure whether the AI companies copied their…
2024 Commercial Litigation Outlook and Webinar Series
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. …
AI Lawsuits Roundup
A very brief summary of where pending AI lawsuits stand as of February 28, 2024. Compiled by Minnesota attorney Thomas James.
Thomson Reuters v. Ross, (D. Del. 2020)
Filed May 6, 2020. Thomson Reuters, owner of Westlaw, claims that Ross Intelligence infringed copyrights in Westlaw headnotes by training AI on copies of them. The judge…