The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here. Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Jason Allen, the author of the two-dimensional digital artwork, titled “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” which was rejected by the U.S. Copyright Office published a final decision denying registration of Allen’s work in September 2023. Copyright Office last year, has filed a request for declaratory judgment with the U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The background Artwork by Arianna Gallo First of all, it is necessary to set the scene: Sanremo 2023, the 73rd edition of the Festival della Musica Italiana (Italian Music Festival) , is one of the most followed and watched TV shows in Italy that takes place each February.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

Goldsmith (2023) [2]. According to this case, the US Supreme Court ruled that although a copyrighted photograph might serve as a starting point for an artwork, its use cannot be considered fair use if it is not transformative enough and threatens the market for that work. 1] Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 3d 202 (2d Cir.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Image from the order Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India By Vedika Chawla The Review Board of the US Copyright Office (USCO) reaffirmed the decision to deny copyright registration to Ankit Sahni’s artwork titled ‘Suryast,’ which was created by the use of AI technology.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The country of Croatia is scheduled to begin using the Euro as its currency on January 1, 2023. Users on Twitter began to notice similarities between Pranjkovic’s artwork and a photograph taken by Scottish photographer Iain Leach. One of the more public steps is designing their first one Euro coin.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

This position was reiterated through several decisions, the most significant ruling for an export artwork was by the U.S. The article was rejected for copyright protection in 2023, and the argument was that the absence of human authorship disqualified the work from the right. Copyright Office, 2023. Copyright Office.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The latest Chinese judgment on this topic was issued recently by the Beijing Internet Court, on 27 November 2023. The copyrightability of AI-generated output has been a hotly debated topic before various Chinese courts since 2018.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As the well-known Sanremo Music Festival is approaching with the 2023 edition, the Italian Supreme Court recently issued decision No. 1107/2023 involving RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana. The Supreme Court recalled the conditions of protectability of an artwork in a case involving a work created using software.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

On December 11, 2023, the Copyright Review Board affirmed the Copyright Office’s decision to reject Ankit Sahni’s application to register the AI-generated work depicted above. In effect, Sanhi was attempting to register the artwork as a derivative of his photograph. 16, 2023) (quoting U.S. The answer is ‘yes.’”)

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2023

” Pre-Release Leak: February 2023 On February 20, 2023, Eurogamer reported that a 200-page ‘Artbook’ had been leaked online, containing details of new characters, enemies, enemy types, and new locations. “[Nintendo of America] is requesting the attached proposed subpoena that would order Discord Inc.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The US Copyright Office Review Board rejected a request to register artwork made using an artificial intelligence (AI) painting application, finding that the applicant “exerted insufficient creative control” over the application’s creation of the work. 11, 2023) (Wilson, Gen. Counsel; Strong, Associate Reg.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

11, 2023, the Copyright Office's Review Board rejected an artist's attempt to register his "2-D artwork" – now the fourth…. While we wait for further guidance on the registrability of the art output by generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, the U.S. Copyright Office is forging ahead with new decisions that address the issue.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

In November 2023, the publisher of hit videogame Genshin Impact obtained a DMCA subpoena at a California district court to unmask an anonymous alleged infringer. The subpoena was granted but X Corp pushed back and refused to disclose the requested information by the November 22, 2023, deadline.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

He used a cropped photo based on one of Goldsmith’s images to create his artwork. The Supreme Court heard an oral argument in October 2022 and a decision from the court is expected in May or June 2023. La entrada Infographic | Copyright legal dispute se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 30, 2023

On August 18, 2023, a federal District Court in the District of Columbia in Thaler v. Copyright Office’s repeated refusal to register artwork generated by his AI machine. Copyright Office’s repeated refusal to register artwork generated by his AI machine. The court denied Dr. Stephen Thaler’s bid to overturn the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” Cattelan created artwork named “Comedian” in 2019. The court displayed the respective artworks: Morford sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. Cattelan , 2023 U.S. ” Independently (?), VINDICATED!!!

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia affirmed the U.S. In 2019, Stephen Thaler submitted a copyright application for his visual artwork, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which stated that an AI computer algorithm, the “Creativity Machine,” created the artistic piece. Perlmutter, et.

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IPilogue

MARCH 17, 2023

The Australian government announced that, as of July 1, 2023 , the Australia Council of the Arts is renamed “Creative Australia.” Regarding fake indigenous art sold as souvenirs in Australia, the report by the Productivity Commission showed international tourists spent more than $78 million on indigenous-style artwork in 2019-2020.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2024

The DMCA subpoena was issued on November 7, 2023. to hand over the information detailed below by November 22, 2023. On November 21, 2023, one day before X Corp. ’s initial objections, the parties attempted to iron out their differences, including during an in-person meeting on December 28, 2023. It required X Corp.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 28, 2023

90004362 (March 22, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. 990029026 (March 24, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cindy B. Welch 2023. Here are three more. At least one was reversed. How do you think these three cases came out? Results in first comment]. In re 77 Enterprises LLC , Serial No. See any WYHA?s

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For example, the article published here reproduces both pieces of artwork in full but isn’t targeted in a subpoena. Every single piece of Genshin Impact artwork is protected under copyright law, meaning that at least in theory, $150,000 in damages per image if it all goes wrong.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One example was the November release of the Her Loss album by artists Drake and 21 Savage which included a fake Vogue magazine cover as part of the album artwork, as well as a fake version of Vogue magazine. Looking ahead to 2023. © 2022 Erik M.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The deadline to respond is 18 October 2023. On 24 January 2023 (first request for reconsideration), the applicant requested the USCO to reconsider its initial refusal by arguing that the examiner had misapplied the human authorship requirement. On 13 December 2022 (first refusal), the office refused the registration.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

On 21 February 2023, the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a decision further to a request to register Zarya of the Dawn , a graphic novel that includes images created with the assistance of Midjourney , a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. The case In September 2022, Ms.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain. Finally, on 17 March 2023, Judge Cott issued his decision, dismissing Free Holdings’s complaint. Judge Cott touched upon the question regarding the legal nature of an NFT.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On 18 August 2023, in Thaler v. 2022), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia confirmed that artwork generated autonomously by artificial intelligence (AI) alone is not entitled to. Perlmutter, Case No. 1:22-cv-01564, (D.D.C. By: K&L Gates LLP

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On 05 September, 2023 (Delhi High Court) In an appeal against the single judge order, the division bench of the Delhi High Court restrained Bhojpuri artist Khesari Lal Yadav from engaging with other music companies except the appellant for monetizing any new songs till September 30, 2023. Shatrughan Kumar AKA Khesari Lal Yadav and Ors.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 22, 2023

On August 18, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office, holding that digital artwork created “autonomously” by an artificial intelligence program lacked human authorship and thus was not copyrightable. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Perlmutter et al., 1:22-cv-01564 (D.D.C.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 23, 2023

Confidential Information Image by Riana Harvey Annsley Merelle Ward discussed the recent decision Mimo Connect v Burley & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 909 and in particular the fact that facts are everything in confidential information cases.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 13, 2025

In 2023, the plaintiff came across a hotel based in Mumbai, India under the trade name HOTEL PRIME MARRIOT with the exact spelling of ‘MARRIOTT’ as used by the plaintiff in its brand. Image from here Marriott Worldwide Corporation vs Hotel Marriot Prime & Anr. The mark or device of respondent no.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2023

On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) ruled in Thaler v. The Court’s ruling affirmed the US Copyright Office’s (the Office) decision that artwork created solely by the “Creativity Machine,” an artificial intelligence computer system, is not eligible for copyright. By: Goodwin

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Copyright registrations, therefore, may help to protect the 2-dimensional artwork of a design, the 3-dimensional shape of a product or a combination of both. It is possible to obtain a copyright registration on 2-dimensional artwork without regard to the medium on which the artwork is displayed. 2d 631 (TTAB 2023).

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Allen requested a second reconsideration on July 12, 2023, based on a number of arguments. Last year, Jason M.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 8, 2023

88667617 (May 31, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge David K. 90239860 (June 2, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Deputy Chief Judge Mark A. 90381196 (June 6, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Thomas W. Welch 2023. In re Sensory Path Inc. In re Skiposters.com , Serial No. Wellington). See any WYHAs here?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On September 5, 2023, as explained here , the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued an interesting decision in a copyright registration matter that involved AI-generated work. 16, 2023) ) to assess whether a work’s “traditional elements of authorship” were produced by a machine or a human. Image from here. Théâtre D’opéra Spatial.

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