IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This is the question the European Parliament addresses for the first time in its Resolution on policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company commercial and intellectual property law issues, published on October 17, 2024, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 17, 2023

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) machines has resulted in a number of interesting issues in both copyright and patent law. See, for example, our prior articles involving attempts to qualify machine-made works for patent and copyright registration.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We’re happy to inform you that NALSAR Hyderabad’s Indian Journal of Indian Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting papers for publication in Volume 12 of the journal. For further details, please see the announcement below: Call for Papers: Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (Vol.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 22, 2025

This rapid evolution in art generation challenges global intellectual property law. Recognizing these challenges, the Copyright Office issued Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence (Guidance) in March 2023, clarifying.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

Trier in summer As readers know, the Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier are always busy organizing programmes and courses on all aspects of European law, including IP and digital and IT law. For those looking to get a deep dive in either subject, ERA is organizing two distinct summer courses this year.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Intellectual property rights are statutory rights given to creators, inventors, and artists. The purpose of Intellectual Property Rights is to ensure that sufficient recognition is given to the creator’s work and skills, subsequently stimulating innovation and creativity in the country. Copyright in the Tourism Industry.

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Intepat

JANUARY 10, 2025

Introduction Copyright law plays a crucial role in regulating the distribution and protection of creative works, but its impact is not uniform across the world. In the Global South, the challenges posed by copyright law are particularly significant, often hindering access to knowledge and limiting opportunities for development.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. The Office recognizes that AI-generated works implicate other copyright issues not addressed in this statement.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 8, 2025

in Intellectual Property and Competition Law at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) are now open! From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Competition Law isnt just about gaining legal knowledge. Patent Law , European and U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Promoting research and access to its products has always been a core purpose of copyright law, often expressed in limitations and exceptions for research uses. Recent legal scholarship has examined the need for copyright exceptions for text and data mining (TDM) methodologies, and the doctrines recently enacted to achieve this purpose.

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The IPKat

MAY 7, 2024

Kat (re-)unification Should the EU unify the copyright laws of its Member States and introduce, over thirty years after the start of the harmonization process, a unitary copyright title? A Dietz, ‘The protection of intellectual property in the information age - the draft E.U. The short answer is: yes.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training. On March 16, 2023, the U.

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The IPKat

APRIL 7, 2025

Background The plaintiff produces clothing and owns the copyright to photographs of such clothing. The plaintiff sued the defendant before the District Court of Hamburg arguing that the display of its photographs on Google constituted copyright infringement. German law had to be applied by virtue of Art. 8(1) Rome II Regulation.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

1: US Government Publishes its Latest Copyright Watch Lists. The list works to push countries with weak intellectual property laws or enforcement to make improvements. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 2: Man Who Lost $90m Pirate IPTV Suit Slams DISH in Response to New Lawsuit.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Best Patent Book Terrell on the Law of Patents, 20th edition Sweet & Maxwell by Andrew Waugh KC, Douglas Campbell KC, Tim Austen, Tom Hinchliffe KC, Tom Mitcheson KC (reviewed by The IPKat here ) Best Copyright Book The Routledge Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century Routledge eds.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The dispute centers around the use of copyrighted music to train AI models and the broader implications for the future of the music business. These AI tools are trained on vast datasets of existing music, raising concerns among record labels about unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Under the U.S. Is AI training fair use?

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on trademark protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters. Applications will be accepted through November 24th, 2023.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 4, 2025

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), many are wondering how it will affect intellectual property law. While much has been written on the subject of copyright law and the numerous gray areas that will need to be addressed by the U.S.

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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 18, 2025

I head the pleasure of speaking yesterday at the Law Society of Ontarios 29th Intellectual Property Law Program: The year in Review. I was speaking on a panel “Artificial Intelligence: Substantive Legal Developments in Copyright Claims” along with Sana Halwani. Program can be found @ [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Intellectual Property and Sports: Essays in Honour of P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. But, could they be considered as works in the sense of European copyright law?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This book review of “ Transboundary Heritage and Intellectual Property Law: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage ”, by Patricia Covarrubia (Editor), is kindly provided by Katfriend Felicia Caponigri (Founder of Fashion by Felicia and Visiting Scholar at Chicago-Kent College of Law).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Intellectual Property and Sports: Essays in Honour of P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. The role of special effects and commentaries.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 6, 2022

Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Our intern will have an interest in Intellectual Property law; solid research and writing skills; and attention to detail and deadlines.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Copyright Office issued a Federal Register Notice (Notice) announcing the offices’ joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This is a book review of “ Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy ”, edited by Péter Mezei, Hannibal Travis, and Anett Pogácsás. Laura Ford examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of harmonization, urging a reexamination of its foundational ideals in contemporary law reform.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS : Symposium on the Right to Research in International Copyright Law. American University International Law Review (AUILR). We are tentatively planning to have this meeting in-person at American University Washington College of Law, in Washington D.C., Completed papers on international law topics (i.e.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In the realm of intellectual property, copyright and moral rights play pivotal roles in safeguarding the interests of creators. While copyright primarily focuses on the economic rights associated with creative works, moral rights emphasize the personal and reputational interests of the creators.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 31, 2022

This movie initially began with patents and business software, but has been reportedly expanded to include all types of copyright-protected content. Note: There are conflicting reports on whether this has already been signed into law or is just being considered. This is especially true with copyright. Bottom Line.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 14, 2024

We are pleased to announce that NALSARs Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 15th Volume. For further details, please read their call and the guidelines below- Call for Papers: The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (Vol.15) Shamnad Basheer, Prof.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The rapporteur is very well-known to all copyright enthusiasts – Mr Axel Voss. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Video games are the ultimate interactive experience in intellectual property (“IP”), combining overlapping layers of copyrights, trademarks, licenses, “work made for hire” contracts, and publicity rights, all of which require careful consideration by a game developer to avoid legal issues and prepare the game for distribution.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2025

As intellectual property law grapples with issues being raised by decisions such as Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence, The New York Times Company v. OpenAI, and most recently Recentive Analytics v.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a game changer across various sectors, and intellectual property (IP) law is no exception. By: Planet Depos, LLC

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 7, 2025

The following is an excerpt from the article The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs, authored by Daniel Gervais (Milton R. The full article can be read in the Journal of the Copyright Society. 1 Where does the law come down on the creation of LLMs, both in the input and output of existing copyrighted materials?

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When lawyers talk about “intellectual property law” they usually mean the world of trademarks (names or symbols that identify the source of a product), copyrights (creative works, like paintings, songs, books), or patents (inventions).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Image by European Copyright Society. To achieve these aims, the DSA sets out numerous due diligence obligations of intermediaries concerning any type of illegal information, including copyright infringing content. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

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