Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

As artificial intelligence progresses at an unprecedented pace, numerous cases have emerged where generative AI has played a crucial role in conceiving an invention. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

In a recent chapter, Ryan Abbott and Elizabeth Rothman present the utilitarian argument for granting copyright in AI-generated works (hereafter AIGW). The utilitarian arguments supporting copyright in AIGW are empirically speculative and theoretically dubious. But copyright has beneficial effects too.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2022

Yes, a corporation may own or license an invention and its resulting patents. But, the law persists in most nations as it has for more than 200 years that patentable inventions must begin with a human person, the inventor. Noam Shemtov and Garry Gabison, The Inventive Step Requirement and the Rise of the AI Machines.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. These are governed by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. And, of course, the debate on computer-generated inventions rumbled on across the world.)

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The IPKat

JUNE 29, 2022

Back in 2021, the UK IPO undertook a consultation on AI and IP covering: copyright in works made by AI; text and data mining using copyright material; and patents for inventions devised by AI. Copyright protection for computer-generated works (CGWs) without a human author. Patent protection for AI-devised inventions.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2022

Equally important to the discussion of how to protect components of an AI/ML platform, however, is the extent to which copyright protection may be useful or beneficial to the developer of the platform. By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

From the Supreme Courts decision to abrograte the Chevron decision, thereby changing the standard for agency deference by the courts, to movement on some of the most potentially game-changing patent legislation to be introduced since the America Invents Act, there is a lot to choose from when it comes to what mattered in 2024.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2023

This article consists of a collection of words that were once invented, most of them long before copyright or trademarks existed. At the same time, AI is causing grave concerns for the copyright industry. The copyright angle is the topic of many debates and has already made its way to court in a few cases. However, U.S.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

, this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre. And who poses moral rights in the work?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

DotMovies.Baby and Ors , protecting the future works of the plaintiffs from copyright infringement by flagrantly infringing online locations (FIOLs). seeking to prevent the unauthorised, unlicensed and illegal distribution of their copyrighted material made available on digital platforms by flagrantly infringing online locations (FIOLs).

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

However, this gives a grand legal question: who has the right to copyright AI-created works? This has to do with the application of copyright to works made through AI. Traditional Copyright Framework and Its Limitations Copyright law is fundamentally based on three principles: Authorship : The creator of a work owns the copyright.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The company’s approach to copyright complaints differs based on the role it plays. Cloudflare Copyright Takedowns on the Rise Historically, Cloudflare hasn’t hosted much content. The 451 error notice is Cloudflare’s way to inform the public that it complied with a copyright complaint. For example, the yts.cx

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Logical Fallacy in Patent Law: Analysing Abolkheir’s Challenge to the Soundness of Non-obviousness Test In his recent work, Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the ‘inventive step’ understanding in the patent law is flawed as it places an emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Thaler’s application for his AI, DABUS, to be the patent owner of an invention titled “ Food container and devices and methods for attracting enhanced attention ,” a product solely created by DABUS without any human interference. To recap, the decision was about Dr. Stephen L. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context?

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2025

Rose Hughes outlined T 1865/22 concerning the inventive step of a composition where the only distinguishing feature was a lower concentration of a component compared to the closest prior art. The Board of Appeal questioned whether the claimed composition involved an inventive step. The Court awarded RMB 3.3

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On Wednesday, Dramacool announced that it would shut down its Asianc, Watchasia, Dramanice and Runasian websites, facing pressure from copyright holders. According to the team, the domain will be terminated following pressure from copyright holders. After all, an ‘invincible’ pirate site has yet to be invented.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The Patent Act, covers three types of Patents for protection: Invention Patent: Section 3 of the Patent Act, Thailand describes invention patent as any discovery or invention or any improvement of a product. There is no such necessity to register a copyright for protection.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On 12 February 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced with a press release the publication of its Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (Guidance). The guidance embraces the use of AI in innovation and provides that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While nobody knows who invented Yoga Asanas, the Yoga Sutras compiled by the Indian sage Patanjali are considered to be one of the earliest organized resources on Yoga Asanas. This uncertainty raises the question as to whetherYoga Asanas be copyrighted?Through The absence of this doctrine would defeat the very purpose of copyright law.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A new lawsuit over Broadway’s Stereophonic tests copyright’s limits, as Fleetwood Mac’s former sound engineer claims the hit play copies his real-life story about working on the Rumours album. And contrary to popular belief, no one needs to acquire “life rights” to tell those stories.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Image Sources: Shutterstock] COPYRIGHT In a broader metaphorical context of gaming industry, Copyright emerges as a vital aspect of IPR. Copyright do not require any formal registration. Copyright helps in protecting the software or codes that run a video game. Harmeet Singh for copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act. It originated in the American case of Cain v.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2025

This week in Other Barks and Bites: the Copyright Royalty Board announces audits into Section 112 and Section 114 statutory license royalty payments by iHeartMedia and others; the Ninth Circuit finds that kinetic, moveable sculptures may be sufficiently fixed to establish copyright protection; the USPTO publishes findings from economic studies showing (..)

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Copyright Act of 1976 became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect (as scheduled) as Title 17 of the United States Code on January 1, 1978. The Copyright Act of 1976 became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect (as scheduled) as Title 17 of the United States Code on January 1, 1978.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2024

Good news concerning AI development often finds itself dampened by reports of models hallucinating, providing misleading responses, or simply inventing facts that are anything but. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. But, more often than not, they do no such thing.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 31, 2024

Copyrighted materials are the fuel for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, but misunderstandings persist about how copyright applies to the use of content as training material for AI models. Let’s explore some common assumptions about copyright and AI and address several widely held misunderstandings on the subject.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

The consultation is seeking evidence and views on the extent to which patents and copyright should protect inventions and creative works made by AI, and also measures to make it easier to use copyright protected material in AI development, to support innovation and research.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Patenting at the Frontiers, Algorithms and Section 3(k) Taking the discussion on Section 3(k) and algorithms forward, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan writes on the Court’s new test for inventions incorporating algorithms and explores what exactly is the distinction between Computer Programmes and Algorithms. Making Tall Claims: Amendments u/s.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 24, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In 2022, the Federal Circuit held that an invention is only eligible for a US patent if a human conceived of the invention. Thus, no patents for invention wholly conceived by artificial intelligence. Part of the justification for delay is that Dr. Thaler and his attorneys have a parallel copyright case pending.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (the Act). But under Sec.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. Yet the Act does not define what “original” clearly means.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2022

NFTs are not without copyright issues, however, as Quentin Tarantino swiftly discovered. Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. NFT Copyright Battle. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. These rights have the sole purpose and that it so protects and confer the creation or an invention specific to a certain period. Is Copyright registration mandated in India?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Other Posts Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957. 63 of the Copyright Act are satisfied. However, he cautions that a line must be drawn to ensure resellers do not exploit the goodwill of the original seller through latching on.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Arun Kumar vs State Of Punjab And Another on 25 November 2024 (PH&HC) In this case, the petitioner was accused of offences under Sections 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act and Sections 103 and 104 of the Trade Marks Act. The petitioner allegedly manufactured and sold counterfeit material under the label of “PUMA” without authorization.

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