The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REPORT TO THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS BY THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 5 (1966).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Emojis are an excellent device for trolling campaigns because they inevitably look alike and copyright law provides many powerful tools to copyright owners. Cub Club’s emoji are therefore “entitled to only thin copyright protection against virtually identical copying.” Copyright Office. Marc Jacobs.

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Copyright Alliance

MAY 3, 2022

At the end of April, creators and innovators all across the globe celebrated World Intellectual Property (IP) Day— this year focusing on how young inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs can use […]. The post April 2022 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Barry Sookman

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems and in particular generative AI (GenAI) systems have raised the question as to whether technical advances in the useful arts or synthetic content generated using these tools can qualify for patent or copyright protection. The Thaler and SURYAST decisions appeared first on Barry Sookman.

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IP Close Up

MARCH 21, 2023

When it comes to declining respect for intellectual property rights inventors and content creators, such as photographers, musicians and writers, as well as some trademark Continue reading

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Thaler [2021] APO 5 , which allowed listing AI system DABUS as an inventor in a patent application. It is interesting to explore what implications this decision could have in the field of copyright. The DABUS case refers to an international patent application where AI DABUS was listed as an inventor. Implications on copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 25, 2023

The World Intellectual Property Organization is celebrating World IP Day 2023 with the theme Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity honoring the pioneering and innovative spirit of women inventors, […] The post The Impactful Leadership of Women Registers of Copyrights (World IP Day 2023) appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc. Redbubble, Inc., LEXIS 198181 (C.D.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A judge has rejected a bid from someone claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin, seeking to overturn a default judgment over the copyright for the cryptocurrency's founding white paper, filed by another person claiming to be Nakamoto.

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IPilogue

MAY 18, 2022

If so, should those works be protected by copyright? And who would own that copyright? . Response from Copyright-granting bodies. CIPO has reached a conclusion after they recently issued copyright to a piece of art with an AI tool listed as a co-author (along with a human co-author). Can AI produce original works?

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 28, 2022

In 2018, Steven Thaler filed an application to register a copyright for a computer-generated image created autonomously by a computer algorithm, the “Creativity Machine”. (We We previously wrote about Mr. Thaler’s unsuccessful attempt to obtain a patent naming an AI machine as the inventor.)

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

naming as defendants both the United States Copyright Office (USCO) and Shira Perlmutter, in her official capacity as Register of Copyrights and Director of the USCO. Shira Perlmutter and The United States Copyright Office (1:22-cv-01564) (June 2, 2022). District Court in Washington, D.C. The case is Stephen Thaler v.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The United States Copyright Office has refused to register a copyright for a work of art created by a machine. The work was created by a machine called “Creativity Machine” and was submitted for copyright registration in 2018 by Steven Thaler. Copyright Office Practices , §602.4(c)

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

43 that “[t]he copyright of authors has been solemnly adjudged, in Great Britain, to be a right of common law” and that the “utility” of enabling Congress the power to legislate in this area “will scarcely be questioned.” The post Constitution Day and Copyright appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 10, 2023

As previously reported in this space, the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has ruled that an AI machine cannot be an inventor because it is not a “natural person.” Issues regarding AI and intellectual property have now crossed over into the realm of copyright and open-source licensing. You can read those posts here and here.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Goldsmith copyright case, which will have a dramatic impact on content providers and the definition Continue reading. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments for the Warhol v.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

Copyright Office has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject an artificial intelligence inventor's argument that work created by machines are eligible for copyright protection, saying the government has a long history of extending that benefit only to human authors.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Perlmutter affirming the denial of a copyright application filed by artificial intelligence (AI) developer Dr. Stephen Thaler to an image created by one of Thalers generative AI systems. Circuit agreed with the agency that the Copyright Act of 1976 requires all eligible work to be authored in the first instance by a human being.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2022

patent law.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

In certain instances, if the AI were human, it would be rightfully recognized as at least a joint inventor. 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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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: a German high court rules that Lindt’s gold foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies have trademark protections; Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O’Malley announces her retirement; the Federal Circuit rules that the PTAB gave no meaningful opportunity to respond to a sua sponte claim construction order; InterDigital obtains (..)

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 28, 2023

Nigerians have been making an impact in the world through creativity and innovation and there’s no end in sight, with the backing of intellectual property laws such as the Copyright Act 2022, which continue to provide avenues for accelerating innovation and creativity. By: Dentons

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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? Copyright Copyright refers to the exclusive rights granted to the authors or performers for their original work or performance like book, film, paintings, compute programmes, etc.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

From creative endeavors like art and music to practical applications like translation and weather forecasting, artificial intelligence (AI) is producing more and more content and being used by inventors.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, it turned out that the community members misunderstood the copyright and thought they could produce an adaptation of the book whilst, in fact, the purchase of the physical book did not mean the purchase of the underlying copyright. A company may, however, own a copyright in an author’s work.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here. The Report suggests doing away with the human inventor requirement under patent law, as it ‘hinders the patenting of AI induced innovations in India’.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 8, 2023

If a person uses an AI tool to invent, is that person the inventor? The machines aren’t coming for your job — they’re here to help. But when humans work with artificial intelligence (“AI”) assistance, who owns the final product? If a person uses an AI tool to write a new book, is that person the author? By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

From patented heart-shaped jewellery to chocolate brands protected with trade marks, romance has long inspired inventors and creators across the UK. Love, innovation, and creativity have always gone hand in hand. Whilst you are busy planning the perfect gift, intellectual property (IP) is quietly playing cupid behind the scenes.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Copyright Office refused to allow a copyright registration for a work of art created by a machine, and a federal district court held that an artificial intelligence system could not be an inventor on a patent. In the last few years, the U.S. By: Weintraub Tobin

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Keep Calm and Fandom On: Copyright in Cosplay, Fanfiction and Fanart by Sabrina Macklai & Emily Chow. Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Copyright Law is derived from the enumerated grant of power for Congress “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”. By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

An artificial intelligence system, which has been described as a device for the autonomous bootstrapping of unified sentience (DABUS), was named as the inventor by Dr. Thaler. DABUS was the inventor of two inventions, a type of improved beverage container and a type of flashing beacon meant to be used in emergencies.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 24, 2023

.” Specifically, this case arises from the Federal Circuit’s denial of a patent to an invention created by an artificial intelligence (AI) system, holding that an AI system is categorically unable to meet the definition of “inventor” under the Patent Act. Thaler attempted to register a copyright for a computer-created work of art.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2023

The other intellectual property branches of copyrights and patents afford authors and inventors exclusive rights to their creations. However, not all creations are best fit for publication as is required for both patent and copyright protection. In many cases, patents are published for public view. By: Caldwell

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