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AI Machines Continue to Rattle Intellectual Property Law

JD Supra Law

See, for example, our prior articles involving attempts to qualify machine-made works for patent and copyright registration. And due to the increasing popularity and commercial availability of AI machines, the range of legal issues presented by AI is only like to broaden. By: Sunstein LLP

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[Guest Post] Book review: Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice

The IPKat

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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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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Brussels event announcement - Technological governance at the crossroads: The present and future of EU copyright law

The IPKat

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Sound Trademarks and their Registration in India

Kashishipr

Under the Indian Trade Marks Act of 1999 , if a sound is or has become a distinctive or unique symbol associated with one undertaking, it will be eligible for obtaining Trademark Registration. This article shall discuss the foundations of sound trademark registrations in India while giving examples of widely known sounds trademarks.

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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TTABlog Article: "Decisions of the Federal Circuit and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on Registrability Issues July 2020 to June 2021"

The TTABlog

Tomorrow I will be presenting a webinar, along with Ted Davis, for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, on recent trademark cases in the courts and at the TTAB. Here (pdf) is an article I prepared, briefly summarizing the precedential decisions of the CAFC and the TTAB over the past twelve months.