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On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent Office issued additional guidance regarding patentability and inventorship concerns relating to Artificial Intelligence. This guidance expands upon prior guidelines, as discussed in a...more
As companies—and more recently, courts—have struggled to address the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in innovation, legislators are embroiled in a struggle of their own. Over the past two years, the Senate and House have...more
The relentless march of technological progress presents a unique challenge for the intellectual property (IP) landscape. Earlier this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Request for Comments...more
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) reopened and extended until June 20, 2024, the period for public comment on the guidance regarding inventorship in applications involving artificial intelligence (AI) assisted...more
With the rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in all forms, the question is becoming more present than ever – who owns the intellectual property in a work created with the use of AI?...more
In response to the rapidly evolving landscape of innovation and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into creative processes, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance effective February...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to generate content closely resembling human output present issues with respect to IP ownership. Maybe you have asked ChatGPT to create a flashy advertisement or write some code...more
On December 20, 2023, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Dr. Stephen Thaler’s appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales), finding that AI cannot be an inventor because an inventor must be a natural person1. This issue...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world around us, and intellectual property (IP) is no exception. AI is being used to create new and innovative products and services, and it is also being used to...more
Trade secrets have become a de facto intellectual property right for securing valuable artificial intelligence information. Despite regulatory trends toward greater transparency of AI models, federal policy acknowledges,...more
The agency offers a practical test with examples for determining patentability of AI-assisted inventions that is grounded in feedback from stakeholders. In its continuing effort to respond to President Biden’s AI-related...more
AI technologies bring several new business opportunities, but they also bring a host of new legal questions, including in intellectual property law. A very important question at the intersection of AI and IP is: how do we...more
On February 13, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice with examination guidance and request for comment regarding inventorship in applications involving artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted inventions....more
On February 12, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released detailed guidance regarding inventorship of inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance, signed by Kathi Vidal,...more
An AI system cannot be named as the inventor in a UK patent application – the inventor(s) must be human. Technical developments created by AI cannot be ‘inventions’ within the meaning of UK patent legislation. UK patent...more
Generative AI (GenAI) surged to the forefront of corporate agendas and public policy debates last year, promising to boost productivity and innovation. What’s in store for AI in 2024?...more
INTRODUCTION - Over the past couple of decades, artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) technologies have crept into the marketplace, providing businesses with internal- and external-facing services, such as customer...more
We are excited to announce Venable’s inaugural Life Sciences Webinar Series. This month-long series will explore the intricacies and latest developments that shape the life sciences industry. Join us as we hear from our...more
Introduction - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has dominated headlines for nearly all of 2023 and demonstrated that it has the potential to disrupt the economic landscape by displacing jobs and creating remarkable...more
Whether it is a smartphone, a fraud alert received from a financial institution, a vehicle modifying its settings based on current driving conditions, or political ads that will soon infiltrate our airwaves, artificial...more
In Short - The Background: Generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") tools allow individuals to readily generate content, including works that traditionally would be copyrightable if authored by a human being, such as...more
The D.C. district court recently affirmed the U.S. Copyright Office’s position that a work generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) technology is not eligible for copyright protection. The case is Stephen Thaler v....more
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 invent, is that person the...more
A recently-fired Google engineer claims that the company’s artificial intelligence program has become sentient, and—even worse—has hired a lawyer. A court may now have to face a question once considered only theoretical: is...more
In the last few years, the U.S. 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...more