As we head into a new year after a US election year, we are sure to see two things in the media, all kinds of articles on New Year’s Resolutions and all kinds of articles on what we can anticipate occurring in the inaugural...more
The World Intellectual Property Organization announced on May 24, 2024, a treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge that was twenty-five years in the making. As WIPO’s press...more
6/20/2024
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Genetic Materials ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Plant Patents ,
Popular ,
Trade Secrets ,
WIPO
Title? Typo? Cryptic code? Equation? Really it is a combination of three of the four. In other words, it is not a typo (You can look elsewhere in this piece for those)....more
5/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Deep Fake ,
Endorsements ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Robocalling ,
Trademarks ,
Transformative Use ,
Video ,
Willful Infringement
From chart-topping artificial rap songs to employment screening tools, artificial intelligence (AI) is not only a societal phenomenon but also a growing legal dilemma.
Trial lawyers around the globe are focused on the...more
Lots of people are talking about ChatGPT.
Some, like those at Microsoft, see it as a valuable tool to be integrated into their products and platforms; indeed, one of its lawyers thought that the answer provided by ChatGPT...more
2/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Certiorari ,
Consumer Confusion ,
Dilution ,
Fair Use ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Rogers Test ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
In my recent attempt at spring cleaning, I mentioned that “the Copyright Office’s ‘refusal to register a two-dimensional artwork claim in the work titled ‘A Recent Entrance to Paradise’ (‘Work’).” I also observed that “[e]ven...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning algorithms are powerful tools that can automate or inform decision-making. At the same time, those algorithms can be quite complex and appear to be a “black box”—inscrutable...more
You've likely seen the headlines. Online recruiting tools that unfairly screen out women and minorities. Facial recognition tools used in law enforcement that misidentify specific demographic groups. Algorithms that place...more
2/12/2021
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biometric Information ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FDA Approval ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Life Sciences ,
Popular ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Webinars