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(Podcast) The Briefing: ER Redux? The Anti-SLAPP Motion That Didn’t Stick
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(Podcast) The Briefing: Federal District Court Adopts Problematic “Vibe Copyright” Protection in Influencer Fight
The Briefing: Federal District Court Adopts Problematic “Vibe Copyright” Protection in Influencer Fight
Season 6 Ep #1 IP State of the Union- Billion Dollar Character Acquisitions- Part 1
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that modifying temporary variables in the working memory of a computer without enabling the reproduction or further execution of such a program does not constitute...more
Patented technologies or features can be valuable selling points, setting your products apart from the competition. But when advertising or marketing materials overstate the scope of patent or other IP rights, they may create...more
In early May, Brazil’s Law No. 14,852/2024 (the “Legal Framework for Games” or the “Framework”) was published. Originating as Bill No. 2796/2021, the legislation provides the necessary legal framework for the burgeoning...more
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) first performs broad, deep training on human-created materials, then, when given a prompt, can produce "original" works as output. Examples include ChatGPT (text), Stable Diffusion...more
With the rise in multinational technology companies, including startups, it is increasingly common for those companies to use software developers located in countries around the world. Securing an assignment of all...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to issue guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential regulatory scrutiny facing companies and creators using these new tools in the market....more
Open-source software (OSS) representations and warranties are an integral part of the intellectual property (IP) representations and warranties in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and financings, as M&A transaction...more
Companies (including through the use of AI) are increasingly reliant on open source software to expedite their software development. A recent case filed in California, SFC v. Vizio, calls upon the state court to interpret two...more
Software providers, asset managers, and licensees can consider various strategies to help assess risk and effectively negotiate software license compliance disputes. Software is the heartbeat of every industry. Rapid changes...more
AI-based code generators are a powerful application of generative AI. These tools leverage AI to assist code developers by using AI models to auto-complete or suggest code based on developer inputs or tests. These tools raise...more
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit approved the use of “Copyrightability Hearings.” Not sure what that means? Read on to find out....more
Roblox recently announced that it is working on generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that will help developers who build experiences on Roblox, to more easily create games and assets. The first two test tools create...more
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology promising to disrupt how artwork is created, software is developed, and text is written. This disruption brings with it a host of new legal questions surrounding...more
The Patent Act requires patentees to mark their products with the numbers of any patents that cover that product. Put differently, if you produce a product that would infringe one of your patents, you must mark that product...more
In today’s digital age, the question isn’t whether there is open source software being used in a company’s products, but how it is being used and what license governs its use. Open source is ubiquitous. Despite its...more
Jerich Beason is joined by Don Dennis, who is an attorney focusing on copyright and trademark infringement, Internet law, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, data security breach, and privacy law. Jerich and Don...more
Across industries, open-source software provides the foundation for a significant number of applications, with open-source components per commercial application growing more than six-fold in the last five years. ...more
Learn how copyright can protect your software “Beyond Source Code” to cover both screen displays and UX, how the scope of software copyright law might impacted by the pending Supreme Court opinion in Oracle v. Google, and the...more
On September 20, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a $600 million copyright infringement claim against the U.S. Navy. Bitmanagement Software GMBH v. United States involved virtual reality software that the Navy...more
The chances are high that your company uses open source software (“OSS”) in some capacity. While the benefits of OSS are clear, it is also clear that OSS can pose significant legal risks that must be addressed. The best way...more
On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) promulgated an Open Source Software (“OSS”) policy via the Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies, M-16-21 (“Memorandum” or “M-16-21”). The...more
What happens when trade secret protections collide with laws granting public access to government records? This question took center stage in a recent case involving the Seattle Police Department (“SPD”). A federal district...more
Over the years, it has proven difficult to fit software in any one category of IP protection. And while software’s ability to seemingly transcend patents, copyright, and trade secrets provides software developers and...more
There are many ways to obtain intellectual property protection for software creations. Many keep the software code confidential and maintain the software as a trade secret....more