Patents, Contract Terms, Copyright

DeepSeek, Model Distillation, and the Future of AI IP Protection

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/4/2025

A flurry of developments in late January 2025 has caused quite a buzz in the AI world. On January 20, DeepSeek released a new open-source AI model called R1 and an accompanying research paper....more

2025 BakerHostetler IP Perspectives

BakerHostetler on 1/13/2025

To describe the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as rapid is a vast understatement. From its ubiquitous presence assisting us in our most mundane daily tasks to its warm embrace by business leaders eager to revolutionize...more

NFT Intellectual Property Considerations

Venable LLP on 12/8/2023

Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more

What are IP Assignment Agreements?

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 4/10/2023

For the high-growth startups we represent (and into which our venture capital clients invest), intellectual property (IP) is typically the core asset driving the company’s value. Ensuring that the company’s IP is properly...more

Public APIs Have Broad Applications, From E-Commerce to Payroll Management

BCLP on 6/4/2019

This post is the second in a two-part series concerning emerging uses and considerations involving application programming interfaces, or “APIs.” Most retailers and other large and mid-size businesses, and even some...more

Here’s Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Me Into: Best Practices for Employee, Contractor and Consulting Agreements.

Knobbe Martens on 5/14/2016

In This Presentation: Overview of Messes to Avoid: • Split Ownership • Agreements to Agree • Agreements with Unclear/Improper: – relation to prior agreements – term – royalty rate – execution ...more