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Court determined that artificial neural networks cannot be patented as they are considered computer programs | AI developers will ‘need to consider and identify a technical effect’ to obtain a patent | Decision seems to ‘return that bar firmly back to its previous position’.
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AI has the potential to revolutionise patent examination but uneven adoption of the technology could undermine fairness in the system, says Matthew Veale of Patsnap.
In a decision that will disappoint, but should not surprise, the UK Court of Appeals has indicated it will not diverge on the treatment of AI inventions, says David Hufton of HGF.
The Bundesgerichtshof's DABUS decision offers a path for European harmonisation—with the US playing catchup, explains DABUS patent attorney Malte Köllner of Köllner & Partner.
Adam Schiff’s bill would address copyright owners’ concerns around AI model training, but could have significant IT implications, says Anna Chauvet of Finnegan.
Despite its risks, AI can be a useful partner in patent applications. Shwetangi Sinha and Vasu Bral of Sagacious IP offer a useful guide for patent attorneys.
Data licensing has become big business but companies like Reddit are selling in a market of unknowns, says Giles Parson of Browne Jacobson.
MPs representing the music industry are lobbying the government for a 'personality right' to protect from AI deepfakes and false endorsements, and all creative artists would benefit, argue Andrew Wilson-Bushell and Catherine Clover of Simkins.
The author of the AI (Regulation) Bill spoke to Liz Hockley about why the UK needs to urgently establish its own approach to the technology.
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Center for Investigative Reporting alleges tech giants copied tens of thousands of journalism works | Non-profit joins other large US newspapers in filing copyright suits over AI model training.
UMG, Sony and Warner claim AI companies stole “decades” worth of music to train models | Tracks of The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Ed Sheeran allegedly used in data | Record labels say speed of machine-generated content threatens entire industry.
ParTec CEO Bernhard Frohwitter targets tech giant over technology used in cloud computing platform Azure | Suit follows Google’s historic settlement with an AI software company earlier this year.
Growth in active trademark volumes demonstrates the increasing number of marks being created and used by organisations globally | China leads the way but only one EU country features in the top 10 filers.
BigTech comments diverge on proposals over how much human oversight is needed for AI-assisted inventions | Google welcomes “step in the right direction” but IBM and Qualcomm request more clarification and better definitions of the tech | Office’s reliance on Pannu v Iolab questioned by leading AI patent owner.
Minister for AI and IP predicts changes to legislation will form part of eventual solution | Members of the House of Lords urged the government to take a position swiftly.
Ariana Grande, Drake and Billie Eilish to be ‘unmuted’ on videos | UMG and TikTok to collaborate on tackling unauthorised AI-generated content.
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