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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.
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1 July 2024 As SCOTUS pulls away from deference to federal agencies, the USPTO could find controversial issues such as terminal disclaimers on shaky ground, finds Muireann Bolger.
28 June 2024 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.
27 June 2024 Demand for NFTs and metaverse marks in the US fall by more than 500% in last two years | Applications for artificial intelligence show “steady rather than spectacular” growth.
26 June 2024 Social platform to make changes to robots.txt file | Company says it will take measures against unauthorised ‘large-scale’ access to content.
25 June 2024 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.
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