Artificial Intelligence
Did the music industry just hit a turning point? Major labels are now striking deals with the very AI developers they once tried to shut down.
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The new patent-focused platform from Toppan Digital IP offers AI-driven translation and portfolio analytics. SVP Neil Simpkin explains how it’s helping the C-suite to manage portfolios.
China’s e-commerce company is taking on AI counterfeits with a mix of human and advanced AI tech of its own—and getting results.
Silicon Valley and the R&D corridors of Europe are not the only places where bright ideas begin—it’s time to invest seriously in African science, design, and engineering, writes Miguel Bibe of Inventa.
As the nation prepares for its EU Council presidency, Denmark’s proposed new deepfake law to protect people’s face, likeness and voice may influence future European AI policies, write Nick Redfearn of Rouse, and Monika Colak of aera IP.
Courts in China are increasingly rejecting ‘algorithmic neutrality’ as a defence in AI cases—and businesses need to adapt, say Xiaojun Guo and Hongxia Wu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
With twice as many AI companies as any other EU country, the UK is leading the field but a smart, steady strategy is key to staying ahead, says Selina Hinchliffe of Shakespeare Martineau.
Stephen Thaler’s next DABUS hearing at the UK High Court puts the inventorship test on trial. Thaler's counsel Ryan Abbott brings us up to date on the issues at the heart of this seminal case.
Two pivotal rulings regarding the use of copyrighted works to train genAI models may reshape the legal landscape for developers, rights holders, and AI platforms, writes Michael Graif of Brown Rudnick.
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Barley Snyder partner Sal Anastasi—woodworker, pilot, and now head of the AIPLA—speaks to WIPR about the urgent need for clarity in patent eligibility, and why collaboration and engagement are essential as the USPTO ushers in a period of rapid change.
Lawyers from Meta, Adobe and Recursion Pharmaceuticals offer advice for external counsel on working with their in-house partners to maximise the benefits of AI. Sarah Speight reports.
In a landmark yet narrow ruling, the High Court dismisses Getty Images’ key copyright theories against Stability AI—leaving UK training-data liability unresolved but opening the door to future TM fights over AI outputs.
With AI reshaping IP enforcement, the pharma giant’s IP head warns that only active guidance will stop the industry from lagging behind, reports Muireann Bolger.
In his first public remarks since becoming the USPTO director, a bombastic John Squires promises an agency “in overdrive” that's doubling down on AI, reports Sarah Speight.
Jacqui Kappler, chief democratic counsel at the US Judiciary Committee, reveals that AI is top of the IP subcommittee’s priorities at a speech in Washington, DC. Sarah Speight reports.
Counsel from Groq, Oura and Camping World face a new tech-enabled world of brand protection, finds Muireann Bolger at WIPR Trademarks North America.
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