IP counsel are ‘flooded’ with queries from clients worried about deepfakes, but the law has so far come up short
Lawyers at Arnold & Porter unpack the challenges facing the UK government over the regulation of artificial intelligence
Sources discuss the key takeaways from a California federal court’s decision to back three AI platforms that had been sued by a group of artists for copyright infringement
Iveta Petrova of Evalueserve discusses the challenges of patenting new tech and offers strategies for protecting AI-developed innovations
A California court dismissed most of the claims filed by a group of artists in a copyright case against Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt
Computer scientist Stephen Thaler sought copyright registration for an artwork created by one of his artificial intelligence programs
Copyright leaders favour exceptions for AI training and said existing copyright law is sufficient to accommodate most technological advances
The US Supreme Court will not hear a case that determines whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application
The wounds from the text and data mining fight are still raw and practitioners doubt that the government’s new policy would settle the issue
Oral arguments in the DABUS appeal centred on whether the wording of UK patent law has room for an AI inventor, as Managing IP reports live from court
The UK’s top court will rule on whether the country’s patent law requires an inventor to be a human after an influential judge gave the DABUS team hope last year
George Freeman claimed he had left office when now-binned AI proposals were first made, despite his resignation actually coming more than a week later
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Sponsored by MaiwaldSimon Lud of Maiwald explains how a German court judgment is advantageous for patent applications in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing
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Sponsored by Saint Island International Patent & Law OfficesTony TY Chang of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices reviews the recent decision of the IPC Court concerning the DABUS patent application
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
Lawyers at Allen & Overy discuss the IP opportunities and risks posed by generative AI that can synthesise and manipulate marketing content to create ‘synthetic’ media
Justice Dedar Singh Gill of the High Court of Singapore discusses the city state’s IP litigation landscape, how AI can offer a helping hand in litigation, and how to impress IP judges
We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP
Interviews; Exclusives
Interviews; Exclusives
Each week Managing IP speaks to a different IP lawyer about their life and career
Each week Managing IP speaks to a different IP lawyer about their life and career
In an interview, Ankit Sahni says legal recognition of emerging tech is important for incentivising innovation and meeting new-age commercial needs
UKIPO CEO Tim Moss speaks to Managing IP about moving past Brexit, and champions the relevance of IP in government policy
Mary Rasenberger talks about her work protecting authors’ rights, the CASE Act, and why we shouldn’t expect the next Great American Novel to come from AI
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Weekly take: AI demands could create new breed of lawyer
Some firms are considering merging cross-team experience to advise on AI law, a move that could change practice management strategies -
Weekly take: IP judge’s ChatGPT use was jolly good … for now
Lord Justice Colin Birss used ChatGPT to help him write a judgment, a development that has generated plenty of debate but which is perhaps inevitable -
Weekly take: What happened to the metaverse?
Barely a year ago companies and law firms were clamouring to get a foothold in the metaverse, but it is yet to live up to the hype -
Weekly take: Fake judgment row shouldn’t spark AI concern
A New York lawyer could face sanctions after citing fake judgments generated by ChatGPT, but that doesn’t mean practitioners should shy away from AI -
Weekly take: US Copyright Office’s latest AI ruling misses the mark
The authority needs to be more consistent and offer clarity on what meets the threshold of creativity required to secure protection