LexisNexis unveiled Protégé, a natural language AI assistant that translates questions like “What are the top M&A targets in biotech?” into patent analytics insights. The firm positions the new offering as eliminating the need for users to master complex database syntax in the company’s PatentSight+ platform. The assistant parses a user’s prompt, maps it to… The post Protégé brings query-free workflows to PatentSight+ appeared first on Research & Development World.| Research & Development World
The VR/XR market is hurtling toward an extraordinary $85-123 billion valuation by 2030-2032, fueled by breakthrough applications. Yet lurking beneath this explosive growth is an ecosystem of patent trolls – non-practicing entities (NPEs) that exist solely to extract licensing fees through litigation. As XR moves from pilots to platform, the most immediate risks are no […]| XR Today
This interview with Steve Fuller explores core tensions in contemporary knowledge production: between intellectual property and collective knowledge, institutional credit systems and knowledge circulation, and neoliberal and socialist frameworks for knowledge access. Its aim is to unpack how these tensions... Read More ›Source| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
MAIN MAINLAND CHINA TAIWAN Indonesia’s patent system has become an increasingly important part of Southeast Asia’s intellectual property (IP) landscape. With a large and growing economy, strategic position in global trade, and government agenda focused on innovation and technology transfer, the country is taking significant steps to harmonise its patent regime with international standards. The post Guide to Indonesia’s globalising patent laws appeared first on Law.asia.| Law.asia
In Taiwan, the primary legal framework governing patents is the Patent Act, which establishes the substantive law concerning...| Law.asia
From signature product features to distinctly recognizable colors, brands today are embracing (and protecting!) non-traditional trademarks to stand apart from the competition and to stay relevant in a rapidly changing business landscape. A “traditional” trademark may consist of words, numbers, logos, or graphic designs applied to products or packaging, or used on advertisements for services. Slogans or taglines […] The post Tradition Notwithstanding (for Out-of-the-Box Trademarks) ap...| Attorney at Law Magazine
If versions of any of your books are on LibGen or similar online collections of pirated material, there is a chance it was used as training data for AI, and you may be able to join a lawsuit about it. Earlier this month, a group of authors sued Anthropic, the firm behind the Claude family of large language models, for copyright infringement. The lawsuit states: Anthropic has built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books. Rather than obtaining perm...| Daily Nous
Bucking the trend of recent Section(d) refusal affirmances, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) delivered a surprising victory to the applicant| The Brand Protection Blog
As with a lot of these guys, if a story was popular, he’d quickly write more with the same protagonist or setting. So before long he had a whole stable of characters (Jim Cardigan, Sergeant Brinkhaus) and settings (the “Northwest Stories”). You can find a *very partial and incomplete* list here — it’s just recent collections of his more popular stuff, doesn’t include his novels or romance stories. | Crooked Timber
Scholars argue that vaccine patents are a core cause of global health disparities. The post Patents and COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities first appeared on The Regulatory Review.| The Regulatory Review
Not long ago, U.S. firms like IBM dominated patent rankings, topping U.S. grant lists for decades until Samsung overtook IBM in 2022. But now, Chinese companies claim seven of the top 10 spots in global active patent holdings, In front is State Grid Corp. a state-owned utility. The Chinese Academy of Sciences comes in second,… The post Asia owns IFI’s patent leaderboard as China takes 7 of top 10; Japan leads by company count appeared first on Research & Development World.| Research & Development World
The University of Houston and Rice University have claimed spots on the National Academy of Inventor's Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents. The list is based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and ranks U.S. academic institutions that are advancing innovation by the number of utility patents issued in the prior year. Utility patents are among the world’s most valuable assets because they give inventors exclusive commercial rights to produce and use thei...| InnovationMap
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On 1 May 2025, the first phase of reform of European design law entered into force. Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/73 together, as phase I, form part of a broader modernisation initiative (the so-called “Designs and Models Package”) being implemented in two phases. The reform affects both the EU Design Regulation (EUDR)... Continue Reading| The Brand Protection Blog
On 31 July 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) issued its decision (decision of 31 July 2025 – I ZR 131/23) in the long-running dispute between Axel Springer and Eyeo (Adblock Plus), referring the case back to the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg for further examination. (Our previous blog, Germany: Copyright and ad... Continue Reading| The Brand Protection Blog
In 2008, when the recording industry was successfully lobbying for an extension to the term of copyright to 95 years, I wrote about a spectacular unfairness tha| net.wars
When developing a new product, one of the first questions a client asks is: “How can I protect it—and where?” While intellectual property (IP) protection in| Attorney at Law Magazine
On July 21, 2025, the arbitrators in DS/611 (the EU complaint regarding Chinese SEP practices) made their decision on the appeal from the initial panel decision. From my perspective, this dec…| China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China
Understanding an Amazon intellectual property Infringement is key to getting your Amazon account reinstated.| Riverbend Consulting
What are the principal areas of risk for a licensee of IP rights when the licensor enters into an insolvency process? What are the steps that a licensee may take to protect itself in potential future insolvency proceedings of its licensor? We consider these issues in an article first appearing in LexisNexis’ Corporate Rescue and... Continue Reading| The Brand Protection Blog
It took me six hours of listening to people with differing points of view discuss AI and copyright at a workshop, organized by the Sussex Centre for Law and Technology at the Sussex Humanities Lab (SHL), to come up with a question that seemed to me significant: what is all this talk about who “wins … Continue reading "Conundrum" The post Conundrum appeared first on net.wars.| net.wars
Whether copyrighted works can be freely used to train generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) models is at the core of dozens of lawsuits filed since AI burst onto the scene several years ago. This week, the Northern District of California issued two of the first opinions that begin to answer that question, but there remains a [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
There are dozens of cases pending against AI developers stemming from their use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models. In response, developers have uniformly asserted that such use is a fair use. To date, despite years of litigation, those cases have resulted in just one opinion: a District of Delaware order that arose outside of the generative AI context and rejected the fair use defense as a matter of law.| Debevoise Data Blog
In a precedential opinion issued June 6, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”)| The Brand Protection Blog
Attorney Cameron G. Shilling wrote an article for New Hampshire Tech Alliance Newsletter titled AI Notetakers: Do They Comply with the Law? (October 16, 2024). « Have you ever noticed during a videoconference that a participant is using an AI notetaker or that the meeting is being transcribed? … People who use these tools effectively … Continue reading AI notetakers: Legal Issues| Articles of Interest
As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development drafts guidelines for combating counterfeit goods, U.S. representatives must be frank about the need to hold Chinese platforms accountable for their role in counterfeiting — and specific about the changes that will be required, says Eli Clemens at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.| www.law360.com
More than a decade after the overheated SOPA/PIPA debate, experience from around the world shows that blocking access to piracy websites is an effective way to protect copyright holders and increase legal content consumption without harming legal commerce or free expression.| itif.org
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Future Knowledge, a new podcast from the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance. Future Knowledge is a continuation and expansion of our Book Talk webinar se…| Authors Alliance
The Spring 2025 issue of Regulation magazine features an eye-opening article by Law Professor Jonathan M. Bartlett titled "The Perils of 'Free' Information." In the article, Mr. Bartlett tackles the narrative that IP owners are exploitative monopolists that inflate prices and bar competition and corresponding legal and policy strategies employed by certain tech platforms "to weaken IP rights to reduce the costs of securing content and tech assets, which are then monetized within a portfoli...| The Free State Foundation
In a ruling with potential implications for other pending generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) copyright cases, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH & West Publishing Corp. v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. has granted summary judgment for Thomson Reuters on direct copyright infringement and related defenses, as well [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
After many rounds of motions to dismiss, intellectual property cases against AI developers are moving into the discovery phase. As we previewed in our 2024 AI year in review, one of the big areas to watch in 2025 will be how much discovery courts are prepared to order into the inner workings of AI companies, [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
As generative AI platforms grow in sophistication, the initial era of text chatbots led by ChatGPT has evolved into a complex AI ecosystem of voice assistants and image and video creation platforms. Yet that is just the beginning; a world of autonomous AI agents is on the horizon. Generative AI has transformed how people around [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
Developers of artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems notched a victory last week when a federal judge dismissed claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) premised on the use of copyrighted works in AI training data, holding that the plaintiffs had failed to show any concrete harm and therefore lacked standing to bring their claims. Raw [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
Compass Pathways has been aggressively using patent claims to corner the market on psychedelic-assisted treatments.| The American Prospect
When it comes to your patent application, you may have seen the terms “CIP,” “Continuation,” and “Divisional,” but what do they mean? How are they relevant to the patent process? Let’s review these terms and when you should consider employing one of these options. Continuation A “continuation” is a non-provisional patent application that claims priority […] The post Does Your Patent Need a CIP? first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Applying for a patent is an investment – in yourself, your business, and your invention. Which patent attorney you work with is critical. For the amount of time and money that goes into a patent application, you want to hire a patent with knowledge and skills that correspond to your needs. If you are in […] The post Finding a Patent Attorney’s Past Work first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Phoenix patent attorney Joe Meaney explains the process for obtaining a patent from the USPTO, dealing with Office Actions, and avoiding abandonment.| Venjuris - Preventing and solving intellectual property problems
Across the globe, businesses are keen to appeal to increasingly ethical consumers by promoting ambitious ESG initiatives. This has led to a flood of “green” claims – such as “sustainable”, “environmentally friendly” and “net carbon zero” – in almost every sector. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recognises the direct impact that environmental claims... Continue Reading| The Brand Protection Blog
This article was co-authored by Bella Baker We live in a disrupted world. One impact from this is a gig economy that increasingly favours contractors and| The Brand Protection Blog
Superbabies Limited (“Superbabies”) creates comics called “The Super Babies,” featuring a team of superhero babies. On May 14, 2024, Superbabies filed a| The Brand Protection Blog
he WTR 1000 is the only standalone publication to recommend individual practitioners and their firms exclusively in the trademark field, and identifies the leading players based on exhaustive research including client and peer feedback. More details about WTR and the methodology for its survey can be found here.| Beck Reed Riden LLP
A technology-driven company in software, AI, fintech, biotech, or engineering relies on intellectual property (IP) to maintain its competitive advantage. However, IP theft, insider threats, and cyber espionage are growing risks—particularly when data is transmitted through APIs, shared between teams, or used in live applications. Unlike traditional encryption, Eclypses MTE eliminates IP exposure in transit, […] The post Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) with Eclypses MTE appeared firs...| Eclypses Inc.
Automation is everywhere. From robotic process automation (RPA) to AI-driven decision-making, businesses are integrating automation into their decision-making processes like never before. However, with these advancements come critical legal considerations that companies must address or face the wrath regulators—or worse, plaintiffs’ lawyers! One general principle that businesses should understand is that automation will usually be ... Read More| McCarthy Law Group
Unmasking Software Piracy: The Hidden Costs and Consequences Revealed - Understand Unmasking Software Piracy: The Hidden Costs and Consequences Revealed, Copyright, its processes, and crucial Copyright Copyright information needed.| Copyright
Learn how to detect and combat IP infringements, navigate Amazon's Brand Registry, and ensure the authenticity of your products.| Riverbend Consulting
As the Paris AI Action Summit approaches, legal cases are deepening around AI and issues of copyright infringement in India.| Publishing Perspectives
Should authors consent to have their publishers grant licensing requests by firms and projects to allow them to train their generative AI on their books? That question was suggested by Elliott Sober (Wisconsin), who is curious what philosophers think of the issue. It's worth noting that not all publishers are asking authors for consent. As| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
As we enter a new year, it's the perfect time for nonprofits to assess their legal and operational health by conducting a legal audit. A strong legal| Charity Lawyer Blog
Is there any more perfect marriage than that of a flawless record and an iconic album cover? Far from just LP delivery vehicles, album covers have become a medium for musicians to further express their vision, often in collaboration with some of the world’s most famous visual artists. From the Velvet Underground’s banana à la […] The post Liner Notes: Favorite Album Artwork first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
Dani AudettePartner Dani Audette, who leads Jayaram’s litigation practice, has nearly 20 years of experience devising smart, strategic and proactive litigation strategies for clients. She’s also an entrepreneur and founder of Audette Law, a business and IP law firm for women CEOs, founders and creators. Before that, she spent 15 years as a litigator at […] The post Firm Ground: Welcome to the Team first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
You can see evidence of Cortney Lederer’s work all over Chicago, from the Magnificent Mile to skyscraper lobbies to park districts around the city. Lederer, the owner of arts consultancy CNL Projects, has made it her mission to give artists and organizations the platform to produce impactful art experiences—many of them in the public art […] The post Playing Favorites: Cortney Lederer of CNL Projects first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
It’s no secret that we’re passionate about the arts at Jayaram. From our client list to the custom works in our studio spaces, we’re surrounded by (and inspired by) creativity on a daily basis — and that extends to our team members. Learn more about just a few of our favorite artists from the Jayaram […] The post Playing Favorites: Artists at Jayaram first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
Walking into Jayaram’s Miami studio, it’s impossible to miss the 40-foot Artbox LED screen that dominates one wall of the space. It’s a unique piece, made exponentially more so by its display of mesmerizing, custom-made digital artwork by Ezequiel Pini, a.k.a Six N. Five, an award-winning Argentinian digital artist and designer based in Barcelona. Over […] The post Speaking Of: Ezequiel Pini first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
A When Jayaram approached artist Nicolau Vergueiro and cultural producer Jaé Joseph to create an exhibition for our Miami studio, the two had never met. But they quickly realized that they had a lot in common: both grew up in art-loving families; both were informed by the experience of living in cross-cultural households; and both […] The post Speaking Of: Nicolau Vergueiro / Jaé Joseph first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
Intellectual property law occasionally strays into the vivid and volatile world of electoral politics. This collision is never dull, sometimes comedic, often contentious, and invariably significant. Take, for instance, a recent incident when Elon Musk shared an AI-generated video that manipulated Vice President Kamala Harris’ voice to make it seem like she was calling President […] The post The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Elections in the United States by Vivek Jayaram first...| Jayaram Law
ArtRepublic exists at the intersection between historic and cutting-edge. The curatorial platform draws on Renaissance-era ideas of art patronage, combined with digital public art, NFTs and AI technology. Helming it all is CEO and founder Jessica Santiago, who talked to us about her journey to the art world and her commitment to promoting wellness through […] The post In Conversation with Jessica Santiago first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
It’s Vic Garcia’s World, and he wants us all living in it. In a former life, the Miami-based Garcia was a business student in Boston creating simple pen and marker drawings on copy paper, with no aspirations of professionally pursuing art. Those drawings quickly grew into an entire universe of unique characters, and his creations, […] The post In Conversation with Vic Garcia first appeared on Jayaram Law.| Jayaram Law
Combine a love for soccer, an eye for vintage fashion and a decade of agency experience and you have Lucas Capozzi-Shanks, founder of the sportswear-focused brand studio Scenes NY. There, Capozzi-Shanks and his team curate an array of soccer vintage and ephemera, which they use as inspiration for their own original designs. In| Jayaram Law -
MPs, peers, publishers and leading figures in the UK’s books industry celebrated the importance of publishing at the Publishers Association’s Winter Reception.| Publishers Association
The following article was co-written with Michele Herman of JustTech Open source software and open standards have many similarities but the legal frameworks under which each are created have real and important differences. Nonetheless there is an increasing desire to … The post Copyright Licenses Are Key When Including Software in Standards appeared first on ConsortiumInfo.org.| ConsortiumInfo.org
When federal researchers and staff create or invent something, they also create intellectual property (IP). As with all federal employees and agencies, NOAA staff are required to report all IP created during the course of their employment through a process called invention disclosure. The post From idea to impact: invention disclosure protects innovation and encourages scientific research appeared first on Technology Partnerships Office.| Technology Partnerships Office
Happy World IP Day! April 26th marks the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day, a significant event since its inception in 2000. This observance serves to shed light on the profound impact of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs on our daily lives while honoring the ingenuity and contributions of creators and innovators worldwide. […]| Oliver & Grimsley, LLC
A new Sedona Conference Journal article discusses how AI is testing the limits of the IP legal regimes & announces a new working group.| eDiscovery Today by Doug Austin
Learn strategies to protect your Amazon trademark infringement complaints, and maintain brand integrity with Riverbend Consulting. Contact us for expert help.| Riverbend Consulting
The cost of a Big Mac can help us understand the big picture of what's going on with spiralling prices.| www.abc.net.au
** Logan Woodward, a Summer Associate in NRF's Minneapolis Office, assisted with this article. Logan is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the| The Brand Protection Blog
** This article was drafted by Logan Woodward, a Summer Associate in NRF’s Minneapolis Office. Logan is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the| The Brand Protection Blog
News and Commentary In the Huffington Post, Daniel Maranas writes about the European Union's alternative "waiver" text in its negotiations over the TRIPS waiver. In it, he outlines the proposal (which you can read here) which mainly reiterates the conditions under which member states may use compulsory licensing powers, which are valuable but no substitute [...]| The Captured Economy
Intellectual property (IP) conflict of laws issues in disputes between private parties arise for a variety of reasons. Most infringe the plaintiff’s intellectual property rights in countries X, Y, and Z. Part of the infringing conduct might have been in one jurisdiction, while the effects are felt elsewhere. Infringing material can be instantly distributed to [...]| The Captured Economy
On January 17, 2024, the Supreme People's Court of China (“SPC”) published its decision upholding a ruling in favor of Sennics Chemical Technology Co.,| The Brand Protection Blog
Following is the case brief for Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) Case Summary of Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.: Varsity Brands sued Star Athletica for infringement of its design of cheerleading uniforms. The lower courts disagreed as to whether the design could be separated from the utilitarian function of the uniform [...] The post Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. appeared first on Legal Dictionary.| Legal Dictionary
Having a budget assigned and time set aside for patent creation and filing should be an important part of your company strategy.| Alice, Eve and Bob - a security blog
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I was asked the following question recently: I have a great new idea. I would like to gauge interest by publicly describing what my new product does. I am concerned, of course, that this may be a problem patent-wise. Does it matter if my disclosure does not tell how my product works, just what it […] The post Don’t Jeopardize your Patent by Sharing Too Much first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Last week, Amazon announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted it two patents for a wristband that can monitor its warehouse employees. They filed these patents in 2016, and they were granted on January 30, 2018. How Does It Work This system includes ultrasonic devices placed around the warehouse, the wristbands worn […] The post Amazon Patents Work-Monitoring Wristband first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
We were shocked last month when we read Forbes’ Stop Taking Business Advice From Your Patent Attorney where the author wrote that his patent lawyer claimed that his idea would generate substantial income, so much that he “would never be able to count” it all. We’re lawyers, not psychics. It is not our place to […] The post Can You vs Should You Get a Patent first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
Under today’s patent law, could Star Trek’s Dr. Soong receive a patent on Data’s positronic brain? Dr. Frankenstein, a patent on his method of making a monster? Dr. Alfred Lanning (of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot) on his child-like robot Sonny? Companies Seek Broad Patent Protection for AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has already made the leap […] The post Patenting Artificial Intelligence first appeared on Venjuris.| Venjuris
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Originally published on 3/30/20 The Event The current health crisis due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a considerable impact on public events. As of today, the following events have been canceled or postponed: COVID-19’s Greatest Hits. Given that the business model for music industry artists has shifted to the streaming + live performance [...] The post ARAS Take 5: The COVID-19 Pandemic & the Music Industry appeared first on A3E: the Future of Music + Entertainment Technology.| A3E: the Future of Music + Entertainment Technology
The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that a customer list may not be a trade secret and some torts are preempted under the Ohio law.| LaszloLaw
Trademark Lawyer Ruth Carter breaks down what's going on with the White Lives Matter t-shirt trademark situation.| Geek Law Firm
State-level trade name vs trademark registered with the USPTO: More value in the federal trademark, almost none with state-level trade name.| Geek Law Firm
Two companies sell the same product: You have the web domain; They have the registered trademark. Who wins in the IP dispute?| Geek Law Firm
Generative AI, which uses data lakes and question snippets to recover patterns and relationships, is becoming more prevalent in creative industries. However, the legal implications of using generative AI are still unclear, particularly in relation to copyright infringement, ownership of AI-generated works, and unlicensed content in training data. Courts are currently trying to establish how intellectual property laws should be applied to generative AI, and several cases have already been file...| Harvard Business Review
If you were to judge just by behavior, you would have to conclude that the entertainment industry's rights holders are desperate to promote piracy. The latest| net.wars
It seems no manufacturer will be satisfied until they have turned everything they make into an ongoing revenue stream. Once, it was enough to sell widgets. Then| net.wars
