23 August, 2023

Humans Only - US Federal Court Rules that AI Cannot Own Copyright in Created Works

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This blog has on many occasions discussed the difficult world that IP can be for both AI creations and inventions (e.g. more here , here an...
09 August, 2023

A Can of Copyright - US Supreme Court Rules on Fair Use in Andy Warhol's Work

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From the iconic lithographic cans of Campbell's soup to the Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol's art is iconic and one that most (if not ev...
13 April, 2023

Keeping Their AI on the Ball - US Copyright Office Issues Guidance on the Copyright Protection of AI Generated Works

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At this point there probably is no one on Earth that has not heard of, or even tested, various AI content generation systems, including Chat...
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27 September, 2022

A Row Over Nothing? - UK High Court Considers Whether a Rowing Machine Can be a Work of Artistic Craftsmanship

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Art can often be very subjective and, quite frankly, baffling as to why a particular piece is seen to be 'good' or not. Nevertheless...
20 September, 2022

Cadbury's Color Conundrum - UK High Court Considers Registration for the Color Purple for Cadbury's After Settlement with Nestle

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Sometimes a specific color is really important. Nothing highlights this more than the seemingly never-ending story of Cadbury's fight to...
06 September, 2022

You Gonna Keep That? - EU General Court Considers Trademark Registrations of Dormant Brands and Bad Faith

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Many brands from the distant past have fallen by the wayside or haven't been used in years or even decades, despite some still fondly re...
23 August, 2022

Just Can't Catch a Break - US Court of Appeals Decides That AI Cannot be an Inventor of Patents

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Artificial intelligence's road to recognition as a legal entity keeps hitting obstacle after obstacle, and as things stand it looks like...