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Boutique consulting firm specializing in the economic aspects of innovation.

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AI is posing new challenges for IP, says Tim Moss, CEO of UK’s IP Office. In the creative industry, AI is making music, art, and even writing scripts. Patents guarantee rights to the output of the human mind – but what about the output of an algorithm?

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Can patents become an asset class? New US legislation will require all patents to be publicly recorded within 90 days of filing. Such transparency of patent ownership is key if they are to be used as assets, and is already on the agenda in Congress.

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Copyright law has entered the arena. A decision by the US Copyright Office to grant copyright to a Magic: the Gathering player for his decklist could spell trouble for players of the popular card game.

https://t.co/M2BEW7UUrX

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Supranational bodies hope to tighten AI regulation. The EU is drafting an “Artificial Intelligence Act” to protect citizens from “harmful” AI, while the UN has warned of a growing AI “accountability gap” over data storage.

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The legal puzzles surrounding AI and patents rumble on. Dr. Stephen Thaler argues that his DABUS AI can not only invent, but has feelings and sentience. Grand claims, but since few understand black-box AI, is this an Emperor’s new clothes situation?

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A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that AI cannot be the inventor of a patent. Following a successful application in South Africa by Stephen Thaler. He sued the US Patent and Trademark office for not listing his AI as the inventor on various patents.

https://t.co/yeWTU9waLp

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The South Korean Fair Trade Commission slaps Dolby Laboratories with a fine worth US$200k+, declaring they had abused their superior position in a bargain regarding SEPS with a local set-top box producer.

(https://t.co/5gVndnEK3b)

#intellectualproperty #southkorea #FTC

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Unified Patent Court (UPC) preparatory committee has estimated that the UPC will be ready to open doors around mid-2022, a great step forward for the patent community.

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#politicsandlaw #innovation #intellectualproperty

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@INTA has submitted an amicus brief to the @EUCourtPress , pushing for locally significant but unregistered trade names to co-exist with national trademarks registered after the local party. (@ipwatchdog )

https://t.co/YBd524fD5m

#trademarks #intellectualproperty

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Hilco operated NPE, @BellNorthern, with a notoriously strong IP team, has accused @Apple of patent infringement on 10 accounts regarding a piece of mobile technology in a West Texan court. Apple must fight this following a US$300M loss in another Texas court.

#patents #ip

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@Panasonic set to join the Access Advance patent pool.

(https://t.co/0HExdrbwbP)

#innovation #intellectualpropertyrights #patents #patentpools #data #ai

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IPR makes splashes in Major League Baseball in an unusual way. Ex-pitcher, Michael Bolsinger, files lawsuits against the @astros, claiming signals between teammates should be protected as trade-secrets.

(https://t.co/igmgYO4f9f)

Should they be protected under trade-secret?

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@Verizon, @ATT, @Sprint and @TMobile acquitted in infringement suit as East Texas District Jury finds there was no infringement on a wireless communications patent owned by inventor Joe Salazar.

(https://t.co/D243Bg9LQb)

#intellectualproperty #infringement #telecoms #patents

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The UK has announced they will go over the current SEP framework to gauge whether any major changes are required, as the UK starts taking playing a bigger role in global FRAND determinations.

(https://t.co/hLXOb8B5vV)

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Kenya takes major steps in Anti-Counterfeit measures, the bill now awaits approval from the House of Parliament. (ManagingIP)

https://t.co/hSg2heKUOy

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Sony's music sector sues energy drink company Bang for copyrighted infringement on music used in their Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube accounts, over 200 videos and more than 130 sound clips.

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Steve Madden Ltd.'s recent involvement in a high profile IP dispute raises eyebrows as their request to dismiss section of a patent infringement case, filed by Converse Inc., was denied by a federal judge in Massachusetts.

Comment your thoughts below!

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A judge in the Australian Federal Court is the first ever to rule that inventions by AI will be patent protected, similar to historic precedent set by South Africa Last week. (Law360)

(https://t.co/kA2vCNnIg0)

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South Africa makes historic move by issuing an "AI inventor" a patent listing, the first of its kind, ever.

https://t.co/JCVoUV8uyI

#intellectualproperty #ai #southafrica

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Judge Kathleen O'Malley, appointed in 2010 by the Obama administration, will be retiring in March 2022; giving the Biden administration another chance to name an appeals court Judge.

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