September 2024

The Ukrainian IP Office recently announced that it has registered several works that, in addition to copyrightable content, also included artificial intelligence (AI) generated images protected under the new Ukrainian sui generis right for computer-generated subject-matter. The first registered work is a book with a collection of images titled “Easter cards”, where AI-generated images are […]

By Emily Johnson (September 30, 2024, 4:26 PM EDT) — BakerHostetler has asked a Georgia federal court not to remand a suit alleging the firm botched a patent application for a smart wardrobe system to state court, arguing that its former client’s claims that the firm violated professional rules under U.S. patent law belong in

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Many More Blocked by YouTube in Legal Dispute First off today, Jem Aswad at Variety reports that thousands of music videos have become unplayable on YouTube in the United States due to a dispute with the

On September 20th, Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic, delivered the conference’s keynote at WordCamp US in Portland, Oregon. It’s an event that has happened dozens of times in the past, usually with minimal controversy or concern. However, this year would be very different. That’s because Mullenweg used the platform to fire the first major

There is a quite a lot of buzz around potential reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This reclassification, proposed by the DEA and backed by HHS, recognizes marijuana’s medical use and lower potential for abuse. If implemented, this change could have significant impact on the cannabis

Overview Kevin Meek litigates patent disputes in federal courts across the country, before the US International Trade Commission, and in post-grant proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office. He has led dozens of trials involving a wide variety of advanced technologies, including consumer products, complex software, and semiconductor and telecommunications applications. In this Q&A,

By Brian Dowling (September 30, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT) — Medical device company Cynosure won a $25 million jury award following a weekslong trial in Massachusetts federal court on its claims that a rival business raided its sales and marketing talent and caused the employees to breach their noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements…. Law360 is on

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. OpenAI is planning to restructure its business operations in order to remove non-profit control of the company, according to Reuters. The AI company, known for its ChatGPT AI chatbot, is working on a plan to transform

In Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools Inc. v. International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit held that an expert must meet the definition of a “person of ordinary skill in the art” of the asserted patents in order to opine on infringement, among other issues. This new bright-line test and the underlying rationale, however, raised several new

By Dorothy Atkins (September 27, 2024, 10:12 PM EDT) — Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel vowed during a speech Friday to take a strong position on enforcing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act against AI-generated robocalls and noted the FCC is considering new AI election-related disclosure regulations, quoting pop singer Taylor Swift who said, “The