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The Background: Generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") tools allow individuals to readily generate content, including works that traditionally would be copyrightable if authored by a human being, such as...more
8/31/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
The Copyright Act ,
Work Made For Hire Doctrine
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The Background: The prevalence of generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") is rapidly expanding, providing vast opportunities for efficiency and innovation, while also creating new risks....more
8/7/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Data Privacy ,
End-Users ,
EULA ,
Innovation ,
Liability ,
License Agreements ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular
On July 21, 2023, the White House announced that seven leading technology companies—Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI—voluntarily committed to mitigating the risks posed by artificial...more
7/25/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Mitigation
The Situation: The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in Thaler v. Vidal, leaving intact the Federal Circuit's ruling that only human beings, and not artificial intelligence ("AI") systems, can be inventors under...more
6/23/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO
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The Background: In recent months, artificial intelligence ("AI") platforms have taken the world by storm, introducing new, powerful tools for generating original and useful content based on training data and user...more
6/12/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
EULA ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Third-Party ,
Trade Secrets
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The Situation: Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence ("AI") have galvanized bipartisan support for a new U.S. legal framework to regulate AI, potentially including creation of a new federal...more
The U.S. Copyright Office published new guidance on the registration of works containing artificial intelligence ("AI")-generated material and announced public roundtables on the intersection of AI and copyright....more
Across multiple continents and industries, artificial intelligence ("AI") is a topic of intense focus by governments, research institutions, investors, and corporations—from start-ups to well-established industry players. As...more
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that certain claims related to genetic inheritance data analysis are patent ineligible. The claims at issue sought to protect applying a...more
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") is emerging as a key driver of innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry, which uses AI in research and development ("R&D") to analyze big data.
The Result: AI is already...more
12/20/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biopharmaceutical ,
Biotechnology ,
Clinical Trials ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
R&D ,
Research and Development ,
USPTO