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Venable LLP

Development Contract Considerations for AI-Generated Works and Copyright Ownership

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In a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the court refused to register a work where its sole author was an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. This holding is in line with the Copyright Office’s...more

Winstead PC

IP Assignment Agreements: Protecting Your Company Today and Saving Yourself from Headaches Tomorrow

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For nearly all companies, but particularly companies in the technology sector, the intellectual property ("IP") they create are the crown jewels of the business. Without the IP, the company has nothing to sell....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Federal Circuit Reversal in Assignment Clause Case Highlights Importance of Contract Language in Intellectual Property Ownership

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In a split opinion issued Tuesday, and based on language in an assignment clause of a contract, the Federal Circuit overturned a district court's summary judgment that Core Optical lacked standing to sue Nokia, Cisco, and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Ghosts of Past Licensing Agreements Continue to Haunt Ms. Pac-Man

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1980 was a momentous year. Not only was it the year in which the Rubik’s Cube was first released, it was also when approximately 350 million people worldwide finally learned who shot J.R. on TV’s “Dallas” (spoiler alert: it...more

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