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Nintendo quickly reached a settlement with the maker of a Switch game emulator that will result in a payout of $2.4 million to Nintendo and the defendant company shutting down. As Ars Technica reported, Nintendo is “basically taking the positio… Read More

A group of music companies including the three major US record labels—Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group— have sued the artificial intelligence (AI) music companies Suno and Udio over alleged copyright infringement of music… Read More

In relation to a recorded musical performance, there are three things that can be protected by copyright: the lyrics the music (musical notes in sequence) the recording of the performance of the lyrics and music (in the studio or in concert) As the U… Read More

As NPR reports, Lawyers for Scarlett Johansson are demanding that OpenAI disclose how it developed an AI personal assistant voice that the actress says sounds uncannily similar to her own. The lawyers are demanding details about how and why OpenAI’… Read More

The Federal Circuit has affirmed summary judgment that patent claims for targeting ads based on a user’s internet search results are patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The case is Chewy, Inc. v. International Business Machines… Read More

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) correctly refused to grant a trademark for the phrase “TRUMP TOO SMALL.” During a 2016 presidential primary debate, Senator Rubio of Florida said that then-candidate D… Read More

Several recent developments have occurred in intellectual property law disputes over the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI or GenAI). In April, eight major US newspapers filed suit in federal court in the Southern District of New York, a… Read More

The Federal Circuit has ruled on a district court finding that a plaintiff in a patent infringement case was barred from seeking relief due to unclean hands. The appeal arose from a lawsuit between two rival manufacturers of dining mats for toddlers:… Read More