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Owning Your Sound: Lessons from Taylor Swift's Master Rights Battle
July 25th, 2024
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…
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Categories: Copyright
AI Voice Rights Battle: AI companies accused of stealing actors’ voices
July 17th, 2024
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’…
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Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Directed to Targeted Ads is Ineligible
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…
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Supreme Court Upholds Refusal of “Trump Too Small” Trademark
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…
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Categories: Trademarks
Media vs. AI: Copyright Battles Escalate as More Papers Sue
July 8th, 2024
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…
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Categories: Copyright
Federal Circuit Rules on Inequitable Conduct in Toddler Mat Patent Case
June 4th, 2024
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:…
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Categories: Litigation
Judge Tosses $500 Million Patent Case Against Sony
June 1st, 2024
A Delaware federal district court has ruled that Sony didn’t infringe a patent held by Genuine Enabling Technology. Genuine Enabling asserted that video game hardware sold by Sony infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,219,730, entitled “Method and Apparatu…
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Categories: Patents
Federal Circuit Finds Heart Valve Support Unpatentable
May 29th, 2024
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that patent claims for a type of prosthetic valve support were unpatentable as obvious. Cardiovalve Ltd. owns US Patent No. 10,226,341, titled “Implant for Heart Valve.…
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Categories: Uncategorized
Federal Circuit Rules on Internal Contradiction in Patent Application
May 14th, 2024
The Federal Circuit has vacated an indefiniteness determination by a district court, distinguishing an indefinite patent claim with contradictory claim limitations from a patent claim having a second limitation that narrows the first limitation. The…
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Categories: Patents
OpenAI Wins Trademark Injunction
May 1st, 2024
A California federal court has ruled that a Silicon Valley entrepreneur may not use the trademark “OpenAI” because of a likelihood of confusion with Microsoft’s OpenAI. OpenAI, the founder of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool Cha…
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