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AI Considerations in Software Agreements: Key Clauses for the Age of Generative AI
October 10th, 2024
Software-related agreements, such as licenses and development agreements, are increasingly considering artificial intelligence (AI) issues. Those that don’t should be. These issues lie in several areas, including: The use of AI tools to develop sof…
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Categories: Technology
Congress and Copyright Office Focus on New AI Digital Image Laws
October 3rd, 2024
The US Congress and the US Copyright Office have been thinking about how laws should be adjusted to deal with artificial intelligence (AI). The US Copyright Office has issued a report recommending the creation of a new federal law that would create a…
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Categories: Trademarks
Immortal Cells, Ongoing Legacy: Lacks Family Pursues Justice Against Biotech Giant
September 30th, 2024
A Maryland federal judge has ruled that biopharmaceutical company Ultragenyx must face a lawsuit from the heirs of Henrietta Lacks. As the judge explained Over 70 years ago, Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman from Baltimore County, Maryland, entrusted do…
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Categories: Uncategorized
Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB: Encrypted Data Not 'Printed Matter’
September 13th, 2024
The Federal Circuit has reversed a series of decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) in inter partes reviews (IPRs) challenging storage and data processing patents. The court found that the PTAB incorrectly interpreted encrypte…
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Categories: Uncategorized
CHIP LAW GROUP Founding Partner Receives Prestigious Best Lawyers® Recognition in Patent Law
September 10th, 2024
CHIP LAW GROUP, a leading intellectual property boutique law firm, proudly announces its founding partner, Pramod Chintalapoodi, was recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025. This recognition underscores the firm’s dedication to excellence and its…
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Categories: Firm News
Nintendo Reaches $2.4 Million Settlement against Emulator Company
September 10th, 2024
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…
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Categories: Uncategorized
Big Three Record Labels Sue over Alleged AI Music Infringement
July 30th, 2024
Contributor: Pramod Chintalapoodi
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…
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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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