This week in Other Barks & Bites: U.K. politicians warn of widespread copyright infringement on NFT marketplaces; Google announces it will assume legal responsibility to offer customers protection from copyright disputes caused by the tech firm’s generative AI; Caltech and Apple jointly file a request to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit between the two.
This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S. Supreme Court denies a hearing to music publishers who accused a website of infringing on the copyright of live music performances; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issues two precedential patent opinions; X Social Media sues Elon Musk’s social media platform X for copyright infringement; and the PTAB grants Mylan Pharmaceutical’s petition for an inter partes review on the validity of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy patents.
This week in Washington IP news, Congress starts a two-week district work period, but there are still several interesting events taking place in the nation’s capital. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding an event on anticounterfeiting and anti-piracy strategies, as well as a discussion on how to enforce IP rights in Mexico. Elsewhere, New America is digging into the federal government’s efforts to spur domestic development in emerging technology.
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Supreme Court grants a copyright case; the Writers Guild of America reaches an agreement with Hollywood studios that offers writers some copyright protections from AI-generated scripts; the CAFC affirms a PTAB decision that invalidated a medical alarm patent; and Getty Images releases a commercially safe AI generative tool.
This week in Washington IP news, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) discusses how innovators and the Office can use AI tools to their advantage. The Hudson Institute turns its attention to U.S. trade policy, including important trends in semiconductor geopolitics. Elsewhere, the House Science Committee will look into how the EPA uses technology and research development to support local partners and other stakeholders.