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AI Divergence: Why Germany And The UK Are On Different Paths

Recent court decisions by the UK High Court and Germany's Munich Regional Court reveal differing approaches to copyright law in the context of generative AI and "memorisation."

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

IP Mediation Saves Litigation Costs

Intellectual property disputes rarely begin as existential threats. More often, they start with a disagreement over scope, ownership, use, or compensation.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Copyright For AI-Generated Visual Content In Video Games

The video game industry is being transformed by the integration of generative AI into creative workflows.

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

AI Intellectual Property And Transactions Digital Advertising Playbook

Intellectual property concerns are central to the evolving legal framework surrounding generative AI and machine learning.

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

AI Reporter - December 2025

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Canada's Long-Awaited Artists' Resale Right: What's Changing And Why It Matters

United States IP

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Revisiting Lawsuit Against Jack Nicklaus Over Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) Rights

United States IP

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Data License Restrictions In The AI Spotlight: Careful Drafting Is More Important Than Ever

United States Technology

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Copyright Alliance Claims Protections Aren't Barriers To AI Development

United States IP

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Marks Gray

UK Getty Images v Stability AI: What It May Mean For Singapore And Hong Kong

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Mayer Brown

Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright For Applied Art

European Union IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Former United States Copyright Office Assistant General Counsel Jason E. Sloan To Its Music, Media + Entertainment, And Litigation Practices In New York

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Representation And Warranty Provisions In Technology Transfer: The Open-Source Software Snare

United States IP

ABA Business Law Section

Courts Are Not Short-Circuiting AI Copyright Claims At The Pleading Stage

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Hot Topics In International Trade A Tariff Christmas Message For US Kids (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

How The JAMS AI Rules Can Streamline Discovery For AI-Related Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

In Re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation

In the consolidated multidistrict litigation (MDL) for copyright infringement against OpenAI Inc. and other defendants, plaintiffs, who are authors and copyright holders of fiction and nonfiction books...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Hot Issues At The Intersection Of AI, Antitrust, And Intellectual Property

In this final edition of our four-part series, we talk about AI-related IP licensing issues that implicate antitrust concerns. We discuss antitrust implications of licensing pools that may emerge to address AI content...

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Protecting AI Assets And Outputs With IP Strategies In A Changing World

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is evolving at extraordinary speed, creating new challenges and opportunities for intellectual property (IP) protection.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Déjà Sue: AI Summaries Fail To Dodge Copyright Infringement

In another case addressing the use of copyrighted works by artificial intelligence technology ("AI"), the Southern District of New York denied a partial motion to dismiss a direct copyright infringement claim...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

AI Legal Watch: November 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Adopting An "Orphan Works" Scheme: Proposals From The Copyright Amendment Bill 2025 (Cth)

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Kattison Avenue | Issue 15

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Gen AI Class Action Key Decisions And Trends In 2025

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment: When The Music Stops, Who Pays?

United States IP

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Zlozower v. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Or Confidential? How To Choose Between Database Registration And Trade Secrets

United States IP

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Michael Best

Deepfakes, Deep Claims: Using Intellectual Property To Combat Artificial Intelligence's Digital Deception

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

Getty Images v. Stability AI: Intellectual Property Rights In The Age Of Generative AI

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cited And Indicted: Trademark Trouble In The Age Of AI Hallucinations

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Copyright Or Confidential? How To Choose Between Database Registration And Trade Secrets

Databases are critical business assets. They store customer information, pricing models, proprietary research, and analytics that drive competitive advantage.

United States IP

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Michael Best

Deepfakes, Deep Claims: Using Intellectual Property To Combat Artificial Intelligence's Digital Deception

Until recently, there was no federal legislation to specifically address deepfakes. However, in May 2025, President Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law...

United States IP

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Wiley Rein

Getty Images v. Stability AI: Intellectual Property Rights In The Age Of Generative AI

The English High Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in Getty Images v. Stability AI.

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cited And Indicted: Trademark Trouble In The Age Of AI Hallucinations

In Advance Local Media LLC v. Cohere Inc., Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York denied Cohere's motion to dismiss claims brought by a consortium of major news publishers.

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies Global Tax And IP Risks (Podcast)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

A Win For AI Developers? Getty Images v. Stability AI

In an important decision considering the interplay between Artificial Intelligence ("AI") and English copyright and trademark laws, the English High Court handed down judgment in the longstanding...

United States Technology

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Milbank LLP

Sound Recordings And Musical Compositions: What's The Difference?

The recent decision of the Seventh Circuit of the US Court of Appeals in Eddie Richardson v Karim Kharbouch highlights a fundamental difference between sound...

United States IP

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Lewis Silkin

Cross-border Tech Deals: Safeguarding Innovation Without Slowing The Business (Podcast)

As companies expand global operations, they are forced to navigate a patchwork of local IP laws, data and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, and ever-shifting geopolitical tensions.

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Federal Circuit Vacates Statutory Damages Award, Reaffirms Copyright Owner's Right To Choose Form Of Relief

On October 30, 2025, the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded a judgment in Dolls Kill, Inc. v. MengEryt, holding that the district court erred in awarding statutory damages when the plaintiff...

United States IP

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Irwin IP

AI Transparency Data Disclosures: Preparing For California AB 2013

United States Technology

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

What The Getty Images vs. Stability AI Decision Means For Tech Leaders

United States Technology

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Recent AI Legal Developments Affecting The Entertainment Industry

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Dr. Thaler Is Right, In Part

United States Technology

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Who Owns University-Created Art? A Work Made For Hire Showdown Offers A Cautionary Tale For Higher Ed

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Scaling A Business Through Strategic IP Partnerships And Brand Licensing

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

IP Frameworks In Contracts For Emerging Technologies

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Reddit v. Perplexity: Terms Of Access As The Next Front In AI Data Litigation

United States Technology

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Caldwell

AI's Passport Problem: How Can Media And Content Creators Navigate Fragmented Copyright Laws In A Global World?

Worldwide Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Leadership In The Law: Fireside Chat With Tom Shinnick, Co-General Counsel At Golub Capital (Video)

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

US Supreme Court Petition Could Redefine Copyright Law For AI-Generated Works

United States Technology

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Butzel Long

Tricky Business – Using A Law You Flout To Avoid Liability

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Intellectual Property Report

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Capturing The Value Of Data In Technology Transactions

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

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Cross-border Tech Deals: Safeguarding Innovation Without Slowing The Business (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Why Your Tech Business Needs Employee Agreements (IP & Confidentiality) (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

AI Twins And Avatars: Legal Risks For Companies Using Synthetic Voice And Likeness Technology (Video)

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