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Copyrightability Of AI-Generated Works – Petition For Certiorari Tees Up Supreme Court Review Of Test Case On "Human Authorship"

Following a refusal to grant a copyright registration to Stephen Thaler for a work whose sole author was identified as "Creativity Machine," a generative AI Thaler created...

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

After Dismissal, Artist Files 2nd Amended Complaint Against Taylor Swift

When individuals hear a celebrity is being sued over song lyrics, it can sound like tabloid fodder – something not to be taken very seriously.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

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)

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

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

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

Creating and distributing AI-generated content internationally implicates diverse—and often conflicting—laws. Part of a series: The Generative Slate...

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)

We are delighted to share with you our latest "Leadership in the Law" discussion with Tom Shinnick, Co-General Counsel at Golub Capital, who was interviewed by Mayer Brown partner Tram Nguyen for this episode.

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

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

A groundbreaking legal challenge is making its way to the US Supreme Court, and it could reshape how businesses protect AI-generated content.

United States Technology

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Butzel Long

Tricky Business – Using A Law You Flout To Avoid Liability

Music piracy poses a large threat to artists' copyrights, depriving the music industry of billions of dollars annually.

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

Wu-Tang Ruling Expands Trade Secret Protection To Exclusive Art And Unique Asset

United States IP

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Patterson

Copyright Act In Australia Won't Permit Free Use Of Copyright Works In AI

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Is Course Hero Heading To Summer School After Summary Judgment Loss?

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Artificial Intelligence Assisted Intellectual Property (Inventorship And Authorship)

United States Technology

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Brooks Kushman

Charley Brown, Lynn Oberlander Lead Ballard Spahr Attorneys In Authoring Treatise On AI And IP

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

In The Counsel's Chair: John Nadolenco On Leadership (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Santos v. Kimmel: "Deceptive Conduct" Does Not Preclude Fair Use

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Artificial Intelligence Assisted Intellectual Property (Inventorship And Authorship)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way people create and invent. The applicable intellectual property laws and procedures are working to keep up with this advancing technology. Intellectual property laws and rules focus on human creativity. Generative AI produces results that are not directly programmed, but trained.

United States Technology

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Brooks Kushman

Charley Brown, Lynn Oberlander Lead Ballard Spahr Attorneys In Authoring Treatise On AI And IP

Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property—a Practising Law Institute (PLI) treatise authored and edited by Ballard Spahr attorneys—provides "insights that can guide future legal reasoning, policymaking, and practical decision-making" at the intersection of AI and the various branches of IP.

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

In The Counsel's Chair: John Nadolenco On Leadership (Podcast)

In the first episode of In the Counsel's Chair, John Nadolenco talks career moves, leadership lessons and his advice for younger attorneys.

United States Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Santos v. Kimmel: "Deceptive Conduct" Does Not Preclude Fair Use

Well, President Trump commuted former Congressman George Santos's sentence just 84 days into his 87-month prison term. Now that Santos has been released, lets catch up on his copyright...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Wu-Tang Clan's Once Upon A Time In Shaolin Album May Be More Groundbreaking Than Anticipated As Court Allows Trade Secret Claims To Proceed

United States IP

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Texas Chili: History, The Bean Debate, And The Law Behind The Legend

Chili inspires the kind of fierce loyalty usually reserved for sports teams and barbecue joints. Ask three Texans where chili came from, whether beans belong...

United States Healthcare

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Klemchuk

Using Generative AI To Improve Creative Work

Third-party generative artificial intelligence systems (AI) are rapidly transforming creative work, introducing new opportunities and real legal and business risks.

United States IP

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Adler Law Group

Frida Kahlo And The Intersection Of Personal Beliefs And Trademark Law

In 2024, the Frida Kahlo Corporation (FKC) filed lawsuits in federal court against a number of online sellers for selling unlicensed products bearing Frida Kahlo's name, likeness, or motifs in violation of trademark rights.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Don't Monkey With NFTs & Nintendo's Aggressive IP Tactics Free NFT Image

A jury must decide if the spoofed monkey-themed NFTs misled consumers in the case against Ryder Ripps. NFTs are digital assets. Yuga Labs launched Bored Ape Yacht Club in April 2021.

United States IP

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Adler Law Group

Ten Influential Intellectual Property Cases In Apparel & Fashion Law

United States IP

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Fennemore

Amici Urge SCOTUS To Walk Back Fourth Circuit Decision On Contributory Liability For Copyright Infringement

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

AI As An Author - "Creativity Machine" Creator Asks Supreme Court To Reconsider Authorship Requirements

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

Can You Copyright Your AI-created Business Logo?

United States IP

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The Orlando Law Group

Defending Out-of-State Companies Against Lawsuits In California Courts

United States Commercial

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Cohen IP

AI Reporter - October 2025

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Collaborating On Copyright: How To Manage Joint Ownership Effectively

United States IP

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Michael Best

Fair Use May Shield LLM Training Using Copyrighted Materials, But Output Infringement Likely Is The Next (Better?) Battleground

United States IP

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Michael Best

Don't Cry Over Spilled Lafufus – Why Recording Your IP With Customs Matters

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use By Jimmy Kimmel

United States IP

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Merchant & Gould

Integrating The IP Of New Technologies: Global Tax And IP Risks

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

Almost EU-Wide Injunction Against Tripp-Trapp 'Look-Alike'

European Union IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Does The Anthropic Settlement Give Authors The Upper Hand? (Video)

United States Technology

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Gamma Law

What's Hiding Under The Bridge? How To Protect Your Business From Intellectual Property "Trolls"

United States IP

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Real-Estate Listings And Copyright Law: What Zillow vs. CoStar Teaches Us

United States IP

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Marks Gray

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Mayer Brown

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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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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