Worldwide: Intellectual Property

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) released the third and final report in its "Copyright and Artificial Intelligence" series, offering its most comprehensive guidance to date on one of the most contested legal questions in the AI era...

The Ghibli Trend involves using Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as "AI") tools and heavy filters to alter images and videos, making them look like they belong in a Studio Ghibli film...

The U.S. Copyright Office released a pre-publication version of its third report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, a key installment in its ongoing examination of AI's intersection with copyright law.

On June 8, 2012, Genentech’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that US Patent No. 6,733,752 was invalid and not-infringed by Genentech’s trastuzumab product (HERCEPTIN).

Health Canada specifically contemplates certain proteins as SEBs in its Guidance, although Health Canada has not limited SEBs to only particular classes of drugs.

On May 23, 2012, the Federal Court held that Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. ("Merck") is liable to Apotex Inc. ("Apotex") for damages under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"), but exercised its discretion to reduce the amount of compensation payable based on a defence of ex turpi causa.

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) released the third and final report in its "Copyright and Artificial Intelligence" series, offering its most comprehensive guidance to date on one of the most contested legal questions in the AI era...

In the rapidly evolving field of robotics, many companies leverage open-source software (OSS) to accelerate development, reduce costs, and benefit from a collaborative innovation ecosystem.

On Friday, May 9, the United States Copyright Office ("USCO") released a "pre-publication version" of its long-anticipated third and final report in a series of guidance...

Bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate that would ban employee noncompete agreements in Ohio.

On April 21, the 2025 High-level Forum on China's Intellectual Property (IP) Protection was held in Beijing. The forum was co-hosted by China Intellectual Property News (CIPN) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Office in China.

On April 22, 2025, the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of a sales manager and his new employer on claims under the DTSA, the OUTSA, and common law claims for misappropriation of confidential business information and civil conspiracy…