The U.S. Copyright Office has released a report titled, “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Part 2 Copyrightability.”  The report is in response to comments by interested parties concerning the copyrightability of AI generated outputs.  The report has a helpful summary of the approach of other countries.  The full report is available, here.  The report makes several conclusions and recommendations: • Questions of copyrightability and AI can be resolved pursuant to existing law, without the need for legislative change. • The use of AI tools to assist rather than stand in ..read more

One of the most difficult cybersecurity issues concerns predicting insider threats -- identifying the person or persons in your organization who are likely to divulge personal data or intellectual property.  The U.S. Department of Justice issued this press release recently:  A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty today to retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an ..read more

The AIPLA has released a letter to the Trump Administration that highlights concerns with the IP system in the United States.  The letter addresses patent eligibility, patent quality, AI and IP, digital piracy and counterfeiting, trade secrecy and international IP harmonization.  The letter is available, here.  ..read more

The White House released a Fact Sheet outlining collaboration efforts concerning national security and technology with India on January 6, 2025.  The Fact Sheet states in relevant part: Today, U.S. National Security Advisor (APNSA) Jake Sullivan met with Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi as the United States and India continue to forge a strategic technology partnership that benefits both of our countries and our partners around the world.  APNSA Sullivan and NSA Doval launched the U ..read more

The Department of Justice recently issued a final rule preventing access to U.S. citizens personal data.  The Press Release states, in relevant part: . . . Today, the Justice Department issued a comprehensive final rule carrying out Executive Order (E.O.) 14117 “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” The E.O. charged the Justice Department with establishing and implementing a new regulatory program to address the urgent and extraordinary national security threat posed by the continuing effo ..read more

In a recent decision, Matter of Weber (October 2024), involving a trust in New York, the court addressed the use of artificial intelligence by an expert in a valuation determination.  The decision states: Use of Artificial Intelligence [A] portion of his testimony bears further and separate discussion as it relates to an emerging issue that trial courts are beginning to grapple with and for which it does not appear that a bright-line rule exists. Specifically, the testimony revealed that Mr. Ranson relied on Microsoft Copilot, a large language model generative artificial intelligence chat ..read more

  October 24, 2024 14:30 PM- 15:30 PM British Standard Time = 15.30 PM CET = 9.30 a.m. Eastern Time  What this talk is about This webinar looks at the role of sustainability in the pharmaceutical sector, as well as in the circular economy. In doing so, it discusses the role of innovation in sustainability strategy in two distinct sectors. Amalia Waxman will address how a pharmaceutical company can meet its sustainability goals through innovations such as the issuance of a multi-billion Sustainability-Linked Bond—the first in the health sector—and which rais ..read more

This is my second article on some topics discussed by my panel on “transparency” and in other sessions at the Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things conference in London recently. My first article, also published here, was on how value and royalty costs in standards and SEPs are passed along the supply chain to consumers. The European Commission’s proposed essentiality checking and patent counting at the EUIPO is troubling. While parties are entitled to present whatever methods and studies they wish to imply Standard Essential Patent (SEP) portfolio strength in licensing negotiations ..read more

Senator Thom Tillis’ Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 is moving through the U.S. Senate.  It appears to be a compromise to earlier patent eligibility reform legislation.  Here are the main provisions of the act.    § 101. Patent eligibility (a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever invents or discovers any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject only to the exclusions in sub section (b) and to the further conditions and requirements of this title. (b) ELIGIBILITY EXCLUSIONS.— (1) IN GEN ..read more

 Register Here: https://oxfirst.com/ec-amicus-brief-in-re-hmd-global-oy-vs-voiceage-evs/ OxFirst Free Webinar September 17, 2024 15:00 PM- 16:00 PM British Standard Time = 16.00 PM CET = 10.00 a.m. Eastern Time What this Talk is About This is one of the first times the European Commission has issued an Amicus Brief, an instrument better known in US rather than European law. The European Commission has submitted an amicus curiae to the Higher Court of Munich, Germany, (Oberlandesgericht Muenchen) regarding an ongoing legal dispute between HMD Global Oy and VoiceAge EVS GmbH & Co KG, co ..read more