Organisation: Microsoft

Microsoft and OpenAI sued; massive Hong Kong seizure; Anaqua launches AI-powered IP management platform – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at ECTA announcing that its next Annual Conference will be in Berlin, East IP expanding, and much more.

28 June 2024

Five factors for future-proofing law firms: LegalTechTalk 2024 

Law and technology experts explore the interaction of intellectual property and AI, while others offer advice on integrating new technologies, at a legal tech conference in London.

17 June 2024

Big Five tech US litigation data: Microsoft

The world’s most valuable company is up for the final instalment of our series on trademark litigation in the United States by the Big Five tech companies.

24 May 2024

2024 WTR Industry Awards winners revealed 

Among those honoured at this year's WTR Industry Awards were the trademark teams from adidas, Fanatics, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel’s and Yum! Brands.

22 May 2024

Generative AI developers would have to disclose use of copyright material under proposed US act 

Following in the footsteps of the EU Parliament, the US Congress is now contemplating a piece of legislation that would force AI developers to disclose which copyright-protected materials were used to train their generative AI tools. 

11 April 2024

Revealed: agent networks of the world’s most valuable brands

We reveal the law firms filing the most trademarks on behalf of the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

11 April 2024

Inside the filing behaviour of the world’s most valuable brands

We examine the application activity of the companies behind the 10 most valuable brands in the world, ahead of fresh data analysis revealing the law firm partners filing on their behalf.

10 April 2024

How generative AI has already upended the trademark industry

This week’s Saturday opinion column argues that practitioners need to be considering use cases for generative AI or risk falling behind.

30 March 2024

Bone to be wild: the key to trademark distinctiveness

The Federal Court confirmed that the mark MELBOURNE BONE AND JOINT CLINIC was not capable of distinguishing the applicant’s services from those of other traders.

27 March 2024

ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, DeepL: what do the T&Cs say about IP ownership, data retention and infringement?

Ericsson senior IP rights and open-source researcher Eleftheria Stefanaki examines the terms and conditions of three of the most common AI tools on the market.

25 March 2024

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