Copyright Review Board Decision on Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register Théâtre D’opéra Spatial

The court sides with the U.S. Copyright Office that human authorship is an essential part of a valid copyright claim in today’s Thaler v. Perlmutter summary judgment order.

Does OpenAI own a trademark for "GPT"? Brief review of U.S. trademark filings to explore this further.

It is no secret that there has been an explosive amount of activity in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. This includes many companies affixing the term "GPT" to AI- (and non-AI) related activities.

On Thursday May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in a copyright infringement battle with the foundation associated with pop artist Andy Warhol.

After ten months into the contentious lawsuit involving well-known NFT creator Yuga Labs, Inc. (“Yuga”) and visual artist/creative designer, Ryder Ripps, Yuga prevails on summary judgment for false designation of origin and cybersquatting claims concerning their Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection.

This overview covers five key topics in IP law that affected the growth and mainstream adoption of these emerging technologies in 2022.

Hard forks and their relation to intellectual property (IP) licensing via non-fungible tokens (NFTs).