Our Global Business IP and Technology Blog follows significant developments in intellectual property and IT law of interest to businesses engaged in the global economy. Our blog is a source for news and insights into international legal issues involving intellectual property and technology such as trademark and brand protection, patent prosecution and protection; trade secrets, data protection and privacy; and advertising and media issues.
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G7 Endorse Voluntary Code of Conduct for Advanced AI Systems prior to UK Global
European Union, Global, United Kingdom - October 31 2023 2023 has been the year that governments, regulators and international organisations have all sought to get to grips with the challenges of regulating…
Federal Policymakers: Chasing the Runaway AI Train
USA - October 12 2023 The U.S. is generally viewed as “behind” in its regulation of AI compared to the European Union and Asian countries. Yet ChatGPT’s release triggered…
The Year of AI Continues: U.S. Copyright Office Wants Your Thoughts on the Potential Regulatory Framework for AI
USA - September 25 2023 2023 has been a watershed year for AI with its entry into the broader public consciousness. AI has been front and center in the legal space as well…
Proposed Amendments to FRCP 26 Should Streamline Discovery
USA - August 31 2023 On August 15, 2023, the Committee published proposed amendments to Rules 16 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”). The amendments…
Patent Linkage Litigation in China: A Two-Year Review
China - August 18 2023 On June 1, 2021, the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law became effective. An important part of the amendment is the introduction by Article…
A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations
China - August 11 2023 The recent draft amendment of the Chinese Trademark Law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here). The…
Limiting the Reach of the Lanham Act: Supreme Court Vacates Substantial Monetary Damages Award Based On Foreign Conduct
USA - July 10 2023 Trademark owners take note: In Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic International, Inc. the Supreme Court definitively ruled that Sections…
Central District of California: Test Buys Do Not Create Specific Jurisdiction
USA - June 23 2023 A plaintiff has always been the “master” of a complaint, but such mastery is not unfettered. Principles of subject matter jurisdiction, proper venue…
No First Amendment right to confuse consumers, High Court holds
USA - June 8 2023 Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment will not protect an infringers’ use of a confusingly similar…
Supreme Court Holds Warhol’s “Orange Prince” Not Transformative, Not Fair Use
USA - June 2 2023 The Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court’s ruling that Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince as a reference for a collection of…
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