Lee and Li Attorneys at Law | Taiwan | 21 Aug 2023
In the field of IP rights, the threshold for computer program copyright protection is low. However, where there is a dispute over a computer program work, whether the work itself is entirely under copyright protection will likely be fiercely debated. For lawsuits in connection with computer program works, amendments to the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act that are soon to come into......
Studio Legale Previti | Italy | 28 Apr 2023
ChatGPT è un chatbot AI sviluppato da OpenAI e progettato per fornire interazioni conversazionali simili a quelle umane. È costruito su grandi modelli…
Spoor & Fisher | South Africa | 6 Feb 2023
In the past two decades, there have been significant advances in cloud computing, the provision of software-implemented services (ie, software-as-a-service) and web-based applications. Software enjoys IP protection afforded by copyright. But what are the implications of this for software vendors, resellers and licensees in South Africa, particularly when software is hosted "on the cloud"?
Kilburn & Strode LLP | European Union | 22 Jul 2022
We’re taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the…
JPM & Partners | Serbia | 20 Jul 2022
Today, perhaps more than ever before, commercial use of Software is of great value and many Software developers design and develop Software for…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada, China | 15 Mar 2022
This is the third and final part of our three-part series exploring the quantum advantage that purports to accelerate drug discoveries, render…
Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein | Germany | 7 Jan 2022
The implementation of the EU Digital Content and Services Directive introduces a quasi-new comprehensive contract law for the provision of digital products to consumers in sections 327 to 327u of the German Civil Code. Entrepreneurs that sell digital products to consumers must adapt such products and their provision thereof to the new legal regulations. They must also adapt their contract......
GEVERS | European Union | 8 Nov 2021
Computer programs can be protected by European patents, provided that they have a technical character (ie, they produce a technical effect) and they involve an inventive step. In this interview, Samuel Denis, European patent attorney, discusses the patentability of software and provides some advice to applicants on how to get their applications in the best possible shape.
Lexology PRO | European Union, France, Greece | 24 May 2021
Competition agencies should consider using algorithms to detect potential “killer acquisitions”, the European Commission’s chief competition economist has said.
PIPERS | New Zealand | 26 Feb 2021
In Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH [2020] NZIPOPAT 7, the IPONZ Patent Hearing Office had its first opportunity, since the passing of New…