Intellectual Property

Credit Where Credit Is Due

In June the Federal Circuit will take up the matter of Thaler v. Vidal. Stephen Thaler created an AI which […]

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How To Respond To Whistleblower Demands

The company receives a letter from a former employee, alleging the company has engaged in a financial fraud and demanding […]

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Has Amy Coney Barrett Heard About This?

The USPTO has refused to register Deirdre S. Glascoe’s trademark SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF GOD. Glascoe’s thwarted intention was to use […]

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Upstart Company In Pitched Battle With Boeing Over New “Air Taxi” Technology

Battery-powered Air Taxis, which look a bit like big drones, with propellers that enable them to take off straight up […]

Cisco Asks High Court To Clarify Standard For Enhanced Infringement Damages.

In the case of Cisco Systems v. SRI Int’l., Cisco Systems is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court for cert, asking […]

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A Trade Secret Slugfest In Big Pharma

Weeks after being sued by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on multiple counts, including misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract, […]

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Can AI Own A Copyright?

An attorney and chief copyright officer for a Canadian university considers a speculative question that recently surfaced for real. For […]

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Cloud Data Is Virtually Ransomware-Proof, But Breaches Are A Problem

Because cloud services are so proficient at creating multiple backups, they keep data virtually immune from ransomware attack, but the […]

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Global Rundown Of AI Law & Regulation

2021 was an active year for for policy proposals and legislation related to artificial intelligence and automated technologies, says an […]

Patent Case Implicates Fundamental Due Process Question

One of the first cases the Supreme Court will consider in 2022 involves one of the oldest conundrums in U.S. […]

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