Eight major newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft
The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft used copyrighted newspaper articles to train their algorithms without compensating content owners.
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Building a brand: Faegre Drinker expanding T-CAM team as IP demand grows
An interest in intellectual property law and her experience in advertising and marketing law has led Olivia Clavio to a new job at a firm with a growing IP team.
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‘It’s a societal challenge’: Why patent law has a diversity problem
According to data collected through the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, there are more patent attorneys and agents named Michael in the U.S. than there are racially diverse women.
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Keeping data safe: Law firms tighten security to protect intellectual property, data
At a law firm, a wrong click on a suspicious email link could result in a cybersecurity breach that exposes a client’s intellectual property or privileged attorney-
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Arbitration and IP: Dispute between models, strip clubs highlights IP infringement coverage questions
An unusual intellectual property dispute involving strip clubs and professional models is moving through Indiana’s state courts on the issue of arbitration, highlighting what experts see as a lapse in insurance coverage for IP infringement.
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Bayh-Dole Act panel discussion set for next week at Purdue
The Purdue University Office of Policy Planning will be hosting an intellectual property event next week. “Marching In” and Bayh-Dole: The Past and Future of Intellectual Property at American Universities will be held April 1.
Flint: Generative artificial intelligence’s conflicts with copyright law
Although generative AI is able to collect and process massive amounts of content to generate new expressions, these systems often do not align with the rights granted to owners of the original content used to create such new expressions.
McGinnis: Intellectual property in the age of privacy laws and AI
Laws regarding privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity are evolving, and artificial intelligence is challenging established norms of intellectual property creation, protection, and enforcement.
IU McKinney student awarded Federal Circuit Bar Association scholarship
An Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law student has been awarded the 2023 Helen W. Nies Memorial Scholarship from the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Inari raises another $103M for gene-editing technology, but legal dispute looms with Corteva
A Boston-based biotech company with large operations in Indiana has closed on a $103 million funding raise, bringing its cumulative fundraising to more than a half-billion dollars for the eight-year-old company.
IU Maurer students going behind the scenes: Seattle attorney teaches students about film contracts, copyrights
As an entertainment attorney, Matthew Dresden has a certain affinity for independent filmmakers based on his own experiences.
Purdue wins $32.5M in patent-infringement lawsuit
A Texas jury this week awarded Purdue University $32.5 million in damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against an international microelectronics company.
Moreillon and Steele: Complex estate planning: Managing the intangibles
Estate planning seeks to provide for family members, protect assets, avoid probate, minimize tax consequences and reduce legal headaches. The same is typically true for intellectual property estate planning, but with a couple of pitfalls.
Emanuele: AI has escaped the laboratory and IP law must adapt
Clearly, there are a number of important unanswered questions regarding the interaction of AI and IP.
Judge overturns $176.5M jury verdict against Lilly in patent infringement suit
A federal judge has overturned a $176.5 million jury verdict against Eli Lilly and Co., finding that the Indianapolis-based drugmaker did not infringe on the patents of a competitor in developing a treatment for migraine headaches.
Corteva sues startup rival Inari for patent infringement
Corteva Agriscience Inc. is suing a Massachusetts startup, saying the company has taken Corteva’s patent-protected seeds, made slight genetic modifications and is preparing to commercialize them under its own name.
Lueders: Intellectual property mediation: Inverted divorce mediation
The closest analog to IP mediation, in my opinion, is divorce mediation.
IndyBar: Intellectual Property Leaders Take the Stage: A Sneak Peek into 7th annual IP Roundtable with the Business Law Section
All are welcome to this unique opportunity to hear directly from intellectual property corporate counsel at a business law event taking place from 12-1 p.m. on July 26 at IndyBar HQ, 140 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, 46204.
IndyBar: Level Up Your Legal Knowledge: The History of GenCon and IP
Calling all dragon slayers, dungeon explorers, heroes, villains and, of course, intellectual property lawyers! IndyBar will open its gates at 4 p.m. on Aug. 3 for a fantastical event titled “Level Up Your Legal Knowledge: The History of GenCon and IP.”
Indy IP firm promoting STEM education with scholarships, partnerships
Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP has awarded a $5,000 STEM scholarship to high school senior from Purdue Polytechnic High School.
IU McKinney IP center honored with top rating by legal publication
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been recognized on a national level for its efforts to prepare students in the field of intellectual property law.
Hartz: COVID-19 as a roadmap for IP exceptions new and old
But what happens when noneconomic incentives are prioritized? Can the international IP system adapt? The COVID-19 pandemic brought this issue to light.
Schantz and Price: You’re so vain, you probably think this software’s about you…
On March 2, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited National Cyber Strategy. The “strategy” is bold, calling for a number of initiatives and reforms to the nation’s cyber infrastructure.
Gumm: Alexa, what are the legal implications of generative AI?
t the crossroads of innovation and ownership, one finds intellectual property. While the desire for creative advancement and the need for protection aren’t necessarily in opposition to one another, the two must be balanced.