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AI-Generated Content Is Here: Is Your Company Protected?

When it comes to thinking through how AI-generated content may affect your company, rather than focusing on how your company can use it,...

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FTC Releases Considerations for Startups on AI-Generated Content

The Federal Trade Commission released considerations to startups and other businesses that make, sell, or use AI-generated content. These...

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Envisioning Patent Litigation with AI-Generated Evidence

AI technology may be able to provide useful evidence in determining patent obviousness by showing that an AI was capable of predicting a...

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What Is Technellectual (Tek-nuh-lek-choo-uhl) and Why Should You Care?

The term “Technellectual” (pronounced tek-nuh-lek-choo-uhl) was born of a concept to describe AI-generated content that could be...

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs): The New Kid on the Corporate Governance Block

Introduction Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a new way to operate businesses without the need for traditional...

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AI-Generated Content & IP Rights: Humans Required?

In the context of Intellectual Property, ownership of traditional creations is relatively straightforward: a patent vests with the...

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5 Essential Steps to Protect a Startup's Intellectual Property Rights

Protecting intellectual property is a key component of any successful start-up, and this article provides 5 steps for founders to treat...

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Developing a Holistic Brand Portfolio: Fitting the (IP)ieces Together

There are many times when I have had to advise a client on what type of IP would work best for (a) specific goal(s) (e.g., offense,...

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The USPTO’s Sisyphean Plan

Increasing Manpower Will Not Match Artificial Intelligence's Inventive Capabilities Texas Law Review: VOLUME 96 - ISSUE 4