In Case You Missed It, 2023: Year-End IP Round-Up

Throughout the year, we strive to provide you with interesting content regarding newsworthy intellectual property (IP) cases and issues. We hope you found our 2023 IP articles, client alerts, blog posts, and webinars informative and useful to your business.

In case you missed any, please click on the links below, organized by topic and month:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Emerging Technologies

February

• StarrAI Night: AI Art and the Necessary Changes in the Copyright Law, IPWatchdog, February 4, 2023
• First Ever Trial On NFT Trademark Infringement Finds Against The NFT Creator, February 15, 2023
• Nine Legal Questions You Might Encounter While Doing Business in the Metaverse, February 22, 2023

April

• What Kinds of Issues Are Being Litigated Related to the Metaverse and NFTs?, com, April 11, 2023

May

• Can an AI Be an Inventor? In the US, the Answer Remains No, Business Law Today, May 25, 2023
• Generative AI: Managing the Legal Risks, May 31, 2023

June

• Will Mandatory Generative AI Use Certifications Become The Norm In Legal Filings? June 5, 2023

July

• Five Reasons Why You Should be Monitoring These Four Artificial Intelligence Cases, LegalTech News, July 7, 2023
• Pitfalls Of Attorney AI Use In Brief Prep Has Judges On Alert, Law360, July 25, 2023

August

• Generative AI in Contract Terms and Conditions, August 31, 2023

October

• What’s An Acceptable Risk? How Copyright Fair Use Applies To Generative AI: Context Matters, October 18, 2023

November

• What Are IP Rights in Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?

December

• Why Should You Be Monitoring Artificial Intelligence Cases?, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center, Thomson Reuters, December 6, 2023

 
Brand Protection

March

• Policing Your Brand on Online Marketplaces: an Intellectual Property Guide for Retailers, Retail Touchpoints, March 29, 2023

May

• What Constitutes Copyright Fair Use? Context Matters In Warhol At The Supreme Court, May 23, 2023
• Retailers: What Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy Strategies Work for You? The PTO Wants to Know, Hunton Retail Law Resource, May 30, 2023

June

• The Supreme Court Did Not Find Parody In “Bad Spaniels,” A Dog Toy Imitation Of Jack Daniel’s Bottle, June 13, 2023
• Supreme Court Chews Up And Spits “Bad Spaniels” Back to District Court, Hunton Retail Law Resource, June 14, 2023
• “Bang” Goes the Gavel: Ownership of Social Media Accounts, Hunton Retail Law Resource, June 25, 2023

July

• Supreme Court Sets Limits on Extraterritorial Application of Lanham Act, July 10, 2023

August

• Policing Your Brand On Online Marketplaces: A Brief IP Overview For Retailers, Hunton Retail Law Resource, August 17, 2023
  
  

Software Audits

January (and December 2022)

• Key Readiness Tactics for a Software Audit, Part One: Software Audit Steps and Management, American Bar Association’s Business Law Today, December 7, 2022
• Key Readiness Tactics for a Software Audit, Part Two: Contractual Strategies to Mitigate Risk, American Bar Association’s Business Law Today, January 3, 2023

June

• Adventures in Software Audits, Part One: How Software License Terms Drive Audit Resolution, Security Boulevard, June 19, 2023
• Adventures in Software Audits, Part Two: How Business Context Affects the Bottom Line, Security Boulevard, June 26, 2023

July

• Adventures in Software Audits, Part Three: The Paradigm Battle, Security Boulevard, July 5, 2023

 
Patents

January

• The Unitary Patent is Coming to Europe, January 24, 2023

February

• The European Unitary Patent: Why Retailers Should Care, Hunton Retail Law Resource, February 28, 2023

December

• Think Before You Draft: Patent Prosecution Has Consequences For Patent Litigation, December 5, 2023

 
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