28 February

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LEGAL CROSSROADS – THE DABUS PARADOX IN PATENT LAW

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Theyjusvini S - Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice The AI revolution is proving to be a game-changer in every field and the legal landscape is no exception. The question behind patentability of AI inventions was first triggered by two patent claims filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist. The Artificial Intelligence system called Device for Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience, also called DABUS designed by Thaler, is the other key player in the series of debates and decisions that followed. SOME DEFINITIONS UNDER THE INDIAN PATENTS ACT, 1970: A patent is a legal right given to a person, recognising that person as the...

29 January

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AI-BLACK BOX PHENOMENON

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Sai Meera .D - Principal Associate & Patent Agent, Intellectual Property Although we are looking at adopting and adapting to AI both in our daily lives and making maximum use in professional lives. AI's path to mainstream adoption is riddled with hurdles in development, deployment, and use. Overcoming these challenges is key to unlocking its true potential. Though promising, AI faces roadblocks across its lifecycle. To truly integrate it into our world, we must tackle issues from creation to application. AI's practical successes like Tesla's self-driving cars and fraud detection systems shine a spotlight on its potential. However, acknowledging the challenges...

27 September

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IPR NEWS – SEPTEMBER

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Renowned Authors, Including Grisham and Martin, Sue OpenAI Over Copyright Concerns Seventeen prominent authors, including John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jodi Picoult, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement. The authors claim that OpenAI's language model, GPT-3, is being used to generate content that mimics their writing style, posing a threat to their intellectual property. The lawsuit contends that OpenAI's GPT-3 generates text that closely resembles the authors' work, potentially leading to confusion among readers and devaluing their unique literary voices. The authors seek to protect their creative works and maintain control over their intellectual property rights. OpenAI...

27 July

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IPR NEWS – JULY

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Overstock to rebrand as Bed Bath & Beyond after buying brand's intellectual property In a transformative acquisition, online retail giant Overstock has revealed plans to undergo a complete rebranding, adopting the name of the renowned home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond after purchasing the brand's intellectual property. This strategic move aims to bolster Overstock's market position and broaden its product offerings. By aligning itself with Bed Bath & Beyond's well-established reputation for quality home essentials and leveraging its name recognition, Overstock seeks to tap into a loyal customer base and enhance its competitive edge in the retail sector. Barbie Vs BRBY Mattel...

04 July

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AI GENERATED ARTWORKS & COPYRIGHT

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Jai Vignesh K Associate – Intellectual Property Rights Practice INTRODUCTION: Copyright safeguards the creative endeavours of individuals such as authors, musicians, historians, scientists, and dancers, among others, by granting them intellectual property rights. To be eligible for protection, the work must possess originality or present a fresh perspective on existing creations. As stated in TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), copyright covers the expression of ideas but does not extend to ideas themselves, procedures, operational methods, or mathematical concepts in their raw form. There has always been controversy surrounding the idea of an artificial intelligence system producing any particular work of art. Critical...

22 June

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AI CHATBOTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

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AI CHATBOTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

RAKSHANA. MK Associate- IP Practice “A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.[i]” – Alan Turing In the recent times, terms such as Open AI, Bard, ChatGPT, etc. are making it to the headlines and have become one topic which has been discussed by a number of people irrespective of their age, the industry they work in or their geographical locations. There is increased expectation on the abilities of the above mentioned tools, at the same time, there is ambiguity and confusion with regards to the effect on the same on human...

15 March

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

By D.Sai Meera, Senior Associate, IP Practice 1. Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of computers and machines to perform mental tasks commonly associated with humans, such as learning, reasoning and problem solving.1 AI is one of the emerging Frontier Technologies.2 Frontier technologies are defined as technologies that transform the world. The emerging and merging of Frontier technologies is viewed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. Frontier technologies include: digital technologies, such as the Internet of things (IoT), blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), big data and cloud computing. Physical technologies, such as autonomous driving, 3D printing, hardware innovations and biological technologies such as genetic engineering, human...

13 November

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IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 13 NOV 2021

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Increase in Global IP Filings despite Economic shutdown due to the pandemic WIPO recently released its report on the annual IP filings. The reports show an increase in the filing activities especially in relation to trademark filings despite the effect of the pandemic on the economy. Most of the filing activities took place in China which continues to dominate the world in the number of filings across most forms of intellectual property. The report states that Global Trademark filings surge 13.7% despite economic shutdowns and China received the most trademark application filings during 2020 at 9.35 million filings followed by US. India’s...

08 October

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IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 7 OCT 2021

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Piaggio v. Peugot Piaggio v. Peugot The Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris and Tribunale of Milan have found the control system which enables a three-wheeler to tilt like a regular two-wheeler employed by Peugeot Metropolis (Mahindra Group) to be infringing Piaggio Group’s patent and has banned Peugeot Motorcycles from producing, promoting, marketing, importing, exporting, using and/or possessing any three-wheeled scooter employing Piaggio’s patented technology in France. The court also imposed a fine of 1.5 million euros (Rs 12.95 crores) in addition to other penalties.AI cannot be an inventor AI cannot be an inventor Judgment dated 21 September 2021 ([2021] EWCA Civ 1374), the Court of Appeal has...

21 September

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IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 21 SEP 2021

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Protection of the Aaj Tak trademark Protection of the Aaj Tak trademark Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to Living Media Limited, the parent company of the Aaj Tak brand and ordered Google and Facebook to block the four defendants and also extended its order to 25 different websites, carrying infringing brands. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait impleaded these 25 websites and the domain registrars, the order blocks in the interim the use of Aaj Tak Live, Aaj Tak IndiaNews, E-Aaj Tak. Trademark Ownership over Greek Alphabets Trademark Ownership over Greek Alphabets Affinity Client Services apparently hold trademarks in the UK over the...

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