Microsoft AI fights for its rights
Microsoft’s AI chatbot fights for its right to be recognised as a creator, but blames humans for any infringement arising from its own knowledge gaps, in this week’s opinion column.
Microsoft’s AI chatbot fights for its right to be recognised as a creator, but blames humans for any infringement arising from its own knowledge gaps, in this week’s opinion column.
Parlux Holdings’ Jessica Cardon reveals how licensees can protect their investment in an influencer licensed-brand partnership while also maximising profit potential.
In our latest round-up, we look at OpenAI applying for trademarks in China, Getty Images’ AI copyright dispute proceeding to trial, and much more.
WTR goes behind the scenes with the IP protection team at Korean search portal NAVER.
19 April 2023
The appeal court will not interfere with the decision of a hearing officer unless the decision reached was so beyond reasonableness that it was “plainly wrong”.
18 April 2023
Merely having a famous name does not equate to unregistered or common law rights for the purpose of standing to file a UDRP complaint.
18 April 2023
INTA has released two reports exploring challenges and best practices surrounding trademark protection in the metaverse and NFT environments.
17 April 2023
The court found that the risk of free-riding was obvious, given the reference to the earlier GOOGLE mark and its extremely strong reputation.
17 April 2023
The EUIPO’s decision to reject the application may seem surprising, especially in light of the comment that “the consumer’s perceptions for real-world goods can be applied to equivalent virtual goods”.
13 April 2023
The decision establishes the main circumstances for applying Article 8(1)(5)(d) of the Trademark Law based on the existence of an earlier domain name.
13 April 2023
If a complainant’s trademark was registered after the domain name at issue, panels will be prepared to find that a respondent has acted in bad faith only in certain very limited circumstances.
12 April 2023
WTR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the 2023 WTR Industry Awards, with nominees including the corporate trademark teams from Apple, Haleon, Manolo Blahnik, and Treasury Wines Estates.
08 April 2023
In our latest round-up, we look at the INTA Annual Meeting numbers surpassing the 2022 DC turnout, issues continuing at the Lebanon IP office, and much more.
07 April 2023
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