Tag Archives: artificial intelligence

The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

By Chad Rutkowski on April 24, 2023 Posted in AI

Discussions held over the past several months regarding authorship of AI-generated works have suffered from at least two things—1) an outsized focus on whether the users of commercially available generative AI (GAI) can own the content returned to them by the AI software, and 2) an outsized focus by the Copyright Office on a need … Continue Reading

Generative AI Tools Can Present IP Risks, But They’re Manageable

By Theresa Weisenberger on March 21, 2023 Posted in AI

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The sudden increase in news coverage of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney has employees excited to discover how these accessible tools can make their jobs easier. Employers are concerned about the legal implications of using such tools, and they are exploring different approaches for their own AI usage policies. However, blanket … Continue Reading

Federal Circuit: AI Cannot Be a Named ‘Inventor’ Under the Patent Act

By Phillip Wolfe on August 9, 2022 Posted in Patent

On August 5, 2022, the Federal Circuit in Thaler v. Vidal ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application, affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Eastern District of Virginia rulings. The Federal Circuit concluded that the Patent Act requires an “inventor,” … Continue Reading

A Recent Entrance to Copyright Protection: Can AI Qualify as an Author Under U.S. Copyright Law?

By Cory Barnes and Ashtar Abboud on June 10, 2022 Posted in Intellectual Property

Should copyright protection be given for AI-generated inventions? Stephen Thaler, the president and CEO of Imagination Engines, thinks so. The Complaint In 2018, Thaler filed an application to register a copyright for an AI-generated work produced by one of his AI systems, the Creativity Machine. The work, titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” is part … Continue Reading

Federal Circuit Hears Case on Whether an AI-Generated Invention Is Patentable

By Alaina J. Lakawicz on June 7, 2022 Posted in Patent, Patents

On June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable. The Patent Applications As described in a companion article, which can be found here, Plaintiff Stephen Thaler, Ph.D., is the owner of a Device for the … Continue Reading

The Reasonable Computer

By Michael J. Riesen and Geoffrey North on March 3, 2016 Posted in Internet of Things

New England was aflutter last week, and not just because three judges were named to hear the appeal of the National Football League against Tom Brady in the continued “deflategate” saga. The excitement continued as the media stage of the Northeast opened to Boston Dynamics, a robotics company and wholly owned subsidiary of Google, Inc., … Continue Reading