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No copyrights for AI-generated images
The US Copyright Office has determined that illustrations inserted in a comic created with the Midjourney’s Artificial Intelligence cannot be protected by copyright law. The Bureau decided to revoke the copyright protection granted to Kristina Kashtanova last fall for...
USPTO 2022 report: new technologies’ data and trends
Patent data analyst firm “IFI CLAIMS” recently released the list of the 50 largest patent filings in the US for the year 2022, also providing a comprehensive snapshot of the landscape of new technologies and growing trends in the industry. Firstly, the number of US...
Xiaomi announces a patent license agreement with IP Bridge, Orange and Siemens
Xiaomi has announced that it has ended long-standing patent disputes with IP Bridge, Orange and Siemens. In fact, the Chinese company among the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world said it has entered into a transaction that provides for a patent license that...
The Reggiano Erbazzone could soon become PDO and PGI
The Reggio Emilia Erbazzone – already registered for some time in the list of traditional agri-food products – could soon be included among the PDO and PGI food specialties of Emilia-Romagna. The Erbazzone Reggiano Producers Association, in fact, has submitted the...
Stockfish and ChessBase settle over GPL licenses
ChessBase, a Hamburg-based company that markets chess software, has reached an agreement with Stockfish – an open source chess engine – settling the dispute that began in the summer of 2021, when the original developers of Stockfish, Tord Romstad and Stéphane Nicolet,...
The EPO’s Strategic Plan 2023
The strategic plan developed by the EPO (European Patent Office) for 2023, aims to describe the actions and initiatives to be taken and the improvements necessary to ensure sustainability and excellence to the European Patent Office. In an increasingly connected and...
EU court denies the validity of Louis Vuitton’s Damier Azur brand
After a long controversy, Louis Vuitton, the French luxury goods giant, lost its battle to be recognized in Europe by the brand that portrays its famous beige and blue checkered pattern, called “Damier Azur”. Indeed, the EU General Court ruled that the Board of Appeal...
Getty Images bans AI-Generated images to avoid copyright claims
Getty Images has banned uploads and sales of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated artwork on its site using image synthesis models such as DALL-E, Midjourney, Meta AI Make-A-Scene and Stable Diffusion. Getty is the largest user-generated content platform to...
Siemens Gamesa obtains U.S. ban against General Electric’s wind turbines
The Massachusetts Federal District Court has banned General Electric (“GE”) from manufacturing and selling its Haliade-X wind turbines, 12 to 14 Megawatts offshore products, in the United States, except for some specific projects for the construction of wind turbines...
Usain Bolt wants to make the famous “victory pose” a registered trademark in the USA
Athletics icon Usain Bolt has filed an application to register a logo showing his typical pose taken to celebrate his victories. The Jamaican sprinter – who has earned eight gold medals at the Olympic Games, eleven at the world championships, three world records in...