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New Jersey Law Journal

12 Attorneys Have Recently Left Genova Burns, Spotlighting Succession Planning Travails

While sources pointed to failed discussions over how to transition beyond the leadership of founding partners Angelo Genova and James Burns, Burns said the firm has "built a brand which will continue beyond its founders."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

GenAI: Copyright and Beyond

In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), legal professionals face a myriad of mounting concerns relating to the use of Generative AI solutions. Whilst the risks and significance of possible copyright infringement and other IP-related issues remain actively debated, don't underestimate cybersecurity, privacy and data protection risks created or amplified by GenAI.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Changing Times: Finding a Trademark Offensive Now Off the Table

While the USPTO is no longer allowed to be offended by these trademarks, it's not entirely clear how popular these marks and their associated goods and services might be in the marketplace.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Can AI Invent? USPTO Provides Guidance on AI-Impacted Inventorship

"Where is the line between AI rising to the role of inventor and mere AI assistance for human inventors?" write Jeffrey Weinick and Drew Berweger of CSG Law's patent group.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Patent Office Issues New Guidance on the Law of Obviousness

The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently published new guidance explaining the requirements for patent examiners to reject patent claims for obviousness in view of what was already known in the prior art.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

4 Out of Sidley's 5 Global IP Litigation Leaders Are Women. Here's How That's Shaped the Practice

Ching-Lee Fukuda and Aimee Fagan, who both joined Sidley's IP litigation team as laterals, discuss what brought them to the firm and their approach to leading the practice.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

'In re Cellect': How Patent Owners Can Protect Themselves From Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Invalidity Determinations

The recent case of 'In re Cellect' serves as a warning to patent owners who rely too heavily on the USPTO to completely and accurately examine their patent applications. This article presents patent owners with several options to consider to avoid a fate similar to Cellect.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Customer Agreements at the Intersection of Data and AI: Managing Risk and Preserving Value

Whether a provider or a consumer of data and AI services, companies must think through intellectual property and related contractual risks—both retrospectively, in terms of legacy customer agreements and prospectively, in terms of reworking them.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Social Media Account Ownership: When a Business Relationship Breaks Down, Who Gets the Accounts?

This article provides guidance on the standards courts apply in determining ownership rights over social media accounts, as well as best practices to head off such disputes before they occur.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Copyrightability of Works Created with Generative AI and Human Authorship

Creators using generative AI without meaningful human contributions should presume that the resulting content will not be protected by copyright, apart from potential compilation protection. The prospect of Congress legislating in this area in the near- to mid-term future is low.
8 minute read

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