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On Aug. 5, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for 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 US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia rulings. The Federal Circuit concluded that the Patent Act requires an “inventor,” as defined in Section 100(f), to be a “natural person."

Learn about the importance of appropriate IP due diligence in transactions decision-making and risk-taking.

A February 25, 2022 decree clarifies obligations of the Rixain law adopted in France in late 2021. Read some of the details in this article.

Learn about Argentina's regulations with regard to ESG which aim to improve environmental and social practices in sustainable mining.

A Superior Court judge in California finds that the state's law mandating diversity on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Read the details in this article.

Learn how the European Union Intellectual Property Office study on AI and IP laws, published March 2, 2022, illustrates through hypothetical cases the "double-edged sword" of AI in IP protection and infringement.

The decision is an example of the English Courts’ willingness to develop and apply existing case law to contemporaneous disputes, in this case in relation to crypto assets and persons unknown who might be out of the jurisdiction (a common feature of such cases) to ensure victims have a timely means of tracing and recovering stolen assets.

It is common for disputes over intellectual property (IP) rights, including patent, trademark and copyright disputes, to be multijurisdictional in nature. As discussed below, there are a number of important litigation procedures that make Canada an attractive forum in which to litigate IP rights.

The article highlights the importance of trademarks in the franchise agreement and process in Australia. Franchising is very popular in Australian business, and as a result, has very detailed requirements for trademarks.