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Hutchison PLLC
What is required to guide a business from an early investment to a large private equity transaction? In Founder Shares, a special live episode recorded ...
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SAG-AFTRA says that Fortnite’s use of AI instead of actors is unfair
“Llama Productions has chosen to replace the human performers’ work with A.I. technology. The SAG-AFTRA filed the complaint against Llama Productions, wholly owned by Epic ...
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The Wild West of AI and IP Rights
This Week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I speak with Allison Gaul, who is the legal counsel at Boston Consulting Group. She is responsible for evaluating the ...
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Womble Bond Dickinson
Effective on May 13, 2025, United States Patent and Trademark Office will implement a significant new change to its patent issuing process. This will reduce ...
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WilmerHale
The beginning of 2025 saw two overarching trends in FRAND litigation: Amazon and Nokia, as well as Lenovo and Ericsson, settled their global litigation campaigns. ...
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Stewart Issues First Decisions Regarding Discretionary Deny Under Interim Workload Process
The Office announced late March that Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting USPTO director, would be taking on requests for discretionary denies of inter partes reviews (IPRs) ...
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J.S. Held
Investors and other capital providers face unprecedented uncertainty caused by rapidly evolving tariff policies. Different countries will have different rates, which will impact due diligence ...
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Another Director Review Request Demonstrates the Extent of PTAB Hubris
In Innoscience Technology Co. LTD., v. Efficient Power Conversion Corp. (IPR2023-01381), not only did the PTAB institute a challenge brought by a China-based infringer (Innoscience) ...
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The Existential Risk of AI Consciousness
This week, IPWatchdog Unleashed explores whether artificial intelligence technology has reached the point of consciousness. It is possible for AI to reach this point and ...