Anisa Noorassa
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Not Today, HAL: Copyright Still Requires Human Input
By Anisa Noorassa on Mar 23, 2023
Posted In Copyrights
The US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a policy statement on March 16, 2023, clarifying its position on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in copyrighted materials. This statement came in the wake of the USCO’s recent decision to revoke partial copyright protection over AI-generated images in a graphic novel. The USCO had previously issued copyright...
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Free Speech Shines Bright, Illuminates Patent Owner’s Right to Allege Infringement
By Anisa Noorassa on Mar 2, 2023
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction prohibiting a patent owner from communicating its view that a competitor infringed, finding that the speech restriction was improper because the infringement assertions were not objectively baseless. Lite-Netics, LLC v. Nu Tsai Capital LLC, Case No. 23-1146 (Fed. Cir. Feb....
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2023 IP Outlook: What to Watch in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law
By Sarah Bro, Douglas Carsten, Syed K. Fareed, Mandy H. Kim, Charles Larsen, Christina (Tina) L. Martini, Jennifer M. Mikulina, Amol Parikh, Eleanor B. Atkins, Cecilia Choy, Ph.D., Anisa Noorassa, Alexander Piala, PhD, Joshua Revilla, Christian Tatum and Diana Pisani on Feb 7, 2023
Posted In Copyrights, EU Update, Life Sciences, Patents, Technology, Trademarks
Coming out of 2022, developments around the globe are shaping the intellectual property (IP) landscape in the new year. We are seeing cases at the intersection of IP law and NFTs, the opening of the Unified Patent Court in Europe, and decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States and the Court of Appeals...
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Absent Expressed Rationale of Obviousness, Federal Circuit Calls for Do-Over
By Anisa Noorassa on Jan 19, 2023
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a ruling by the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) where, on appeal, the US Patent & Trademark Office’s (PTO) rationale for sustaining the Board’s obviousness rejection did not reflect “the reasoning or findings the Board actually invoked.” In Re Google, LLC, Case No. 22-1012...
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On the Border of Art and Trademark: First Amendment Trumps the Lanham Act
By Anisa Noorassa on Dec 8, 2022
Posted In Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit weighed trademark rights against free speech considerations and found that the First Amendment protected use of an artistic work that was not deliberately misleading. MGFB Properties Inc. et al. v. 495 Productions Holdings LLC et al., Case No. 21-13458 (11th Cir. Nov. 29, 2022) (Luck, Brasher,...
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First Amendment Punches Out Alleged Lanham Act Violation
By Anisa Noorassa on Nov 29, 2022
Posted In Trademarks
Addressing the balance between trademark rights under the Lanham Act and the First Amendment right to protected expression, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that the defendant’s use of the term “Punchbowl” was not a Lanham Act violation because it was expressive and not misleading as...
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2022 IP Outlook Report: The Developments Shaping Copyright Law
By Christina (Tina) L. Martini, Jodi Benassi and Anisa Noorassa on Feb 22, 2022
Posted In Copyrights
Key Takeaways and Outlook for 2022 Like so many things in 2021, a few long-awaited copyright developments have spilled into 2022, with anticipated amendments to key provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act topping the list of legislation to watch. The key issues we are tracking include the following: Proposed Changes to the Digital Millennium...
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