Artificial Intelligence
AI in advertising for luxury brands: the risks and rewards
With an eye on the UK market, Freeths’ Simon Barker and Chris Musgrave explain how to make the most of AI in advertising while managing possible IP pitfalls
UK appeals court restores status quo when assessing patentability of AI inventions
Previous decision had upended UK’s longstanding approach to assessing patentability
Marketing X Generative AI: are GenAI ads protectable?
GenAI may be a boon to luxury brand advertising but Hogan Lovells’ lawyers Helen Trac and Rebecca Horton caution that copyright law may not protect some AI-generated campaigns
AI, NFTs, Stradivarius violins and a fashion revolution at Wimbledon: more key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O’Malley reports from London’s premier luxury law conference, which explored how the sector is innovating
Major record labels sue AI start-ups
Sony, Universal and Warner Records bring action against two AI song generators over alleged copyright infringement
Ashurst agrees global partnership with legal AI platform Harvey
Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology
The impact of AI and cloud computing on lawyers, fees and IT budgets
Law firms need to reconsider their IT budgets as AI and technology transforms how they resource and manage legal matters, write Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp
Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials
Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster
Elon Musk’s AI start-up hires former Airbus innovation centre GC as first legal chief
Robert Keele joined xAI earlier this month, Bloomberg reported
Travers Smith spins out AI technology products into new software business
Jylo to sell AI platform to wider legal market as independent entity
Sullivan & Cromwell eyes artificial intelligence growth with new practice launch
New AI practice will be co-led by partners Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari and Presley Warner
Encouragement and caution: USPTO’s guidance on AI-assisted patent drafting
The USPTO is leaning on old rules to help govern AI-related patent filings, write Holland & Hart partners Philip Harris and Nathan Mutter
Best practices for AI change management in legal technology
Integrating AI into everyday working life for lawyers means firms and in-house teams need to adopt a comprehensive change management programme, writes Litera’s Adam Ryan
BT Group offers automatic panel spot to firm that makes best use of AI
Latest roster reduced from 15 to 11 firms; carrot of free place for most tech-savvy firm offered for next review
Howard Kennedy partner named next president of London Solicitors Litigation Association
Nikki Edwards pledges renewed focus on diversity and inclusion as the new leader of London’s litigators
Partial win for OpenAI in dispute with high-profile authors
Suit brought against ChatGPT creator partially dismissed by court, but unfair competition action upheld
USPTO says AI can be on a patent but humans must also make ‘significant contribution’
IP office provides guidance on whether AI can be on a patent application but there is no “bright line” test for determining the necessary input from people
Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative
Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments
AI inventorship – a victory for common sense (for now)
Dabus AI case confirms that only humans can legally be recognised as inventors, avoiding any potential IP ownership issues, writes Withers & Rogers partner Diego Black
‘Maintaining control and integrity’: Bar Council issues guidance for use of generative AI
Barristers warned that tech such as ChatGPT must be used responsibly to avoid ‘harsh and embarrassing consequences’
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