Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in January 2026 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

World Intellectual Property Organization Adopts Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge; WilmerHale, August 26, 2024

Holy See welcomes ‘significant’ new treaty on intellectual property; Vatican News, July 10, 2024

Intellectual property: Protecting traditional knowledge from Western plunder; Frontine, May 15, 2024

Feds Seek Tribal Input on Tribal Intellectual Property Issues; Native News Online, October 28, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day – April 26, 2023; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

AI and Copyright in China; Lexology, April 15, 2022

WIPO’s Conversation on IP and AI to Continue as a Virtual Meeting; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), May 29, 2020

In a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race; Reuters, April 7, 2020

WIPO Publishes Submissions on AI and IP Policy; IP Watchdog, February 24, 2020

WIPO and U.S. Copyright Office Team Up to Talk Copyright in the Age of AI; IP Watchdog, February 17, 2020

WIPO Impact of Artificial Intelligence on IP Policy: Draft Issues Paper. (December 13, 2019). [Comments due by 2/14/20] ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿

WIPO and the US Copyright Office Examine Artificial Intelligence and, to Lesser Extent, Intellectual Property; Info Justice, February 11, 2020

Why Is the U.S. Surrendering the Global IP System to China?; National Review, February 12, 2020

AI Update: WIPO Begins Public Consultation Process on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy; Lexology, January 15, 2020

UN agency finds US, Asian companies seek most AI patents; Associated Press, January 31, 2019

China keeps global crown in patent applications; Nikkei Asian Review, December 4, 2018

WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions For Blind Readers Clears US Senate; Intellectual Property Watch, June 29, 2018

Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About?; Intellectual Property Watch, June 28, 2018

China breaks patent application record; BBC News, 11/24/16

IP Offices Focus On Educating Younger Population About IP Protection; Intellectual Property Watch, 9/6/16

WIPO Impact of Artificial Intelligence on IP Policy: Draft Issues Paper. (December 13, 2019). [Comments due by 2/14/20]