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 on December 11, 2025 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/

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy Bad Spaniels; NPR, March 22, 2023

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Nina Totenberg , NPR ; Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy Bad Spaniels " This case involves the fede...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

NFTs are creating trademark problems. For these Minnesota lawyers, expertise is a commodity; Star Tribune, March 8, 2023

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Nick Williams , Star Tribune ; NFTs are creating trademark problems. For these Minnesota lawyers, expertise is a commodity " For NFT...

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Do brands own the copyright on AI-generated ads?; The Drum, January 11, 2023

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Chris Sutcliffe , The Drum; Do brands own the copyright on AI-generated ads? " Where copyright issues come into play is when there i...

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Hakuna Matata™? Can Disney Actually Trademark That?; The New York Times, December 20, 2018

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Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura , The New York Times; Hakuna Matata™? Can Disney Actually Trademark That? " Trademark experts said the talk...

Sunday, June 24, 2018

The sudden rush of vulgar trademarks; The Boston Globe, June 23, 2018

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Sonia K. Katyal, The Boston Globe; The sudden rush of vulgar trademarks "There are now at least three different kinds of marks which ...

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Kip Currier, PhD, JD: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section

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