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/

Trademark Center—a new way to apply to register your trademark; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), December 18, 2024

Tuskegee University Alumna Helps Push Through Patent and Trademark Resource Center Designation; Tuskegee University, December 19, 2024

Conclusion of Copyright Office’s Report on Artificial Intelligence Delayed Until 2025; The National Law Review, December 19, 2024

Indigenous knowledge with science forms an early warning system for ciguatera fish poisoning outbreak in Vanuatu; Communications Earth & Environment, December 13, 2024

Weaving "Indigenous knowledge" with science crucial for coral; Oceanographic, December 12, 2024

Smiley Face Cookie Company, served with cease and desist letter, fights to keep its name and design; KSDK, December 18, 2024

Getty Images Wants $1.7 Billion From its Lawsuit With Stability AI; PetaPixel, December 19, 2024

To Whom Does the World Belong? The battle over copyright in the age of ChatGPT.; Boston Review, December 10, 2024

Grinch-themed holiday photos may be copyright infringement. What to know.; USA Today, December 9, 2024

Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws; The Guardian, December 10, 2024

OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US; The Guardian, December 9, 2024

KATHLEEN HANNA, TEGAN AND SARA, MORE BACK INTERNET ARCHIVE IN $621 MILLION COPYRIGHT FIGHT; Rolling Stone, December 9, 2024

Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down—‘the low-hanging fruit is gone’; CNBC, December 8, 2024

Intellectual Property In Horticulture: A Guide To Plant Patents And Trademarks; Forbes, December 4, 2024

In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them; Inside Higher Ed, December 6, 2024

Can You Copyright a Vibe?; The New York Times, December 5, 2024

There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI; The Atlantic, November 18, 2024

The Copyrighted Material Being Used to Train AI; The Bulwark, December 7, 2024

Rekindling Indigenous Knowledge; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, November 29, 2024

BREAKING THE GLASS; Science, December 5, 2024

What's in a Name Anyway? Trademark Basics for Community Associations; The National Law Review, December 6, 2024

All these iconic artworks and characters lose copyright in 2025; Creative Bloq, December 7, 2024

Malawi is First to Ratify WIPO Treaty on IP, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge; WIPO, December 5, 2024

Internet Archive Copyright Case Ends Without Supreme Court Review; Publishers Weekly, December 5, 2024

Read the cease-and-desist letter UC sent to middle school about logo, Bearcats name; Cincinnati Enquirer, December 2, 2024

OpenAI Must Hand Over Execs' Social Media DMs in Copyright Suits; Bloomberg Law, December 3, 2024

Buc-ee's is suing this Missouri-based liquor store for trademark infringement; Springfield News-Leader, December 3, 2024

Getty Images CEO Calls AI Training Models ‘Pure Theft’; PetaPixel, December 3, 2024

UW System's copyright policy: What it means for professors; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 2, 2024

From exploitation to empowerment: how researchers can protect Indigenous peoples’ rights to own and control their data; Nature, November 27, 2024