A study by German authors’ group, Initiative Urheberrecht, argues that AI training falls outside the scope of the EU’s exception for uses of copyrighted material for text and data mining and that distributing such an AI model...

Sean Flynn and Ben Cashdan The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) draft Design Law Treaty (DLT) is analyzed by three international design law professors in a video seminar on “What is at Stake in the Design Law...

The UK government has signed the first-ever international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), as part of its efforts to prevent potential misuse of the technology. Alongside the EU, US, and Israel, the UK has...

In 2018, a fire in the building of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro almost completely destroyed its historical collection, which had accumulated over about two hundred years. In 2021, South Africa also lost a part...

WIPO has launched a new Preservation Toolkit to guide national legislators in crafting copyright provisions for digital preservation of cultural materials. This toolkit addresses the need for updated legal frameworks,...

“There has been progressive encroachment of IP upon the ‘pre-competitive’ phase. At the earlier stages of research and development, there’s already a company looking at that and trying to make it not public. There’s...

A new Report by the Brazilian Copyright Institute (IBDAutoral), directed by professor Allan Rocha, proposes revisions to a new Brazil proposal to require remuneration for training artificial intelligence. The Report, a summary...

On May 18, 2023, the American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP), the American Library Association, and the Association of Research Libraries hosted a User...

In July 2024, the African Union Executive Council endorsed “The Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy,” which emphasizes the importance of AI in reshaping economies, societies, and geopolitics, with significant...

The South Centre has published an analysis of the 65th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), highlighting ongoing tensions between developed and developing nations. Tensions...

Brook K. Baker, Professor Emeritus Northeastern U. School of Law  David Deakin, MBA; BA(Hons), Independent Access Advocate AIDS activists, researchers, and service providers are challenging Gilead’s decision to enter into...

Sean Flynn July 24, 2024 GENEVA. The Africa Group of countries at the World Intellectual Property Organization criticised the slow pace of action on copyright limitations and exceptions in the Standing Committee on Copyright and...

A new policy paper by the European digital rights organization, COMMUNIA, argues that “access rights” should be established in EU law “when lawful access is needed to allow users to effectively exercise their rights under...

Sean Flynn, Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property July 17, 2024 In the waning hours of July 16th, the WIPO General Assembly adopted a “request” of the Director General for two meetings of the...

Sean Flynn, Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property July 16, 2024 A technical legal dispute has arisen in WIPO in relation to the number of meetings that should be held of the Standing Committee on...

Sean Flynn GENEVA. At this week’s WIPO General Assembly, the United States for the first time alleged that the current draft of the WIPO Broadcast Treaty “exceeds the General Assembly mandate” that it be “signal-based” and...

By: Charles Duan July 10, 2024 On June 28, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a request for public comments on potential legislation for an experimental use exception in patent law. [1] Comments are due to the USPTO by...

The World Intellectual Property Organization adopted a landmark treaty mandating that members require disclosure of genetic resources (GR) and associated traditional knowledge (TK) in patent applications and limiting remedies...

A President’s draft was announced in the 9pm session on May 22 of the of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s negotiation of a treaty (see infra) on “Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional...

Article 6, including authorizations to revoke patents for a failure to disclose genetic resources (“GR”) or associated traditional knowledge (“TK”) has emerged as another contentious issue in this week’s negotiation of the World...