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Examining Legal Rights over AI Generated Trademarks and Trade Secrets

Examining Legal Rights over AI Generated Trademarks and Trade Secrets

As the influence of artificial intelligence continues to extend its reach across a diverse range of industries, the question remains: What legal rights do AI users have in output generated by AI systems? In a previous post, I reported on the recent announcement by the U.S. Copyright Office, which took the position that most AI output would be unprotectable by copyright because it is created by a machine rather than a person. This article explores other legal rights in AI-generated output, principally trademark and trade secret rights, that may be available to AI users.

David Rabinowitz , PARTNER , Moses & Singer LLP

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What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make?

Editor’s note: A Quora user recently asked, “What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make?” This great answer was written by Adam Nyhan, business attorney for Perkins Thompson in Portland, Maine, and is reposted here with his permission. I’m a business lawyer, so my answer will reflect the types of mistakes that clients […]

Adam Nyhan , Business Attorney , Perkins Thompson, P.A.

How do startup founders manage legal issues and compliance?

US startup founders need to put their business on a good legal and compliance footing at a time when the business is very early stage and poorly funded. Here are some questions that helped them with this.

BOB MOLLEN , OF COUNSEL , FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON

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Gust Launch Guide to Startup Legal Needs

Gust Launch provides a platform that allows high-growth founders to incorporate and form their company, adhering to all the standards and best practices investors expect.

Ryan Kutter , ESQ., RELATIONSHIP MANAGER , GUST INC.

Trade Signal Fundraising Strategy

Is it legal to have a crowd-funding site that gives equity as reward?

In the United States, equity-based crowdfunding will not be legal until January, 2013 at the earliest, when the SEC issues its rules regarding the process. It will then be permitted, provided that it is done in strict compliance with those SEC rules, and the provisions of the JOBS Act, which was signed by President Obama […]

David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.