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The rapid dissemination of AI-generated images in the style of the famous Japanese Studio Ghibli on social media will probably not have escaped your attention. This new trend raises some important legal and ethical questions about generative AI and copyright, as Gaëlle Andrieu explores. 

Should ‘applied art’, such as furniture or modular design systems, be subject to a stricter test of originality in copyright law than other works, such as paintings or novels?

Generative AI systems are often trained with protected works. At the same time, they are used to produce content (images, text, music, videos...), so what are the implications for the copyrights of the creations provided to the system and those it creates? Our expert offers the Swiss perspective on copyright protection and AI.

When creating or launching a new product to market, it’s tempting to think in terms only of patent or trademark rights. However, many products comprise a mix of different types of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, design, copyright and related rights.

Celebrities and influencers have now become 'brands' in their own right, but building a brand around your name and personality does not come without risks.

Reinforce your business's foundation by boosting your intellectual property (IP) awareness and knowledge. Join us to explore the fundamentals of IP law in a comprehensive and practical webinar.

With artworks, musical compositions and even literary texts now being created solely by artificial intelligence (AI), who owns the copyrights of such works? After a Czech court issues the first European ruling in an AI and copyright dispute, Niels van der Lee examines its implications for this fast-evolving field of IP law. 

Intellectual property (IP) law is a dynamic and complex field of law. In this article, Valerie Annan gets back to the basics of IP education with a guide to the most important areas of IP law.

As sports lovers worldwide eagerly await the launch of the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris this July and August, a complex game of IP protection is unfolding behind the scenes, as Frouke Hekker discovers.  

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images, text, video and music is causing quite a stir in the creative and legal world. Valerie Annan provides an overview of recent generative AI and copyright disputes and asks what might happen next. 

Discover why blockchain and IP are such hot topics, and why you should timestamp your IP rights using blockchain technology.