Articles on Intellectual property
July 23, 2024
An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge
After news, art and music, generative AI has found a new resource to mine: academia
June 2, 2024
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot to stop it.
May 2, 2024
AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it?
‘Uncanny’ AI music generators blur the line between creators and consumers. Will they turn music from high art to an everyday language? Listen to these AI-generated tracks and judge for yourself.
March 5, 2024
Kylian Mbappé has trademarked his iconic goal celebration – why a pose can form part of a player’s protected brand
Enrico Bonadio, City, University of London and Andrea Zappalaglio, University of Sheffield
Kylian Mbappé has secured a commercial trademark for his celebration pose, and is looking to protect his name and quotes too.
February 15, 2024
Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration
James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney
Australia’s flexible and proportionate response to the risks of research espionage and foreign interference balance security with the necessity of international collaboration.
February 14, 2024
Don’t let ‘ FDA-approved ’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
January 25, 2024
Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
It may seem extreme, but there’s a reason the law allows it.
January 17, 2024
How a New York Times copyright lawsuit against OpenAI could potentially transform how AI and copyright work
The lawsuit could see other media companies move to protect their copyrighted content.
October 25, 2023
Too many products are easier to throw away than fix – NZ consumers deserve a ‘right to repair’
Alexandra Sims, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Trish O'Sullivan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Manufacturers have too much legal freedom to sell products that don’t last or are hard to repair. It’s time local law caught up with global efforts to address this environmental and consumer issue.
August 20, 2023
Patents were meant to reward inventions. It’s time to talk about how they might not
Rebecca Giblin, The University of Melbourne; Anders Furze, The University of Melbourne, and Kimberlee Weatherall, University of Sydney
From diseases to climate change, we need new solutions more than ever – yet patents may be slowing us down. For example, there is growing evidence new drug development speeds up once patents expire.
August 3, 2023
Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding
Graeme Austin, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The temptation to cash in on a global phenomenon might be strong. But Mattel has a history of fiercely protecting the Barbie brand with legal action.
June 4, 2023
How NZ’s own law helped Australia win the Manuka Honey trademark war
The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand’s law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights.
April 11, 2023
Nollywood could see a major boost from Nigeria’s new copyright law - an expert explains why
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented.
April 3, 2023
Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right
S. Shyam Sundar, Penn State; Cason Schmit, Texas A&M University, and John Villasenor, University of California, Los Angeles
Powerful new AI systems could amplify fraud and misinformation, leading to widespread calls for government regulation. But doing so is easier said than done and could have unintended consequences.
March 5, 2023
Canada needs a strategic plan to safeguard consumers against counterfeit and pirated goods
The global trade of counterfeit and pirated products costs countries like Canada billions a year. Governments and industries must come together to protect Canadians.
February 13, 2023
Content creators and corporations clash in Dungeons & Dragons licensing fiasco
Recent events have forced fans to reconcile their love of Dungeons & Dragons with the reality that the game’s owner, Wizards of the Coast, is a large corporation with commercial interests at heart.
February 13, 2023
A less biased way to determine trademark infringement? Asking the brain directly
How do you determine whether one brand is similar enough to another to infringe on its trademark? Researchers propose that comparing brain scans could be an option.
December 5, 2022
Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls
In open-source endowed research positions, professors release all of their intellectual property. Surveys of academics in the U.S. and Canada find most like the idea.
October 12, 2022
Anthony Bourdain and the farce of the ‘unauthorized’ biography
Bourdain’s brother, Christopher, has called for the publisher, Simon & Schuster, to halt publication until the book’s ‘many errors were corrected.’
August 22, 2022
Tips on how to help innovative ideas get wings – from universities to businesses
Sean Kruger, University of Pretoria and Adriana Aletta Steyn, University of Pretoria
There is a useful set of steps to follow to help the transfer of technological innovations to entrepreneurs who can put them into use.
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Top contributors
- Enrico Bonadio Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
- Matthew Rimmer Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Queensland University of Technology
- Deborah Gleeson Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
- Kimberlee Weatherall Professor of Law, University of Sydney
- Bruce Baer Arnold Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
- Shontavia Johnson Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
- David Jefferson Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
- Elizabeth Thurbon Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney
- Ronald Labonte Professor and Distinguished Research Chair, Globalization and Health Equity, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
- Beth Webster Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
- Rebecca Giblin ARC Future Fellow; Professor; Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne
- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Anne Moore Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork
- Samuel Samiái Andrews. Professor, University of Gondar
- Dinusha Mendis Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law; Director Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Managament (CIPPM), Bournemouth University, Bournemouth University
