The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on December 4, 2024, that it is withdrawing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024. According to the USPTO, "In light of resource constraints, the USPTO has decided not to move forward with the proposed rule at this time and to withdraw the proposed rule. Despite the decision not to move forward with the proposed rule at this time, [...]

Web3 technology has introduced new opportunities for digital asset ownership in the gaming sector. Players can own non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other in-game assets, allowing them to create, trade, or transfer digital assets across different games or platforms. This creates unique intellectual property (IP) challenges for players, investors, and members of the Web3 gaming community. Open-Source Licensing Risks and Monetization Challenges Blockchain projects may rely on open-source software (OSS), which introduces specific compliance risks [...]

No portion of this article was produced using AI. That statement carries with it a variety of interesting questions, and likely prompts many intriguing answers. Artificial Intelligence is having a very real impact on our lives, good and bad, and is pushing the boundaries of intellectual property; in particular copyrights and trademarks. Currently, there is a dichotomy between protectable elements of copyright versus trademark via AI-generated content. At a high level, copyrights are more [...]