Law reviews and law journals in the United States published a large number of intellectual property related articles wrin the past for this yell sed a house such lectual Property Law Review. The articles selected for this year's edition reflect popular topics in those law review articles. A substantial number of the articles considered related in some way to artificial intelligence, and a representative sampling is included. One article herein focuses on the patentability of Al-generated inventions. Another article is directed to copyright ownership of AI generated output. Still another article considers the influence and consequences of Al on human creativity. Many of the articles considered reflected the ongoing and increasing impact of computers on our society even when the focus of the articles was not AI. One example included herein discusses the changes in concurrent use of trademarks necessitated by the substantial internet and social media presence in our lives making products and services more widely known and readily available.
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Introductory Survey by Karen B. Tripp And Katherine Meek Part I – Patents Federalism, Private Rights, and Article III Adjudication "Inventorless" Inventions? The Constitutional Conundrum of AI-Produced Inventions The Ghost in the Patent System: An Empirical Study of Patent Law's Elusive "Skilled Artisan" Patent Forfeiture The Truth about Design Patents Part II Trademarks and Trade Dress Living with the Merchandising Right (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Free-Riding Stories) Trademark Confusion Simplified: A New Framework for Multifactor Tests Tea and Donuts The Constitution Commandeth: Thou Shalt not Protect the Same Subject Matter under Design Patent and Trade Dress Laws Trademark Spaces and Trademark Law's Secret Step Zero Part III Copyrights The Folklore of Copyright Procedure The Sub Rosa Rules of Copyright Fair Use Who Holds the Copyright of Output Generated by Artificial Intelligence? Part IV Trade Secrets The Value in Secrecy Curiosities of Standing in Trade Secret Law Part V Intellectual Property Cheap Creativity and What it will do IP Basics for Business Lawyers.