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Canadian IP Law Faces Challenges in Defining Ownership of AI-Generated Works, Says Baker McKenzie Partner

Jim Holloway highlights evolving copyright and patent issues amid generative AI creations and recent Canadian Intellectual Property Office filings

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As generative AI tools produce creative works, Canadian intellectual property law grapples with authorship and inventorship under existing frameworks requiring human involvement. Recent successful copyright registrations involving AI-generated art and poetry signal shifting practices, while legal experts anticipate le…
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Canadian IP Law Faces Challenges in Defining Ownership of AI-Generated Works, Says Baker McKenzie Partner As generative AI tools produce creative works, Canadian intellectual property law grapples with authorship and inventorship under existing frameworks requiring human involvement. Recent successful copyright registration... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/canadian-ip-law-faces-challenges-in-defining-ownership-of-ai-generated-works-says-baker-mckenzie-partner

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