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AI and Law Practice: A Roadmap for Success In Modern Legal Firms, Part 2
Part Two of a Two-Part Article A report on the September panel discussion sponsored by the Miami Dade Bar Association Law and Technology Committee, on AI and how to effectively use it in law firms.
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Sports Memorabilia NFTs Bring Web of Rights to Negotiate for Athletes, Agents
An inside look at the jungle of rights, including insights from a top racetrack executive, on the use of NFTs. We also lay out some practical tips for athletes, agents, and attorneys on how to navigate the digital sports memorabilia landscape, including in contract negotiations and disputes.
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Protecting Artificial Intelligence Inventions: Takeaways from 'IBM v. Zillow' from a Patent Drafting Perspective
Part Two of a Two-Part Article In Part One, we discussed the IBM v. Zillow case, where IBM sued Zillow for infringing on seven IBM's patents directed to artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for estimating property value. The focus was on the difficulties in establishing patent infringement on specific AI algorithms, as well as the strategic advantages of including additional patent claims that target ancillary features of an AI system. In this segment, we will analyze the claims made in the IBM v. Zillow case and present some tips for drafting AI-related claims from the perspective of patent infringement.
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Emojis in the Workplace: Innocent Fun or Discovery Hazard?
Emojis can be equally troublesome in any type of business legal case. How are your employees using emojis in text messaging? Awareness can be an important part of risk reduction. We have compiled here a few case law examples where the use of emojis in business communications had surprising legal ramifications.
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WEBINAR: AI & Intellectual Property
Owners of intellectual property should be aware of how their works are used by generative AI models and the users of these tools, and timely action should be taken to defend intellectual property against infringement. Join LJN for a free webinar on Nov. 9.
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Cloud Marketplace: Stretch Your IT Budget by Partnering with Legal
By leveraging cloud marketplace solutions, the IT department can help the corporate legal department — and the business as a whole — get more from its software budget.
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Practice Makes Almost Perfect: Test Your Incident Response Plan With Simulated Cyber Tabletop Games
More businesses are facing legal actions alleging improper preparation to avoid and/or respond to a breach event. Arguably one of the best tools to assist in preparing for and avoiding some of the negative consequences of a cyber event is a tabletop simulation exercise.
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Law Firm Hybrid Work Policies Are Evolving — And Growing Teeth
What seemed almost a near certainty a year ago — that law firms would fully and permanently embrace work-from-home — is experiencing a seeming reversal. While many firms have, in fact, embraced hybrid operations, the meaning of hybrid has evolved from "office optional," to an average required 2 days a week, to now many firms coming out with four-day work week mandates — this time, with teeth.
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The Rise of AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes
Several tech companies are making strides training speech recognition tools to mimic the speaker's voice. And while this can improve user clarity and accessibility for those with physical limitations, there is another, more troubling trend: the prevalence of "voice deepfakes" — creating synthetic voices from unknowing (or unwilling) participants using generative artificial intelligence.
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California Privacy Bill Could Upend the Way Data Brokers Do Business In the Golden State
A California privacy bill that will give consumers the power to delete their personal information through a single request may soon become law, and could upend the way data brokers, advertisers and publishers do business in the Golden State.
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