<br />
Ipls Proceedings<br />
State Bar of Michigan<br />
Volume 34 • Issue 1 • 2023<br />
In This Issue<br />
View from the Chair ........................... 1<br />
Upcoming Events .............................. 2<br />
AI and Copyright Protection: Brains<br />
versus Bots .................................. 3<br />
Recent Decisions on Patent<br />
Prosecution Bars.......................... 5<br />
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and<br />
NFTs: Metaverse Technologies in<br />
US Trademark Applications.......... 8<br />
Including a Description of Technical<br />
Advantages During Patent<br />
Application Drafting May Help<br />
Patent Eligibility.......................... 11<br />
View from the Chair<br />
Members:<br />
As the new Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section & Council, I am<br />
proud to report that the Council and the Institute of Continuing Legal<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=1"> Ipls Proceedings State Bar of Mi</a>
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<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=3"> AI and Copyright Protection: Brains versus Bots </a>
<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=4"> validity of copyrights.15 Kashtanova argued that </a>
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<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=8"> 8 Id. </a>
<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=9"> The question facing many brand owners is wh</a>
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<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=11"> Including a Description of Technical Advantages D</a>
<a title="IPLS Proceedings--Vol. 34, No. 1 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f0bc6e?page=12"> specification to evidence eligibility under the t</a>