In November 2017, videos began appearing on www.reddit.com featuring celebrities’ faces superimposed onto actors and actresses in pornographic videos (and a surprising number of random Nicolas Cage appearances, most of which are thankfully not pornographic). Such face-swapping videos were made possible by software technology that uses machine-learning algorithms to analyze photographs of a target subject, “learning” the map of the target subject’s face (the more photographs, the more accurate the portrayal), and then superimposing […]

John Walker, from Dennemeyer & Associates, examines Patent Prosecution strategies in the Asian region including the use of Australia as a platform, the judicious use of the PPH and the consideration of regional treaties.

Although this article and the principles contained herein have a broad international application, it is directed more particularly at Patent Prosecution strategies in the Asian region. In the context of the patent lifecycle, it aims to address the prosecution component where “commoditization” has […]