Canada: What Can The Law Do About ‘Deepfake’?

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 […]

By | March 16th, 2018 ||

Substantial Improvement Achieved In China’s IPR Environment

Recently, U.S. Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released the 2018 International IP Index, which indicated that China ranked 25th among the 50 economies with the score of 19.08, up two positions as compared to the ranking in 2017.

The report believed that China is achieving substantial progress in building the IPR environment oriented towards the 21stcentury.

In particular, first, the reform in patents and copyrights enhanced its protection and law enforcement results; second, the governments […]

By | March 16th, 2018 ||

An International Patent Prosecution Strategy

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 […]

By | March 14th, 2018 ||