Infringement

Natera Acquitted of Willful Infringement in Ravgen Case – Landmark Verdict Delivers Favorable Outcome

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REDWOOD CITY, California – Natera, a leading genetic testing company, announced that a jury has reached a verdict of no willful infringement in the Ravgen case. The verdict concludes a month-long trial that centered around allegations of patent infringement relating to noninvasive prenatal testing technology. The case involved Ravgen, a small genetic testing company, accusing Natera of willfully infringing on two of its patents. Ravgen claimed that Natera had used its patented technology to develop and market its own noninvasive prenatal testing products. The jury, however, ruled in favor of Natera, stating that the company … Read more

High-Stakes Lawsuits Test the Legal Boundaries of AI Chatbots and Copyright Infringement

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New York, NY – A series of high-profile lawsuits in a federal court in New York is set to determine the future of AI chatbots, particularly ChatGPT, and their use of copyrighted material. OpenAI, in collaboration with Microsoft, faces allegations of copyright infringement and unfair competition from professional writers and media outlets. However, legal experts believe that these lawsuits will be an uphill battle for the plaintiffs. The lawsuits involve The New York Times, a group of renowned novelists including John Grisham and Jodi Picoult, and bestselling nonfiction writers. While each lawsuit presents different claims, … Read more

Largest Ever Jury Verdict in Copyright Infringement Case Shakes Pacifica

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LOS ANGELES, California – In a landmark copyright infringement case, a California jury has awarded a photographer a record-breaking verdict. The photographer’s lawyer claims that it is the largest maximum statutory damages verdict for photography infringement in the history of the United States. The jury awarded $150,000 in statutory damages for each of the 43 infringed images, resulting in a total of $6.3 million. The lawsuit was filed by Scott Hargis, an architectural photographer, against Pacifica Senior Living Management LLC in September 2022. Hargis accused Pacifica of using his photographs without permission to advertise and … Read more

Authors Sue OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement, Potentially Shaping the Future of AI

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly misusing their work without proper authorization. The authors claim that their books were included in the data used to train OpenAI’s GPT large language model, which powers services like ChatGPT. The lawsuit comes after the New York Times took legal action against OpenAI, accusing the company of using millions of articles from the newspaper to train their chatbot without permission. The legal dispute raises important questions regarding copyright infringement and the boundaries of fair use in … Read more