This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Copyright Office issues a report on digital replicas recommending a federal right that could be enacted in the U.S. Senate’s NO FAKES Act; the RESTORE Patent Rights Act is introduced into both houses of Congress to restore injunctive relief following a final judgment of patent infringement; the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a district court erred in failing to consider the copyrightability of the arrangement of software used to generate insurance quotes; China announces massive growth in the number of domestic patents protecting generative artificial intelligence inventions; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns about march-in rights threatening partnerships with private research companies seeking funding under the CHIPS and Science Act; the International Olympic Committee announces a robust anti-counterfeiting program for official Paris 2024 apparel and merchandise; and a miss on revenue growth expectations for cloud services leads to a significant drop in Microsoft stock value.
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