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Title Canada: ChatGPT: IP Strategy in the AI Space ChatGPT and other large language models have the ability to generate human-like text, which raises concerns about the potential impact on intellectual property. Specifically, there is a concern that these models could be used to create fraudulent or infringing content, such as plagiarized written wo...	Author Bereskin & Parr LLP	Date 03 Apr 2023
Title Australia: Directors and officers be warned! Don't be the next Star example If you are working in a senior role in a company, are you aware you could be responsible for the company’s conduct as a director, and potentially exposed to multi-million dollar fines? ASIC has provided a stark reminder to directors and officers that they can be held personally liable for company...	Author Brown Wright Stein Lawyers	Date 31 Mar 2023
Title Canada: Europe’s Unitary Patent Has Arrived! Today, the German government ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), setting in motion significant changes to the patent system in Europe. The following important components of the system have now been triggered through this ratification. Firstly, it will now be possible to obtain a U...	Author Bereskin & Parr LLP	Date 31 Mar 2023
Title South Africa: To share or not to share? A discussion on the Competition Commission’s Guidelines on the Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information The Competition Commission (Commission) published its final set of Guidelines on the Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information between Competitors (Guidelines) on 24 February 2023. While the Guidelines are not binding on the Commission, Competition Tribunal or Competition Appeal Court in the e...	Author Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr	Date 31 Mar 2023
Title England: UK: Biometric Technologies – An Early Warning and Picture of the Way Forwards from the ICO Kelly Hagedorn and Anna O'Kelly of Orrick's UK Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation team authored an article on biometric technologies in which they explore the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) perspective on biometric technologies, their potential, risks, and regulatory avenues for the fu...	Author Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe	Date 31 Mar 2023
Title South Africa: Greylisting turns the spotlight on beneficial ownership of companies and financial institutions South Africa has put new laws in place to address the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) concerns, and those relating to beneficial ownership will have a significant impact on financial institutions and companies. In February 2023, the FATF placed South Africa on the “greylist” of countri...	Author Webber Wentzel	Date 30 Mar 2023
Title India: Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions In today’s digital world and especially as businesses move toward building large brands, companies are building and accumulating significant intellectual property portfolios, whether it be trademarks in branding assets, copyrights to website pages, patents to artificial intelligence processing app...	Author J. Sagar Associates	Date 30 Mar 2023
Title Mexico: Mexico City’s Circular Economy Law Approved Last week, the Plenary of Mexico´s City Congress unanimously approved the new Circular Economy Law of Mexico City (the «Law»). The Law aims to promote a transition towards a circular and sustainable economic model, establishing conditions compatible with the development of businesses. This new...	Author Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.	Date 30 Mar 2023