OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. New Vatican AI Guidelines for the development and use of AI models: from AI training to Vatican’s authorship and ownership of AI-generated outputs (at least within the Vatican City State)
   https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/new-vatican-ai-guidelines-for.html

2. Ruff outcome as Bad Spaniels found to have tarnished Jack Daniel's trademarks https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/ruff-outcome-as-bad-spaniels-found-to.html

3. Sweet success for Thatchers in Court of Appeal decision on Aldi's lookalike lemon cider

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/01/sweet-success-for-thatchers-in-court-of.html

4. Trump Hiring Freeze Leaves USPTO Backlog Attack Plan in Limbo
   https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/23/trump-hiring-freeze-leaves-uspto-backlog-attack-plan-limbo/id=185341/

5. IP in the Octagon: Saving Live Sports from Digital Piracy

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/23/ip-octagon-saving-live-sports-digital-piracy/id=185316/

6. Patent Data Reports Show China’s Continued Gains, Rapid Advances in Sustainability

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/22/patent-data-reports-show-chinas-continued-gains-rapid-advances-sustainability/id=185267/

7. The Law and Politics of Drug Price Controls and Pharmaceutical Innovation

https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/21/drug-price-controls-pharmaceutical-innovation/id=185237/

8. Nike vs. the Shoe Surgeon: Inside the Lawsuit Over Customized Sneakers

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/nike-vs-the-shoe-surgeon-inside-the-lawsuit-over-customized-sneakers/

9. Stanley Cup Maker Beats Claims Waged Against it in Lead Lawsuit

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/stanley-cup-maker-beats-claims-waged-against-it-in-lead-lawsuit/

10. EU Takes China to WTO Over High-Tech Patent Royalties
    https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-01-20/eu-takes-china-to-wto-over-high-tech-patent-royalties