The main lawsuit documents on artificial intelligence and intellectual property

ENGLISH: In this post I collect the documents (complaints, appeals, judicial provisions) of the most interesting lawsuits about artificial intelligence and intellectual property.

Most of these are documents in English, relating to judicial proceedings brought before US or British courts.

[Note: This post is subject to periodic updates]

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ITALIANO: In questo post raccolgo gli atti (citazioni in giudizio, ricorsi, provvedimenti giudiziari) dei più interessanti processi in materia di intelligenza artificiale e proprietà intellettuale.

Si tratta in buona parte di documenti in inglese, relativi a processi instaurati di fronte a corti statunitensi o britanniche.

[NB: Questo post è soggetto ad aggiornamenti periodici]



CASE = Andersen + McKernan + Ortiz (Plaintiffs) vs. Stability AI Ltd. + Midjourney Inc. + DeviantArt, Inc. (Defendants)

Plaintiffs Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, bring this Class Action Complaint (the “Complaint”) against Defendants Stability AI Ltd. and Stability AI, Inc. (collectively “Stability”); Midjourney, Inc. (“Midjourney”); and DeviantArt, Inc. (“DeviantArt”) (all collectively “Defendants”) for direct and vicarious copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501; violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201–1205 (the “DMCA”); violation of Plaintiffs’ statutory and common law rights of publicity, Cal. Civ. Code section 3344; violation of Unfair Competition law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.; and declaratory relief – filed on 13 January 2023 > download

Motions to dismiss by Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt in the case Andersen, McKernan, Ortiz vs Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt in front of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco) – filed on 18 April 2023 > download 

Order on motion to dismiss and strike, approved on 30 Oct. 2023 by Judge William H. Orrick for the District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco) – filed on 3 Nov. 2023 > download


CASE = Getty Images Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. Stability AI Inc. (Defendant)

Demand for jury trial in front the United State District Court for the District of Delaware. Getty Images Inc. (Plaintiff) vs. Stability AI Inc. (Defendant) – Filed on 3 February 2023 > download 


CASE = RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Spa (ricorrente) vs. Biancheri Chiara (controricorrente)


Ordinanza della Suprema Corte di Cassazione, Sezione Prima, Numero 1107, Anno 2023, pubblicata il 16 gennaio 2023 nel procedimento con R.G. n. 2315/2021 > download

CASE = European Patent Office – Designation of inventor/DABUS 

Press Communiqué on decisions J 8/20 and J 9/20 of the Legal Board of Appeal > read

Decision J 8/20 > download

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