CRA Insights

IP Literature Watch: January 2026

February 12, 2026
Literature watch | Charles River Associates

We are pleased to present the latest edition of CRA’s IP Literature Watch. This issue contains pieces on antitrust & IP, licensing, litigation, innovation, law and policy, copyright, and trade.

Some highlights from the issue:

  • A chapter considering how copyright law and the fair use doctrine apply to the development and use of generative AI systems;
  • An article examining the emerging legal concept of “copyrighting the self,” focusing on whether a person’s face, body, and voice can and should be recognized as copyrightable elements in the digital age; and
  • A working paper analyzing disclosure-driven uncertainty in China’s examination of antibody drug patents, asking how foreign applicants can secure protection under CNIPA’s practice.

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