Dalton Hughes
Overview
Dalton’s varied project history within the intellectual property space allows him to assist clients at any stage of their goals. Both startups and century-old corporate powerhouses can rely on Dalton to stay current on fast-developing technological trends for their important legal decisions.
Career & Education
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Legal Extern for the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow, 2018 - Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Global Copyright Coordinator, 2016–2017
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Belmont University, B.S., cum laude, Entertainment Industry Studies, 2016
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Esports Bar Association, Member
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, Member
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Associate Board Member
- Public Interest Law Initiative, Member
- Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association, Member
- North American Vexillological Association, Member
Dalton's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.14.24
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Federal Register Notice on February 13, 2024 explaining how it will analyze patent inventorship issues for inventions that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Overall, the USPTO concluded that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable, but that a human must have made significant contributions in every aspect of the invention, and reminds applicants of their duty of candor to disclose information that could evidence that an individual may not be an inventor where her/his purported contribution was the result of an AI system.
Publication | 12.13.23
Reflections On The Early Operation Of The Copyright Claims Board
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.07.23
Recognition
- CALI Awards for Highest Grade in: Advanced Legal Research; Traditional Knowledge & Folklore in Intellectual Property
- University of Illinois College of Law: Pro Bono Notation
Dalton's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.14.24
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Federal Register Notice on February 13, 2024 explaining how it will analyze patent inventorship issues for inventions that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Overall, the USPTO concluded that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable, but that a human must have made significant contributions in every aspect of the invention, and reminds applicants of their duty of candor to disclose information that could evidence that an individual may not be an inventor where her/his purported contribution was the result of an AI system.
Publication | 12.13.23
Reflections On The Early Operation Of The Copyright Claims Board
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.07.23
Dalton's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.14.24
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Federal Register Notice on February 13, 2024 explaining how it will analyze patent inventorship issues for inventions that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Overall, the USPTO concluded that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable, but that a human must have made significant contributions in every aspect of the invention, and reminds applicants of their duty of candor to disclose information that could evidence that an individual may not be an inventor where her/his purported contribution was the result of an AI system.
Publication | 12.13.23
Reflections On The Early Operation Of The Copyright Claims Board
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.07.23