Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

Court years arguments by OpenAI and New York Times, M. Night Shyamalan trial begins and metal musicians fight over copyright. The post 3 Count: AI Hearing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 15, 2025

Our final (for now!) podcast and some reflections from Erik in this special episode. The post Tricks of the Trademark – That’s a Wrap (final episode) appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Our final (for now!) podcast and some reflections from Erik in this special episode.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moana 2 sparks lawsuit against Disney, Travis Scott sued over Telekinesis and Meta trained its AI systems on pirated books. The post 3 Count: Moana Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 12, 2025

Manga and anime have become increasingly popular in recent years. These formats originate in Japan but are now in demandworldwide. Similar popularity also extends to the adult counterpart known as “hentai,” which has millions of avid fans. Like other forms of media, not everyone accessing hentai content chooses to pay for it. Instead, many people opt for free websites like nHentai.net, which averaged close to 80 million visits in recent months.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

The year 2024 witnessed significant developments in the legal landscape governing artificial intelligence (AI). Three states passed comprehensive AI legislation, with others passing multiple laws that regulate certain AI uses. Sector-specific regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), continued enforcement efforts under existing laws and regulations that.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been extremely high since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Currently, a patent reaching a final written decision in an IPR will on average have 78% of its claims found invalid. Perhaps more surprising, when there is a final written decision, 70% of the time all challenged claims in the patent are found invalid.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 16, 2025

Tom Goldstein, a publisher of SCOTUSblog and one of the most experienced U.S. Supreme Court lawyers in the country, was indicted Thursday in Maryland federal court on charges he schemed to evade taxes for years and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents. The increase in fees and the introduction of new fees by the USPTO is significant, necessitating careful budget considerations requiring many applicants to adjust filing and prosecution strategies.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society. According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sculpture case against Aritzia revived by Ninth Circuit, Indian blockbuster faces piracy challenges and NHL copyright claims commentators. The post 3 Count: Fixed Tangles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

With close to a billion active monthly users worldwide, Telegram is one of the most used messaging services. The communication platform helps to connect people from all over the globe, with optional end-to-end encryption providing improved security compared to some other players in the market. Telegram can also be an excellent medium to broadcast messages to a wider audience.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2025

A Virginia federal judge has authorized Microsoft Corp. to seize a website that the tech giant alleges has been instrumental to a "sophisticated scheme" by foreign-based cybercriminals to circumvent safety guardrails built into artificial intelligence services in order to create offensive and harmful content, according to court filings made public Friday.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) clarified the legal standard for correcting obvious type inaccuracies in patent claims, explaining that the view of a skilled person at the filing date is decisive when assessing whether a patent claim contains an obvious error. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Samsung Bioepis NL B.V., Case No.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors. Historically, there were two traditions within Europe, namely, the German principle of separation (often wrongly called also bifurcation), according to which infringement actions and nullity actions were separate and handled at different courts, and the otherwise prevailing principle of unity, according to which infrin

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

In another case before the Copyright Claims Board, a dispute that began over an Old Bay Seasoning bottle became incredibly heated. The post How Old Bay Seasoning Sparked a Copyright Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

So-called ‘three strikes’ anti-piracy schemes were once considered a cutting-edge response to P2P piracy. Also known as ‘graduated response’, a typical scenario would see rightsholders monitor BitTorrent swarms to capture participants’ IP addresses sharing their content illegally. Those IP addresses would then be reported to a friendly (or coerced) ISP for matching against subscriber records, as a prelude to ISP customer outreach.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

A Minnesota federal judge on Friday threw out an erroneous expert declaration prepared by a Stanford University expert on artificial intelligence in litigation over the state's law on deepfakes, finding that the fake, AI-generated sources in his declaration "shatters his credibility with this court.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 10, 2025

In 2013, the United States Supreme Court significantly changed the landscape of patent settlements in the pharmaceutical industry with its FTC v. Actavis, Inc. decision. In Actavis, the Court held that certain types of so-called reverse paymentspatent litigation settlement payments from brand pharmaceutical manufacturers to generic companies challenging the brands patentmight "sometimes" violate the antitrust laws.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 11, 2025

Originally posted 2011-12-05 10:40:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSomehowdespite that I always have one eye open for decisions involving copyright in fictional characters, because almost always I disagree with the ruling and I enjoy then getting to rail about itI didnt learn about a new case extending the abstract protection extended to fictional characters,the July […] The post Over the rainbow and beyond the pale?

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

A Youtuber famous for her folk metal covers of famous songs had one of her tracks stolen and her original work copyright claimed. The post YouTuber Has Song Stolen, Her Original Copyright Claimed appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

My conversation this week with John White was much like any number of conversations we have had over the years over dinner or drinks. What prompted me to ask John to speak with us this week was an article he recently wrote, which we published on IPWatchdog. It was styled as an open letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the incoming co-leaders of the soon-to-be Department of Government Efficiency.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. pled guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Motorola Solutions relating to its digital mobile radios, avoiding a trial scheduled next month in Chicago federal court.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

The threat of German patent litigation is rising. Germany is second only to the United States in the number of patent infringement actions brought by non-practicing entities (NPEs), and with the ready availability of injunctive relief in Germany and the recent advent of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) creating competition among European courts for cases, the danger of German patent lawsuits cannot be ignored.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

In 2024, Congress enacted, and President Biden signed, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act , which bans “foreign adversary” ownership of certain types of Internet services. The bill specifically bans Bytedance/TikTok by name. TikTok and its users challenged the law as applied to them, but the law specified an unusual process for judicial review of its legitimacy that sped up and compressed the normal review process.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

Vimeo wins appeal in the Second Circuit, UK plans to make copyright more AI-friendly and the Supreme Court declines attorneys' fee case. The post 3 Count: Vimeo Victory appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2025

A recent EPO Board of Appeal decision considered the patentability of human-animal chimeras and where the line should be drawn on moral acceptability ( T 1553/22 ). The Board of Appeal found that the invention in question was an offence against "human dignity" given that the scope of the claims included scenarios in which human cells could integrate into the the brain or germ-line of the chimeric animals specified in the claims.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2025

After steadfastly protecting the privacy rights of subscribers, usually against aggressive rightsholders determined to unmask them, ISPs today are more likely to view disclosure from a different perspective. At a time when internet subscriptions paid most of the bills, protecting customers accused of illicit file-sharing led to prolonged litigation.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 15, 2025

Integrating AI tools into drug discovery introduces a mix of opportunities and challenges for startups and large pharmaceutical companies. These challenges often center on intellectual property (IP) risks, licensing considerations, M&A due diligence, and documentation practices.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2025

Recently in an interview with Thomas Piketty, he has argued that ultra rich in India must be taxed more to address rising inequality and raise more resources for Government. The hereditary Pattern tax, oftentimes looked up to as wealth tax, has been a matter of significant debate worldwide, particularly on land, where there are extensive disparities in wealth distribution.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Copyright Claims Board has issued another final dertermination. This one looks at issues of joint authorship and joint ownership. The post Copyright Claims Board Tackles Joint Authorship appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 12, 2025

Warming paws over the fires of more EPO referrals As the freezing air continues to set in across Europe, KatFriend, Ian Jones at GJE is back to warm our paws on an important EPO referral concerning third-party interveners. Over to Ian : "In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has the right to intervene.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2025

The ease with which IP addresses and BitTorrent downloads can be tracked has created a fertile ground for copyright lawsuits. This inherent transparency has fueled thousands of lawsuits against alleged video pirates, both in the U.S. and around the world. In the United States, Strike 3 Holdings has emerged as a key player in this legal landscape. The company, known for adult entertainment videos published under the ‘Milfy’, Tushy, and Vixen brands, pursues legal action against those

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

Biosimilars, once a niche segment in the pharmaceutical industry, are now making a significant impact on global healthcare. These products are highly similar to an already-approved reference product, offering a more affordable treatment option without compromising on safety or efficacy. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 13, 2025

In a recent order, a Mumbai Magistrate Court acquitted the accused in a copyright infringement case after 37 years! Discussing this and other similar instances, SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal writes on the state of affairs in enforcing criminal remedies against copyright infringement allegations. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

In 1975, NBC debuted its new logo. However, it had a major problem: It was virtually identical to another broadcaster's trademark. The post The Time NBC Used a Plagiarized Logo appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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