IP Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Trade Representative for Innovation and Intellectual Property (2006-2008) and several Assistant U.S. The position has not been filled since its creation in 2015. Wilson has been with the USTR for two decades, serving as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative positions. He currently serves as Assistant U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2024

LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. The sites origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Unions underground publishing culture samizdat, which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Publishers, predictably, are seeking a higher royalty rate while streamers want a much lower one, one that, in some cases, would be below 2008 levels. The new rate, when decided, would be applied retroactively and would also govern royalties owed between 2023 and 2027.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers. The reason: The copyrights at issue were “unenforceable” due to the lack of a treaty. The case was initiated by the Qatari company beIN and targeted the Advanced TV Network (ATN). However, it was raided in 2016 and two men, the owner and his son, were arrested.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 9, 2022

cents rate was set in 2008 and covers money due to a songwriter when a third party reproduces or streams a music composition. This agreement represents a new deal between the parties involved and still a significant increase for rightsholders. The CRB is tasked with determining what the new royalty rate should be for 2023-2027.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2024

Nealy’s personal life was no major success either, as he spent time in prison from 1989 to 2008, and again from 2012 to 2015. In response, he filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell in 2018, demanding compensation for the alleged copyright infringements, dating back to 2008. In the Nealy v.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2021

According to a 2020 study titled “AI Trends Based on the Patents Granted by the USPTO”, the total number of AI-related patents granted by the USPTO per year increased from 4,598 in 2008 to 20,639 in 2018. If AI-related patent applications and grants are on the uptick, what was the problem with DABUS?

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Wolfgang’s Vault has faced multiple lawsuits from musicians including one it settled in 2008 and a judgment against them for $200,000 in 2020. According to the Appeals Court, there are multiple issues particular to this case that need to be addressed, making it not right for class action status.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

It all started in 2008 when the US Navy began testing Bitmanagement’s 3D virtual reality application ‘BS Contact Geo’ After some testing, the Navy installed the software across its network, assuming that it had permission to do so. The lawsuit was filed by the German company Bitmanagement.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

1264761), which was registered in class 25 for "clothes" with a priority date of 29 September 2008. Readers may recall that Katy Perry had breakthrough global success in early 2008 with multiple singles (such as "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold") from her "One of the Boys" album. Wikimedia : Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Originally posted 2008-11-17 13:53:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNo, not that Sonny. No, rather this: If America’s most famous variety-show-star-turned-congressman hadn’t slammed into that tree on that fatal day of downhill skiing, we’d probably never have the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Originally posted 2008-09-24 22:02:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe AP reports (via Mrs. LOC again!) a pretty unusual intellectual property (well, let’s say abstract property) lawsuit involving bloggers.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The government has seemingly tried to ignore those startups with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez talking about 400+ news outlet closures since 2008, but neglecting to refer to the hundreds of new outlets that have sprung up during the same period.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Originally posted 2008-09-24 11:39:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch reports on an interesting, not quite safe for home viewing case called Boston Red Sox Baseball Club Limited Partnership v.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Since 2008, this athleisure accessories manufacturer has consistently protected its intellectual property by signing over 200 settlement agreements and fighting more than 90 court battles. Engagement in proactive IP litigation by global companies is the bedrock of trademark enforcement, and Adidas is no stranger to this strategy.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

In 2008, the opening ceremony of the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing was downloaded millions of times through torrent sites, for example. This was no different last Friday when the Tokyo 2020 officially opened. In the past, we also noticed a massive interest in the Olympics on various pirate sites.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 8, 2024

The special – “I’m Glad I’m Dead” – sought to reflect how Carlin would have commented on current events since his death in 2008. While most of the settlement terms are confidential, it is significant as one of the first resolutions of a case involving these issues. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

Crossref, which helps journals check work against other journals, would not begin until 2008. It could be as simple as the timing. iThenticate, the service most frequently used by journals, just launched in 2004. This means that the technology may not have been available to the journal at the time of publication in 2005.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2008-07-29 12:12:10. Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Liability insurers gotta deny coverage: As the Trademark Blog reports, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. obtained against Payless Shoesource, Inc., earlier this year.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a rule change that would formally repeal a 2008 rule and require all existing major industrial facilities to include “fugitive” emissions in preconstruction evaluations of major modifications for purposes of triggering New Source Review permitting. By: Morgan Lewis

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 10, 2022

I visited Google in London, UK to present at Talks at Google on June 2, 2008 as part of the Affairs of interest/ Policy Talks at Google. There, I discussed Digital Advocacy in developed and developing countries. . The link to the video can be found here.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2025

On January 29, 2008, the Court of Justice of the European Union agreed , handing Telefonica – and its customers – a landmark win. Quite simply, since the ideals behind the 2008 victory are dead and buried, increasingly vulnerable pirates may like to keep that in mind.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

The RIAA abandoned the approach in 2008 and, though some movie studios do follow a similar approach today, it has been largely abandoned as a tactic. In those cases, the RIAA would target end-user file sharers by filing “John Doe” lawsuits and subpoenaing their internet service providers to turn over their identity.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

Then seemingly out of nowhere, in 2008/2009 the government began shutting down popular sites including Extremebits, Rapthe , Superfundo and later, LeechersLair. Excellent infrastructure and limited anti-piracy action made Malaysia a popular hosting location back when torrent sites were in their prime.

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 11, 2023

Posted on November 17th, 2008: No, not that Sonny. No, rather this: If America’s most famous variety-show-star-turned-congressman hadn’t slammed into that tree on that fatal day of downhill skiing, we’d. The post Mourning Sonny appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2022

In 2008, a still-unknown person or group going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology and the first cryptocurrency to the world. In 2020, the cryptocurrency market was valued at $1.49

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

In 2015, an author at the Hustle plagiarized a 2008 book , and it became a bestseller on Amazon. In 2012, Amazon had a major scandal as fake authors were exploiting their Direct Publishing platform to publish plagiarized erotica. In 2016, The Atlantic did their own expose on widespread plagiarism on Amazon’s self-publishing service.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

2008) (Rader, J., Imposition of liability under the equitable doctrine of inequitable conduct (as it has been variously defined) can result in a patent being held unenforceable; for this reason, former Chief Judge Rader called it the "atomic bomb of patent law" (see Aventis Pharma S.A. Amphastar Pharms., 3d 1334, 1349 (Fed. dissenting)).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 1, 2025

For many years, he has claimed to be the person who wrote the original Bitcoin code and the author of the so-called Bitcoin White Paper published in 2008 under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The Court also dismissed Wright's claims of passing off, which was based on his assertion of ownership of goodwill in the name "Bitcoin".

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 24, 2025

The p laintiffs argue that after Intershez was dissolved in 2008, it falsely claimed ownership of the trademarks and used them to record with U.S. They further claim that in 2020, these trademarks were transferred to Shezan, LLC, a company established by the same individuals who previously managed Intershez.

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McBayer IP Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In April of this year, she released “Taylor’s Version” of her 2008 album Fearless. Just a few weeks ago, she released Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recording of her 2012 album Red. Why would a globally-known music star take the time out of her busy schedule to rehash her old music?

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The defendants (and users of the trade name) argued that the mark could not be enforced due to the existence of an earlier right (in the sense of article 6(2) of Directive 2008/95 , applicable at the time of dispute), being the trade name they had used for decades.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2008, law professors Dotan Oliar and Christopher Sprigman published a paper that looked at the norms comics had established with the issue. Joke theft is nothing new and accusations of it likely go back as far as jokes themselves.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

According to a 2008 study , comics have responded to this by establishing community norms around using each other’s joke. The issue is the Idea/Expression Dichotomy , which means that, while the specific expression of a joke can be protected, the idea behind it cannot.

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Patently-O

JULY 5, 2022

On the first point, here’s the breakdown of precedential opinions, nonprecedential opinions, and Rule 36 affirmances for all Federal Circuit appeals from 2008 through 2021. Table 1: Federal Circuit Panel Appeal Rulings, 2008 through 2021. Table 2: Federal Circuit Panel Appeal Rulings By Tribunal of Origin, 2008 through 2021.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 14, 2024

that producer Sherman Nealy may claim damages for an unlicensed sample of his work used in Flo Rida’s 2008 hit song “In the Ayer.” The infringing activity, Nealy claimed, dated back to 2008— ten years before he brought suit. The Supreme Court recently ruled 6-3 in the case of Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Nealy, et al.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2023

Founded in 2008, RARBG evolved to become a key player in the torrent ecosystem. The site didn’t only attract millions of monthly visitors from all over the globe, it was also a major release hub, bridging the gap between the Scene and the broader pirate public. Today, the site’s fifteen year run unexpectedly came to an end.

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