IPilogue

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Pankhuri Malik is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On August 31, 2022, IP Osgoode held its first in-person event in over 2 years and the first instalment of the IP Osgoode Speaks series since 2020. Priortizing IP Rights over Freedom of Expression.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

According to Duff and Phelps, and CII’s joint report in 2019 on IP-backed financing, the proportion of tangible assets in the market value of Standard and Poor’s 500 firms has declined from over 80 percent to under 20 percent in the past three decades, thus signifying the rising contribution of intangible assets.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. Ontario’s Expert Panel on Intellectual Property (EPIP) and CIPO reported that intangible assets (IP and data) are crucial to wealth creation and represent the “world’s most valuable business and national security assets.” Androu Waheeb is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2024

In terms of the substance of the laws, this book takes a slightly different approach to many other IP textbooks. The book provides substantial international context that helps explain some of the changes to EU GI laws over time.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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Patently-O

MARCH 17, 2022

Prior reports were issued in 2012 and 2016. IP-intensive industries account for 41% of domestic economic activity and about 44% of US jobs. by Dennis Crouch. The USPTO Chief Economist Andrew Toole and his team have just released a new report on Intellectual Property and the U.S.

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Managing IP

JUNE 8, 2022

The wave of new gTLDs in 2012 brought much fanfare, especially for IP owners, but have they lived up to the hype? Managing IP finds out

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate IP Subcommittee, released the first draft of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, which if enacted would, at a minimum, overrule the Supreme Court’s decisions in Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. 1289 (2012). Myriad Genetics, Inc.,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 8, 2025

Suhani is a third year law student at NLSIU who loves to write on IP and tech issues.] Before the 2012 amendment, the right to a royalty of these composers and lyricists barely existed. Images from here and here [This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Suhani Chhaperwal.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

Simply put “march-in” rights would allow the government to take control of the IP rights of inventions owned by private companies if those inventions have been funded by public money through grants from the government or through licensing agreements with government R&D institutions. Who owns IP resulting from these agreements?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

(This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal and Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan) Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the posts on taking stock of ANI vs OpenAI copyright litigation (Part I and II), and Machine Unlearning and the ANI vs OpenAI case.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Even though the number of registered mask works is not enormous, they are still an important component of chip companies’ IP portfolio. Source : www.copyright.gov/history/annual_reports.html. For example, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) registered 191 mask works between 1990-2001. Source: official public catalog from Copyright.gov.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially. That trend has continued in 2022.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. The decisions in the second category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. Nataraj, Ms.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

While there are a number of aspects covered by “Artificial Intelligence”, ranging from definitions to scope, from life-saving to life-threatening, there has been surprisingly limited public policy discussion on the intersection of AI and IP in India. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Arul Scaria).

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently released an update to its Orange Book patent and biologic patent study, examining post-grant petitions filed against Orange Book patents and biologic patents between September 16, 2012, and June 30, 2021.

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IP.com

JUNE 29, 2021

Since the itty-bitty computer launched in 2012, its popularity has expanded well. The post Here’s How All Kinds of Innovators are Using Raspberry Pi Right Now appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 9, 2022

After brief introductions, the two speakers began by providing necessary context for the recent decision, including Parliament’s intentions behind the 2012 amendments to the Copyright Act. IP Osgoode invites you to share your thoughts in the comments section below. Gendreau highlighted, were key questions before the court.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Since 2015, the USPTO has seen a rapid uptick in potentially fraudulent trademark applications, and a previous audit in 2012 found that more than 50% of audited trademark maintenance filings contained goods/services not in use in commerce.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Image from here [Long post ahead] In a momentous development, the Bombay High Court made a bunch of important interpretations concerning the rights of the authors of underlying literary and musical works in light of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. for the court’s observation that the 2012 amendment is only clarificatory in nature.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2022

Hyatt has been embroiled in litigation with the USPTO for decades and won a previous Supreme Court appeal in 2012. . Supreme Court asking the Justices to weigh in on his challenge of a policy he alleges the USPTO implemented in the 1990s to categorically deny him issuance of any additional patents.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but enforcement is irregular and inconsistent. Several considerations are important for effective management of intellectual property (IP) rights in the Philippines. For example, U.S.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, discussions about authors and copyright societies, updates on the international IP landscape, or the hustle and bustle of the domestic IP domain, including Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, the journey through Junes had its own jilts and joys. Whether it’s P.H.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The complaint alleged that Scientific Games, through its acquired entity, SHFL Entertainment, brought patent infringement litigation in 2009 and 2012 based on fraudulently obtained patents for automatic card shufflers used in licensed casinos. The plaintiffs had sued Scientific Games Corp.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

The proviso added to the Section through the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act says that for commissioned musical works, the composers would be the first owners of the copyright. Allowing artists to retain their rights over their music does fit into the larger narrative of IP incentivizing creators.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2021

There are still some weeks of summer left, and so, if you are searching for the perfect (IP) read, this Kat has the pleasure to introduce you to ‘ The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law ’, by Andrea Zappalaglio (Routledge, 2021). Although it is not explicitly mentioned in Regulation 1151/2012, a product’s history (e.g.,

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Often lurking outside the spotlight of EU IP law, Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) and Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) pose their distinctive set of legal requirements. When you add to this an application from a non-EU country, you get the following. No modifications were made.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 15, 2024

The IP Owner and the third party are the licensor and the licensee respectively. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Limited Licensing allows you to generate revenue from your IP without relinquishing your rights. As a licensee, a limited license agreement allows you to gain access to IP that you otherwise would not have rights to use.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The law firm claims it has been using a black and silver color scheme to promote its services since its inception in 2012. However, the NFL could have protectable IP in its color scheme, but that remains to be seen. The hashtag claim is also complicated, given the disclaimer on the Dimopoulos Law Firm’s website and YouTube page.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2022

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been a lightning rod since it was established on September 16, 2012. In recent years, it is undeniable that the PTAB has become fairer, although there are still obvious improvements that can and should be made.

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IPilogue

JUNE 24, 2022

Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In fact, the IP Commission Report estimates that trade secret theft costs the US economy at least $180 billion annually. Economic espionage has profoundly affected the US economy.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 4, 2023

Originally posted 2012-02-29 23:27:24. Fabulous filings for fashionistas — and those who just want to look like them! Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Couture in Court appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Source : www.copyright.gov/history/annual_reports.html Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 # of MW 33 0 20 156 27 25 28 84 279 203 Even though the number of registered mask works is not enormous, they are still an important component of chip companies’ IP portfolio. Source: official public catalog from Copyright.gov.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In 2012, she penned an open letter titled Dear Young Women in Technology, Welcome From a 30-year Veteran in the Huffington Post that discussed gender identity in a male-dominated field. IPilogue Writer Emily Xiang writes about protecting culture in IP: [link]. IP Osgoode’s IP Innovation Clinic Client intake information page: [link].

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In UsedSoft GmbH v/Oracle International Corporation (2012) , the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concluded that the Software Directive (2009/24/EC) allowed the resale of software licenses if the original owner ceased to use the software.

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The IPKat

JUNE 15, 2022

It contains first a set of findings, I have chosen the most important ones here: - There is an epistemic blindness regarding the existence of free IP works. The status of the internet as a free IP work composed of the set of more than 9 000 requests for comments is simply ignored by the literature.

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