SpicyIP

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Image by macrovector on Freepik The National Biodiversity Authority has invited comments to revise the Guidelines on Access to Biological Resources and Associated Knowledge and Benefits Sharing Regulations, 2014 better known as the ABS Guidelines, 2014.

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Patently-O

MARCH 24, 2025

Rick Beato has a great analysis of the two songs: [link] The underlying dispute centers on allegations that Sheeran's Grammy-winning "Thinking Out Loud" (2014) infringes the copyright of Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend's "Let's Get It On" (1973). Structured Asset Sales, LLC v.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 22, 2025

Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter A week or so ago it was the sad story of Jimi Hendrix on the bottle. The […] The post Drink to me only with thine eyes appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The “Infringing Website List” (IWL) was launched in March 2014 as part of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit’s (PIPCU) efforts to combat intellectual property crime. Without reference to domain extensions, the numbering system indicates that soccer365 was the 16th domain to be added to the IWL back in February 2014.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

The law3suit was filed by a producer named Arty that claimed Happier was an infringement of his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s I Lived. In 2014 Hansmeier as sentenced to 14 years in prison. However, he has continued appealing while in prison and, most surprisingly, renewed his honeypot campaign while behind bars.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1 Hit ‘Made for You’ Finally today, Sterling Whitaker at Taste of Country reports that country music performer Jake Owen is facing a lawsuit from songwriters Alexander Cardinale and Morgan Reid, who allege that Owen’s 2020 hit Made for You is an infringement of their 2014 song of the same name.

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Patently-O

MAY 4, 2022

For the chart below, I tabulated about 7,000 individual votes from the Federal Circuit Judges in patent cases decided 2014-2021. That is why the data here is limited to 2014+. by Dennis Crouch. For each judge, I show the percentage of individual decisions that sided with the patent challenger; or patent owner in each case.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Finally today, Augusta Victoria Saraiva at Bloomberg reports that Taylor Swift has re-released her 2014 hit single Wildest Dreams as part of an ongoing attempt to regain control of her back catalog of music. 3: Taylor Swift Rerecords ‘Wildest Dreams’ in Fresh Copyright Salvo.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

This prompted Andre Sims, who wrote the song in 2014, to file a lawsuit against H.E.R., Camper, the coauthor of Focus, went on Instagram live and said that Endless Minds was the inspiration for the melody of the song. Camper and others involved in the song. Sims initially sought $3 million in the case, as well as injunctive relief.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

A record studio owned by Melomega released a version of the song in 2014. The lawsuit was filed by the music company Melomega, which claims that 10,000 Hours is an infringement of the 1973 R&B song The First Time Baby Is A Holiday. Neither Dan + Shay or Justin Bieber had any comment on the lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by screenwriter Joe Carlini, who claimed that the film was an infringement of his 2014 script entitled What the F is He Thinking. Finally today, Anousha Sakoui at the Los Angeles Times reports that the United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a case filed against Paramount Pictures over the film What Men Want.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by musician Marcus, Gray, who claimed Dark Horse was an infringement of his earlier song, Joyful Noise. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Katy Perry Wins in Dark Horse Copyright Appeal. Originally, a jury sided with Gray and awarded him $2.8 million in damages.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Specifically, Cox alleges the metadata on the evidence indicates that they are files from 2016 though the case only deals with 2012-2014. However, Cox is appealing that ruling to the Fourth Circuit and is claiming that the labels either withheld or manipulated the evidence against them.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 5, 2022

In 2014, the estate attempted to file a notice of copyright termination with Authentic Brands to terminate a 1983 agreement that resulted in them obtaining rights to the song.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

The app was launched in 2014 though the original developers abandoned it quickly after its debut. First off today, Priya Anand at Bloomberg reports that the piracy app Popcorn Time has shuttered its doors, ending a seven-year run where the app was one of the most prominent and popular piracy services.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Can’t Shake This: Taylor Swift to Face Copyright Lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Next up today, Curtis Killman at Tulsa World reports that members of a group known as The GAP Band have filed a lawsuit against those involved in the 2014 song Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson. 2: Lawsuit Claims Bruno Mars’ Song Violated The GAP Band’s Copyright.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 6, 2024

One notable example is Ted Ligety, an alpine skier who earned gold medals in both the 2006 Turin Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Olympians are typically celebrated for their physical achievements—but some are also inventors who have contributed to innovation in the sporting world. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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The Illusion of More

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In my last post, I focused on the hypothetical fair use defense of generative AI under the principles articulated in the Google Books decision of 2014.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice Corp. As an update to my posts from 2017, 2019, 2020, and March 2021, it has now been 86 months since the U.S. CLS Bank decision.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

However, that court has bounced it back, citing a 2014 ruling that held open-source licenses had an “extra element” that needed to be heard in state court. A California Court sided with Vizio, sending the dispute to a federal district court. 2: Kenya’s Sauti Sol Threatens to Sue Raila Odinga Over Copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Okolita began making costumes in 2014 for her own children and turned that into a business the following year. In 2020 she claims to have sold over 8,000 pieces, mostly through her Etsy store. However, since then, she claims that the retail giants have been using her images and descriptions to sell similar costumes and hurt her business.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claimed that their 2001 song Playas Gon’ Play was infringed by Swift’s 2014 song Shake it Off. Specifically, they cited lyrical and other similarities.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Originally posted 2014-07-24 15:34:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBad feelings from (not so?) long ago get played out across the China Straits. Just how much should trademark registration reflect personal, national, or ethnic sensibilities? This question continues to linger. But not in China.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2024

2 of A Corua has now determined the amount of compensation to be paid to Mediapro, for infringement carried out a decade ago during the 2014/2015 football season. Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that Puerto 80 Projects SL, and company owner/Rojadirecta operator Igor Seoane, could be held jointly liable. Commercial Court No.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 3, 2025

Originally posted 2014-08-04 15:23:44. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJudges — especially in the Eastern District of New York — are picking up what’s going on in the “elite salons” end of the trademarks-as-distribution-method-enforcement scam. Ever hear of Quality King?

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 13, 2025

Originally posted 2014-08-07 16:31:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCan a company name be “prejudicial”? My friend Rob Holmes — he of the purportedly prejudicially-monikered “IPCybercrime” firm — is, quite reasonably, going to finish his coffee rather than worry about that too much. (As

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Blogging 52

IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Blockchain technology was separated from currency in 2014, and that advance opened the door for using blockchain for applications beyond currency. The engine that runs the bitcoin ledger that Nakamoto designed is called the blockchain; the original and largest blockchain is the one that still orchestrates bitcoin transactions today.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Originally posted 2014-05-05 09:15:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter And the metaphors mix, as you’ll see, but what better on a Halloween night where half the lights in the neighborhood are out for real?

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Blogging 52

TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2023

Denmark, a country with an overall movie and TV show piracy rate of 11% in 2014, now has an overall rate of 20%, up from the 13% reported in Mediavision’s survey in 2022. With an overall rate of just 8% in 2014, increases over the years led to a 13% overall rate for Finland in 2022.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

The eatery owners argued that they had been using the name Burger King since 1992, which was over two decades before Burger King US entered the Indian market in 2014. In the instant case, the Pune eaterys use of Burger King predates both, Burger King USs use (2014) and registration (2006) of such mark in India.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2024

In 2014, Alifax, a company that specialized in producing clinical instruments, filed a lawsuit against Alcor Scientific (“Alcor”), which operated in the same general area of clinical development, alleging trade secret misappropriation under the Rhode Island Uniform Trade Secrets Act (RIUTSA).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

And its reach is significant: The company, which launched to the public in February 2014, now reportedly has more than 20 million active daily users. Slack, a collaboration tool for workplaces, has been among the forces upending the established communication order, offering an organized alternative to email. By: Array

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 31, 2024

In 2014, Medina sued Microsoft. In 2020, Medina got the disclosures from the 2014 case sealed. The court says that the 2020 ruling didn’t require publishers to depublish the extant versions of the 2014 documents, so this argument had a faulty premise. This case brought to mind the Martin v. Hearst case.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 6, 2022

I’ve lost count as to how many times the Court has refused to provide clarity to the fundamental question of patent eligibility since it last muddied the waters in Alice back in 2014. I stopped counting several years ago, when the number of petitions—pleas begging for help really—crossed over 50.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

After a nine-year saga, beginning when Amgen sued Sanofi for allegedly infringing two of its patents in 2014, the Supreme Court held that Amgen’s asserted patents failed to satisfy the enablement requirement under 35 U.S.C. § On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision in the case of Amgen Inc.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

During the Cox trial, the music companies presented a hard drive that contained the files, suggesting that those were the original songs that were pirated between 2012 and 2014. The allegedly infringing files were central to prove direct copyright infringement. Vacate the $1 Billion Verdict.

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