Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Along the way, we discussed why a knockoff Beetlejuice costume is titled “Juice Demon”, the ways that intellectual property laws govern Halloween costumes and the ways one could find themselves in trouble. At the time, it was facing accusations that it was as plagiarism of a 2015 short student film.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In July 2015, Chutter again petitioned for cancellation of the ’764 Mark, this time based on the attorney’s declaration containing false statements. Patent and Trademark Office or in the courts.” In this proceeding, the Board held that the Section 15 declaration was fraudulent and cancelled the ’764 Mark.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

New briefs in support of the accused infringer WPL: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) : The law treats copyrightability of software differently than other literary works (as it should). Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law (2003). 702 (2015). Patents should be the go-to in this area.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 11, 2022

However, a study of Electronic Thesis Dissertations deposited between 2011-2015 at Concordia University, determined that nearly a quarter of hypertext links cited exhibited linkrot. Reference rot occurs when a hypertext link remains active, but the information referenced by the citation is no longer present or has been modified.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . A decision in 2015 concerned the definition of “public” in the act of communication.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This dispute arises out of a 2015 transaction between the league and an entity formed to become the San Diego Gulls hockey team, which included the assignment of certain trademarks, including a logo, to the team. The court did not find anything ambiguous about the 2015 assignment agreement. What’s missing here?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Here is the number of mask works registered with the U.S. Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Source : www.copyright.gov/history/annual_reports.html. Even though the number of registered mask works is not enormous, they are still an important component of chip companies’ IP portfolio.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). In 2015, I became Director of the USPTO, and the AIA changes had been in place for barely a few years. Michelle Lee. She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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The IPKat

JUNE 9, 2023

Welcome The event started with words of welcome delivered by our host David Stone, Hayleigh Bosher and myself (also to celebrate the very recent release of our edited collection Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law. received (and made!), and idea and vision for the blog.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 31, 2023

2015) (citing Titanium Metals Corp. 2015) (citing Atofina, 441 F.3d Reasoning The correct legal framework (referred to herein as the Ineos legal framework) to analyze anticipation of a claimed range is as follows: If the prior art discloses a point within a claimed range, the prior art anticipates the claimed range. Ineos USA LLC v.

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2022

This article is part of a series covering the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference, hosted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. I attended the 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference’s second session on diversity in intellectual property law.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 7, 2025

See Daniel Gervais, The Economics of Copyright Collectives, in 1 Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law 489-507 (P. See Daniel Gervais, Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights Ch. Menell & B. Depoorter eds.

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The IPKat

MAY 7, 2024

In 2015, the European Commission itself called unification of copyright laws “ a long-term target ”. Fast forward to today, and we see that – over a handful of months – two further calls for unification or consolidation appear to have been authoritatively made. Why, how, and when unification?

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Lamont Abramczyk is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. In 2015, Dorland decided to donate one of her kidneys to a stranger. It is common practice for jockeys to equip horses with blinders.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Background In 2015, Ironburg Inventions Ltd. . § 315(e)(2); and (2) the “skilled and diligent searcher” inquiry itself with respect to what a skilled and diligent searcher reasonably would have been expected to discover. Ironburg”) sued Valve Corporation (“Valve”) for infringing U.S. 8,641,525 (“the ’525 patent”).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

7] CONCLUSION The analysis of the following landmark cases of trademark infringement, both international and Indian in nature, establishes the ever-complex and dynamic system of intellectual property law. 3d 983 (2015). 3d 983 (2015). [3] From the struggle of the tech giants in Apple v. 47 of 1999. Apple Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. With the advent of technology, the laws governing Intellectual Property Rights also need to pick up pace and change with the changing times. 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2]

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

The personality rights in India are generally enforced in the context of Intellectual Property Laws. The legal system has been called out on for the precedents to be in dockets, as the legal scrutiny is sought to clarify the bounds of what is a “derivative work” under intellectual property laws. Rajagopal v.

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Garrigues Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In this regard, the Barcelona Provincial Appellate Court concluded, as was to be expected, that said libraries do not form part of the computer program and therefore, cannot claim protection under the Intellectual Property Law as software (article 96 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Copyright Directive does not offer its own definition of an ISSP, referring instead to the one provided by Directive 2015/1535 : it is a service normally provided for remuneration, at a distance, by electronic means, and at the individual request of the recipient of the service. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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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. Here is the number of mask works registered with the U.S.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law. Dharmendra Vora case, the 2015 Vifor (International) Ltd. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

These negotiations served as an impetus towards propagation and acceptance of Geographical Indications into the folds of Intellectual Property Law regime. Analysing the “Trade Related Agreements” of “Bilateral and Multilateral” Nature, one would observe the consistent inclusion of GI in most of them.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

2015) (“[R]elying on a computer to perform routine tasks more quickly or more accurately is insufficient to render a claim patent eligible.”). citation omitted), see also OIP Techs., Amazon.com, Inc., 3d 1359, 1363 (Fed.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MAY 12, 2020

To obtain the order for removing named inventors, ST genetics had to meet the test outlined in Imperial Oil Resources Ltd v Canada (Attorney General) , 2015 FC 1218. This article does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP. The test asks two questions: 1.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 13, 2021

Notably, it appears the ‘633 and ‘136 Patents are set to expire in November 2022, while the ‘471 Patent expired in November 2007 since the term for a design patent filed prior to May 13, 2015 is 14 years. Practice Tip: The current design patent term, if filed on or after May 13, 2015 is 15 years from the date of grant. Walmart Inc.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 30, 2024

On August 16, the two companies jointly requested dismissal of the 2015 lawsuit, which alleged that Johns Manville’s EasyFit and Flex-Glass insulation products infringed on seven Knauf patents. Although the case is dismissed, the court’s earlier rulings, including invalidation of six patents, remain in effect.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

Between 2014 and 2015, Gatewood claims Defendant, David Khari Webber Chappelle (“Chappelle”), saw him performing comedy at one or more of four places located within two miles of Chappelle’s movie shoot for “CHI-RAQ.”. Hammond, Indiana – Pro se Plaintiff, Xavier Gatewood (“Gatewood”) claims to perform comedy in the Chicago area.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 26, 2024

Personality Rights Under Intellectual Property Laws Indian Intellectual Property Laws do not directly or explicitly recognize personality rights, but several regulations and provisions address the same. Varsha Productions, 2015 SCC OnLine Mad 158 [8] Section 57, The Copyright Act, 1957. [9]

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This article explains how the IT Act supports IPR, its connection with other IP laws, important court decisions, and recommendations for improving IP protection in the digital age. Union of India (2015) 5 SCC 1523 : This case clarified the scope of intermediary liability under Section 79. Key Judicial Decisions Shreya Singhal v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In 2015, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) set out to conduct empirical research on the impact of copyright exceptions. We soon realized that information about the changes to copyright law over time – which would be especially useful for empirical studies – was lacking.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

Evansville, Indiana – In 2004, the Coca-Cola Company launched its Full Throttle® energy drink brand, which was later apparently acquired by Monster Beverage Company (“Monster”) in 2015. Since 2015, Energy claims it has spent over $22.6 million dollars in promoting the Full Throttle® brand.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law. This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. Her previous posts can be accessed here.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Hiranya is a fourth-year law student at the School of Law, Bennett University. Her areas of interest are Intellectual Property Laws, Data Privacy Laws and Company Law.] [This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Hiranya Bhandarkar. Image from here.

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Intepat

MAY 15, 2024

These intersections are nothing but the 17 Sustainable development goals, popularly known as the SDGs, that are part of the 2023 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations Members in 2015 that aimed at sharing and providing a blueprint for peace and prosperity for the people and plant in the present and for the future.

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