IP Close Up

AUGUST 15, 2023

From 2013 to 2017 patent suits filed dropped by 35% and stayed that way through 2022. Excluding volume patent litigation filers, typically non-practicing entities (NPEs) Continue reading

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Litigation Patent Patent Troll Design 92

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

That case was dismissed in 2017. This case clearly illustrates how, with copyright, two different cases with nearly identical facts can have wildly different outcomes depending on the court and the litigators involved. Songwriting and Litigation. There’s not much doubt that there is more litigation around songwriting.

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Copyright Music Litigation Plagiarism 290

IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

An important part of the amendment is the introduction by Article 76 of the patent linkage system in China – a system for litigation of drug patents prior to market entry of generics, similar to that provided by the Hatch Waxman Act in the US. Recent Patent Linkage Litigations Since Chugai v. Wenzhou Haihe Pharmaceutical Co.,

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Litigation Patent Intellectual Property Branding 98

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 26, 2021

This was highlighted in 2019 when both the New York Times and Vulture released follow-ups on the impact of the case for songwriters and found that, while litigation wasn’t necessarily increasing, interest was. However, there is another element at play, and that’s the changing nature of music itself. songwriters affixed to them.

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Plagiarism Music Publishing Litigation 246

Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Art Journalism Patent Law Invention 126

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2025

Since 2017, the adult company has filed over 15,000 cases against alleged pirates. For comparison, in 2017 – the first year Strike 3 was active – all copyright holders combined filed 1,019 cases related to file-sharing. At the time, Malibu Media was the most active copyright litigant.

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Settlement Copyright IP Branding 57

The Illusion of More

AUGUST 20, 2021

Cooper that its own precedents obligated it to affirm that states are immune from federal litigation in claims of copyright infringement. On September 4, 2020, plaintiff Rick Allen filed a motion to reconsider the North Carolina district court’s 2017 dismissal of his takings […]. The post NC Court Grants Motion in Allen v.

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Copyright Infringement Litigation Copyright Copyright Law 107

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Penning his 6 years long campaign to trace important public documents admittedly lost by the government, Prashant highlights the lack of transparency and shoddy record keeping by CDSCO and shares his exhausting experience with the resultant litigation before the DHC. Two or three adjournments and the case can easily be pushed by 10 months.

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Litigation Government Reporting Copying 97

The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. That said, the author acknowledges that these costs declined from 2013-2017, only to once again rise. In the period since 2017, however, these trends have reversed themselves.

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Patent Troll Patent Litigation Inventor 124

JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Strikingly, the number of post-grant challenges against biologics patents has precipitously dropped since reaching a peak in 2017.

Litigation 101

Litigation Patent 101

Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He won that case in September 2017. The Seuss estate is well-known for being aggressive with litigation. The legal threats prompted the play’s creator, Matthew Lombardo, to file a proactive lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement. 4: A Pair of Christmas Copyright Myths.

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Copyright Public Domain Music Publishing 312

Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. when the mask work is involved in litigation. In particular, Section 1213.2 of the compendium provides for redacted deposits containing trade secrets. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

According to Pediatrics, a journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of children under six years old who have consumed cannabis products surged by 1,375% from 2017 to 2021. Pediatric Edible Cannabis Exposures and Acute Toxicity: 2017–2021, Pediatrics (Jan. See Marit S. Tweet et al.,

Journalism 111

Journalism Publishing Branding Branding 111

Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Journalism Art Patent Law Invention 105

IP Close Up

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding is pleased to announce that the Under Secretary of Commerce and United States Patent and Trademark Office Director, 2017-2021, Continue reading

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Intellectual Property IP Trademark Patent 59

JD Supra Law

AUGUST 30, 2021

Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Strikingly, the number of post-grant challenges against biologics patents has precipitously dropped since reaching a peak in 2017.

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Litigation Designs Design Patent 91

IP Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2023

3] Compared to 2020 and 2021, last year had approximately 200 fewer new patent litigation proceedings in the U.S. 5] In terms of new district court filings in the top five busiest districts, there was a 5 percent total decrease, and the ranking of busiest district courts for patent litigation changed slightly. District Courts.

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Litigation Patent 52

IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The company filed a cease-and-desist letter in 2017 when Viacom first aired Floribama Shore in 2017. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama.

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Cease and Desist Trademark Television Intellectual Property 116

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Cheng is based in Fish’s New York office, where she focuses her practice on trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and copyright litigation. MIP , the “Rising Stars” award recognizes some of the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice who have contributed to the success of their firms and clients. .

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Intellectual Property Fair Use Litigation Trademark 86

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In 2017, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince decided to terminate the account of the controversial neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer. “I Cloudflare’s seemingly arbitrary termination choices were repeatedly cited in policy discussions and copyright litigation. In addition, it triggered an ongoing wave of termination requests.

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Copyright Copyright Infringement Technology Litigation 145

Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2025

Most of Woodalls claims were dismissed on statute of limitations grounds at summary judgment , leaving just his allegations related to the post-2017 home video distribution of Moana on DVD and Blu-ray. For those cases, prioritizing access early would save both parties and the courts from years of unnecessary litigation built on conjecture.

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Social Media Litigation Copyright Copying 58

LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2022

Chinese Patent Litigation: Leveraging Specialized IP Courts. Selecting a jurisdiction for Patent Litigation in China. However, the Supreme People’s Court ruled in 2017 that the delivery address of any online shopping does not grant jurisdiction over patent or trademark litigation.

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Litigation IP Patent Patent Infringement 52

SpicyIP

AUGUST 10, 2023

Relevant Provisions Under Consideration: The Conflict Between the 2002 and the 2017 Rules Even though the tiff between the parties revolved around whether Rule 51 of the Trademark Rules , 2002, ( dealing with the filing of evidence ), was mandatory or directory in nature, t he court did not dive deep into a discussion of the same.

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Trademark Law IP Registration 98

IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2022

filed trademark applications for POTIFY in standard characters, and stylized with a design on July 17, 2017, and May 2, 2018, respectively. Applicant U.S. Software Inc.

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Trademark Designs Design Patent 128

IP Watchdog

MAY 13, 2022

In June 2017, Sound View sued Hulu, alleging that its “Hulu Streaming Video on Demand products” infringed six Sound View patents, though only claim 16 of the ‘213 patent remained at issue on appeal. 6,708,213 (the ‘213 patent), which discloses “methods which improve the caching and streaming of multimedia data (e.g.,

Technology 131

Technology Patent Patent Infringement Litigation 131

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For comparison, in 2017 all rightsholders combined filed 1,019 file-sharing cases. 12,500+ Strike 3 filed its first case in 2017 and since then has submitted over 12,500 complaints at federal courts. This is a new milestone; never before has a copyright holder filed this many lawsuits against alleged file-sharers in a single year.

Copyright 121

Copyright Settlement Copyright Infringement Branding 121

TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2022

Since 2017, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, has filed more than 70 DMCA subpoena applications in the United States. Public Citizen Litigation Group Steps In. When taken at face value, they all tell a straightforward story. Until now, that is.

Fair Use 145

Fair Use Copyright Infringement Litigation Copyright 145

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 31, 2021

per device in 2017, which was based on the “smallest salable patent-practicing unit.” Although HTC had previously paid Ericsson about $2.50 per device for the patents under a 2014 licensing agreement, in 2016 the company independently assessed the value of Ericsson’s patents and ultimately proposed a rate of $0.10

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Licensing Patent Patent Infringement Litigation 127

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

” In May 2017, LinkedIn sent hiQ a C&D and blocked its IP addresses. In August 2017, the district court: found that hiQ showed a likelihood of irreparable harm, crediting hiQ’s assertion that the survival of its business was threatened absent a preliminary injunction. hiQ sought relief from the courts.

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Cease and Desist Business Litigation Law 110

Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Background In September 2017, Purdue Pharma L.P. Regarding legislative history, the Federal Circuit noted that the AIA provided for PGRs “designed to allow parties to challenge a granted patent through a[n] expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation.” Purdue”) sued Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Litigation 147

Litigation Patent Art Designs 147

IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2022

In response, Alarm.com filed several petitions for IPR, which culminated in three final written decisions in 2017. Patent Nos. 6,147,601 (the ‘601 patent), 6,462,654 (the ‘654 patent), and 6,535,123 (the ‘123 patent).

Patent 122

Patent Trademark Intellectual Property Litigation 122

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

The court says the takedown notices are covered by the litigation privilege: “Since the statements at issue here were made to Amazon during the notice and takedown period, they are absolutely privileged. So extending the litigation privilege to DMCA takedown notices seems like an overreach. Defamation.

Copyright 134

Copyright Fair Use Cease and Desist Litigation 134

JIPL Online

APRIL 22, 2021

Litigation surrounding the three-year market exclusivity provision shows us not only how inherently ambiguous the provision is but also the need for a clearly defined standard. Hopefully, with these suggestions, litigation surrounding this inherently ambiguous statute will diminish. Policy considerations. xx] Braeburn , 389 F.Supp.3d

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Litigation Law 98

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 13, 2021

In 2017, Magseis FF LLC (predecessor of Fairfield Industries Inc.) Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), with Chief Judge Moore writing for the court, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, stating the PTAB erred in construing the claims of Magseis’ U.S. RE45,268 (’268 patent). Magseis FF LLC.

Art 122

Art Patent Infringement Patent Intellectual Property 122

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 22, 2023

Set to launch in January 2017, every file transfer on the platform would be linked to a bitcoin transaction, taking “decentralization, anonymity & encryption to the next level. With the launch suddenly and inexplicably back on, January 20, 2017, spectacularly failed to deliver. In an effort to raise capital, Megaupload 2.0

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Reporting Technology Ownership Law 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

2017); Parker v. 16, 2017); Richard v. Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. 3d 938, 952-53 (N.D. 2020), aff’d , 851 F. App’x 723 (9th Cir. 2021); La’Tiejira v. Facebook, Inc. , 3d 981, 994-95 (S.D. PayPal, Inc. LEXIS 130800, at *16-17 (E.D. Google ; and ADFI v. Implications.

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Social Media Blogging Government Publishing 145

IP Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2022

On April 6, the UK High Court issued a judgment of non-infringement in favor of artist Ed Sheeran over his 2017 song, “Shape of You.” The court held that Sheeran did not copy a part of Defendant Sami Chokri’s 2015 song called “Oh Why.”

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Copying Copyright Copyright Infringement Music 105