Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Though he clarified that they were not “direct copies”, he claimed there were similarities in style, color choices and techniques used that were overwhelming to him. In a 2018 interview, he openly admitted that “All my ideas are stolen anyway,” which many of his fellow artists saw as an open confession to plagiarism.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 11, 2024

In Cyprus, Texas , Valcrum, LLC (“Valcrum”), a company specializing in trailer and axle market products, is engaged in a legal dispute with Dexter Axle Company, LLC (“Dexter”) from Indiana over trademark and trade dress infringement regarding a hubcap design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. The wranglings caused the registrant’s sticker to be removed from Amazon for a total of 44 days in 2018 across several different incidents.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This stance is not appreciated by all rightsholders and in 2018 the service was taken to court over the issue. In a complaint filed at a federal court in California , Mon Cheri Bridals and Maggie Sottero Designs argued that even after multiple warnings, Cloudflare failed to terminate sites operated by counterfeit vendors.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

It allegedly sold or gave away unauthorized copies of the I-Codes and Custom Codes to both customers and prospective customers. International Code Council, Inc. UpCodes, Inc., 2021 WL 1236106, Nos. 6261 (VM) & 20 Civ. 4316 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. Where these are not provided, UpCodes has integrated the local amendments.”

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

How does an influencer and fashion designer become so despised? However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying. Nordstrom removed the pieces at issue, and everything seemed to be fine on the copying front—until 2020 hit.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Fashion designers and artists showcase their creative genius through conceptual fashion shows and apparel collections. In India, as of 2018, the industry was valued at over five trillion INR and is expected to reach about 223 billion dollars by 2021. Design act and its importance in the fashion industry. dollars in the USA.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

A very popular design of one of these boots is based on a traditional Spanish riding boot - the Regina boot or Heeled Regina - which looks like the below (and for a closer look click here ). Although their products have the "country" look and feel about them, the products aren't designed for serious country wear.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV for illegally obtaining the company’s broadcasting from its satellite service and redistributing them online. On June 4, 2018, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the SetTV defendants, which included measures to freeze their assets.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Relying on Applicant's own advertising touting the design of its knife blade and its ease of manufacture (yielding lower cost), the Board affirmed Examining Attorney Caroline L. Moran's Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal of the design of a "serration pattern" on the blade of a knife (shown below). See TTABlog comment below. -

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 27, 2021

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2020 , which contains valuable information on changes in intellectual property indicators and trends worldwide, from 2018 to 2019, as we discussed in this post. Industrial designs. million copies, followed by Japan (677.7

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.”

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Board sustained Section 2(d) oppositions to the word-and-design marks shown immediately below, for Asian-themed cuisine and for restaurant services featuring same, finding confusion likely with opposer's common law mark RAMEN HOOD & Design (shown to the right) for Asian-themed restaurant services. menus and other printed items.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 15, 2021

” The emphasis of the case was whether the design of the Defender had “inherent or acquired distinctiveness.” Another car company, ARES Design, announced its plans to bring a modern take on the classic 250 GTO model in 2018. The protection only applies in the UK. Registration took two years.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs. IP Financing in India – Part II: The Supreme Court and (mis)interpretation of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Part II of the two-part guest post by Bharat Harne on IP Financing in India focuses on the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Canara Bank v N.G. Or are they adversarial in nature?

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On June 10, 2018, Ms. Dorland will need to show: (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original. Dorland originally posted on Facebook.? . Dorland registered her donor letter with the U.S. Copyright Office. In T-Peg Inc. v Vermont Timber Works Inc. , 3d 97 , Lynch J.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Samsung : This was a case, from 2011 to 2018, where Apple took the word against Samsung, claiming infringement of its smartphone design and utility patents. Apple had accused Samsung of copying the features of the iPhone, like the rounded-rectangle shape, home button, and the grid icon layout.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But in 2018, Bell ran a Google reverse image search in an effort to locate unauthorized copies of his photo. He found that a copy was located in a VisitUSA database folder. As a retired attorney who has filed over 200 lawsuits is wont to do, Bell sued Willmott for copyright infringement. The Ruling.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 4, 2022

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. PDF copy available. As an initial matter, design patent trials at the PTAB are relatively rare. The numbers can partly be explained by the nature of design patents.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The designations are ultimately approved by the DOI director, the strategic response director, and a core policy director.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 13, 2023

Wolf Designs LLC v. Five 18 Designs LLC, F.Supp.3d 18, 2022) Wolf designs and installs “vehicle wraps,” large vinyl graphics or decals applied to car bodies. Copyright: Three of Wolf’s customers allegedly opted to hire Five 18 to install vehicle wraps featuring designs Wolf owned. 3d -, 2022 WL 10551564, No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The plaintiff, NOC, is a teenager who has copyrighted designs in hand-drawn dots that Target allegedly copied in the clothing line. Target and NOC had some direct dealings, including bringing NOC to Target’s headquarters in July 2018. Case Citation : Cooley v. Target Corp. 2022 WL 4540091 (D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

June 2018: National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (NITI Aayog) Recognising that India has a significant stake in the AI revolution, the then Hon’ble Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech for 2018-19 directed the NITI Aayog to establish the National Program on AI.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Compendium: Chapter 1200, sections 1201-1202. In particular, Section 1213.2

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. It was decided by the Supreme Court in the case that the cinematographic films do have the copy right it was on of the issue in the case of Yash Raj Films vs Sri Sri Ganesh Productions. [1] 2] Novartis v. Cipla, I.A.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Setting the stage against DataCamp, DISH’s lawsuit draws attention to a 2018 submission to the USTR which saw the Motion Picture Association (MPA) complain that DataCamp’s infrastructure was being used by pirate IPTV services to distribute copyrighted content. Lawsuit Highlights MPA Complaints About DataCamp.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Because Alexander didn’t register copyrights in her tattoo designs until shortly before filing her complaint in 2018 (long after the claimed infringement first occurred), she’s not entitled to seek recovery of her attorneys’ fees under the Copyright Act. Skull arm design. Bible verse design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Users retain ownership of content they upload to GitHub, but grant GitHub: the “right to store, archive, parse, and display [the content], and make incidental copies, as necessary to provide the Service, including improving the Service over time.” 22-cv-7074-JST, ECF No. Corelogic, Inc. , 3d 666, 671 (9th Cir.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

ASPAC also filed an access to information request through which it hoped to obtain “copies of all documents involving the MPA and the use of the Ether platform.” ” Among other details, ASPAC expressed deep concern that the deal with the MPA prioritized the protection of foreign movies over those created in Brazil.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Claimant launched its dining table in 2018 as part of its ‘Palais Royal’ furniture collection, which also won numerous awards. The design was largely attributable to functional and technical considerations and based on simple variations of previously known designs that are part of the general design repertoire.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Some of McFree’s critical videos use copyrighted material owned by Watch Tower so in 2018, the group filed an application for a DMCA subpoena which asked a court to compel YouTube/Google to hand over his details. ” He also notes that following a Watch Tower DMCA notice in 2018, the Dubtown video was removed by YouTube.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

EL’s design also includes the idea of different elastic strengths. His first prototype testing occurred in 2018 and continued up until the end of 2019. By November 2019, EL was satisfied with the design. Once the pull-strap extends to its maximum length, the webbing sleeve engages to prevent the rubber from being over stretched.

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Intepat

MARCH 16, 2021

? Under the WIPO-INDIA Cooperation agreement, Indian Patent Office (IPO) started the WIPO Digital Access Services (DAS) with effect from 31st January, 2018 for priority documents submitted by the applicants from participating Patent offices. No requirement to pay for multiple copies of paper priority documents.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

In 2018, the defendants set up ‘Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience’ (‘OFDE’) in which actors adopted the appearance, mannerisms and catchphrases of the original OFAH characters. In addition, the OFAH works had been copied for the purpose of commercial exploitation, which was likely to affect the sales of tickets for The OFAH Musical.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., The 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report found that small and medium businesses are even more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises; however, their losses go unnoticed.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. “Do not worry, all the data will remain the same, the old staff will keep supporting the server.”

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