IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

The complaint marks the start of a new phase of Thaler’s attempts at obtaining a copyright registration for “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” an AI-generated work that is the output of Thaler’s AI system known as Creativity Machine. Shira Perlmutter and The United States Copyright Office (1:22-cv-01564) (June 2, 2022).

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. All Mariah Carey wanted for Christmas was a trademark registration. The application was initially approved and published for opposition in June 2022.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

The case In September 2022, Ms. Kristina Kashtanova applied and obtained the copyright registration for the work “ Zarya of the Dawn ”. In sum, the USCO denied the registration for the images generated through the AI system concluding that “ text prompts ” were insufficient to qualify as " human authorship ".

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2022

PPL filed an application for re-registration as a copyright society in March 2013. Subsequently (according to averments), an application for re-registration was filed once again in 2018 by PPL. Shortly after rejecting the application, the Registrar of Copyrights granted registration as a copyright society to RMPL for sound recordings.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

After a year and a half of rule making and infrastructure building, the CCB opened its doors in June 2022. The lion’s share of cases, 84, had works that were already registered when the case was filed (Note: There are an additional three cases where the registration status is unknown). Registration Status at the Time of Filing.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In recent times, the Indian Intellectual Property Office has taken a mission for speedy disposal of all the intellectual property applications and completion of registration procedures. In the way, an application was filed on 13/07/2022 for obtaining the patent protection for an Indian Applicant.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Indian Copyright Registration The Indian Copyright Office is similarly confused how to handle such requests. In this case, the copyright office allowed registration. The basis for registration is not specified. The procedure is a correction proceeding in court to cancel the registration. A troubling dilemma.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We’re pleased to inform you that Centre for Intellectual Property Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur is is inviting submissions from law students for the ‘NLUJ CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition, 2022’ on the theme ‘“IP and Youth: Innovating for a better future’. Third Prize: Rs.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2022

On the brink of the new year, we look back at 2022 by reviewing the thirteen most-read news items of the last 12 months. The circle was completed this week when – in true Game of Thrones spirit – House of the Dragon became the most pirated TV show of 2022. All in all, it was quite a controversial year once again.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) officially cancelled the registration for a graphic novel that was made using the AI text-to-image tool, Midjourney. The USCO previously registered the work in September 2022. With Monday’s development, the cancellation is now final.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 27, 2022

On June 21, 2022, The Ohio State University (OSU) obtained a federal trademark registration (U.S. 6,763,118) for the standard character mark THE for “t-shirts, baseball caps, and hats; all of the foregoing being promoted, distributed, and sold through channels customary to the field of sports and collegiate athletics.”.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the Copyright Review Board denied registration for a two-dimensional artwork entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” What was notable about this artwork was that it was created by artificial intelligence (“AI”).

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2022

3: Thaler Pursues Copyright Challenge Over Denial of AI-Generated Work Registration. Previously, Thaler submitted the work A Recent Entrance to Paradise to the USCO for a copyright registration. Previously, Thaler submitted the work A Recent Entrance to Paradise to the USCO for a copyright registration.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Id, section 1206. In particular, Section 1213.2

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The design was granted registration by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Kolkata. The design was filed on 10/03/2022 and was subsequently accepted and published in the Journal of the Patent Office numbered 21/2023 on May 26th, 2023. The design number is 360313-00.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to the third trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television. On 22 September 2022, the AG Szpunar issued his opinion in the AKM case on the interpretation of communication to the public by a satellite. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that starting on December 3, 2022, those filing trademark applications will have three months (instead of the original six) to respond to office actions during the trademark examination process. By: Ladas & Parry LLP

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 6, 2022

Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Applications will be accepted through January 24, 2022. Strong candidates will have coursework or other experience in the field of trademarks and intellectual property.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Support derivative projects from the community pic.twitter.com/g4QnF6YZBp — Spice DAO ( , ) (@TheSpiceDAO) January 15, 2022. — Michael Engard (@Kaelri) January 16, 2022. Coupled with their registration service, they can also provide assurances that NFTs are authentic as well.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) in December 2022 ordered the cancellation of the COHIBA and COHIBA (stylized) registrations owned by General Cigar Co. In what may be the longest running trademark dispute in the United States, the U.S. General Cigar”), based on Article 8 of the Pan American Convention.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

on 2 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court) . However, the patent on Apaxiban expired in September 2022 and via the present order, the court ruled that “ there can be no injunction on the manufactured stock lying with the Defendants, from being sold as on date. ”. vs Dr. Tajinder Bhatti on 2 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court) .

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IPilogue

APRIL 14, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) decided Unicolors, Inc. They held that an inadvertent mistake of law in a copyright registration application does not automatically nullify the application. . copyright registration processes. Unicolors, Inc., In a 6-3 decision, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Originally published in the INTA Bulletin, August 10, 2022. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the application of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA or Association) to register SCOTCH WHISKY as a certification mark for “whisky produced in Scotland according to specific standards.”

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Addressing the issue of analogous trademark use, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board designated precedential a September 6, 2022, decision in which the Board cancelled a registration for CAPTAIN CANNABIS based on the petitioner’s evidence of prior use that was “analogous to trademark use.” Laverne John Andrusiek v.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Passed into law in 2020 and opening its doors in June 2022, it promises a simple and affordable way to address copyright claims. . In addition to the filing fees, if you require an expedited registration of your work, that is another $50 fee for each work involved. To that end, the CCB upholds many of its promises.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The deadline for registration has now been extended to October 4. Majumdar & Co. But this time, we have with us our ‘exclusive knowledge partner’, S.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It finds that, in 2023, there was a 10% increase in visits to pirate IPTV registration pages, with an average of 2.14% of internet users visiting these websites each month. .” The research is part of a recurring series which has tracked European piracy rates since 2017.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

direct by priority registrants, and EURid slows but grows. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news, including: Launch of.KIDS, Slow uptake of.AU

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2023

Shira Perlmutter and The United States Copyright Office (1:22-cv-01564) (June 2, 2022). The opinion supports the USCO’s refusal to register a work in which the claimant disclosed in the application that the image was the result of an AI system, called The Creativity Machine. The case is Stephen Thaler v.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The year 2022 has been an extremely important year for the development of trademark jurisprudence in India. Mentioned below are some crucial judgements passed in the year 2022 on matters dealing with trademark infringement. Vijaya Sai And Others (19 th January 2022). Frost Falcon Distilleries Limited (2 nd March 2022).

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With the FIFA 2022 World Cup in full swing, it is a great time to review the “playing field” for trademark protection. Goalie – The ultimate protector and backstop: Trademark Registration. Defense – Common law rights acquired by use of the mark.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 2, 2022

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For example, in 2022, AI-powered music extractors and mixers were called out, followed by an AI vocal cloning category last year. Last year, RIAA also listed the domain name registration company Njalla, which was started by Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde. In 2024, no specific AI services are mentioned.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.

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