Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

In 2023, Canada introduced the Online News Act (Bill C-18), a Canadian version of Australias News Media Bargaining Code. Image: Shutterstock Canada infamously tried to take a leaf from Australias book in dealing with large internet platforms, like Google and Meta, that benefit from news media content without paying for it.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

In a political landscape where the focus is on health care, climate change and energy transition along with security challenges such as … Continue reading "Canada’s 2023 Budget and the Creative Industries: Not Much to Cheer About"

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

So as of early 2023, what effect have those orders had on patent filings? In January 2023, a total of 242 district court patent cases were filed nationwide, with 36 cases filed in WDTX ( representing a mere 14.9% Judge Albright was only assigned to 19 cases in January 2023. of total cases ). of the 269 total patent cases.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Image from here IP Court watchers will be pleased to know that the Delhi High Court’s IP Division has published the 2023-24 edition of its Annual Report ! Praharsh had written about the first report published in April 2023. appeals per 6 months) and 2023 (143/2=71.5 appeals per 6 months). Some Observations 1.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Some of the same issues I highlighted last year, such as payment to news content providers by online news aggregators (Google) … Continue reading "Looking Back on 2022 and Forward to 2023: What was and will be important to Copyright, Creators and Content Industries?"

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

In Plant-e v Bioo the UPC provided its first decision addressing the doctrine of equivalents in patent infringement proceedings ( UPC_CFI_239/2023 ). Case details: Plant-based fuel cells The dispute in UPC_CFI_239/2023 concerned EP2137782 , owned by Plant-e Knowledge B.V.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

In this decision addressing the jurisdictional reach of the UPC jurisdiction to the UK post-Brexit, the Dsseldorf Local Division found that the UPC had jurisdiction over infringement of a UK patent right ( UPC_CFI_355/2023 ). Case background The case in UPC_CFI_355/2023 concerned European patent EP 3594009 B1 , owned by Fujifilm.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This case addresses the ability of a petitioner in an IPR to present new evidence in a reply brief, particularly where the patent owner proposes a new claim construction in its patent owner response. Background Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic”) owns multiple patents relating to transcutaneous (i.e.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There is no doubt that the biggest issue can be summarized in just two letters—AI (Artificial … Continue reading "DM@X in Toronto will be discussing the big Canadian content issues of 2023 and 2024"

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) first substantive decision on patent validity in DexCom v Abbott ( UPC_CFI_230/2023 ), provides some interesting commentary on how much the description should be taken into account when interpreting the claims. quoting UPC_CoA_335/2023 ).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This case is primarily about the Daubert standard as applied to expert testimony on damages. The Federal Circuit reversed the Northern District of California’s admission of expert testimony on damages, which relied on calculations that failed to differentiate between infringing products and non-infringing products.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The latest report finds that in 2023 the piracy numbers have somewhat stabilized in the EU. 2023 Piracy in the EU The chart also reveals the most popular content categories per country. Last year’s study, for example, revealed after years of declining piracy volumes, there was a small uptick of 3.3%

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Hugh Stephens Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On August 4, 2023, India’s Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, received Presidential assent and became the law of the land. This legislation marks a real … Continue reading "India Government Adopts New Tool to Tackle Film Piracy and Modernizes Content Classification"

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Supreme Court’s ruling in June 2023 in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. By now, most IP practitioners are familiar with the U.S. VIP Products, Inc. The highly publicized ruling came after almost a decade of litigation between the parties over VIP’s “Bad Spaniels” parody dog toy designed to mimic a bottle of Jack Daniel’s.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Written comments must be received on or before June 10, 2023. On March 16, 2023, the Copyright Office launched a new artificial intelligence initiative. On February 14, 2023, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) requesting comments regarding AI and inventorship.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

It was the big emerging issue in 2023 and is going to be even bigger in 2024. Image:www.shutterstock.com There is no better way to start out the New Year, 2024, with a commentary on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Unified Patent Court ("UPC") and the unitary patent—which came into force in June 2023—were created at the request of European industry in order to benefit from a single title (the unitary patent) covering the territory of several European Union Member States (18 states to date), and a unified jurisdiction (the UPC) competent to sanction infringement (..)

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

On March 16, 2023, the U. Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training.

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The Illusion of More

APRIL 16, 2025

Supreme Courts 2023 decision in AWF v. The purpose of cultivating works of authorship is to shed light on human experience, and the foundational purpose of the fair use doctrine in copyright law is to shed light on works of authorship. From its 18th century, English roots to the U.S. Meta appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2025

The “drop in users” prediction is tied to a 2023 Europol IP-crime threat assessment , which includes a near identical statement, shown below. Near identical (2023 report) The 2023 report includes another citation, referencing Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment from the previous year.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 24, 2025

Danish Crackdown on The Scene The authorities note that the alleged “Scene” member was active from November 2021 until his arrest in November 2023. The November 2023 arrest sparked rumors of a broader Danish crackdown on The Scene, which reportedly involved several arrests.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Often subject to intense planning and strict media embargoes, we simply stumbled across the live campaign website early October 2023. The main campaign video (above) was uploaded to YouTube on September 12, 2023, and when we spotted it early October, it had already been viewed 484,000 times.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Credit: author Yes folks, it is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week again (Feb 20-24, 2023). As I wrote last year at this time, the activity is promoted by the Association of Research Libraries in the US, with separate components labelled Fair Dealing Week in Canada and the UK.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Among the models she has been looking at is the Toyota Prius, so when I saw a review of the 2023 Prius in the Driving section of my local paper, the Victoria Times-Colonist, … Continue reading "Google Blocked My News Search—So I Used Bing and Got the Information I Needed, Instantly!"

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Canada’s Online Streaming Act, (Bill C-11) the draft legislation that will bring online streaming content under the purview of the Broadcasting Act, will continue its slow progress through Parliament in 2023. Review in the Senate last year led to a number of amendments, one of which dealt with the definition of Canadian content (Cancon).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2024

By the end of 2023, analysts claimed that Hollywood movies made available via ‘shadow distribution’ accounted for 20% of all box office revenues ; others believed it could’ve been as much as a third. However, what really catches the eye are the revenue increases when compared to the first half of 2023.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The 2024 Indicator focuses on the developments from 2023 and compares it with the figures from 2022. The report notes that the Indian patent office granted patents to approximately 80% of applications processed in 2023 and the rate of grant in 2023 was 149.4% (!!!) years in 2023. more than the rate of grant in 2022.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s possible that GoDaddy doesn’t even know that it’s being blocked, but that’s no surprise when transparency becomes a thing of the past.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This case addresses the validity of two patents asserted against wireless communications technologies. In particular, this case discusses claim construction and post-issuance claim amendments that broaden the scope of challenged claims.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2025

James Somerton was accused of plagiarism in December 2023. He re-emerged as a wedding photographer, using stock images as his work. The post James Somerton Re-Emerges, Plagiarizes Again, Disappears appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2025

“The number of users post piracy shield in 2024 is the same as 2023. The number of hours watched in 2024 is the same as 2023, again no gain. There was little data crunching involved, as the bar charts clearly show that the number of DAZN subscribers didn’t go up in 2024.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 8, 2025

In the autumn of 2023, a storm brewed between two tech titans. Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications stalwart, filed lawsuits across four continents, alleging that Amazons streaming servicesPrime Video and Twitchhad woven its patented video technologies into their platforms without permission.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2025

The ‘cammed’ copies were some of the best to appear online in years so when a 24-year-old man was convicted in 2023 for fraud and copyright offenses, it’s likely that the UK cinema industry breathed a collective sigh of relief. The good news for FDA/FCPA is that security is now holding up really well.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2025

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) estimates that in FY 2023, 31% of intercepted counterfeit goods were beauty and personal care products. Third-party marketplaces host hundreds of thousands of items and sellers, leading to a constant game of whack-a-mole.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Between January 2023 and February 2024, the men transcribed detailed information about the entire story, including the names of characters, lines, actions, scenes, and scene developments depicted in the film Godzilla 1.0 ,” CODA reveals.

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