LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a ban on non-compete agreements between an employer and its workers as an unfair method of competition. This is because confidentiality agreements are often vague or overbroad in scope, making it difficult to determine what information is covered and how it can be used.

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Confidentiality Intellectual Property Business Patent Prosecution 52

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. OpenAI, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

News that Sky had won a new High Court injunction to tackle pirate IPTV services first appeared in the Financial Times on July 30, 2023. After obtaining a copy of the High Court order, the nature of the blocking is easily understood. As a result, live football matches are not protected by copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

intellectual property laws, copyright protection only exists where there is human selection and arrangement of information; there is no copyright protection for material generated by a non-human. [4] Third, there are potential confidentiality issues to consider. 10, 2023). [2] Additionally, under current U.S.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. OpenAI, Inc.

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Derivative Work Copying Copyright Infringement Copyright 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

Early 2023, Brazil’s National Film Agency (Ancine) and local telecoms regulator Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) announced a new anti-piracy partnership. Despite overlapping responsibilities, ANCINE still took part in the March 2023 wave of Operation 404. ANCINE could use the system or not, there were no strict requirements.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

New Request For Information On February 10, 2023, Shueisha teamed up with major publishers Shogakukan, Kadokawa, and Kodansha in another ex parte application ( 1 ) and proposed order ( 2 ), filed this time at a district court in Delaware. When users search for the term ‘海賊版’ (English: pirated version/pirate copy) Yahoo!

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Patenting of medical devices Medical device companies continue to value patents as the strongest form of intellectual property for their mechanical devices, such as catheters, heart valves, spinal implants, neurovascular coils and many others. There are an estimated 300 million indigenous people in over seventy countries worldwide.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The plaintiff has registered its “Social” trademark and states to have invested considerably in its advertisement from 2001-2023. The Court allowed the application and directed to form a confidential club constituting counsels of the plaintiff and the defendant and prescribed the conditions to which the club shall adhere to.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When considering Intellectual Property (IP), embracing the cloud is like a double-edged sword. 7] Risk of unauthorised disclosure, copying, or use of confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, or copyrighted material stored in the cloud increases.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We have also included a list of other notable IP developments of 2023. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. A special thanks to Mr. G.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After an illustrious career spanning more than 4 decades at the bar and bench, Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on October 20, 2023. We are pleased to bring to you a copy of this article by Prashant Reddy T on Justice Bhat’s rich legacy.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The UK government has launched a second consultation on proposed changes to allow the Intellectual Property Office to deliver better digital services. Readers can respond to the consultation with their views on these topics, before 11:59am on 31 October 2023. Below are some of the issues covered by the consultation.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . No earlier than June 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than September 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than July 1, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than January 31, 2023 per settlement. January 2021.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Additionally, a recent Third Circuit decision held that copying is not the only method that trade secret plaintiffs can demonstrate actionable “use” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant.

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Confidentiality Business Law Contracts 59

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry. Additionally, a recent Third Circuit decision held that copying is not the only method that trade secret plaintiffs can demonstrate actionable “use” under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Anatomy of a Restrictive Covenant.

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