Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As the use of generative AI becomes more common, we need a rubric to discuss it. Here is one early attempt to do so. The post The Gradient of AI Usage appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Erik shares important things to know when it comes to renewing a trademark registration in this episode. The post 25 Trademark Renewal Tips appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares important things to know when it comes to renewing a trademark registration in this episode.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and academic articles that can be downloaded for free. The site defied all odds over the past two years. It continued to operate despite a full-fledged criminal prosecution by the United States, which resulted in the arrest of two alleged operators in Argentina.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

One week after markup was postponed to give those with concerns more time to get on board, and following several previously postponed markup hearings, the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL Act) has now moved from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Senate floor for a full vote. The bill moved forward by a vote of 11-10.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Yesterday, the EU design reform reached its final step: it was published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. This post analyses the main elements of the two acts. Background Foundations for the EU design system (as of now still covered by Regulation (EC) 6/2002 for EU-wide designs and Directive 98/71/EC for national designs) were laid down in the late 1980s-early 1990s, when various groups of academics presented their proposals for EU acts on the ma

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has awarded a photographer $11,000 in damages. However, the photographer only narrowly won the case. The post CCB Awards Photographer it’s Largest Damage Award appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Real-Debrid is nifty tool that provides access to premium and unrestricted downloads from a variety of file hosting and torrent websites. The popular download service operates as a middleman to access file-hosting platforms, for example, and also uses cached content to stream content from torrent sites instantly. These features appear to be quite appealing to pirates.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Xockets, Inc. recently filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas against NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”), Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and RPX Corporation (“RPX”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for alleged patent infringement and violation of federal antitrust laws. As is often the case in patent cases, Xockets seeks an injunction in addition to monetary damages.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In a rare occurrence, a jury has rendered a verdict over termination rights under the U.S. Copyright Act. On October 16, 2024, a Florida jury found in favor of renowned hip-hop group 2 Live Crew (2LC), restoring ownership of the copyrights to various of the group’s iconic albums.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The same day a photographer won $11,000 at the Copyright Claims Board, a different photographer won just $940 in federal court. The post Photographer Wins Just $940 in Federal Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Originally posted 2021-04-13 10:40:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhen trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. So unsurprisingly, trademark lawyers are all over this tweet: By “confusion,” of course, I mean the word as used in the phrase […] The post Just what we choose it to mean appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Image: Shutterstock (with AI assist) It was inevitable.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch New data from the USPTO shows that the amazing transformation in patent inventorship continues: the average number of inventors per utility patent has reached 3.2 in 2024, nearly double the 1.7 inventors per patent seen in 1976. This steady rise in team-based inventing reflects fundamental changes in how innovation occurs and how the patent system operates.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Sony settles lawsuit over Whitney Houston biopic, Asian News International sues OpenAI and HarperCollins inks deal with AI company. The post 3 Count: Dancing with Sony appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a final rule announcing across-the-board fee increases of 7.5% but scrapping the most controversial proposals from its April 2024 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The changes will take effect as of January 19, 2025.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. SpicyIP intern Kartikeya Srivastava analyses this decision from the lens of underlying public interest in the information sought and comments on the dilution of the RTI Act under the guise of privacy.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday released a final rule that will increase many patent-related fees on Jan. 19, recalibrating some proposed hikes that had drawn criticism from attorneys and industry groups while leaving others intact.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and NYP Holdings, Inc. v. Perplexity AI, Inc. - Plaintiffs Dow Jones and Company, Inc. and NYP Holdings, Inc., publishers of The Wall Street Journal and New York Post, (collectively, Plaintiffs), have filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against defendant Perplexity AI, Inc. (Perplexity AI), a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Bluesky has reached over 20 million users and is adding more every second. But how is it on matters of copyright and content protection? The post Copyright and Content Protection on Bluesky appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Had Oscar Wilde known about the importance of consistency in design protection, he might not have written “consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative”. In a recent decision, the General Court held that a violation of the principle of unicity can lead to the invalidity of a registered Community design (‘RCD’) and that there is no principle of interpretation favourable to the holder.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Most people know that pirating movies, live sports, and music is against the law. Despite this awareness, millions do so daily. Norway is no exception. The country offers consumers plenty of legal options, including many streaming platforms. However, that might actually be part of the problem. Those who want the full spectrum of streaming options, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Max, Apple TV, SkyShowtime, Viaplay, Discovery+, and many others, need deep pockets.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Google has persuaded a California federal court to nip in the bud one of the newer patent lawsuits targeting its Nest smart home brand, winning a ruling that found an air conditioner capable of "calculating and comparing thermal efficiency" wasn't enough for a patent.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Though the data privacy function is relatively new, it faces an old challenge: How can privacy prove its value to the business and be seen as more than "just" a cost center? Cost centers tend to get the bare minimum in terms of resourcing and influence. But privacy needs more than the minimum if it's to be effective in protecting the business, protecting consumers and generating value.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Final defendant convicted in Jetflicks case, Katy Perry fights copyright infringement appeal and Anheuser-Busch sued over fishing art. The post 3 Count: Lawsuit Fishing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image from here. [ This post is authored by Akshat Agrawal. Akshat is a practicing litigator working at Saikrishna and Associates. He did his LLM from Berkeley Law in 2023 specialising in IP and Tech law. His previous posts can be found here. He adds the following disclaimer: After some discussion around an earlier draft and an admitted history of verbosity, I would also like to acknowledge the usage of Claude.ai for helping me re-frame the draft more succinctly and in a reader friendly manner.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. Increasingly, lawmakers and law enforcement were asked to help out. This week, these calls were heard. 247TVStream Shutdown and Indictment The Department of Justice for the Eastern District of New York announced that it had effectively shut down a major pirate IPTV streaming operation, 247TVStream.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A recent statement that OpenAI won't assert its own patents is more of an aspiration than an obligation, and should prompt practitioners to think deeply about the underlying legal mechanisms of patent and contract law when determining the effectiveness of similar nonassertion pledges, say attorneys at McDonnell Boehnen.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by former GuestKat Nedim Malovic (ASSA ABLOY), commenting on a recent decision of the General Court concerning a figurative trade mark held by Chiquita. Here is what Nedim writes: EU General Court invalidates Chiquita trade mark for bananas as it considers it devoid of distinctive character by Nedim Malovic Earlier this month, the BBC brought us the quirky tale of a Swedish minister’s phobia of bananas—yes, bananas (r

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Don't Look Up, Suno announces version four of its app and Spanish authorities take over piracy service. The post 3 Count: Don’t Look Down appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

OpenAI logo. Image from here AI litigation seems to have reached India! Readers will be interested to know that ANI MEDIA PVT LTD V/s OPEN AI INC & ANR. has been listed before the IPD Bench of Justice Amit Bansal at Delhi High Court tomorrow (November 19, 2024 – Court Number 45, Item No. 39). Aditi Agrawal from Hindustan Times has reported that ANI has alleged OpenAI of exploiting its content to train its Large Language Models (LLMs) and that ChatGPT (OpenAI chatbot) produces ANI’s con

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In May, the Paris Judicial Court ordered Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco to block access to several pirate websites by poisoning their DNS. The order, issued under Article L.333-10 of the French Sports Code, compelled the tech giants to prevent users from accessing unauthorized streams of Champions League and Premier League matches. Applicant Canal+ argued that the alternative DNS resolvers allowed people to bypass the “regular” blocking measures implemented by internet providers.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

HP has agreed to join a patent pool for coding technology developed by companies like Dolby Laboratories, Mitsubishi and Philips, months after alleging that the group was engaging in "a money grab" to coerce it to accept "unfair and discriminatory licensing terms.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), 62 biosimilars have been approved, 41 of which have launched. Notably, since our last update, Amgen filed suit against Fresenius Kabi alleging infringement of 33 patents relating to Fresenius Kabi’s biosimilars to PROLIA and XGEVA.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Nearly a decade after it was concluded, the Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants entered into force today, one year after the ratification of its fourth member state. This Protocol was made under the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and was adopted in Arusha, Tanzania, on the 6th of July 2015.

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