TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

New inventions have come along and for many rightsholders, generative AI (GenAI) is today’s growing concern. Instead of alleging concrete copyright infringement by end users, the technology itself is framed as copyright-infringing. This is particularly true when a service has few non-infringing uses.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

Most notably, that included the PUBG Corporation, which filed a lawsuit against Epic Games in May 2018 for alleged copyright infringement. To be clear, Innersloth did not invent the idea of trying to determine who is a secret spy in a game. Still, that didn’t stop many from accusing Epic games of ripping off PUBG.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A detailed comparison showed striking similarities: both products featured identical colour combinations like a black cap and ribbon, similar logo styles, dancing figures on both bottles and the placement of flavour indicators, demonstrating a clear case of copyright infringement and passing off. 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Patently-O

JUNE 6, 2024

Neuropublic provided the firm with a detailed, confidential 21-page “Proposed Invention Disclosure” describing this technology. This prior art publication now jeopardizes Neuropublic’s ability to obtain patent protection on its invention, undermining years of research and development investment.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) extends the public comment period on the agency’s subject matter eligibility guidance; Novo Nordisk improves its sickle cell and rare blood disease treatment portfolio with a $1.1

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Read on as Lokesh Vyas updates us about this development SpicyIP Tidbit: Delhi High Court Issues Notice to OpenAI in the ANI Copyright Infringement Case The ANI v. The respondents argued that the invention was not patentable under Section 3(k) since it only incorporated a business method and a mathematical formula.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

The first prize goes to Ramakash G Suriaprakash , from Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli (batch of 2021), for their essay titled, ‘ Inventions Seriously Prejudicing the Environment: Can the Precautionary Principle Offer a Way Out?’ And the winners are: 1.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this case, the software would still belong to the software engineers that invented it. Similarly, if you purchase a painting, you do not assume the copyright over that painting once you have purchased it. In Canada, an express written assignment is necessary to transfer copyright from an artist to a purchaser.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: Acquiesce, Copyright Infringement, and Pending Suits in Trial Courts: Highlighting SC’s Recent Remarks The Supreme Court while dealing with passing off and acquiescence in a copyright matter, urged the members of the Bar to cooperate with trial courts which are struggling with a huge pile of pending cases.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging. Read the post for more details.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2022

further proposes the introduction of a compulsory licensing mechanism for computer programs and databases, giving the government the “rights to an invention, utility model, industrial design in relation to computer programs, databases, topologies of integrated circuits.” Other Proposals To Remove Liability for IP Offenses.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2022

NFTs are not without copyright issues, however, as Quentin Tarantino swiftly discovered. Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. NFT Copyright Battle. The tweets are also listed as infringing examples in the legal paperwork.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 31, 2024

The copying and retention of these works in AI systems and their reproduction in outputs implicates copyright, making appropriate licensing essential for copyright compliance. Using copyrighted content for training LLM systems is fair use. True or False? It depends. These cases are still being litigated. True or False?

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

The Controller of Patents , that the plurality of inventions forms a part of the claims in the parent application and not in the complete specification, needs to be revised. Delhi High Court passes a detailed order on the patentability of product-by-process patent claims and their infringement.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

The Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRI), 2025, has been published for public consultation. The appellant claimed the respondent made contradictory findings on novelty and inventive step. The court upheld the Controllers finding on novelty and ruled the invention non-obvious, dismissing the appeal.

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IPilogue

JULY 22, 2021

On June 8 th , the Federal Court of Australia ruled that AGL Energy, Australia’s largest electricity generator, failed to establish its trademark and copyright infringement claim against Greenpeace , an international environmental activist organization. Therefore, no damages were awarded to AGL.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

The respondent had rejected the application holding that the same does not meet the requirements of Section 2(1)(j) as the subject invention constitutes the elements of prior art(s) D2 with elements of D1 and D3. to hold that the subject invention is not a mere combination but is an inventive step. Case: Bennett Coleman and Co.

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

17, 2024) Leszczynski invented a measuring cube that combines various measuring volumes into a single cubical structure. Kitchen Cube cube Leszczynski sued for (1) copyright infringement; (2) violation of Creative Commons license terms; and (3) false advertising and misrepresentation. Leszczynski v. 8-23-cv-01698-MEMF-ADS (C.D.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 15, 2024

Introduction Intellectual Property Rights are intangible rights All rights related to the property are exclusively reserved with the copyright holder. It serves the purpose of having Intellectual Property Rights in existence that is to give legal rights for the protection of the invention and creation.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Anna Maria Stein updated readers on the USPTO's new Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. The Guidance will assist examiners to determine whether a natural person’s contribution in AI-assisted inventions is significant enough to be considered an inventor. Photo by Nathan Osman via Pixabay.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

1 rejecting the patent application of the appellant on the grounds mentioned under Section 3(d) and lack of inventive step under Section 2(1) (ja). 1 acknowledged that its invention was novel, the bar under Section 3(d) does not apply. The appellant argued that since the respondent no.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2024

Highlights of the Week Gone Up In Smoke: Analysing the Controller’s Rejection of an E-cigarette Patent under Section 3(b) Image from here The DHC recently accepted an appeal against the IPO order rejecting an invention related to E-Cigarettes for being contrary to public order and morality. The respondent also failed to consider that the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2024

In the early 80s, bootleg VHS tapes were just getting popular, while the World Wide Web had yet to be invented. “The best [achievement] is the CJEU ruling that The Pirate Bay is a copyright-infringing service. While the industry has more tools to tackle copyright infringement today, new forms of piracy continue to show up.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

The office has come out with a well-reasoned and straightforward decision on the patent lacking obviousness/inventive step and patentability under 3(d). They were charged under Section 63 of the Copyright Act. However, some questions on scrutiny of patent applications by the office during the patent grant stage are raised.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2024

Rose Hughes evaluated the recent Board of Appeal decision (T 0629/22) that considered how the credibility/plausibility of a claimed invention should be addressed in the face of contradictory evidence for the technical effect relied on for inventive step.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2023

Patents Image from Pixabay Rose Hughes reflected on the patent applications filed by Dr Thaler, which claim inventions purportedly invented by the AI machine, DABUS. In light of the EPO's novelty, inventive step, and sufficiency objections, however, she wondered if the "inventing AI" has actually invented something patentable.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Patent Search : Examiners utilize AI systems to detect existing inventions, classify inventions, and determine the novelty of new inventions. Here, the applicant was granted a patent for inventing an AI. Subsequently, a new creation, DABUS , was produced using the same AI invention.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 9, 2024

on 2 December, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The suit was filed seeking relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing the plaintiff’s registered patent titled as “Air Tight Fuel Cap” Three pre-grant oppositions were filed out of which, two were filed by the defendants.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Controller of Patents declared that the subject invention had technical effects. New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI alleging copyright infringement through their generative AI models. Read Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan’s take on this contradiction within the judgement.

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IPilogue

JULY 14, 2021

6 Under Canadian patent law, the right to construct a patented invention is reserved for the patentee(s). The Court ruled that although repairing a patented invention does not amount to infringement, a process which “results in a new merchantable article…cannot be considered as a repair.” Gavel’s Vulcanizing Ltd. ,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

This becomes evident from the following amendments: Patents: Reduced penalty for failure to file or refusal to file Form 27 (working requirements) : As per Section 84(c), patents need to be ‘worked’ in India failing which competitors can obtain compulsory licenses to make and sell the patented invention.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 20, 2022

Court determining damages in this trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement case, 2021 BCSC 2126 (Ca… [link] 2022-03-15. Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions Post-Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat: A Brave New World or Dy… [link] 2022-03-15.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Further, they suggested that the Government enact specific statutory provisions that allow for legal TDM activities that require the use of copyrighted works. The scholars rejected the notion of copyright protection for AI-generated works. Authorship and Ownership of Works Generated by AI.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

One of the most controversial topics is the patentability of an idea , as it creates confusion between the understanding of an idea and an invention. An idea is considered the first step towards building and invention. Therefore, it’s the invention that could get patented and not the idea.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

AI’s capacity to generate content, inventions, and insights from this data intensifies concerns, not only about ownership but also about copyright and trade secrets. When AI relies on extensive datasets, questions around the ownership, control, and protection of both personal and IP-related data become critical.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Several record labels including Sony and UMG, sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement in Manhattan federal court last year. According to the Archive, many of the claims are simply too late, as they supposedly point to infringements that occurred over three years ago. .

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