IP Watchdog

JUNE 30, 2023

GM Global Technology Operations, which affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that LKQ failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that GM’s design patent was anticipated or would have been obvious. Patent D855,508 covers a “vehicle front skid bar.”

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With the filing of a single application, referred to as International Registration, administrative inconvenience is avoided when companies want to secure trademarks in any of the countries that participate. The Madrid Protocol had approximately 130 member countries, fully counting by January 2024, and covered almost 80% of global trade.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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The Illusion of More

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It refers to a foundational test, which asks whether the average consumer will confuse a particular mark (words, design, or both) with a product or service that is not produced or distributed by the company associated with a known […] The post Guarantee of Confusion: When AI Scrapes the News appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Someone has referred you here because you’ve said something wrong about the laws related to web scraping in the United States. You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About The First Amendment.” The prior part explained the most recent ruling, a devastating but not unexpected loss for hiQ. Don’t worry! You’re not alone.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 26, 2025

Some of the cases that find mention in the draft have been subject to detailed discussion in the blog, which include Ferid Allani vs Union of India , Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc vs The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs , OpenTv Inc. Stay tuned for a more detailed analysis of the guidelines!

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We learnt that at the core of the EPO’s AI integration are several specialised tools designed to streamline the search process. A similar model is being designed for chemical formulae. In legal research, the EPO is working on an interactive platform, similar to ChatGPT, but specialized for legal documents.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

15, 2023) , the Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. gloves) have a wavy pattern with the “Seirus” logo throughout the design. Background Columbia asserted U.S. These products (e.g.,

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

the case addresses the weight the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) should give to the intended purpose of a primary reference when evaluating a Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art’s (POSITA) motivation to combine that primary reference with secondary references. Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L. , Medtronic, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Leaked games (sometimes referred to as ‘prerelease games’) are copyrighted video games which Nintendo has not yet publicly released,” the complaint begins. “Defendant is a recidivist pirate who has obtained and streamed Nintendo’s leaked games on multiple occasions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. The Ninth Circuit just explained : The time it takes for a site to load, sometimes referred to as a site’s “latency,” is critical to a website’s success. Prior AADC coverage : Some Memes About California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273).

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

The new tool is entitled GhostDetect , and it works by analyzing a reference text that is known to be written by the author and a query text that is in question. Since the latter is the oldest, by a day, I opted to use that as the reference. What I found was interesting.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Justice Moshinsky of the Federal Court of Australia found that Aldi had crossed the line from borrowing the "look and feel" of the Puffs packaging into taking the actual forms of expression in the design, layout, colours, fonts, and figures. In 2019, Aldi undertook a re-design of its MAMIA range of baby food products.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Geneva Act, hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement) came into force in China on 5 May 2022. This offers a new way to obtain design patent protection in China. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

We’ve seen a flood of terrible Internet laws in the past few years, including the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). The court says the impact assessments don’t require businesses to look at service design configurations or to mitigate any identified risks, so they aren’t likely to advance the state’s child welfare goals.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

When compared to a mailed cease-and-desist notice, similar documents served in person are designed to have a personal impact, and are often credited with presenting a tangible reality more likely to yield results. Acting on behalf of members Toei Animation Co., and Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc., Unreported Details While Bakashi.tv

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Volkswagen submitted evidence showing that GTI was used as a trim level designation. To that effect, he referred to the General Courts judgment in case T-63/09 , where a likelihood of confusion between GTI and SWIFT GTi was rejected, largely because the term GTI was deemed to be descriptive.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

The speaker in question referred to EU GIs as a “unitary right”. Unitary character of EUTMs and designs The notion of unitary right (or “unitary character”) comes from EU trade mark (EUTM) and design law. 1(3) Design Regulation. 80-81 Design Regulation. Following Art. This same principle is enshrined in art.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

understood by the relevant public primarily to refer to that genus of goods or services?" The evidence discussed above showing third-party use of the term mentchees or its phonetic equivalent to refer to Applicants goods satisfies Opposers initial burden of showing that Applicant has not made substantially exclusive use of its mark.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

Content ID uses algorithms to generate digital ‘fingerprints’ of content uploaded to the platform which can then be compared against reference files (original content) provided by rightsholders. In common with Content ID, Rights Manager relies on reference files uploaded to the platform by rightsholders.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In each ex parte reexamination, the examiner determined that the challenged claims were obvious variants of Cellect’s prior-expiring reference. There is nothing in the PTA statute to suggest that application of ODP to the PTA-extended patent term would be contrary to the congressional design. patent claims.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

Assistant Controller on Patent and Designs , the Patent Controller rejected the patent application without providing any substantive grounds. Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur in Guangdong Oppo Mobile vs The Controller Of Patents And Designs gave his insights into what the Controller should consider while passing an order.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The cases and the referrals are concerned with the fundamental question of whether the EPO joint applicants approach is applicable to PCT(EP) applications (in the form of an EPO "PCT joint applicants approach"), particularly in cases where the named applicants for a PCT application are different for different designated states.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Cooper alleged that Gladwell copied one of their rug designs, and Gladwell responded with a motion to dismiss based on the fact that the rug was designed by one Omer Copur, a co-founder of Kev & Cooper LLC. Neither side admitted any liability in the matter. Watts et al v. In 2019 SW received permission to create a logo for St.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

The respondent invoked the arbitration clause present in the Deed of Assignment of Trade Marks leading to the Commercial Court referring the matter to arbitration. The High Court upheld this decision, stating that the arbitration clause is valid and enforceable.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

Dubbed DeviantArt Protect and Launched in July 2021 , the system was originally designed to help artists detect duplicates or near-duplicates of their images on the internet. We’ve seen mass litigation efforts, commonly referred to as “copyright troll” operations , speculative invoicing and much more. Bottom Line.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

These products are essentially replicas of luxury or designer fragrances, crafted to mimic the scent profile of high-end perfumes at a fraction of the cost. Counterfeit perfumes are unauthorized imitations that not only replicate the scent of a branded perfume but also copy its packaging, bottle design, and branding.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Section 4 of the report refers to detentions at the EU border and is based on data uploaded into DG TAXUD’s COPIS (the EU-wide anti- Co unterfeit and anti- Pi racy information S ystem) by the customs authorities of all the Member States. In this regard, the most infringed right was trademarks , followed by designs , copyright and patents.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In Australia, the term “ugg boots” refers to a general style of sheepskin shoe with the fleece turned in for warmth. 36 Judgment without any opinion (the original complaint included some design patents as well). by Dennis Crouch. It is a generic term, and not a trademark – in Australia.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has denied institution of an inter partes review for a design patent in part because the petitioner failed to show that three asserted references qualified as prior art.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Users may download the IPTV Smarters Pro application (also referred to as a media/video player in the judgement) and register their accounts for availing the service. DRM refers to strategies and tools employed to safeguard copyrighted digital content from being shared, sold, accessed illegally. DRM becomes relevant in this context.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Reference: The Law Tree. Thus, Intellectual Property helps in curbing the infringement and encourages fair competitions in the global market of gaming. Author: Sanskriti Goswami, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us via email to chhavi@khuranaandkhurana.com or at IIPRD.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This is a preliminary reference from the Portuguese Supereme Court, which interprets the notion of “cable restransimission”. WIPO, Agreement on diplomatic conference on Design Law Treaty. In July, the WIPO Member States agreed to go ahead with a diplomatic conference on the protection of designs to ease cross-border trade.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2023

The image shared in the tweet is a ‘bots’ meme, referring to Musk’s attempt to reduce bot activity on Twitter. One of the DMCA Notices Aside from memes, ‘Musk’ also targets a design that hits closer to home. One notice highlights an exclusive design for the official Tesla AI Day t-shirt.

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Patently-O

MARCH 14, 2022

A different reference (Nadau-Fourcade) taught the use of A/SA agents in roughly the same concentration range for use in acne/rosacea products. The basic argument is that A/SA was brought from a different reference and there should not be a presumption that its concentration would obviously be the same in the new combination.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In some situations, the natural person(s) who designs, builds, or trains an AI system in view of a specific problem to elicit a particular solution could be an inventor, where the designing, building, or training of the AI system is a significant contribution to the invention created with the AI system.” 2 in the Guidance.

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