TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2024

For several decades, Disney has managed to keep the earliest footage of its iconic mouse protected. Notably, the 1998 U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act, also dubbed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act , extended copyright protection to 95 years. When Walt Disney released “ Steamboat Willie ” in 1928, he couldn’t have envisioned how important this short film would become, or that its entrance into the U.S. public domain would spark headlines worldwide.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 28, 2024

The U.K. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Thaler v. Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks that an AI system cannot be an inventor raises questions about alternative approaches to patent protection for AI-generated inventions and how the decision might affect infringement and validity disputes around such patents, says David Knight at Brown Rudnick.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. Despite these clear indicia of patentability, the Federal Circuit invalidated claims — affirming the lower court’s judgment on appeal.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

IPKat-approved Catz Cafè in Düsseldorf The Katfriends at IQPC Exchange wish to inform IPKat readers that their conference Global IP Europe Exchange will be held on 11-12 March 2024 at Hilton Düsseldorf, Germany. An invitation-only conference, this event aims to bring together 70 leaders from across IP, patent management and brand protection to discover emerging technologies, increase protection and develop lasting connections.

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 28, 2024

It is something that is often overlooked however it is considered best practice to add a copyright statement and the little c symbol (Copyright Statement) on any literary or artistic works (Works) that a business publishes and asserts that it owns. Under Australian law, the “material form” of all original Works is automatically protected by [.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

This is a review of Copyright and Cartography : History, Law, and the Circulation of Geographical Knowledge, by Professor Isabella Alexander , University of Technology Sydney, Australia. This book is available in both hardback and digital open access. For those wishing to purchase the book, a discount code has kindly been provided by Bloomsbury for IPKat readers, below.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

The Opponent in the referring case to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) in G 2/21 has filed a petition for review following the final decision of the Board of Appeal. If the EBA agrees with the petitioner that there was a violation of their fundamental right to be heard, the case may be reopened. However, petitions for review are considered extraordinary legal remedies and it is notoriously difficult to persuade the EBA of their admissibility.

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Above the Fold

JANUARY 28, 2024

Intuit, Inc. certainly had a disparate week in the world of advertising, with the high of sponsoring the AFC and NFC championship games and the low of an order finding that it had engaged in deceptive advertising. Just a few days prior to today’s football games, for which Intuit was the presenting sponsor again, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an opinion finding that Intuit violated Section 5 of the FTC Act related to its advertising of its popular TurboTax tax filing software.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 28, 2024

The issue of companies that technologically filter the sludge that oozes out of Hollywood in order to preserve a semblance of entertainment or enlightenment in that product line, while perserving. The post Sewage Treatment appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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