Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Image: Pixabay Last month I highlighted the first AI/Copyright case in Canada to reach the courts, CanLII v CasewayAI.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Under U.S. law, rightsholders have an option to identify alleged copyright infringers, without directly having to file a lawsuit. Instead, they can request a DMCA subpoena. These documents are typically signed by a court clerk and dont require any judicial oversight. Specifically, they allow rightsholders to obtain the personal details of anonymous alleged infringers through third-party internet services where the infringing material is shared or stored.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2024
by guest blogger Alexandra J. Roberts Its become known as the sad beige lawsuit or the case that asks the question can you ever really own an aesthetic ? But the suit, in which 24-year-old influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford accuses another influencer, 22-year-old Alyssa Sheil, of copying both her posts and her style, may have an outsized effect on the law around online content creation.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The subject of AI is pervasive to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid its influence [ latest developments here , here , here or here ]. Readers may recall that this Kat reported on the existence of a lacklustre draft law aimed at establishing a French copyright framework for AI [ IPKat here ]. It met with an unfortunate fate when the National Assembly was dissolved in June 2024.
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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?
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Image from here Recently, Praharsh shared an interesting order, Kailash Kumar Jain v. Kundan Electro , with me concerning ex-parte proceedingswhere the Delhi High Court called out non-recording of reasons by the trial court for granting ex-parte injunctions, setting the suit afresh. While there have been past instances where courts have criticized the unreasoned granting of interim ex-parte injunctions (see, e.g., here ), the present case places special emphasis on this issue.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Already busy guarding the Christmas tree Another working week is coming to an end and, as usual, it's time to catch up with events and opportunities in the IP world. Do take a look below and do not forget to regularly check our Events page as well! Events Artificial intelligence, intellectual property and the creative industries (4 March 2025) On 4 March 2025, LSE will host a hybrid (London and online) panel discussion devoted to IP issues facing the training and use of generative AI models that
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IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 13, 2024
INTRODUCTION A trade mark means, in respect of any products and services, a sign which serves to distinguish in the commercial space the products and services from any legal entity or person entitled to use the sign in its capacity as owner of the sign. The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs the use of trademarks in India. It concerns with the registration and protection of trademarks for products and services alike from being used deceptively, false marks.
Indiana Intellectual Property Law
DECEMBER 13, 2024
My Market, LLC, (Plaintiff) an Indiana-based convenience store operator, has initiated legal proceedings against Batth Markets, Inc. and Chhaterpal Singh (Defendants) for the unauthorized use of its trademarked business name. The lawsuit, filed under the Lanham Act and related Indiana state laws, addresses issues of trademark infringement , unfair competition , false designation of origin , and trademark dilution.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 13, 2024
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Patently-O
DECEMBER 13, 2024
by Dennis Crouch In a terse order issued December 4, 2024, the Federal Circuit significantly narrowed the scope of the pending en banc review in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC , rebuking Google for its opening brief that strayed well beyond the court’s limited grant of en banc review. The order specifically targets pages 41-58 of Google’s 61-page briefthe entire section addressing apportionment of patent damagesand instructs EcoFactor not to address those arguments in its response.
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 13, 2024
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office signed its first new collective bargaining agreement with the union representing its patent employees in nearly 40 years; the Second Circuit denied a petition for rehearing of an earlier panel decision affirming the dismissal of copyright infringement claims against Ed Sheerans Thinking Out Loud; Public Citizen published a report claiming that patent evergreening will cost Medicare up to $5.4 billion in lost savings from
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