SpicyIP
MARCH 16, 2025
Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIPs Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week finding the real Burger King saga continues now at the Supreme Court, EDs involvement in the Shankar-Tamilnandan copyright case, right to health and compulsory licensing for rare disease medicine Risdiplam. This and much more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.
Copyright Lately
MARCH 16, 2025
A Los Angeles jury needed less than three hours to clear Disneys Buena Vista unit of copyright infringementso why did it take five years and millions in legal fees to get there? With another no-access verdict in the books, its time for a more efficient approach. Last week, a Los Angeles jury deliberated for just a little longer than Moana ‘s runtime before deciding that Disneys blockbuster animated film didnt infringe animator Buck Woodalls unproduced project, Bucky the Surfer Boy.
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IPilogue
MARCH 16, 2025
By 'Damola Adediji Policy researchers and government studies worldwide have continued to express deep concerns surrounding Big Tech firms and their extensive collection of personal digital data, which affects how markets operate and compete. In a paper I coauthored with Professor Kean Birch of York University, we dove into these policy materials, using Nvivo to explore recurring themes in across various regions.
Patently-O
MARCH 16, 2025
The Supreme Court has denied BMC Software's petition for writ of certiorari -- formalizing the Fifth Circuit decision that nullified a $1.6 billion judgment against IBM. The appellate court had overturned the district court's breach of contract finding and its subsequent large damages award. This case involves two large companies, each with billions of dollars in annual revenues.
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?
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 16, 2025
Originally posted 2007-10-17 13:21:47. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMichael Atkins rounds up “How Courts Have Interpreted the Trademark Dilution Revision Act.” Better him than me, but we all win! The post Dilution, apres le deluge appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 16, 2025
The Internet made all areas of the globe accessible with a keystroke. But that doesn’t mean artificial barriers no longer exist. The entertainment industries, in particular, rely heavily on the territorial lines that were once drawn on a map. Movies and TV shows are not typically offered globally, but sold instead based on geographical licenses.
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