TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2024

In recent months, we have reported on the rollout of Italy’s blocking regime and the Piracy Shield system which operates under the auspices of telecoms regulator AGCOM. AGCOM issues the relevant site IP address blocking orders and, from the get-go, it countered critics by stating that the system was “working perfectly”. High marks aside, Internet providers and network specialists painted a different picture.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Works of applied art seem to be an inexhaustible source of intellectual property disputes [ IPKat here , here and here ]. This is surely due to their omnipresence in our daily lives, and the competition between the various players in the sector, thinks this Kat. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Court of Appeal of Lyon [ this Kat’s hometown ] concerning an iconic model of stool, named “Tam Tam”.

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Patently-O

MARCH 16, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Lindke v. Freed, 601 U.S. (2024) 22-611_ap6c. This recent decision from the Supreme Court case grapples with the issue of when a public official’s social media activity constitutes state action for purposes of a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983. I’ve been following the case as part of my work on internet and media law issues.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2024

Image from here On March 15, the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were published in the Gazette of India, making crucial changes in the Indian patent regime. There will likely be more posts in the coming days that take a deeper look into these Rules. For now, on a quick skim, some of the notable amendments are:- Revised Time limits The Amended Rules revised timelines/ time limits for the following:- The time limit to file statements about foreign applications revised to – 3 months from the

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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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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

With rising temperatures and spring in the air in Europe, here come the latest Kat news, events and more. Kat news Eleonora Rosati commented in a Politico article on the refusal of the trade mark application for the figurative sign by the EUIPO (no. 018672791 ), filed by the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Events 18-19 April 2024: AIPPI Trilateral Seminar The Polish, German and French Groups of AIPPI organise the traditional joint seminar on IP related issues.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2024

LEDO PIZZA SYSTEM, INC. & LEDO PIZZA CARRYOUTS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. LEDO’S INC., Defendant. No. 20 CV 7350. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. March 7, 2024. The defendant’s fraud claim fails even to get out of the starting blocks, because the defendant has failed to adequately establish standing to assert the claim. [5] A petition to cancel a mark must “be filed. by any person who believes that he is or will be damaged, including as a result of

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2024

VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM LLC, Plaintiff, v. REBEL CREAMERY LLC, Defendant. No. 21-CV-2356 (EK) (JRC). United States District Court, E.D. New York. March 11, 2024.

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