Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Ways to Avoid Trademark Scams. Know that everything you file related to a trademark at the USPTO is in the public records. Use an attorney for many reasons when you’re filing a trademark application, but one of the valuable reasons is they can give you guidance about scams and they can act as a buffer by being the primary contact.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In a guest article, Venable's Rebecca Liebowitz, Andrew D. Price, and Samantha J. Moskowitz examine the rise in increasingly sophisticated trademark fraud and what practitioners can do to minimize the risks for clients.
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The IPKat
OCTOBER 14, 2024
If you buy a wallpaper that shows copyright-protected pictures and apply it to the wall of a room, can you take a picture or video of the room and publish the picture or video online? Or do you have to ask the copyright owner for explicit consent? The German Supreme Court recently decided this question in three parallel cases ( I ZR 139/23 , I ZR 140/23 and I ZR 141/23 ).
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
On October 3 and 4, the competition authorities of the G7, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, participated in a summit on AI competition challenges. The summit culminated in the release of a Digital Competition Communique, outlining the authorities’ shared concerns about competition risks in the AI ecosystem and joint commitments around safeguarding and promoting competition in the ecosystem.
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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?
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a special episode. At the end of September we held our annual all-topics conference, which we call IPWatchdog LIVE. This conference brings together some of the top thought leaders and newsmakers from the entire industry, with a variety of different backgrounds and people who focus on various different niche verticals within the IP community.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Patented technologies or features can be valuable selling points, setting your products apart from the competition. But when advertising or marketing materials overstate the scope of patent or other IP rights, they may create the risk of a false advertising claim.
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Combining Abstract Ideas Does Not Make Them Less Abstract - In Broadband Itv, Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc., Appeal No. 23-1107, the Federal Circuit held that when assessing patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, combining two abstract ideas does not make either less abstract, and conventionality can be analyzed at both steps of the Alice test.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Lucius Klobučník (Aston University) on a recent decision of the Spanish Competition Authority regarding the compatibility of certain rates charged by collective management organizations (CMOs) with the prohibition of abuses of dominant position. Here’s what Lucius writes: Flat rates supported by clauses on universality of repertoire in contracts between CMOs and users are anti-competitive, says Spanish Co
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Before Stark, Lourie, and Bryson. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Summary: A narrowly defined patent license may result in some activity falling within the scope of the patent claims, but outside the scope of the license. .
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the lack of participation by academics in court proceedings, Patent Controller’s order on patent of addition, and Delhi High Court’s decision on latching and passing off. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on?
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JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
On September 25, 2024, for only the second time since 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a request for en banc review of a panel decision in a patent case. The case, EcoFactor Inc. v. Google LLC, 104 F.4th 243 (Fed. Cir. 2024), relates to patent damages and has the potential to tighten the reins on damages experts and provide more clarity for district court judges when deciding whether to exclude an expert’s damages testimony.
The Trichordist
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The fight over frozen mechanicals continues to pay off as songwriters log another cost of living increase for physical/downloads while streaming falls farther behind.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The Central District of California ruled that the heightened pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 9(b) applies to all three prongs of a false patent marking claim, including the third prong, competitive injury. In doing so, it took a clear stand on an issue with a nationwide split among district courts.
Patently-O
OCTOBER 14, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The USPTO has issued final rules aimed at expanding opportunities for practitioners to appear before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The rules, which go into effect on November 12, 2024, make several changes to the requirements for counsel in AIA-trial proceedings. However, the final rules do not go as far as some had proposed in allowing non-registered practitioners to take lead roles.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Earlier this year, Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC (“Merck”) requested inter partes review (“IPR”) of a number of patents owned by the Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”).
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Image from here In JFC Steel Corporation v. The Controller of Patents , the appellant was challenging the Controller’s decision to refuse the patent application (279/DEL/2015) for lack of inventive step u/s. 2(1)(ja). The patent application related to a “method of activating a continuous annealing furnace for continuously annealing steel sheets”, thereby shortening the time period taken to stabilize the dew point of the in-furnace atmosphere.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Popular Internet infrastructure service Cloudflare has come under pressure from copyright holders in recent years. The company offers its services to millions of customers including multinationals, governments, but also some of the world’s leading pirate sites. These pirate sites have proven to be quite a headache for Cloudflare. For example, rightsholders continue to complain that the company helps pirates conceal their hosting locations and identities, as was made clear again in recent submiss
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In the evolving landscape of K-12 education, the demand for high-quality, culturally responsive content has never been greater. EdTech and curriculum development companies as well as educators are increasingly tasked with personalizing curriculum and lessons to meet diverse student needs. However, with this demand comes the challenge of navigating copyright laws and securing permissions for the use of educational materials.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
This is one of the many AG enforcement actions against social media for [reasons]. In this particular claim, the Indiana AG alleges that TikTok coaxed users to install its app on false pretenses, including deceptive omissions about its ties to China. The lower court dismissed the case. The appeals court revives it. Statutory Application to “Free” Exchanges The lower court held that the state consumer protection statute didn’t apply to TikTok because the app was downloadable for
BYU Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Pre-Game Quiz Controversy Sports,University Audrey Vengesai October 14, 01:08 PM October 14, 01:08 PM On October 21, 2023, a packed and nationally televised football game between two known rivals, Michigan State University (the "University") and the University of Michigan, took an unexpected turn as a typical pregame show turned into a legal quagmire.
BYU Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Unsportsmanlike Conduct; 15 Yard Penalty, Pay $150,000 University,Sports Joshua Potter October 14, 01:22 PM October 14, 01:22 PM In August 2024, Carilius Media ("Carilius"), a small media company based in the Columbia, filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University ("MSU") for allegedly infringing its copyright in a YouTube video containing quiz questions.
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