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Copyright Claims Board Awards Photographer Minimum Damages

Plagiarism Today

Last week, two photographers won very different awards for their work. One got $6.3 million, the other less than $2,500. Here's why. The post Copyright Claims Board Awards Photographer Minimum Damages appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Winnie the Pooh’s Copyright (and Other) Wars

Hugh Stephens Blog

Image: [link] I am sure you are all familiar with the books by the British writer A.A. Milne about Winnie the Pooh-bear and his friends, Eyeore, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger, and their adventures with Christopher Robin, who was Milne’s son.

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3 Count: Singing CATS

Plagiarism Today

Andrew Lloyd Webber wins CATS lawsuit, Temu sues Shein again, and Apple settles long-running case against Corellium. The post 3 Count: Singing CATS appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Internet Archive: Digital Lending is Fair Use, Not Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library is a non-profit operation that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Federal Circuit Vacates Invalidity Judgement Based on Collateral Estoppel from a Case Subsequently Vacated and Rebukes Plaintiff’s About-Face on Its Stipulated Claim Construction

Intellectual Property Law Blog

In Finjan LLC, FKA Finjan, Inc. v. SonicWall, Inc. , No. 2022-1048 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2023) , the Federal Circuit vacated a summary judgement of invalidity based on collateral estoppel, where the case that provided estoppel was subsequently vacated. The Federal Circuit also examined various arguments attempting to circumvent an agreed-upon claim construction as well as the district court’s application of that construction in finding non-infringement, and the propriety of excluding expert testim

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Some Apple Watches Off the Market Following ITC Ruling

IP Watchdog

Apple confirmed to media outlets on Monday that it will halt sales of certain Apple watches following the October International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling issuing a limited exclusion (LEO) order against the products. In its October ruling, the ITC found Apple violated section 337 by importing Apple Watches that infringed on two Masimo patents that covered technology related to reading blood-oxygen levels.

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Apple To Halt Apple Watch Sales Due To Masimo Patent Case

IP Law 360

Apple announced Monday that it will stop selling some Apple Watch models this week that were found to infringe Masimo Corp. patents on measuring blood oxygen levels, even before the White House has decided whether to veto that ruling.

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Bridgeport Music Files Notice of The MLC’s First Royalty Audit

The Trichordist

The MLC received its first audit notice. We should all start thinking about how to audit the MLC.

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Mass. Judge Keeps Alehouse TM Suit Brewing

IP Law 360

A Massachusetts federal court has thrown out a Boston bar's request to partially cancel a D.C.-based restaurant's "Dubliner" trademark after finding the companies behind the Northeast bar failed to allege fraud or show the D.C. bar abandoned its mark.

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[Video] Roundup of 2023 Entertainment Law Cases: Analysis SAG/AFTRA and WGA contracts, No Parody of Iconic Sneaker, AI Copyright Highlights China vs US law; SCOTUS Bad Spaniel and Warhol/Prince.

JD Supra Law

In Episode 163 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast, film lawyer Gordon Firemark and music lawyer Tamera Bennett discuss the latest on the Hall and Oates Partnership Sale – or freeze thereof; legislation pending and passed to limit lyrics as evidence in criminal cases; and analysis of the new SAG/AFTRA and WGA contracts post-strike(s). They give a solid update and wrap-up the 2023 artificial intelligence cases (AI) including: Disney asking Microsoft to curtail AI tools to prevent alleged.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Some interesting news items were posted on the IPKat blog in the second week of December: check out their summaries below to find your way to the full posts. Image: flickr.com Decisions Anastasiia Kyrylenko considered the General Court’s decision confirming the validity of two 3D trade marks owned by Lego ( T-297/22 and T-298/22 ). Eleonora Rosati analysed the Italian Supreme Court’s decision addressing, amongst others, whether and to what extent an object protected by copyright (i.e., a Vespa)

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Stormy Weather on a Starry Night: The Copyright Office Refuses Another AI-Generated Work

JD Supra Law

On December 11, the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office affirmed the refusal to register yet another AI-generated work. The decision follows the Office’s refusal to register Dr. Stephen Thaler’s A Recent Entrance to Paradise (which was affirmed in federal court, reported here, and is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia), Kris Kashtanova’s Zarya of the Dawn (reported here), and Jason Michael Allen’s Théâtre D’opéra Spatial.

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Using dominant competitor's part names/numbers for comparison isn't false advertising, TM infringement, or (c) infringement

43(B)log

There really should be a fee shift when a competitor harasses another competitor for daring to make comparisons of part numbers, but we don't seem to live in that world. Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Mitek Inc., 2023 WL 8697700, No. 20-cv-06957-VKD (N.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before th

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The Federal Circuit Weighs in On Hatch-Waxman “Skinny” Label Infringement Dispute

JD Supra Law

The Hatch-Waxman Act allows a generic drugmaker to rely on a branded drugmaker’s Food and Drug Administration-approved New Drug Application if the generic drugmaker can show that the generic drug has the same active ingredient and is bioequivalent to the branded drug.

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Serving Foreign Defendants: Navigating the Hague and Texas Substituted Service

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch An increasing number of foreign defendants are being sued for IP infringement in US courts. These cases raise important procedural questions of district courts’ personal jurisdiction over the foreign defendants. One ongoing debate involves proper service of process for foreign defendants under the Hague Service Convention. Freedom Patents LLC v.

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Federal Government Releases Proposed Guidance for Exercising “March-In” Rights Under the Bayh-Dole Act: Q & A

JD Supra Law

On December 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a draft guidance document regarding the government’s exercise of “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. The following Q&A, in connection with our previously published Client Alert, illuminates the details of the Proposed Framework.

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 189: The Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead in 2024

Michael Geist

Canadian digital law and policy in 2023 was marked by so many legislative battles that you needed a scorecard to keep track: Bill C-11 on online streaming, Bill C-18 on online news, and Bill C-27 on privacy and AI were the headliners, but there were notable developments on content regulation, competition, and a digital services tax. For this final Law Bytes podcast of 202 3, I go solo without a guest to talk about the most significant developments in Canadian digital policy from the past year a

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EYLEA® (aflibercept) IPR and BPCIA Litigation Updates

JD Supra Law

There has been a flurry of activity relating to proposed EYLEA® (aflibercept) biosimilars in November, starting with a BPCIA litigation against Celltrion’s proposed biosimilar CT-P42 filed on November 8, 2023, Case No. 1:23-cv-00089 (N.D.W.Va.) (see BPCIA Litigation Related to Proposed EYLEA® Biosimilar CT-P42 Filed). .

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Apple Buries Hatchet With Wireless Patent Dealer

IP Law 360

Apple appears to be the latest manufacturer to come to a settlement deal with a patent licensing outfit dealing in resold LG wireless technology patents, with a recent "global settlement agreement" putting an end to appeals court litigation over the validity of patents covering purported developments in wireless charging technology.

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How did we reverse the second trial in our favor with evidence discovery order issued? | Patent infringement case of “the fitness equipment for abdomen”

JD Supra Law

Summary of the judgment - The Court verified that the calculation method claimed by MTG Co., Ltd. was in accordance with the law and that all the data based on which it calculated the amount of compensation was available for investigation on Taobao, Tmall, JD and other e-commerce platforms. Although MTG's claim of reasonable profit is partly presumptive, the presumption is not groundless in view of the value orientation of commercial entities to pursue profits and avoid losses.

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USPTO 2023 Year in Review: E-Filings and Rulemakings and AI, Oh My!

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) 2023 has been one marked by a push towards further modernization and reduction of environmental impact, while also attempting to increase administrative efficiency. The Office has also solicited and received zealous commentary from an interested public regarding proposed changes to Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) proceedings.

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Federal Circuit Vacates Invalidity Judgement Based on Collateral Estoppel from a Case Subsequently Vacated and Rebukes Plaintiff’s About-Face on Its Stipulated Claim Construction

JD Supra Law

In Finjan LLC, FKA Finjan, Inc. v. SonicWall, Inc., No. 2022-1048 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2023), the Federal Circuit vacated a summary judgement of invalidity based on collateral estoppel, where the case that provided estoppel was subsequently vacated. The Federal Circuit also examined various arguments attempting to circumvent an agreed-upon claim construction as well as the district court’s application of that construction in finding non-infringement, and the propriety of excluding expert.

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Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB Claim Construction Conflicting with Parallel District Court Proceedings

IP Watchdog

On December 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in ParkerVision, Inc. v. Vidal affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) invalidation of ParkerVision’s patent claim to down-converting electromagnetic (EM) signals in wireless communication networks. In so holding, the Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB’s use of claim construction conflicting with parallel proceedings in the Western District of Texas on the grounds that the patentee d

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Standards to Establish Nexus Between Objective Evidence and Non-Obviousness, and to Establish Copying in Medtronic et al. v. Teleflex Innovations

JD Supra Law

In this case, the Federal Circuit determined the sufficiency of evidence to rebut a nexus between objective evidence and non-obviousness; and to establish the objective indicia of copying.

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Managing IP Market Trends Report 2023 published

Managing IP

The report, which is about the unitary patent and UPC, analyses the views of more than 3,500 survey respondents and features interviews with patent practitioners

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Axonics v. Medtronic

JD Supra Law

The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded two Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) decisions because the PTAB erred in its obviousness analysis and found that Axonics failed to show a motivation to combine as to Medtronic’s ‘314 and ‘756 patents.

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TTAB Dismisses Opposition: Applicant Proved Priority Through Assignment of Common Law Mark After Proceeding Commenced

The TTABlog

Game Plan, Inc. opposed six applications to register the marks I AM MORE THAN AN ATHLETE and MORE THAN AN ATHLETE for clothing and entertainment services, claiming likely confusion with its registered mark I AM MORE THAN AN ATHELETE & Design (shown below) for "Charitable fundraising services by means of selling t-shirts to raise funds for educational and entertainment programs" and with its common law mark MORE THAN AN ATHLETE for t-shirts.

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[Video] Roundup of 2023 Entertainment Law Cases: Analysis SAG/AFTRA and WGA contracts, No Parody of Iconic Sneaker, AI Copyright Highlights China vs US law; SCOTUS Bad Spaniel and Warhol/Prince.

JD Supra Law

Film lawyer Gordon Firemark and music lawyer Tamera Bennett discusses the latest on the Hall and Oates Partnership Sale – or freeze thereof; legislation pending and passed to limit lyrics as evidence in criminal cases; and analysis of the new SAG/AFTRA and WGA contracts post-strike(s). They give a solid update and wrap-up the 2023 artificial intelligence cases (AI) including: Disney asking Microsoft to curtail AI tools to prevent alleged trademark infringement, a motion to dismiss in the Kadrey.

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Some scope of protection please!

The IPKat

This Kat reported here on the narrowing scope of protection of lowly distinctive marks. While they were overprotected in the past, it seems that the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of underprotection. A recent decision from the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal (‘BoA’) seems to confirm this trend. Background On 15 October 2021, BIOTROP PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

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Petitioner Failed to Establish Standing in IPR Appeal

JD Supra Law

Allgenesis Biotherapeutics Inc. v. Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC addresses whether an IPR petitioner can assert Article III standing on appeal based on potential infringement liability and potential preclusive effects on its patents.

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IP Australia is Seeking Feedback on Proposed Fee Changes

LexBlog IP

IP Australia has published a draft of its four-yearly Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) , which outlines proposed fee changes that would take effect from October 2024. It is also taking the opportunity to review the hearing costs that may be awarded for Patents, Trade Marks and Designs. Feedback on the proposals may be provided via submissions to IP Australia’s public consultation page.

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Computer-Generated Electronic Images & The Article of Manufacture Requirement: The USPTO Declines to Extend Subject Matter Eligibility to “Disembodied” Designs

JD Supra Law

In response to public comments submitted in response to its request thereof regarding the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patent eligibility appearing in Title 35, United States Code, Section 171, and as explained in our previous post, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a notice entitled “Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphic

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The Biggest PTAB Developments In 2023

IP Law 360

This year may have seemed like a rather ordinary one for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, but the board examined several significant issues, including both the imposition of sanctions in inter partes reviews and improvements in transparency.

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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Ruling of Swearing Behind a Prior Art Reference

JD Supra Law

In Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. Teleflex Innovations S.A.R.L., the case addresses whether the final written decisions in a consolidated inter partes appeal (“IPR”) correctly found that U.S. Patent 7,736,355 (“the ’355 patent”) does not qualify as prior art to related U.S. Patents 8,048,032, RE45,380, RE45,776, RE45,760, and RE47,379 (collectively, “the challenged patents”) under pre-AIA’s first-to-invent provisions.

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Thinking of Investing? What Are the Guidelines for Off-Plan Property Purchases in Dubai?

LexBlog IP

Investing in off-plan properties in Dubai is an exciting opportunity, offering advantages such as acquiring properties at the project’s lowest cost, high return on investment (ROI), and a favourable payment plan. However, it is important to understand the specific rules set out in Dubai Law No. 13/2008 on the Interim Real Estate Register. In this article, we will outline the key requirements for purchasing off-plan property in Dubai.