Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The Copyright Claims Board has released statistics about its first 1,000 cases. Here's what the numbers say. The post Copyright Claims Board Releases Key Statistics appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 17 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Enforcement vs. Others An important tool to keep a brand strong and legally protected is to deal with infringement situations when they arise, whether you are the accuser or the alleged infringer. The great majority of infringement matters are resolved without litigation, and the great majority of trademark litigation cases that are filed are resolved without a verdict from a court.
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Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Film company sues Tesla over Blade Runner clips, NBA teams deny social media infringement, and News Corp sues Perplexity The post 3 Count: Blade Runner 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
By reintroducing the requirement that inventors submit a miniature working model of their inventions along with their patent, legislators could help to deter patent trolls, reduce frivolous litigation and support legitimate inventors in protecting their innovations, says Darin Gibby at Kilpatrick.
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?
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Cox Communications is the latest to file a brief in the battle between it and Sony Music Entertainment over whether an internet service provider (ISP) should be liable for infringement by its subscribers. According to Cox’s brief in opposition to Sony’s petition for certiorari, “[p]etitioners want to make a terrible situation even worse.” Music publishers including Sony, Arista Records, Warner Music and Universal Music Group filed copyright claims against Cox in July 2018, alleging that Cox was
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.
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IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Anthropic PBC will mount a fair use defense against allegations from a proposed class of authors and journalists who sued the artificial intelligence company in August for allegedly ripping off their copyrighted work to train its large language model Claude.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 22, 2024
We’re pleased to announce that National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume IX, Issue I). The last date for submissions is January 10, 2025. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 22, 2024
After blocking Cloudflare in February, the reputation of Italy’s Piracy Shield IPTV blocking system found itself on life support; it wasn’t actually dead, though, at least not yet. Acceptance by those responsible that things needed to improve, with an olive branch extended to the experts previously ignored, would’ve been viewed as a positive step.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2024
NBA.com passed along video viewing information to Facebook using the Facebook Pixel, including “(1) the title of the NBA.com video a user watched, (2) that video’s URL, and (3) the user’s “Facebook ID” (FID)—a number unique to each individual Facebook account.” The plaintiffs sued for VPPA violations. The court says the plaintiff had standing: “Salazar’s alleged injury stems from the unauthorized disclosure of his personal viewing information, which is closely related to at lea
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JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reshaped the facilities management (FM) outsourcing landscape. Companies have transitioned from fully office-based work to home-based work, and now to hybrid models, prompting a reevaluation of space utilization. In this episode partner Rohith George, along with host Julian Dibbell, explore how FM providers are adapting to these changes, leveraging technology and data, and addressing sustainability and data security challenges.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 22, 2024
As The IPKat announced earlier this month, on Wednesday, 30 October , we will be running a webinar - kindly hosted by international law firm Bird & Bird LLP on StreamYard - to discuss the present and future of image/publicity rights, also in light of the challenges that AI and deepfakes have been presenting. Indeed, the key question that we would like to tackle and possibly answer is the following: In an age, that of AI, in which the creation and circulation of digital replicas and deepfakes
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Image Alex Shandro It appears that the debate surrounding the UK’s Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception is about to reignite. TDM exceptions are key to assessing the legality of training generative AI models, and to resolving the ongoing tension between AI developers’ access to training data and the protection of creative content. In general, these exceptions allow the reproduction of copyrighted content for the purposes of computational analysis and the Hamburg court has recently held that.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 22, 2024
It is always interesting to analyse how national courts apply the concept of originality depending on the nature of the work for which copyright protection is claimed. A recent decision issued by the Paris Court of Appeal concerning the alleged infringement of an ephemeral orangery is worthy of note. A Kat sitting in an orangery Facts The facts of the case are relatively straightforward.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Since at least 2009, Canada has consistently ranked among the top ten countries for patent filings related to climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies. This is no surprise given Canada’s patent friendly courts and the multiple government incentives supporting the transition to greener technologies.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Here is a weekly catch-up of what you might have missed! Copyright Katfriend Lucius Klobučník (Aston University) reported on the decision of the Spanish Competition Authority of June 2024. CMO SGAE arranged their licensing fees according to the “flat rates” instead of “effective use rates.” This charge was considered unfair due to the dominant position of SGAE in the market.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd., No. 24-1061 (Fed. Cir. 2024), holding that “a first-filed, first-issued, later-expiring claim cannot be invalidated by a later-filed, later-issued, earlier-expiring reference claim having a common priority date.” The decision, issued on August 13, 2024, clarifies the scope and applicability of Federal Circuit’s previous decision in In re Cellect, LLC, 81 F.4th 1216 (Fed.
Copyright Alliance
OCTOBER 22, 2024
This week, we’d like to introduce you to nature photographer Jackie Schletter. Jackie is an award-winning photographer who has achieved numerous accolades over the years, including placing first in Soba’s 30th Annual Judged Show […] The post Creator Spotlight with Nature Photographer Jackie Schletter appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
On September 23, 2024, Judge Kleeh of the Northern District of West Virginia denied Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (“Regeneron”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) related to Amgen’s filing of an abbreviated Biologics License Application (“BLA”) seeking authorization to commercialize “ABP 938,” a biosimilar version of Regeneron’s Eylea.
43(B)log
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc., 132 F.3d 1167 (7th Cir. 1997), features dueling bean bag animals. I've never been convinced the two pigs at issue were substantially similar, even in staged pictures, but Harvard's amazing librarians finally dug up a color picture of the two cows at issue, and they're a lot more similar. which plausibly influenced the court's reasoning on the pigs.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
On October 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a decision by the District of Connecticut that had dismissed AlexSam, Inc.’s patent infringement claims against Aetna, Inc. AlexSam had alleged that Aetna’s Mastercard-branded and VISA-branded products infringed claims of AlexSam’s U.S. Patent No. 6,000,608 (“’608 patent”).
IP Close Up
OCTOBER 22, 2024
After closing its latest round of funding on October 2nd, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is now valued at an incredible $157 billion.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
UTTO Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., Appeal No. 23-1435 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2024) In its only precedential patent decision this week, the Court analyzed the extent to which claim construction is appropriate on a motion to dismiss a complaint. In the end, the Court concluded it is appropriate for a district court to engage in claim construction while assessing a motion to dismiss, but that, in this case, more was needed.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 22, 2024
AI-driven research often relies on vast amounts of information, much of which may be sourced from published literature. This content is vital for training AI models and driving innovation. However, the use of copyrighted material brings forth a complex set of legal and ethical considerations. This is where a literature management solution that integrates rights verification for AI uses becomes indispensable.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
“Let’s Go Hockey Club!” does not evoke the same level of inspiration as “Let’s Go Hawks!” What’s Happening with the New Utah NHL Team? Utah will be the first team in the National Hockey League (“NHL”) not to have a mascot. The team, formerly the Arizona Coyotes, will be generically rebranded as the “Utah Hockey Club” for at least the upcoming 2025-26 season.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
An engineering company that won millions of dollars in a trademark case against a real estate developer that tried to use the "Dewberry" name for a hotel told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to let that ruling stand, arguing that the Fourth Circuit ruling in its favor doesn't undermine the corporate veil.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a patent suit against a healthcare company. The plaintiff alleged that the healthcare company marketed name-brand payment products that infringed on the plaintiff’s patent, a multifunction card system, which allows for specialized card functions through an existing banking network.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The maker of Raw rolling papers may have a trademark on "Juicy" when it comes to tobacco goods but that doesn't extend to marijuana products, a Colorado cannabis company has told a federal court, urging that an infringement suit against it be tossed.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 22, 2024
A recent decision that will allow rap group 2 Live Crew to terminate a prior transfer of its copyrighted songs to a record label is a reminder that, due to a unique provision of the Copyright Act of 1976, every company that owns copyrights through assignment is sitting on a potential timebomb with a 35-year-long fuse.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The Tenth Circuit has ruled that both basic logic and "ordinary grammar" support the finding that a covenant not to file any further patent infringement lawsuits was broken by Colorado oil field equipment supplier Energera when it continued to sue Fuel Automation's future customers over "related" patents.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 22, 2024
This week we explore small and medium sized enterprises, often referred to simply as SMEs. And in particular, we take a look at how two different countries are working with their own small businesses to assist them with respect to innovation and intellectual property. To accomplish this, I turned to two friends – Mike McLean and Joe Doyle, who work to assist SMEs in Canada and Ireland respectively.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Life sciences data giant IQVIA Inc. and competitor Veeva Systems Inc. slammed each other's summary judgment bids made public Tuesday in a trade secrets lawsuit in New Jersey federal court, with Veeva arguing that IQVIA's purported trade secrets are hardly confidential and IQVIA saying Veeva's assertions are "a last-ditch effort to avoid liability.
Christopher Roser
OCTOBER 22, 2024
In this second post on KPIs, I will look at the quality of key performance indicators (KPIs). These are essential tools for measuring an organization’s progress toward its strategic goals. The quality of these indicators is critical as it impacts management’s decision-making and subsequent actions. Let’s have a look! Quality of the KPI Another important.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found Weber Inc. was able to show most of the claims in a pair of food slicer patents owned by rival Provisur Technologies were invalid as obvious, the latest in a fight that made its way to both the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 22, 2024
INTRODUCTION The term Loot Boxes is new to the Indian Economy but not to the online gaming platforms. It might appear on your screen while watching a random YouTube video. This advertisement appears with a splash of color, a grandiose soundtrack, and the promise of “legendary rewards.” Loot boxes appear on the screen, waiting to be opened.
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