Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This year, at least eight diversity-focused academics have come under fire for alleged plagiarism. Here's a timeline of the allegations. The post A Timeline of the Recent DEI Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The world of intellectual property (IP) underwent some significant transformations this summer, with recent changes from the U.S. Federal Circuit and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) reshaping the landscape of design patent law. These updates reflect a broader trend towards more flexible and inclusive IP protection, ensuring that innovators can better safeguard their relative designs.
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Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Pokémon Company wins case in China, mistaken music leads to dubious takedown and more ISPs back Cox in piracy fight. The post 3 Count: Super Effective appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Technology has long played a part in professional sports, but these days it permeates the industry. Cameras, sensors, and models of playing surfaces compute and communicate data and information in real time — enhancing broadcasts, creating new categories of stats, and even helping officials make critical in-game decisions with greater accuracy. Originally published in Sports Business Journal, September 9, 2024.
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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?
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Last December when the MPA and other rightsholders renewed calls for site-blocking measures to be implemented in the United States, much of the focus was placed on Fmovies. Before its recent sudden demise , Fmovies was considered the world’s largest illegal movie and TV show streaming site, yet some lawmakers in attendance at last year’s hearing had never heard of it before.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On September 13, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the final Section 301 tariff increases on imports from China,1 following its original proposal in May 2024. Electric vehicles, electric vehicle batteries, battery parts, respirators and facemasks, syringes and needles, ship-to-shore gantry cranes, solar panel cells and modules, steel and aluminum products, and certain critical minerals imported from China will face increased tariff rates ranging between 25% and 100%.
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JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In a recent decision, the PTAB determined that images of products offered for sale via online retailers, such as Amazon, did not alone qualify as printed publications—even if the images showed the product and the date it was offered for sale. Next Step Group, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., IPR2024-00525, Paper 16 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 6, 2024) (“Decision”).
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In 2021, Germany joined a growing list of countries that have institutionalized pirate site blocking schemes in place. Several large ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the “Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet” ( CUII ), which is responsible for handing down blocking ‘orders’. While CUII doesn’t rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On August 22, 2024, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) denied Google LLC’s motion for summary judgment that (1) it has not infringed two asserted patents; and (2) the two patents are invalid for lack of written description. See Weisner v. Google LLC, Case No. 20-Civ-2862 9AKH) (August 22, 2024).
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This case involves augmented reality (AR) effects/”filters” that people can use to doctor up images and videos on social media, such as the ability to add virtual bunny ears, flower crowns, or cat whiskers to people in the image or video. The tsunami of anti-AI laws (and other laws against synthetic content) put all of those AR filters in jeopardy–after all, they produce fake algorithmically-generated images.
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JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On September 13, 2024, Alteogen announced that it has applied for marketing authorization in Korea for ALT-L9, an aflibercept biosimilar of EYLEA®. According to Alteogen, a 12-country Phase 3 study showed that ALT-L9 met its primary endpoint and demonstrated therapeutic equivalence to EYLEA®.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Image from here A very interesting set of lectures coming up for IP enthusiasts. Prof William Fisher, whom many may know from his global CopyrightX and PatentX courses, will be delivering two public lectures in India over the next few weeks. Prof. Fisher is the Wilmer Hale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard Law School and is also the Director of Global Access in Action, a non-profit organization.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
United States Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron (S.D.N.Y.) recently granted a motion by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively “Samsung”) to compel non-party Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”) to “produce documents and to testify at a deposition” “pursuant to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Consequent to the Delhi High Court’s direction in Saurav Chaudhary v. Union of India, CGPDTM has notified the constitution of a committee to draft the Code of Conduct for Patent and Trademark Agents. Md. Sabeeh Ahmad writes a tidbit on this development below. Sabeeh is an Advocate and is a law graduate from AMU, Aligarh. His previous posts can be accessed here.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) requested the public’s views on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patent infringement and whether legislative action should be considered to enact a statutory exception (89 FR 53963).
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Guest Post by Thomas F. Cotter, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School As readers of this blog are aware, organizations such as the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), IEEE, and others promulgate standards that enable products such as smartphones and other complex technological devices to interoperate.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A “negative pledge” on intellectual property is a common feature of venture lending transactions, but its implications can often be misunderstood. Some lenders may be surprised to discover that it does not always provide the protection they may expect in post-default scenarios.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in eBay v. MercExchange dramatically changed the patent landscape by eliminating the potential of injunctive relief for many patent holders, even in the face of ongoing infringement. The Patent Act indicates that injunctions may be awarded “in accordance with the principles of equity,” 35 U.S.C. 283, and in eBay , the Court found this required usage of a “four-factor test historically employed by courts of equity.R
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
2024 has been a busy year in all intellectual property. It has been especially busy in trademark law. Here are the top seven cases in trademark law to date.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday affirmed a district court’s decision to grant a motion to dismiss a patent infringement case against Meta and Instagram due to patent ineligibility. The CAFC also granted Meta’s motion to partially dismiss the appeal for mootness because the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) separately invalidated all of the asserted claims except for one.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On August 22, 2024, Judge Harvey Bartle III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion to compel defendants to provide information concerning the “subjective beliefs” of their decisionmakers concerning allegedly meritless patent litigation. King Drug Co. of Florence v. Abbott Lab’ys, No. CV 19-3565, 2024 WL 3904045 (E.D.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This book review of “ Transboundary Heritage and Intellectual Property Law: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage ”, by Patricia Covarrubia (Editor), is kindly provided by Katfriend Felicia Caponigri (Founder of Fashion by Felicia and Visiting Scholar at Chicago-Kent College of Law). Here is what Felicia has to say: When you grow up in an Italian-American household, one of the first things you realize is the importance of food.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
On July 30, 2024, United States Senators Christopher Coons (R-Delaware) and Thomas Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced the “Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act of 2024” or the “RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024” to the Senate. This bill intends to give a patent owner a rebuttable presumption of permanent injunction….
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
According to NITI Aayog, India’s policy think tank report on 2022 titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, “the gig workforce in India is likely to cross 23.5 million workers by 2029-30.” [1] “According to research conducted by ASSOCHAM, a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group, India’s gig economy is likely to grow to $455 billion by 2024. [2] According to the Boston Consulting Group there’s going to be an increase of 90 million gig workers in India over the next
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In Platinum Optics Tech. Inc. v. Viavi Sols. Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision on the requirements for standing to appeal from an inter partes review (IPR) final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
The TTABlog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The USPTO refused to register the marks MRS. CLAUS , MRS. CLAUS COOKIES , and MRS. CLAUS COOKIE COMPANY [COOKIES and COOKIE COMPANY disclaimed] for, inter alia , bakery goods and candy (including chocolate for confectionery and bread) in Class 30 and for educational services in the field of culinary arts in Class 41, finding confusion likely with the registered mark MRS.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Axonics did not infringe three of Medtronic's patents related to its bladder and bowel control device, a California federal jury determined Wednesday.
Velocity of Content
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
CCC is pleased to announce the launch of a generative AI (“genAI” for short) enabled Chat Mode for RightFind Navigate, a milestone in achieving our vision of enabling researchers to have a natural language interface for scientific discovery that speeds their time to knowledge but, crucially, recognizes the responsibility to build trust in AI systems.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Nintendo has been hit with a patent infringement suit in Washington federal court by an Irish firm that holds the rights to many of BlackBerry's inventions, targeting technologies used in controllers for the popular Switch console and other gaming accessories.
Likelihood of Confusion
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Originally posted 2009-08-26 17:08:42. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIncreasingly, meritless IP claims and spineless takedown policies (always a dangerous combination) are making a Cafe Press a battleground for political speech assassination. No, it’s not a First Amendment issue; they’re a private company. Private censorship is legal, usually, and often absolutely necessary.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday vacated a lower court's invalidation of an Astellas Pharma overactive bladder medication patent for claiming only a natural law, saying the holding was improper because the generics makers accused of infringement never made that argument.
The Trichordist
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The People’s Bid is astroturf wrapped in astroturf
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A California jury has concluded that the executive producer and star of Netflix's series "Bling Empire," Kelly Mi Li, owes a former business partner nearly $700,000 for breach of contract and fiduciary duties, along with $200,000 in punitive damages.
Patent Trademark Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Is it possible to get your patent first before an earlier application is patented? In the old days, the US patent system gave rights to the one who was first to invent. That meant that if someone filed a patent application before you, there were ways to obtain your patent even though your filing date was later. Now, the USPTO operates on a first-to-file principle.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A North Carolina man facing a novel fraud case alleging he used artificial intelligence on platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube to generate around $10 million in illegal revenues denied wrongdoing at his initial court appearance Wednesday in New York.
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