TorrentFreak
JULY 5, 2024
With dozens of millions of monthly visits, Animeflix positioned itself as one of the most popular anime piracy portals. The site also has an active Discord community of around 35k members, who actively participate in discussions, art competitions, even a chess tournament. Target: Animeflix While rightsholders take no offense at these side-projects, the site’s core business was streaming pirated videos.
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 5, 2024
With the advent of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), the risk of plagiarism seems to be present in many fields, including the legal one. HOW DOES GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORK? Tools such as ChatGPT can produce text, video and images, but not out of nowhere. They are trained with massive databases of content, which is often copyrighted.
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TorrentFreak
JULY 5, 2024
When today’s home video gaming market took its first tentative baby steps thanks to more affordable hardware in the early 1980s, the details of Sony’s lawsuit against Datel would’ve been dismissed as outrageous. This was a time of experimentation; one that thrived on the energy of pushing unimaginably incapable hardware by today’s standards, to perform in unexpected ways that often exceeded manufacturers’ expectations.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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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 and Legal Filings
JULY 5, 2024
INTRODUCTION In many countries, the participation of women in the workforce has increased rapidly in one or two generations, [i] and many women now remain in work (and increasingly full-time work) throughout their working lives. Contemporaneously, many countries are applying policies which require people to work at older ages. [ii] Consequently, an increasing number of women will be in paid work when they experience menopause, typically aged between 45–55 years (average age 51 years).
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
When the high court limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to charge hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol, the justices did not vote along ideological lines. In a year marked by 6-3 splits, what accounts for the departure? Here are some moments from oral arguments that may have swayed the justices.
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IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
Delaware's Court of the Chancery on Friday held that some of Prince's family members ran afoul of an LLC agreement when they tried to oust two managing members of the late musician's estate and give themselves more control.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Amarin Pharma, Inc., et al. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al., No. 2023-1169 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) June 25, 2024). Opinion by Lourie, joined by Moore and Albright (sitting by designation). Amarin markets and sells icosapent ethyl, an ethyl ester of an omega-3 fatty acid commonly found in fish oils, under the brand name Vascepa®. In 2012, the FDA approved Vascepa for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia (“the SH indication”), and in 2019, the FDA approved it for reducing.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
In a U.S. Supreme Court term teeming with serious showdowns, the august air at oral arguments filled with laughter after an attorney mentioned her plastic surgeon and a justice seemed to diss his colleagues, to cite just two of the term's mirthful moments. Here, we look at the funniest moments of the term.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
This post summarizes a newly published regulation (the “Amended Regulation”) amending the Québec Charter of the French Language (“Charter”) and the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business in key areas such as commercial contract drafting and the use of English-language trademarks. The final version of the regulation has been revised in important ways since our post from January 2024 which provided a summary of the draft version of the regulation.
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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.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
Seminal rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term will reshape many facets of American society in the coming years. Already, however, the rulings offer glimpses of how the justices view specific circuit courts, which have themselves been reshaped by an abundance of new judges.
IP Watchdog
JULY 5, 2024
This week in Other Barks and Bites: a Texas court dealt the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a blow when it issued a preliminary injunction against the agency's proposed ban on noncompete agreements; the company behind President Trump’s shoe line filed a lawsuit accusing counterfeiters of trademark and copyright infringement; the FTC is set to start an investigation into Teva Pharmaceuticals after it refused to remove junk patent listings; WIPO released a report on generative AI showing China
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's dismantling of a 40-year-old judicial deference doctrine, coupled with rulings stripping federal agencies of certain enforcement powers and exposing them to additional litigation, has established the October 2023 term as likely the most consequential in administrative law history.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Introduction - On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) rule that would mandate the disclosure of all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”).
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's session ended with a series of blockbuster cases that granted the president broad immunity, changed federal gun policy and kneecapped administrative agencies. And many of the biggest decisions fell along partisan lines.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Traditionally, the Federal Circuit had been very strict that a plaintiff must own all the rights to a patent to have standing to bring a lawsuit. But in a few recent cases, the Federal Circuit has become more generous in its view that companies can still sue for patent infringement even if patents are used as loan collaterals or when a lender has an option to take over the patents in case of a default.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's lethargic pace of decision-making this term left the justices to issue a slew of highly anticipated and controversial rulings during the term's final week — rulings that put the court's ideological divisions on vivid display. Here, Law360 takes a data dive into the numbers behind this court term.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
The US Supreme Court’s June 28, 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce overruled the forty-year-old Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. decision, one of the most-cited cases in US law. This development will have far-reaching impacts, and for intellectual property (IP) law specifically, it could significantly affect how the Court approaches US International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
A Texas federal judge ruled the Lone Star State is not the right place to litigate a suit accusing HP of infringing several patents on USB port technology, saying the case belongs in California federal court.
The IPKat
JULY 5, 2024
Not too long ago, this Kat discussed here the German Supreme Court judgment DACHSER , confirming that model toys of real-life cars and buildings do not, in principle, infringe the word and figurative trade marks for the real-life products. Volkswagen tried to convince the courts of the opposite by enforcing a three-dimensional trade mark for its Bulli model and was successful before the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Kilpatrick partners Tina McKeon, Michael Bertelson, and Michael Turton recently joined Laura Fritts (Vice President, Intellectual Property, Legal, Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) to present at the annual Kilpatrick Intellectual Property Seminar on the topic of “Rolling with the Legal Punches: Resetting Patent Strategy to Address Changes in the Law.” This panel discussed how changes in case law related to patentable subject matter (35 USC § 101), obviousness (35 USC § 103), or enablement and.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
A California federal judge has trimmed software developers' suit claiming OpenAI and Microsoft's GitHub ripped off their source code to build artificial intelligence tools, axing their claim under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to an order unsealed Friday.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Bette Midler. Vanna White. Marylin Monroe. Each of these women has undoubtedly shaped pop culture in some meaningful way. Perhaps what is lesser known is that litigation surrounding each of these women has shaped the legal world's understanding of an individual's right to publicity.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
A New York federal judge ruled that a young producer failed to sufficiently allege HBO's "Fake Famous" and "FBoy Island" shows ripped off his "Instafamous" reality show concept, but the flaws in the producer's copyright infringement allegations weren't so bad they couldn't be fixed.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
On June 14, 2024, Judge Margaret M. Garnett of the Southern District of New York granted a motion for a preliminary injunction in a declaratory judgment action filed by accused infringer PowX Inc., which barred the sales of PowX’s foam roller products used for muscle massages. In doing so, the court considered whether patent owner Performance Solutions, LLC had shown “(1) a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits; (2) irreparable harm if an injunction is not granted; (3) a balance of.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's elimination of Chevron deference confirms that courts need not defer to the U.S. International Trade Commission's interpretation of the domestic industry requirement for patent cases, eyelash extension company Lashify has told the Federal Circuit.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
This 4th of July, look up and you might notice something spectacularly different lighting up the night sky. The days of stunning displays that relied solely on the crackle and pop of fireworks are numbered. In a remarkable twist of technology, drone light shows are offering a breathtaking alternative.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
Apple Inc. has told a Delaware federal court that medical tech company Masimo Corp.'s attempt to use the Federal Circuit's latest holding on design patent jurisprudence in one of their multiple ongoing legal fights surrounding the Apple Watch "fails to address any … authority concerning any pending motion.
JD Supra Law
JULY 5, 2024
Trademarks perform a number of important functions. Scott Hervey discusses the spectrum of trademark strength in this episode of The Briefing.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
Former Greenberg Traurig LLP partner Allan A. Kassenoff has settled his $150 million defamation lawsuit against the social media influencer Kassenoff claims ruined his life by lying about his nightmarish divorce.
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 5, 2024
On 27 June 2024, a jury ruled that the National Football League (NFL) engaged in anticompetitive practices by monopolizing the pricing of the “Sunday Ticket” package on DirecTV. As a result, the league must pay USD 4.7 billion to fans and USD 96 million to subscriber bars. The jury found that the NFL had created an unfair monopoly in the distribution of the broadcast of its Sunday afternoon games to an exclusive premium subscription service.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
A California federal judge rejected a bid by a former Whitestone Law attorney to hold an attorney representing Netflix in a patent infringement case in contempt over harassment allegations, determining that the unwanted contact does not violate the order disqualifying his ex-firm.
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 5, 2024
On June 26, through External Circular 001, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (“SIC”) established its competence and regulated aspects of Law 2300 of 2023 , known as the “Dejen de Fregar” Law. The Circular states that the SIC will perform inspection, surveillance, and control functions regarding non-compliance related to: The processing of personal data by sources, users, or operators not supervised by the Financial Superintendence of Colombia.
IP Law 360
JULY 5, 2024
This past week in London has seen collapsed sports television company Arena Television hit Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank with a claim, James Vorley, the Deutsche Bank metals trader convicted of fraud, sue his former employer, and journalist John Ware filed a defamation claim against Pink Floyd band member Roger Waters and Al Jazeera Media Network.
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 5, 2024
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body tasked with developing policies to tackle Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism , continues to identify jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their regimes against these crimes. On June 28, 2024, FATF added Venezuela and Monaco to its “Increased monitoring” or “Grey List,” aiming to strengthen their mechanisms to combat Money Laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons
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