IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been extremely high since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Currently, a patent reaching a final written decision in an IPR will on average have 78% of its claims found invalid. Perhaps more surprising, when there is a final written decision, 70% of the time all challenged claims in the patent are found invalid.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 12, 2025

Warming paws over the fires of more EPO referrals As the freezing air continues to set in across Europe, KatFriend, Ian Jones at GJE is back to warm our paws on an important EPO referral concerning third-party interveners. Over to Ian : "In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has the right to intervene.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

“Minnesota Statutes section 609.771 prohibits, under certain circumstances, the dissemination of ‘deepfakes’ with the intent to injure a political candidate or influence the result of an election.” The plaintiffs brought a pre-enforcement challenge to the law, but the court denies a preliminary injunction. What is a “Deepfake”?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 12, 2025

Manga and anime have become increasingly popular in recent years. These formats originate in Japan but are now in demandworldwide. Similar popularity also extends to the adult counterpart known as “hentai,” which has millions of avid fans. Like other forms of media, not everyone accessing hentai content chooses to pay for it. Instead, many people opt for free websites like nHentai.net, which averaged close to 80 million visits in recent months.

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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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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 12, 2025

A jury will decide if Apple TV+s Servant infringed Francesca Gregorinis 2013 indie film The Truth About Emanuel as a rare substantial similarity trial is set to begin this week. While much of Los Angeles grapples with the devastating destruction and displacement caused by recent wildfires ( here’s how to help ), a dozen or so lawyers have been gearing up for a high-stakes jury trial in the long-running copyright lawsuit over M.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

JANUARY 12, 2025

Please join us on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm, where we will watch a Substance Abuse MCLE video entitled -An Honest Conversation about Alcohol: Navigating Holidays and Celebrations. The video is presented by the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program on November 14, 2023. The video link is pasted below. [link] Angelo Gaz, of [.

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