Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 24, 2024
As old as Christmas traditions often feel, it's surprises many so few are in the public domain. However, there's a simple reason for that. The post Why So Much of Christmas is Protected by Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In a pending lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), OpenAI Inc. recently failed to convince the court to dismiss allegations that it improperly removed copyright management information from news articles used to train its large language models. While still early, the courts favorable decision for The Intercept Media, Inc. could serve as a model for other news organizations and rights holders seeking to discourage the unauthorized use of their works by.
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TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Rightsholders see Italys elaborate ‘ Piracy Shield ‘ system as the future of anti-piracy efforts. The broad blocking powers it provides certainly made an impact this year but not all news was positive. Multiple reports of overblocking included mishaps where the anti-piracy system blocked access to Google Drive and other legitimate sites and services.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
As the worlds premier blog and go-to source for insightful, pithy commentary on the law and business of social media (EDITORS NOTE: this claim has not been verified), the team at Socially Aware feels socially responsible to recap the top ten posts of 2024. Were doing this in reverse-order countdown mode because we like to pretend were astronauts.
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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?
Christopher Roser
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In my last post I gave you a brief introduction to fluctuations and leveling. And, I already hinted that there are two downsides to leveling: properly set up it handles only fluctuations coming from upstream, andwhat is rarely talked aboutthere is an increase in inventory and/or waiting time to decouple the fluctuations in leveling. The.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In I-Mab Biopharma v. Inhibrx, Inc., a trade secret misappropriation case, a federal jury in Delaware sided with the defendants, Inhibrx and its co-founder Brendan Eckelman, on all counts. The jury found no existence of a trade secret, no trade secret misappropriation, and no damages or reasonable royalties owed.
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JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Earlier this yearwe reportedon the Federal Trade Commissions efforts taken against certain drug manufacturers when listing device patents in the FDAs Orange Book. We concluded that the efforts to date by the FTC had a minimal impact on a manufacturers decision on whether to list a device patent.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 24, 2024
With the process for requesting Director Review formally codified as of October 31, 2024, the evolving landscape of intellectual property law continues to be shaped by another avenue of decision-making from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Among the developments in the second half of 2024, USPTO Director Review decisions addressed issues ranging from obviousness determinations and claim construction to procedural considerations under 35 U.S.C. 325(d).
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Exeltis USA, Inc. and other parties (Exeltis) recently prevailed against Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lupin) in a patent infringement suit brought in the District of Delaware. After a three-day bench trial, the court found that Lupin infringed all asserted claims and that all asserted claims were valid.
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 24, 2024
The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark CERTIFIED SUGAR DADDY , finding it merely descriptive of social introduction and dating software and services, under Section 2(e)(1). Applicant argued that SUGAR DADDY is a colloquial phrase that has no defined meaning, and that applicant does not certify any customer information, but instead verifies certain information, including income, for some its consumers.
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JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
A new IP rights enforcement company has popped up on the Vondran Legalr IP infringement radar. Here is what I learned.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 24, 2024
LifeWise reaches settlement with critic, proposed copyright law could help Canadian artists and Rojadirecta ordered to pay $33 million. The post 3 Count: Wise Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
The 903 patent, entitled Correlating Packets In Communications Networks, discloses a computing system that can identify and correlate packets (small segments that together make up a larger communication) received and transmitted by a network device. The system generates log entries for these packets and correlates them to determine the association of transmitted packets with received.
Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Image: Shutterstock A retrospective on the year now coming to a close is what one expects this time of year, so I will try not to disappoint. However, when I look back at the copyright developments I wrote about in 2024, the dominant issues that jump out are AI, AI and AI.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In the long-running trade mark dispute between international popstar Katy Perry and Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor, the Full Federal Court has overturned the first instance decision of Taylor v Killer Queen, LLC (No 5) [2023] FCA 364 and ordered that Taylors trade mark be cancelled.
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Searching for potential conflicts is an important step in the trademark process. In this episode, Erik shares key tips to consider whether searching on your own or with an experienced attorney. The post A Quick and Easy Guide to Doing A Trademark Clearance Search appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Searching for potential conflicts is an important step in the trademark process.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Earlier this month, the Pantone Color Institute announced its Color of the Year for 2025, Pantone No. 17-1230 Mocha Mousse a cozy, warm brown evoking the indulgent qualities of chocolate and coffee. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
43(B)log
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Robertson v. Clean Control Corp., No. 5:24-cv-01478-SSS-DTBx, 2024 WL 5193852 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2024) Robertson bought Odoban, a concentrated multi-purpose cleaning product, which states Makes up to 32 Gallons on the front label. That principally describes Odoban as a Disinfectant usable as Laundry & Air Freshener. When using Odoban for nine of its ten advertised uses, the concentrate does not produce up to 32 gallons.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In December, a Massachusetts corporation won the largest jury verdict ever awarded under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). The award of $452 million is part of a recent trend of massive awards to trade secret owners.
Cogency Global
DECEMBER 24, 2024
What this is : On December 23, 2024, a federal Court of Appeals lifted the Texas Federal District Courts nationwide preliminary injunction that precluded FinCEN from enforcing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements of the CTA.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Its December, and everywhere you go, the streets and stores are awash in seasonal dcor, and holiday products and Christmas programming are glistening in your eyes once again. In the spirit of the season, we have compiled five golden [th]ings to know about the intersection of Christmas and protecting seasonal brands.
Cogency Global
DECEMBER 24, 2024
What this is : On December 23, 2024, a federal Court of Appeals lifted the Texas Federal District Courts nationwide preliminary injunction that precluded FinCEN from enforcing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements of the CTA.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Article 27(2) of the Chinese Patent Law provides that the relevant drawings or photographs submitted by the applicant shall clearly indicate the design of the product for which patent protection is sought. Article 64(2) of the Chinese Patent Law provides that for the patent right for design, the scope of protection shall be confined to the design of the product as shown in the drawings or photographs.
Michael Geist
DECEMBER 24, 2024
The final Law Bytes podcast of 2024 released last week took a look back at the year in digital policy. With the podcast on a holiday break, this post looks back at the ten most popular episodes of the year. Topping the charts this year was a debate with Senator Julie Miville- Dechne , who graciously agreed to come on the podcast to defend her Bill S-210.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Beginning in January 2025, the Canadian Trademarks Office (CIPO) will start proactively and unilaterally (i.e., without a request by a third party) sending notices to registered trademark owners requiring them to prove that they recently used their trademarks in Canada, or risk losing their registrations.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Having handled copyright photo infringement cases for years now, one common defense I hear raised by business owners who are found to have infringed my client's copyrighted images is "I am not to blame, I hired a webmaster or third party marketing company to build my website, including choosing my photos." Will this serve as a defense to copyright infringement?
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
The District Court of Delaware recently confirmed an award of $9.15 million in attorneys fees and costs to defendant Elysium Health, Inc. (Elysium), resulting from what it determined to be insubstantial litigation positions taken by plaintiffs ChromaDex, Inc. and Trustees of Dartmouth College (jointly, the plaintiffs, or ChromaDex and Dartmouth, respectively) in a patent litigation lawsuit.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
CloudofChange, LLC v. NCR Corp., Appeal No. 2023-1111 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 18, 2024) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed the question of divided infringement in the context of system claims. In its previous opinion in Akamai Techs., Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., 797 F.3d 1020 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (en banc), the en banc Federal Circuit had considered divided infringement within the context of method claimsi.e., when the accused party does not perform all the recited steps in a.
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