Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The following is an edited transcript of my video Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Definitions and Differences. The following is an edited transcript of my video Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Definitions and Differences. While my work focuses almost exclusively on trademark protection, a question that comes up all the time is “What’s the difference between a copyright, a trademark, and a patent?
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Explaining the recent Delhi High Court decision in Gensol v. Mahindra, Tanishka Goswami analyzes the Court’s findings on the importance of house marks in infringement assessment, and the nature of the relevant market. Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws.
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Patently-O
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office faces unprecedented challenges as recent executive directives force dramatic changes to its operations. I think that folks across the spectrum from right to left would agree that current changemaking at the White House is following a brutalist approach that treats all federal employees and agencies as interchangeable parts rather than recognizing their unique roles, specialized expertise, and operational requirements.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Every year, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative asks copyright holders to share input for its Special 301 Report. Based on these recommendations, which center around copyright and piracy problems, the USTR compiles an annual list of countries that deserve extra attention. By definition, the overview aims to identify foreign companies and policies that may hurt U.S. businesses.
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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?
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Copyright Office) published Part 2 of a three-part report on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright issues in connection with AIs usage. Part 2 of the report (the Copyrightability Report) centers on the Copyright Offices overall skepticism toward the copyrightability of outputs of generative-AI products (Generative AI) for lack of sufficient human expressive control.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A federal district court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, just turned an admittedly novel termination theory into a final judgment, risking global copyright chaos. The Fifth Circuit awaits. Last July, I wrote about Vetter v. Resnik , a case out of the Middle District of Louisiana that threatened to upend decades of settled copyright law. The court found that Cyril Vetters statutory copyright termination gave him a plausible claim to recapture both U.S. and foreign rights to his 1966 hit Double Shot (
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Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
An Australian training college that specializes in real estate and finance has been ordered to close over allegations of widespread cheating. The post Australian Training College Ordered to Close Over Cheating Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Image from here A term that has of late frequently popped up in patent orders by the Indian Court without much explanation is auxiliary claims. Most recently, such claims were filed before the Delhi High Court (Immunolight v. Controller) ( pdf ), where the Court directed the Patent Office to hear the matter afresh in light of the auxiliary claims filed by Immunolight.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Copyright ruling grants termination to international rights, Taylor Swift Productions seek dismissal and industry giants back site blocking. The post 3 Count: International Rights appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The intersection of AI and pharmaceutical development presents unprecedented opportunities but also raises complex legal questions. Recent developments and successes in AI-drug discovery highlight some of the key IP issues in AI-drug development. Companies are being forced to tackle these issues head-on as the IP law advances almost as quickly as the science.
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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.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Screenshot from here. The Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the parliament. The budget is being suggested as a reprieve to middle-class earners with crucial income tax exemptions announced. At the same time, the budget also made key announcements in the innovation, tech, trade, and health sectors.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Look-alikes have been the centre of attention lately. This Kat is pleased to host the following guest contribution from Katfriend Lilliana Swainson (student in the Faculty of Law, Bond University) to provide a summary of the recent Australian case on the subject of copycat products, Hampton Holdings IP Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1452. Here's what Lilliana has to say: "All the hubbub about the Thatchers v Aldi case in the UK this month (see IPKat discussion here and here ) seems to h
43(B)log
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Victory Global, LLC v. Fresh Bourbon, LLC, 2025 WL 366626, No. 5:21-62-KKC (E.D. Ky. Jan. 31, 2025) After dealing with a motion to dismiss , the court now grants summary judgment in this case brought by one African American-owned bourbon seller against another. Victory operates as Brough Brothers, which claims it was the first African American owned bourbon distillery in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with the requisite licenses to operate a distillery by September 2020.
IP Close Up
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
AI-generated content that contains evidence of a humans creative choices can qualify for IP protection, according to the second part of a major report issued Continue reading
Velocity of Content
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In close collaboration with the scholarly publishing community, CCC delivered another year of customer-driven enhancements to our market-leading solutions to better support publishers in automating their evolving publishing models. As we settle into 2025, here is a recap of last years key improvements to each of the products in our Scholarly Communications Suite : RightsLink for Scientific Communications, Ringgold Solutions, OA Intelligence, and RightsLink Author Services.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Twenty years ago, Congress began hearing that the patent system needed a faster, cheaper way than district court suits to assess the validity of issued patents. In line with this goal, Congress emphasized that the new procedure was to be an alternative to expensive district court litigation.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
InterDigital Inc. said Monday that it has filed patent infringement claims against The Walt Disney Co. in several jurisdictions, alleging that the entertainment giant is using its video technology without a license.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A flurry of developments in late January 2025 has caused quite a buzz in the AI world. On January 20, DeepSeek released a new open-source AI model called R1 and an accompanying research paper.
Copyright Alliance
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
2025 started with a flurry of copyright-related activities, setting the tone for what may be a very active year ahead in the copyright world. Among other events, the U.S. Copyright […] The post January 2025 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Minocin (minocycline) - Case Name: Melinta Therapeutics, LLC v. Nexus Pharms., Inc., Civ. No. 21-2636, 2024 WL 4799896 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 15, 2024) (Kness, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Minocin (minocycline); U.S. Patents Nos. 9,084,802 (the 802 patent) and 9,278,105 (the 105 patent).
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A company found using the patent review process to try to extort money from VLSITechnology LLC and Intel Corp. after a $2.18 billion jury verdict against the chipmaking giant is arguing it shouldn't have to pay legal fees, saying itsefforts to revive a meritorious patent challenge is simply part of a "potentially profitable business model.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
This month the Supreme Court denied certiorari on Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., and in doing so, seemingly indicated its support for a broad interpretation of the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. 271(e)(1). (Prior to its inclusion in the Hatch-Waxman Act it was known as the Bolar exemption).
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to give interim approval for outdoors and athletic clothing retailer Liberated Brands LLC to access $25 million of its $35 million debtor-in-possession financing.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) could see fewer trademark applications filed in numerous Classes with lengthy descriptions of goods and services as a result of an increase in trademark fees and new surcharges that went into effect January 17, 2025.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Federal Circuit is set to decide when a reissued patent actually expires after fielding arguments Tuesday morning from Merck and the generic-drug makers who are trying to break the pharmaceutical giant's hold on a blockbuster drug that counteracts the effects of anesthesia.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal Nos. 2024-1965, -1966, -2082, -2083 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 29, 2025) Our Case of the Week is a 31-page decision that touches on a variety of issues, including personal jurisdiction, obviousness-type double patenting, written description, enablement, and moreall arising from a preliminary injunction issued by a district court in a case that focused on abbreviated Biologics License Applications filed with the FDA.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday tossed for goodantitrust claims from the company behind reverse phone number lookup website OkCaller.com, saying the newly amended suit does not rectify the previous problems, or if it does, the court cannot decipher the "incoherent" arguments.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Federal Circuits recent precedential decision in Crown Packaging Technology Inc. v. Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. is noteworthy because it discusses two key requirements of the on-sale bar prong of pre-AIA section 102(b). First, the court explained why a quotation letter that included specific and complete price and delivery terms was a commercial offer for sale under section 102(b) even though it also included an acceptance term.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced legislation that would require radio broadcasters to pay artists when playing their music, a measure that would address what the recording industry has called a legal loophole in which songwriters and publishers get paid but not performers and labels when radio stations play their music.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
To help you stay on top of the latest news,ourAI practice grouphas compiled a roundup of the developments we are following.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Delta Air Lines is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit in Georgia federal court for allegedly authorizing Broadcom-owned software development company CA Technologies' DX NetOps software to be used on nearly 15,000 more devices than permitted under their licensing agreement.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Nearly two years in, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) continues to reshape the patent litigation landscape in Europe by providing swift, cross-border resolutions and an innovative approach to patent enforcement and revocation. But these benefits also come with challenges, and organizations and their counsel must learn how to effectively navigate disputes in the new court.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The National Music Publishers' Association, which represents U.S. music publishers and songwriters, said Tuesday that it would begin sending removal notices for thousands of unlicensed uses of its members' works in podcasts on Spotify.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
This case tested the contours of the landmark Google v. Oracle computer software code fair use decision. Astronics, a military aerospace contractor, was accused of copying code from Teradyne, a competitor, in order to ensure that Astronics' products could work compatibly with Teradyne's instruments, which are used by the military to test electronics in aircraft and missiles.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
VedderPrice said Tuesday that it has hired a former partner at DLA's Piper's Silicon Valley office to help grow its intellectual property offerings on the West Coast, touting his experience in the technology sector.
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