TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2019, eight men from Las Vegas were named in a grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to violate criminal copyright law through two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. According to the indictment, the defendants reproduced tens of thousands of copyrighted television shows without authorization, and distributed the illicit content to a vast audience of paid subscribers across the United States.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2024

Even famous trade marks are subject to the requirement of genuine use and may be revoked if the owner does not submit sufficient evidence, as a recent decision from the General Court concerning McDonald’s ‘BIG MAC’ trade mark shows (case T-58/23 ). Background McDonald’s International Property Co. Ltd (‘McDonald’s’) owns EU trade mark no. 62638 ‚BIG MAC‘, which was registered on 1 April 1996 for goods and services in classes 29, 30 and 42.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

A New Mexico company has hit videoconferencing behemoth Zoom with a patent suit in Colorado federal court, alleging that Zoom is knowingly infringing a patent for identifying voices across multiple telephone networks.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 21, 2024

Commerce's USPTO Announces National Strategy to Empower Innovators and Entrepreneurs from All Communities June 21, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:19 Intellectual property New plan to increase diversity and participation in STEM, inventorship, and innovation The Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a new National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation to connect more Americans with resources to spur innovation and entrepreneurship.

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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?

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

Referred to in legal papers as simply J.E., the defendant was targeted in Sweden by local anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) on behalf of major movie and TV show companies Svensk Filmindustri and Nordisk Film. The plaintiffs’ claim stated that J.E., either intentionally or with gross negligence, acted alone or in concert with others, to infringe their copyrights in cinematographic works.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

In April 2024, Spotify announced a price increase for its ad-free premium subscription plan. This is the second price increase in 10 months and will go into effect in the United States later this year. According to Spotify, the latest price increase is tied to the addition of audiobook offerings to the premium subscription plan. Although Spotify initially added select audiobooks to the premium service in October 2023 without any additional cost, the impending price increase coupled with the.

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The Illusion of More

JUNE 21, 2024

In my last post responding to the Chamber of Progress campaign for broad liability protections for generative AI developers, I noted that lawmakers are tired of blanket immunity for Big Tech. If the current legislative landscape is any indication, we may finally be at the leading edge of genuine accountability for the myriad harms caused […] The post Child Safety May Lead the Charge on Platform Accountability appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 21, 2024

Image by freepik On June 16, the much awaited results of the three phrased exams for the recruitment of Patent Examiners were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Originally meant to recruit 553 Examiners, as per the results, the NTA has “provisionally” recruited 550 Examiners who will then be subjected to another round of verification by the Controlling Authority.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

Many life science companies are using AI/ML to identify new disease targets and new therapeutics, predict the efficacy and toxicity of potential clinical therapeutic candidates, design clinical trials and dosing or treatment regimens, and more.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2024

Some 'graceful' sunbathing ahead of the weekend With summer officially started in the Northern hemisphere, not only are we enjoying the longest (sunny) days of the year but also new events and opportunities in the IP field. Take a look below and do not forget to regularly check the IPKat Events page too! Events E-course – Intellectual Property for Sustainable Innovations (16-27 September 2024) with 10% IPKat readers’ discount NOVA School of Law is organizing an online course aimed at providing a

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

In the world of intellectual property (IP), where patents, trademarks, and trade secrets hold immense value, securing these assets is paramount. When companies with valuable IP portfolios seek financing, lenders often face the challenge of assessing the true value of these intangible assets. This is where IP-backed financing insurance, or IP collateral insurance, becomes crucial, providing a safety net for lenders and unlocking significant borrowing potential for IP-rich companies.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host this guest post by former GuestKat Gabriele Girardello (Pavia e Ansaldo), recapping the recently annual meeting of the European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT). Over to Gabriele: EPLIT’s Stockholm Congress Report by Gabriele Girardello Last week, this Katfriend had the opportunity to attend for the first time the annual conference of EPLIT.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) visual media is having a moment, with PitchBook reporting that “startups are raising record sums to bring AI-generated visuals to enterprise clients.” This subset of generative AI saw VC funding surge 90% in Q1 of this year, bringing in an impressive US$402.7 million in investment, up from US$212.7 million in the previous quarter.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

Apple confirmed Friday that the tech giant isn't planning on releasing new artificial intelligence features in the European Union this year due to "regulatory uncertainties" involving the bloc's new Digital Markets Act and the potential security risks that complying with the DMA could pose to Apple users.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

In order to train generative AI models, in particular frontier large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models, it is necessary to perform vast amounts of computations, typically carried out on massive clusters of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) or other specialized AI chips.

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Patently-O

JUNE 21, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has affirmed a D.N.J. court’s dismissal of patentee Beteiro’s infringement complaints against DraftKings, et al., agreeing that the asserted claims are directed to patent ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Beteiro, LLC v. DraftKings Inc. , No. 2022-2275 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2024). The patents at issue were directed to methods of facilitating remote gambling activity using devises equipped with GPS.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Vidal v. Elster, a case that pitted trademark law against the First Amendment’s free speech protections. While the Court unanimously upheld the Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) refusal to register a contentious mark, the justices’ concurring opinions reveal sharp divisions over the proper framework for analyzing First Amendment challenges and the role of history in constitutional interpretation.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2024

The end of 2023 and the first half of 2024 were remarkably eventful in terms of AI-related initiatives addressing the impact of AI on intellectual property and publicity rights. The general legislative goal seems to be twofold: to afford rights holders and consumers more rights, such as new publicity rights regarding digital replicas for celebrities, and to provide transparency regarding AI training data and AI impact.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

One of the advantages of filing a reissue application within two years of the original patent’s grant is the ability to seek broader claims. More often than not, however, a broadening Reissue will be rejected by the CRU examiner based upon the doctrine of recapture. Understanding recapture begins with understanding the specific terms utilized in describing recapture, as also highlighted in our recent article, Four Pitfalls to Understand in Reissues.

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JUNE 21, 2024

ISED has now published the submissions to the consultation on generative AI and copyright. The consultation focused on the impacts of recent developments in generative AI on the creative industries and considered whether changes are necessary to appropriately balance copyright and technological developments for an evolving Canadian economy. The submissions can be accessed at this link.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

In Vidal v. Elster, a unanimous Supreme Court of the United States reversed the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision, holding that the Lanham Act’s names clause does not violate the First Amendment or trigger heightened scrutiny for judicial review. Although the Court was a 5-3-1 split on the reasoning, all the justices concurred in the holding.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 21, 2024

Know the Signs of Heat Illness and Your Heat Risk June 21, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:42 Weather and satellites How much heat can a person safely endure? It depends. Much less visible and dramatic than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes, heat is considered the silent killer, affecting the lives and health of people across the country.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

In the mid-2000s, the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) determined that reexaminations would be more consistent and legally correct if performed by a centralized set of experienced and specially trained Examiners. As a result, the USPTO formed the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) and staffed it with 15 year+ Examiners and legal experts. Later, after the loss of Inter Partes Reexamination in 2012, the USPTO added all newly filed reissue applications to the CRU Examiner’s regime.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP told the Federal Circuit on Friday that Columbia University's bid to introduce a former Norton Lifelock computer scientist's declaration claiming the company's former lawyers at the firm are lying about his refusal to testify in the school's decade-long $600 million patent case is "utterly meritless.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

The requirement for disclosure, candor, and good faith between an applicant/patent owner and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) serves an important public interest. Succinctly, each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the Office, which includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information known to that individual to be material to patentability.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

Bausch's Salix Pharmaceuticals has launched a lawsuit against Alvogen's Norwich Pharmaceuticals unit in a New Jersey federal court, claiming that its planned generic version of Xifaxan, a blockbuster diarrhea and brain disorder drug, infringes a set of patents.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) has introduced new rules enhancing the independence of administrative patent judge (APJ) panels. The final rule, building on Standard Operating Procedure 4, prohibits senior PTO management and non-management APJs from discussing panel decisions with panel members unless they were part of the panel themselves.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

The eight pharmaceutical companies that the Federal Trade Commission warned in April may have improperly listed patents for its products in a key federal database have chosen not to remove any patents or otherwise alter their listings, according to a document released Friday.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) Appeals Review Panel (“the Panel”) recently clarified that means-plus-function claims do not require that the specification disclose equivalents. See Ex parte Chamberlain, No. 2022-001944 (P.T.A.B. May 21, 2024) (“Panel Decision”), 35–37.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

A petition by patent litigation outfit Cellect that is looking to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into a double patenting dispute has drawn support from even more lawyers as well as a handful of major drugmakers and small tech companies like Sonos.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

On June 12, 2024, the Colombian Congress approved important changes in the regulation of e-commerce. Among the main modifications, the following stand out: The reduction of the deadline for the return of money in case of retraction, which goes from 30 to 15 days. This measure streamlines the refund processes in favor of consumers and aims to increase security in online transactions.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

The ex-CEO of a biopharma company who was found liable in 2021 for breaching his fiduciary duties but ordered to pay just $1 in damages after Delaware's Court of Chancery found that no real harm had been done is now suing for his attorney's fees and court costs.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

Kantar, a leading market research company, published the list of the 100 most valuable brands in the world for this 2024. The list is headed by Apple, which for the third consecutive year occupies the first place, and this year becomes the first brand to reach the billion-dollar mark. Apple is followed by Google, Microsoft and Amazon , companies that have also remained stable at the top of the list.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 21, 2024

The U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal refused Friday to apply a much more restrictive statute of limitations that would toss government claims that Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck Ltd. and generic drug manufacturers anticompetitively agreed to delay generic competition to an antidepressant.

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