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10 reasons that small businesses need to protect their trademarks

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 21 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Small Business Concerns Small businesses are just as capable of creating and building great brands as big businesses are. In fact, small businesses may be even more capable. All a business really needs is some creativity and wit so that it can begin building a bold brand via a great name.

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Brazil Blocks Another 250+ Pirate Domains, Milestone #15,000 Just Ahead

TorrentFreak

Brazil’s enthusiasm for blocking piracy-linked domains and IP addresses is showing no signs of slowing down. Despite being a relative newcomer to mass blockades on copyright grounds, Brazil’s ISPs will soon find themselves blocking the 15,000th resource since restrictions began in earnest just a couple of years ago. That the cycle is guaranteed to continue next year, and at minimum a few years after that, celebrating the blocking of the 30,000th domain or IP address is no longer the

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Analysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Context of Transparency, Privacy and the RTI Act

SpicyIP

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. SpicyIP intern Kartikeya Srivastava analyses this decision from the lens of underlying public interest in the information sought and comments on the dilution of the RTI Act under the guise of privacy.

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Photographer Wins Just $940 in Federal Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

The same day a photographer won $11,000 at the Copyright Claims Board, a different photographer won just $940 in federal court. The post Photographer Wins Just $940 in Federal Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Navigating Book Copyright: Key Insights for Business Owners

Intepat

In today’s world, copyright laws are essential for protecting creative works like books. For business owners, publishers, and sellers, understanding copyright can prevent legal issues and ensure fair use of content. Copyright grants the author or creator exclusive rights to use, distribute, and sell their work. This article will walk you through the key aspects of copyright in India and the essential procedures every business owner should know.

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3 Count: Don’t Look Down

Plagiarism Today

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Don't Look Up, Suno announces version four of its app and Spanish authorities take over piracy service. The post 3 Count: Don’t Look Down appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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USPTO Urged To Revamp Computer Image Design Patent Rule

IP Law 360

Intellectual property law groups and Apple Inc. have recommended that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allow design patents on computer icons shown using new technologies like holograms and augmented reality, saying a rule limiting protection to images on display screens is outdated.

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Generic Launches - Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications

JD Supra Law

This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications.

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HP Joins Patent Pool After Resolving Suit Over 'Unfair' Terms

IP Law 360

HP has agreed to join a patent pool for coding technology developed by companies like Dolby Laboratories, Mitsubishi and Philips, months after alleging that the group was engaging in "a money grab" to coerce it to accept "unfair and discriminatory licensing terms.

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Jury Awards Return of Copyrights to Iconic Hip-Hop Group

JD Supra Law

In a rare occurrence, a jury has rendered a verdict over termination rights under the U.S. Copyright Act. On October 16, 2024, a Florida jury found in favor of renowned hip-hop group 2 Live Crew (2LC), restoring ownership of the copyrights to various of the group’s iconic albums.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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.

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Legal Tech Co. Sues For AI Company's IP Release In Del.

IP Law 360

A U.S. company formed to use proprietary artificial intelligence and other tech and metrics to analyze witness credibility and emotions in legal proceedings has sued an Italian firm alleging breach of a contract duty to hand over essential, licensed intellectual property.

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Amazon, MSFT, Alphabet and Meta Spent a Combined $53B on A.I. in 2Q 2024 Alone

IP Close Up

No one said making money with Generative AI was going to be easy, but with costs skyrocketing even the biggest, most solvent and strategic investors Continue reading

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A Helpful Reminder of Utilizing a TRO to Keep the Trade Secret ‘Genie in the Bottle’

JD Supra Law

A temporary restraining order (“TRO”) followed by a preliminary injunction is often essential for a company to maintain the trade secrets status of its information that is being misappropriated. Typically, once the information is widely disseminated it will lose its trade secret status, even if such dissemination was done by unlawful means.

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How Is AI Changing Information Management? Interview with Otsuka’s Blanca Chou

Velocity of Content

CCC recently reached out to experienced information professionals to gain a better understanding of the ways in which they are incorporating tools with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into their everyday workflows, as well as how they are positioning the use of AI within their organizations. The following is based on an interview we conducted with Blanca Chou , Senior Director, Global Information & Business Services, at Otsuka Pharmaceutical.

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AI News Roundup – AI development priorities, Musk adds Microsoft to OpenAI lawsuit, Vatican develops AI replica for St. Peter’s Basilica, and more

JD Supra Law

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following.

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9th Circ. Grapples With $56M Verdict In TM Beer Battle

IP Law 360

A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday weighed whether to uphold a $56 million trial victory for Stone Brewing over allegations that MillerCoors infringed the "Stone" mark with its Keystone beer, with judges digging into questions about whether Stone Brewing filed the suit late.

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Lights, Camera, Lawsuit: Musk and Tesla in Hot Water Over Claimed “Blade Runner” Rip-Off

JD Supra Law

Imagine this: you’re a big-shot movie producer, and you’ve spent years and millions building a blockbuster brand like “Blade Runner 2049”. It’s got Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, and some of the most iconic sci-fi scenes in history. You’re gearing up for a hot new sequel, and car companies are banging down your door to partner up. By: Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

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Judge Rejects Infosys' Bid To Seal NDAs In Trade Secrets Row

IP Law 360

A Texas federal judge shot down Indian tech company Infosys Ltd.'s efforts to seal nondisclosure agreements involved in a trade secrets case over healthcare software, ruling that there was "nothing commercially sensitive" about them.

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024 #3

JD Supra Law

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association settled a lawsuit with FanDuel on Friday over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports betting platform.

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Samsung Loses ITC Patent Case Against Chinese Screen Co.

IP Law 360

Samsung has failed to convince a U.S. International Trade Commission judge to side with it in its intellectual property campaign against a major Chinese rival that makes replacement screens for mobile devices.

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Best Practices in Developing Winning IP Strategies for AI Companies

JD Supra Law

Intangible assets represent over 90% of the value of every AI company. An effective IP strategy can help protect these assets and steer your Company to higher valuations and provide leverage in commercialization of your technology.

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UK IP Firm AA Thornton To Become Part Of Venner Shipley

IP Law 360

European firm Venner Shipley is expanding by snapping up the lawyers at London-based AA Thornton, growing its bench with expertise in the intellectual property area.

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District Court Reinforces High Bar For Applying Patent Prosecution Bar

JD Supra Law

In Champion Power Equipment Inc. v. Firman Power Equipment Inc., No. CV-23-02371-PHX-DWL (D. Ariz. Oct. 18, 2024), defendant filed a motion for a protective order seeking two forms of relief: 1. a patent prosecution bar that would preclude certain attorneys representing plaintiff from performing patent prosecution work for a period of two years following the conclusion of the action; and 2. an order allowing each side the opportunity to object before its confidential information was shared.

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OpenAI Faces Copyright Case From Indian News Co.

IP Law 360

An India-based multimedia news company has hit OpenAI with a copyright suit alleging the ChatGPT developer is wrongly using the agency's published works to feed the platform's program, making it the latest news business to sue over the software.

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Update on New USPTO Rules for Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

JD Supra Law

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has implemented three new rules impacting practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

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Failed W.Va. Patent Challenge Reveals Secret Prior Art's Risks

IP Law 360

A West Virginia federal court's recent ruling — that references used by a patent challenger to establish an ordinarily skilled artisan's existing knowledge must be published before a patent's filing — may discourage claim construction challenges based on secret prior art and steer drafters away from externally defined terms, says Brianna Potter at Baker Botts.

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The Intersection of FRAND Obligations and Anti-Suit Injunctions

JD Supra Law

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON v. LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC. Before Lourie, Prost, and Reyna. Appeal from the Eastern District of North Carolina. Summary: The threshold requirement for anti-suit injunctions, that the domestic suit must be dispositive of the foreign action, is satisfied when the domestic suit considers.

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Bid Protest Spotlight: Unclear Criteria, Data Rights, Conflicts

IP Law 360

Liam Bowers at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims examining the use of unstated evaluation criteria, an agency's investigation of its own data rights and unequal access to information about an organizational conflict of interest.

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Who Does Kaizen?

Christopher Roser

One core aspect of lean manufacturing is continuous improvement, or kaizen in Japanese. This concept emphasizes ongoing, incremental enhancements to processes, products, and services. Yet, there are commonly differences between how Toyota does kaizen and how the rest of the world does kaizen. These mostly relate to who does most of the kaizen activities.

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Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of Video IP Injunction Against X

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Texas federal judge's decision denying VidStream's bid to block X Corp. from deploying features that allegedly infringe its patent on a system for receiving and distributing user-generated video.

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Delhi High Court Issues Notice to OpenAI in the ANI Copyright Infringement Case

SpicyIP

ANI logo. Image from here As highlighted yesterday , the first hearing in the ANI MEDIA PVT LTD V/s OPEN AI INC & ANR. took place today with the Delhi HC issuing summons to OpenAI. As reported by Bar and Bench, ANI sought an interim injunction against the unauthorised use and storage of its copyright work by Open AI to train its large language models (LLMs) -ChatGPT.

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Hemp Co. Hit With $100K Verdict, Loses Trade Secret Claim

IP Law 360

A Texas jury has hit a hemp products maker with more than $100,000 in damages after finding it knowingly sold defective THC gummies to a CBD retailer and rejecting claims that the manufacturer owns a right to the rosin-based method of THC extraction.

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Protecting Freedom of Expression: My Heritage Committee Appearance on the Chilling Effect of Antisemitism

Michael Geist

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is in the midst of conducting a study on protecting freedom of expression that has opened the door to discussing a wide range of issues. I appeared as a witness before the committee yesterday and divided my opening remarks into two issues. First, I discussed the way digital policies (notably including Bills C-11, C-18, C-63, and S-210) all intersect with expression in either directly or indirectly, arguing that we haven’t always taken the protection of

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Longtime Barnes & Thornburg Atty Named IP Practice Chair

IP Law 360

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has named one of its longtime attorneys and a member of its management committee as the chair of the firm's intellectual property department.

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Design reform reaches its finale: it is now Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823

The IPKat

Yesterday, the EU design reform reached its final step: it was published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. This post analyses the main elements of the two acts. Background Foundations for the EU design system (as of now still covered by Regulation (EC) 6/2002 for EU-wide designs and Directive 98/71/EC for national designs) were laid down in the late 1980s-early 1990s, when various groups of academics presented their proposals for EU acts on the ma

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