Nelligan Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes As Hudsons Bay Company begins liquidation sales at nearly all of its Canadian stores, over 9,300 employees are facing job lossand many are learning they may not receive any severance pay. Meanwhile, according to reporting, the company has set aside up to $3 million in bonuses for 121 executives and managers. Whats Happening at Hudsons Bay?
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Recently, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the draft version of 'Implementation Measures for Drug Trial Data Protection (hereinafter referred to as the 'Draft for Comments'), aiming to clarify the registration categories and corresponding regulatory data protection periods for chemical drugs and biologics. The Draft for Comments is currently open for public consultation by May 18, 2025.
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Nelligan Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government has introduced several temporary changes to Employment Insurance (EI) that aim to make it easier and faster for Canadians to access support. While the official text of the regulations has yet to be published at the time of this blog posting, the Federal Government has announced the changes in a recent news bulletin.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray litigation & enforcement partner and lead of the firms sports industry initiative, Chris Conniff, is joined by intellectual property transactions partner Erica Han. Together, they explore the evolving landscape of name, image, and likeness (NIL) in college athletics, discussing the influx of investments, recent legal developments, and the implications of the House v.
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?
Nelligan Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a gloriously chaotic trademark case, Lady Gaga is being sued for $100 million over the word Mayhem. Not by another pop star. Not by a niche metal band. But by a surfboard company. And lurking silently in the background: the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem , whose logo clearly inspired the entire aesthetic but who, for now, havent filed a single motion.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
With March Madness in full swing, the spotlight isnt only on thrilling buzzer-beaters or underdog victories; its also on the continued evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. Since the NCAA's landmark policy shift in 2021, student-athletes can now profit from their personal brands. This is exciting. However, these new opportunities come with the need for smart strategy, compliance and legal insight.
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Courts are divided on whether their power to order the cancellation of trademark registrations extends to still pending trademark applications under review by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Ninth Circuit's decision in BBK Tobacco expands the courts authority, ruling that district courts may cancel or change trademark applications, even if the applications are not directly related to a registered mark.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 1, 2025
Aylo uses cybersquatting laws to target pirate sites, Korean Music association requires no AI in registered songs and video game mod restored. The post 3 Count: Cybersquatting Approach appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
JACK DANIEL'S HARMED, BUT NOT INFRINGED, BY CHEWY DOG TOY- The latest ruling in Bad Spaniels finds the whiskey brands marks were diluted-but not infringed by a dog toy parody, explain Brian Brokate and Jacqueline Alcantara of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty. After more than a decade of litigation including a Supreme Court ruling, the legal battle between VIP Products and Jack Daniels returned to the U.S.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 1, 2025
As England’s top football competition, the Premier League draws hundreds of millions of viewers from all over the world. Aside from the sportive stakes, the Premier League also has a vested interest in selling broadcast rights. These rights generate billions of pounds in revenue per year; a staggering amount unmatched by any other football league.
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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.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
On March 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced changes to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial institution process, creating a new bifurcated approach to institution decisions. The Director will first decide whether to exercise discretion to deny a petition for inter partes reviews (IPR) or post-grant reviews (PGR)considering, among other things, workload needs at the PTABand if a petition passes this stage, it will then move forward to a.
Selvam & Selvam Blog
APRIL 1, 2025
Robert Bosch Limited, filed an appeal before the Madras High Court, challenging the rejection of their Indian Patent Application No. 201944047460. The application, titled Method of Preheating and Controlling the Temperature of Fuel Injected into a Combustion Engine, was refused by the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs on the ground that the invention fell under the exclusions listed in Section 3(m) of the Patents Act.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
On March 26, 2025, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Coke Morgan Stewart issued a memorandum that makes several significant changes to how the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will evaluate whether to discretionarily deny institution of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR).
Selvam & Selvam Blog
APRIL 1, 2025
In a recent decision under the.IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP), Wakefit Innovations Pvt. Ltd., the Bengaluru-based D2C furniture and sleep solutions company, has successfully secured the transfer of the domain name wakefit.in. The arbitral award dated February 28, 2025 , underscores the importance of accurate registrant information and reinforces that cybersquatting – even passive holding of infringing domains will not go unchecked.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
This article continues our analysis of over 89,000 patents to determine how the number of office actions to allowance during prosecution impacts litigation outcomes. Last month we discussed how prosecution length impacts invalidity rates during litigation. Now we discuss how it impacts findings of infringement. *This article is excerpted from the authors recent article in volume 38, issue 1 of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology titled The Myth of Bad Patents: Impact of Prosecution.
IP Close Up
APRIL 1, 2025
“It is essential to integrate innovation and intellectual property content into the curriculum, allowing students to develop creative thinking and learn how to utilize ideas Continue reading
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
The recent decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir. 2025) offers continued guidance on whether authorship can be attributed to AI systems (i.e., non-humans) under Copyright Law. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the denial of Stephen Thalers copyright application, which included artwork generated fully by his AI model, the Creativity Machine, on the basis that it is not a human being as required by the Copyright Act of 1976.
Nelligan Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Burnout at work is more than just a temporary feeling of stress or fatigue, it is a serious mental health condition that can impact your well-being, productivity, and quality of life. In Ontario, employees experiencing burnout are entitled to certain rights and protections under both employment law and human rights law. Understanding your legal options can help ensure you are supported, and can also help you make informed decisions about how to handle the situation.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse cross-section of published articles, compelling news and stories, and original content curated and/or created by Arnall Golden Gregory LLPs Entertainment & Sports industry team.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 1, 2025
In March 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a service mark owner with all of its physical assets located along the Pacific coast could maintain a suit for service mark infringement against a company using a similar mark, on the same services, whose physical assets were all located along the Atlantic coast. It based its ruling on the fact that both companies effectively competed nationally, and had solicited and landed customers in each others territory.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued an opinion vacating and remanding a decision of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) that a published patent application (Lettich) qualified as prior art to a pending application, U.S. Patent Application No. 11/005,678 (the 168 Application), because the Boards analysis as to Lettichs prior art status was incomplete.
Patently-O
APRIL 1, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s March 2025 decision in Wash World v. Belanger , attempts to clarify an important distinction between apportionment and convoyed sales in patent damages jurisprudence, dissolving nearly $2.6 million from a jury’s $9.8 million lost profits award. Wash World Inc. v. Belanger Inc. , No. 2023-1841, slip op. at 26 (Fed.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
In re: Riggs, Appeal No. 2022-1945 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 24, 2025) Our Case of the Week explores the power of an examiner to request a rehearing after the Board has entered a decision on an application. The case also relates to determining when the filing date of a provisional patent application can be used for a non-provisional patent publication as a prior art reference under pre-AIA 102(e)(1).
IP Watchdog
APRIL 1, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart has provided additional information on the Offices Interim Processes for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Workload Management in an attempt to address unspecified questions the agency has been receiving about the new procedure. Stewart sent a memorandum to all PTAB Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) last week detailing the new interim process for workload management.
Christopher Roser
APRIL 1, 2025
In my previous post I posed the problem of decoupling fluctuations on continuously moving assembly lines. You cannot decouple using inventory; you can decouple only long-term fluctuations using capacity, while all other fluctuations are decoupled using time. In my last post I introduced the topic and urged you not to have workers between different stations.
Selvam & Selvam Blog
APRIL 1, 2025
In a significant decision under the.IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP), Bose Corporation, the globally renowned manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, has successfully reclaimed the domain name boseindia.co.in. The arbitral award, dated March 7, 2025, brings clarity to the protections available to well-known brands in Indias domain name system and underlines the risks of cybersquatting.
The TTABlog
APRIL 1, 2025
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee--Bee) has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of April 2025. All will be held virtually. Briefs and other papers for each case may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided. April 3, 2025 - 11 AM [Virtual]: In re MoKappa, LLC , Serial No. 97858923 [Refusal to register the mark RAINY for "Streaming of audio, visual and audiovisual material via a global computer network; Communications services, namely, transmitting streamed sound and audio
Patently-O
APRIL 1, 2025
by Dennis Crouch Last week, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart granted Director Review and vacated the PTAB's decision instituting several inter partes reviews (IPRs) in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Stellar, LLC. [IPR2024-01205, -01206, -01207, -01208 Director Review Decision] Stewart's March 28 decision applies the Fintiv factors more aggressively than the Board, signaling a shift toward increased discretionary denials under 35 U.S.C. 314(a).
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
To help you stay on top of the latest news,ourAI practice grouphas compiled a roundup of the developments we are following.
Copyright Alliance
APRIL 1, 2025
In March, the Copyright Office launched its study of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) while in the courts, key copyright and AI cases continued to move forward. Here is a […] The post March 2025 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
A New York federal judge has tossed several school district lawsuits seeking to void a state law banning the use of Native American team mascots and names, throwing out individual board members free speech claims but saying they can amend their suits as private citizens.
IP Law 360
APRIL 1, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart said at a conference Tuesday that new policies including having her take an active role in determining whether patent challenges should be denied are part of an effort to "reinvigorate our IP system.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
Heavy manufacturing companies operate at the intersection of hardware, materials science, and automationsectors where IP protection is critical for long-term competitive advantage. Unlike software startups, industrial companies must protect processes, systems, and engineering breakthroughs that are often embedded in physical products.
IP Law 360
APRIL 1, 2025
A New York federal court refused a bid from Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. to escape a long-running case accusing it of unlawfully delaying generic versions of its diabetes treatment Actos and scheduled a trial to start in July.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
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