The IPKat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Timothée Charmeil (Elvinger) discussing a recent decision of the Cancellation Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the approach taken to comparison of goods (in this case wine and gin). Here’s what Tinothée writes: Comparison of wine and gin: the EUIPO’s unquestionable Similarity Tool by Timothée Charmeil Are wine and gin similar?

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In a copyright battle over pop music’s building blocks, the Second Circuit delivers a win for Ed Sheeran—and for future creativity. The Second Circuit has spoken: the I–iii–IV–V chord progression is officially unoriginal, commonplace, and free for all to use—whether you’re an eight-year-old plucking out “Puff the Magic Dragon” on a toy guitar or a redheaded rock star named Ed.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

GitHub is no stranger when it comes to DMCA takedown requests. In the first half of this year, it processed over a thousand takedown notices, removing 18,472 projects. Put into context, however, these numbers are less spectacular. With more than 500 million open source projects, it’s no surprise that a tiny fraction break the rules. Allegations of infringement can take different forms.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Mark your calendars for January 8-11, 2025, as the IP & Ski Conference returns to the slopes of Vail, Colorado. This unique conference combines some of the most engaging intellectual property speakers with world-class skiing — all at the ski-in/ski-out Grand Hyatt Vail. (Although I often stay at the Minturn hostel to save some money).

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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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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Delhi High Court’s orders in the Pertuzumab patent dispute, order concerning personality rights of the Telugu movie star Vishnu Manchu, and Madras High Court’s decision on burden of proof in patent revocation cases. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Introduction A person’s data is critical for identification, predicting behavior, understanding their perspective, and taking advantage of their weaknesses to influence their actions according to the goals of the digital world. Data operators frequently critically analyze this information to understand better individual preferences, which helps in targeting advertisements, personalizing content, and providing tailored recommendations.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As the United States gears up for the 2024 presidential election in two days, many in the IP community have been asking who would be better for IP rights? The question about whether a Harris Administration or second Trump Administration would be better on intellectual property rights from the perspective of rights holders is largely unknowable because neither party platform mentions “intellectual property” specifically, much less patents, trademarks or copyrights.

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