Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 29, 2024
German pirate IPTV operators sentenced, MPA pushes for stronger AI regulation, and Gigi Hadid defaults on a photography lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Default Strategy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Erik summarizes the results of a recent study published by the NOVA School of Business & Economics about the data used to show the tremendous monetary value of having a registered trademark for businesses. The post The Value of a Trademark Registration appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik summarizes the results of a recent study published by the NOVA School of Business & Economics about the data used to show the tremendous monetary value of having a registered tradem
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Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 29, 2024
With Halloween coming up, we are taking a look at five copyright battles fought over masks, in particular Halloween masks. The post 5 Copyright Battles Over Halloween Masks appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Identifying the anonymous operators of pirate sites and then locating them, wherever they are in the world, is rarely a straightforward matter. Even when that is achieved, filing copyright lawsuits and then winning those cases could take years rather than months to complete. Japan-based publishing giant Shueisha often utilizes courts in the United States to obtain information on mostly anonymous pirate site operators.
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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
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Luther Campbell, the former leader of 2 Live Crew, and the heirs of two other group members have won a legal battle over the rights to the group’s music. Lil’ Joe Records, owned by Joseph Weinberger, bought the group’s catalog in 1996 as part of Campbell’s bankruptcy proceedings.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
During IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters program, which is taking place this week from Monday to Wednesday, panelists on the one hand breathed a sigh of relief that certain rule proposals considered most destructive to the industry seem unlikely to move forward, but on the other, lamented the overall negative tenor of the public debate around pharmaceutical patents today.
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IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shot down a bid from a German solar energy technology company's U.S. unit to invalidate a competitor's solar power supply patent, the latest blow to the subsidiary in a larger patent fight.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Poster for Vishnu Manchu starer action film “Rowdy” Image from here. [This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Yukta Chordia. Yukta is a 4th year BA LLB (Hons.) student at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur and is passionate about Intellectual Property Law and Media and Entertainment Law, with a strong interest in ADR. Long post ahead.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A California bankruptcy court's decision earlier this month in Pinnacle Foods and a lingering circuit split on assumption of executory franchise contracts highlights the issue of whether franchisee debtors can qualify for case venue in friendlier circuits, says David Gamble at Parkins Rubio.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
With a factual background that resembles a bad Hollywood script, the most recent chapter in the ongoing dispute between former co-founder of Trilobio, Keoni Gandall (defendant), and Trilobio and his two former partners and co-founders Roya Amini-Naieni and Maximilian Schommer (plaintiffs) ended on October 17, 2024, with the court enjoining Gandall and his new company from using Trilobio’s trade secrets.
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The IPKat
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Jean-Sébastien Mariez and Laura Godfrin (both Momentum Avocats), discussing a very recent ruling of the French Supreme Court regarding second-hand markets for digital goods. Here is what they write: UFC-Que Choisir v. Valve : Game over for a second-hand dematerialized video game market in France by Jean-Sébastien Mariez and Laura Godfrin In its ruling dated October 23, 2024, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cas
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Gemini Data, Inc., a data analytics company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has filed a federal complaint against Google LLC in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Google’s adoption and continued use of GEMINI in connection with its AI chatbot tool infringes Gemini Data’s trademark rights.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This is a review of “ Designs Law and Practice (3rd Edition) ” by RPC. Formerly published as Sykes: Intellectual Property in Designs, this is a substantially revised and updated new edition which aims to provide a comprehensive but practical reference source for the various IP rights protecting designs, with a focus on the United Kingdom. Written by a team at RPC, together with contributions from law firms in several other countries, including the US, the book covers the following topics: Chapte
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
On October 24, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion that may have implications for litigation involving standard essential patents (SEPs). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., No. 24-1515 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 24, 2024). The Court vacated the district court’s denial of Lenovo’s request for an antisuit injunction to prevent Ericsson from enforcing injunctions obtained in Colombia and Brazil, and remanded the case for further proceedings below.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Over the past decade, Brazil has seen an increase in patent litigation, as the local economy grows and stabilizes. With more companies eyeing Brazil as a strategic country for the protection of IP, the patent system becomes more scrutinized and more complex patent cases are filed. On June 12, 2024, the Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça, or STJ), Brazil’s highest court with jurisdiction over non-constitutional matters, issued a ruling allowing invalidity defenses on an indus
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Licensing Executives Society (LES) recently held its annual meeting in New Orleans, drawing together a diverse group of intellectual property (IP) licensing professionals, including attorneys, academics, service providers, and industry leaders in fields like life sciences and high technology. The multi-day event covered a range of important themes for those navigating the evolving landscape of IP licensing.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 29, 2024
[A big thanks to Praharsh for his inputs on the post.] In early July, I wrote ( here ) about the grant of an interim injunction to Roche by a single-judge bench (SB) of the Delhi High Court (DHC), presided over by Justice Sanjeev Narula in F-Hoffmann-La Roche AG & Anr. v. Zydus Lifesciences Limited ( pdf ) [hereinafter referred to as “SB Order 1”].
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The metes and bounds of how courts should consider indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112(b) were addressed most recently by the Supreme Court in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. 898 (2014). Regardless, however, of the Court's attempts to properly construe this portion of the Patent Statute.
Christopher Roser
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Henkaten is an approach by Toyota to deal with changes in their manufacturing system. It is one of the lesser-known words of the lean vocabulary. Often translated as “change point,” it is about managing a change. However, there is no magic behind yet another Japanese word. It is all just the basics like most methods.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Ericsson AB, Ericsson, Inc. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc. et. al., Appeal No. 2024-1515 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 24, 2024) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit clarified that, for an issue in a domestic suit to be “dispositive” under the Microsoft framework in foreign antisuit injunction proceedings, it only needs to potentially resolve whether the injunction is appropriate, and does not need to necessarily resolve the entire dispute.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 29, 2024
It is not uncommon for well-established companies with a business firmly rooted in a given product category to desire expansion. For example, several companies that are primarily engaged in the production of apparel have extended their product lines to encompass home furnishings (and vice versa) ( e.g. here or here ). This Kat was surprised to find a recent decision issued by the EUIPO Cancellation Division concerning the French house Baccarat, renowned for its crystal creations.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A recent decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) sheds light on certain pitfalls patent applicants may encounter when submitting declarations under 37 C.F.R. § 1.132 (“Rule 132 Declarations”). Rule 132 Declarations are frequently used in life sciences patent prosecution to submit data in support of a patent application. They are an important tool for rebutting obviousness rejections raised under 35 U.S.C. § 103 by establishing that an applicant’s invention produces unexpected.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Akerman LLP announced Monday that two former partners at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP are the latest additions to its intellectual property practice group in New York City.
43(B)log
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Nolen v. PeopleConnect , arguing that ROP laws applied to noncommercial speech like reprinting high school yearbooks are generally unconstitutional.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The sun was shining, the virtual campfire was crackling, and participants were discussing new and complex challenges surrounding the future of open access (OA) publishing. This past summer, CCC hosted “Camp OA,” a series of community forums in which publishers could dive deep into technology, publishing models, and workflows. Like the summer camps of our youth, it was time set aside for learning and development—while building meaningful relationships.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A Texas jury on Tuesday largely found in favor of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. in a suit claiming that it used a former vendor's trade secrets to prep a replacement supplier, concluding that Bell breached its contract with the vendor but that the Fort Worth, Texas-based aerospace manufacturer hadn't stolen intellectual property.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 29, 2024
“English can be weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.” ― Anonymous Only 26 letters create the 44 sounds in the English language. The 24 consonant sounds reasonably correlate to the 21 consonants in the alphabet, while the 20 vowel sounds seem near impossible to create, considering there are only 5 vowels in the alphabet.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The U.S. Copyright Office is late in submitting reports on the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law, according to a recent letter from leadership on the House committee with jurisdiction over the matter.
43(B)log
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Wesley Financial Gp. v. Westgate Resorts, Ltd., 2024 WL 4581512, No. 6:23-cv-2347-RBD-LHP (M.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2024) A rare timeshare exit company lawsuit against a timeshare developer, alleging false advertising and related claims. It’s unsuccessful but points to practices that the FTC or AGs might have something to say about. At one point, plaintiff WFG obtained accreditation and an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, which it advertised with the AARP, allegedly bringing in more than $10
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A panel of the Federal Circuit said Tuesday a plastic packaging manufacturer is making a "frivolous" objection to how a Massachusetts federal judge decided to set up a retrial scheduled next week over whether patents covering a kind of tamper-resistant container are invalid.
Likelihood of Confusion
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Originally posted 2014-08-11 18:52:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’m not so sure the RIAA isn’t on firm legal ground. In fact, I think they mostly are. Information may want to be free but so does crude oil; that doesn’t mean you can just set up a pump on my front lawn. But I do think […] The post RIAA defenders directory appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A California federal judge delayed a trial in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by an engineer formerly at TikTok's parent company ByteDance, directing the parties on Tuesday to instead submit briefing on the defendants' motion to terminate the case as a sanction for the plaintiff's alleged destruction of evidence and perjury.
The TTABlog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Board denied Opposer 1661's motion to compel discovery responses premised on the unsupported and dubious notion that, once a party responds to a first set of interrogatories or document requests, it cannot object to a second set on the ground that the total number of interrogatories or documents requests exceeds the maximum limit of 75. 1661, Inc. v.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday denied DraftKings's $2.3 million fee bid for defeating Interactive Games' suit accusing it of infringing patents related to remote betting, ruling that Interactive Games' case isn't exceptional or frivolous since its patents were presumed valid and there's no evidence that Interactive Games was seeking quick settlements.
IP Close Up
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Akeem Shannon is not the typical ‘Shark Tank’ contestant.
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