TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy system reportedly launched last week , albeit in limited fashion. Whether the platform had any impact on pirate IPTV providers offering the big game last Friday is unclear but plans supporting a full-on assault are pressing ahead. Technical and Operational Requirements A new document released by AGCOM describes Piracy Shield as a “single technology platform with automated operation” and elsewhere as a piece of “machine-to-machine platform

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The plaintiff sells remanufactured printer ink cartridges. The plaintiff claims that Amazon listings falsely claim that other merchants’ cartridges are “remanufactured” or “recycled.” For reasons unclear to me, the plaintiff thought it would be a good idea to sue Amazon over its competitors’ alleged misdeeds, going so far to breathlessly issue a press release that it had “filed a $500 million lawsuit against tech giant Amazon.” The techlashing and

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 10, 2023

A few years ago, Epic Games filed copyright infringement lawsuits against several Fortnite players who allegedly used cheats to gain an unfair advantage. The legal campaign sent a clear signal to the gaming public that people who try to scam the system can get caught. Today, these lawsuits have disappeared from the radar and it’s unknown whether the intended goal was achieved.

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Barry Sookman

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The EU Council and Parliament agreed on December 8, 2023 to a ground breaking, but controversial, law (the AIA) to regulate certain AI systems. The Commission proposal, originally presented in April 2021 , is a key element of the EU’s policy intended to foster the development, investment and uptake across the EU of safe and lawful AI that respects fundamental rights and mitigates risks associates with AI systems.

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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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Patently-O

DECEMBER 10, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Western Digital Techs., Inc. v. Viasat, Inc. , No. 22-CV-04376-HSG, 2023 WL 7739816 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 2023) Docket No. 4_22-cv-04376 Western Digital sued Viasat for infringing claims from several patents, including US8,504,834, which covers “media streaming systems and software.” In a recent decision, Judge Haywood (N.D.Cal.) granted a motion to dismiss — finding the claims of the ‘834 patent directed to ineligible subject matter.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As you are probably currently busy hopping between Christmas parties, the IPKat team has gathered some events and opportunities to help you schedule your agenda for the upcoming months. Image: flickr.com Katfood SMEs and Chinese market opportunities webinar 4IP council is organising a webinar session titled "SMEs and patent holdouts: how European SMEs fight back", dedicated to European SMEs and startups interested in the opportunity that the Chinese market can bring to their businesses.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Here is what you missed last week on the IPKat. Copyright Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the recent interpretation of Article 4 of Directive 2004/48/EC by the CJEU in relation to possibility for collective management organisations to bring, in their own name, actions for copyright infringement on behalf of the right holders. Alessandro Cerri reported the news that the digital music service Spotify will fully cease its operations in Uruguay by February due to the domestic approval of the 2023 Ren

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WIPO Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Access Infinity platform from Tata Consultancy Services is transforming the lives of millions with print disabilities in India. A recent agreement with WIPO opens the possibility of extending these benefits to more than 50 other countries. Charudatta Jadhav, one of the platform’s main architects, discusses the platform’s development and its transformative impact.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Under the new California Business & Profession Code §16600.1 law which takes effect on 1 Jan 2024, all California Employers MUST send an individualized communication/letter by Valentines Day (14 February 2024) to all current and former (if employed after 1 Jan 2022) employee’s (last known address and email address) if they signed an employment agreement containing a non-complete clause or if they signed a separate non-compete agreement.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Husch Blackwell LLP has acquired Minneapolis-based intellectual property boutique Patterson Thuente IP, the firm announced Monday.

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Advertiser: IPO

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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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

One might think that we had enough crises already without creating a new one, but apparently that’s not the case. To much fanfare, the Biden Administration unveiled its long awaited “guidelines” for agency use of the march in rights provision of the Bayh-Dole Act. Ironically, it started this exercise just as it had joined every other administration in dismissing attempts to misuse the statute as a pretext for the government to micro-manage the price of a successfully commercialized government fu

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