Fri.May 31, 2024

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AI-Specific Representations in Tech M&A

JD Supra Law

Navigating the acquisition of any company which makes substantial use of artificial intelligence (AI) requires a nuanced understanding of both its technological intricacies and legal complexities. As the landscape of AI continues to evolve rapidly, we expect to encounter myriad representations and warranties aimed at specific issues in intellectual property rights, data rights, and regulatory compliance relating to AI.

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Infographic | The development of the bicycle

Olartemoure Blog

1817 1817 The draisine Karl Freiherr von Drais invented the first two-wheeled vehicle with a steering device. Instead of having pedals, it was propelled by the user's feet. Known popularly as the “dandy horse”, it was patented in 1818 in France. 1866 1866 Bicycle with pedals It is not exactly known who originally had the idea to put pedals on the bicycle.

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How a John Doe Lawsuit Can Help You Unmask the Source of Fake Reviews, Defamation, and Harassment

JD Supra Law

The internet holds some of the largest threats an individual or business can face in 2024. Online threats can become even more challenging to address when the attacker acts anonymously.

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Greek IT Company Sues NY Law Firm Over Leaked Patent Info

IP Law 360

A Greece-based technology company has sued Ladas & Parry LLP in New York federal court, alleging that the firm sent proprietary information to a third party while the company had an attorney-client agreement with the firm.

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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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Federal Circuit Finds Application of Printed Matter Doctrine Too Expansive

JD Supra Law

During an inter partes review (IPR) initiated by Ingenico, the PTAB found certain claims from three patents held by IOEngine to be unpatentable. The patents at issue are directed to secure communications for portable devices used with a terminal (e.g., desktop computer) for user input. On appeal (IOENGINE LLC v. Ingenico Inc), IOEngine argued that the PTAB incorrectly construed “interactive user interface” and incorrectly applied the printed matter doctrine.

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Samsung Strikes First With Smart Ring IP Suit Against Oura

IP Law 360

Samsung has yet to announce a release date for its new Galaxy Ring brand of wearable, health-tracking devices, but it has filed an intellectual property suit in California federal court Thursday targeting a Finnish startup that makes its own line of smart rings.

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Vape Co. Can't Toss Breeze Smoke's Claims In IP Row

IP Law 360

An Illinois federal judge has rejected vape pen maker Midwest Goods' bid to throw out counterclaims that it infringed competitor Breeze Smoke's trade dress and a design patent, while also denying a bid from Breeze Smoke for a preliminary injunction.

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Section 230 Applies to Publication of Court Documents–Medina v. Microsoft

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2014, Medina sued Microsoft. Microsoft’s filings made some unredacted disclosures about Medina that were repeated in an unredacted court opinion, and those documents appeared on several websites that publish court documents. In 2020, Medina got the disclosures from the 2014 case sealed. He then sued the court document repository websites (and other defendants) for defamation, false advertising, and more.

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Spain’s Ongoing Pirate Site-Blocking War Targets Thousands of Subdomains

TorrentFreak

Amendments to Spain’s Copyright Act (Law No. 2/2011) in 2011 led to the formation of an administrative body known as the Second Section of the Intellectual Property Commission (S2CPI). S2CPI launched in 2012 under the Spanish government’s Ministry of Culture and Sports and has the authority to instruct the country’s internet service providers to block subscriber access to confirmed pirate sites and services.

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How AI Is Changing the Internet

JD Supra Law

This Internet has gone through many revolutions, technical and otherwise. Each time it has emerged stronger and more robust than before. One can trace the origins of the Internet to the connection of four computers in 1969.

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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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Link-Busters Flagged Over 56 Million ‘Pirate’ URLs to Google in a Week

TorrentFreak

Little over a decade ago, Google expanded its transparency report with a new section dedicated to DMCA takedown requests. For the first time, this allowed outsiders to see which URLs were being targeted by copyright holders and in what quantity. In the years that followed, we meticulously covered a steady increase in takedown notices. From just a few thousand reported links per week, soon it was hundreds of thousands, eventually crossing the 7 million mark around 2015.

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Is Your Blockchain Invention Patentable?

JD Supra Law

Blockchain is becoming central to more FinTech patent portfolios than ever – but it’s harder to obtain protection on blockchain than most other technologies. The US Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank (2014) strengthened limits on what subject matter is eligible for patent protection under 35. U.S.C. §101.

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Black Box Rebellion: Comments of the @ArtistRights Institute To @Copyright Office on Renewal of The MLC, Inc. as MLC

The Trichordist

The Black Box Rebellion continues: The Artist Rights Institute takes on the MLC Investment Policy which lets MLC create a "hedge fund" with the black box.

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Bridal Fashion Label and Designer Straighten Social Media Ruffles in Bankruptcy Deal

JD Supra Law

The 2010s were a heyday for bridal fashion. TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” reality series captivated viewers watching brides navigate family opinions and emotions while shopping for “the dress” at Kleinfeld’s Bridal in New York City. Instagram became a new medium for the engaged to search for bridal fashion and plan the big day.

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Small-Batch Micro-Blog (100% GAI Free)

The Illusion of More

The Illusion of More blog was started in 2012 based on three interrelated premises: 1) that disinformation is toxic to democracy; 2) that Big Tech’s assault on copyright rights was both a disinformation campaign itself and a catalyst for more disinformation; and 3) that technology should serve humans and not the other way around. The […] The post Small-Batch Micro-Blog (100% GAI Free) appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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State “Right to Repair” Patchwork Grows as Electronic Device Manufacturers Face New Compliance Deadlines

JD Supra Law

On May 28, 2024, Colorado became the fifth state to adopt a “right to repair” law, with Governor Jared Polis signing HB 1121, the “Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment” bill. Colorado now joins California, Minnesota, Oregon, and New York to enact repair laws that apply to consumer devices. Currently, only the New York repair law is in effect – but the laws in California and Minnesota will become effective in just over a month on July 1, 2024, and the Colorado and Oregon laws.

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Other Barks and Bites for Friday, May 31: Senator Asks USCO to Expand DMCA Exemption for Security Research on Generative AI; WIPO Adopts Historic Treaty; and the United States and Japan Lead the Pack in Alternative Protein Patent Applications

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks and Bites: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirms a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that clears 20 top tech companies of patent infringement in a case related to website-building technology; WIPO adopts a historic treaty that includes IP protections for Indigenous People; the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) celebrates Dieter Rams with Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - May 2024

JD Supra Law

Second Circuit Affirms “Pay for Delay” Dismissal: On May 13, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of antitrust claims brought by wholesalers, retailers, and employee benefit funds that alleged they overpaid for the hypertension drug Bystolic as a result of patent settlements between Forest Laboratories and generic makers.

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Why Startups Must Prioritize Intellectual Property Protection

Greenspoon Marder LLP

By: Josh Goldberg, Esq. Every brand starts with an idea. While a new spark may have an entrepreneur’s mind racing, envisioning a name printed on fabric or a slogan on a billboard, that rush of excitement is often met with disappointment when a person learns the brand name is already taken or the idea for a new and innovative concept is […] The post Why Startups Must Prioritize Intellectual Property Protection appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.

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Castelbajac Saga: Can the Misleading Use of a Patronymic Trademark by Its Assignee Be Sanctioned by Its Revocation for Deceptive Use?

JD Supra Law

A new development in the Castelbajac case, which pits the designer with the eponymous name against the company PMJC, concerning the application for revocation of the trademarks assigned to the latter by the designer. In a ruling dated 28 February 2024 (Cass. com., 28 févr. 2024, n° 22-23.833), the Commercial Chamber of the French Cour de Cassation adopted a position that appears to be contrary to that of the European courts, without however definitively settling the dispute, since it is inviting

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EUTM application for TV NOW remanded by EU Board of Appeal on absolute grounds

The IPKat

In a recent decision ( R 1397-2022-5 ), the Fifth Board of Appeal (the Board) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) took the unusual step of suspending an opposition appeal so as to remand the trade mark application to the Examiner for an examination on the basis of absolute grounds of refusal. Background In June 2012, RTL interactive GmbH (RTL) a German media company, filed an application (the Application) to register the following figurative mark (the Mark) as an EU trade

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Unpacking AI-Assisted Drug Discovery Patents

JD Supra Law

AI is vaulting drug discovery forward leaps and bounds—and now regulators are beginning to catch up, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issuing new guidelines on the patentability of AI-assisted inventions.

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WDTX Chief Adds New Hurdle For Patent Attys Eyeing Albright

IP Law 360

The Western District of Texas' chief judge has made it harder for parties to have their patent cases end up in U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's court by refusing to automatically connect related litigation.

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Switzerland

JD Supra Law

Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) - Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Switzerland that directly regulate AI. AI in Switzerland is currently subject to “traditional” laws that are mostly technology-neutral, such as data protection legislation or medical device regulations, and other sector-specific frameworks.

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WIPO adopts treaty on intellectual property

Olartemoure Blog

On May 24, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new Treaty on Intellectual Property , Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge. It seeks to improve the efficiency, transparency, and quality of the patent system relating to genetic resources and the related traditional knowledge by requiring patent applicants to disclose the country of origin of any genetic material, and the indigenous people or local communities that provided any associated tradi

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Patent Office Getting Serious About Inclusive Innovation

JD Supra Law

Today, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal announced a June 18 Women's Entrepreneurship program, an event that follows the launch on May 1 of a National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation (the Strategy).

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Modification of Madrid System fees

Olartemoure Blog

WIPO recently announced changes to the fees for various procedures carried out through the Madrid System in Colombia, Turkey, and Syria. Through a series of Resolutions, WIPO set new amounts for the individual fees in each of the aforementioned countries, which are applicable when designating one of these countries in an international application, in a subsequent designation, or to proceed with the renewal of such international registration.

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Avoid the Troll – How to Protect You and Your Business From Inadvertent Copyright Problems

JD Supra Law

Copyright infringement filings continue to grow with 2023 seeing a 25% increase in cases according to year end federal court statistics. This surge is driven in large part by copyright assertion entities, or “copyright trolls” who are serial plaintiffs that bring infringement claims in volume with the hope of extracting quick, nuisance level settlements without any real interest in litigating their claims on the merits.

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NJ Judge Says Mortgage Lender's Counterclaim Falls Flat

IP Law 360

A New Jersey federal judge tossed an unfair competition counterclaim brought by Nationwide Mortgage Bankers Inc. in a trade secrets suit by its rival Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, ruling that Nationwide Mortgage's counterclaim allegations do not actually count as unfair competition under Garden State law.

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“Stop Killing Games” Campaign Seeks to Prevent Video Game Publishers from Taking Games Offline

JD Supra Law

Ross Scott, operator of the YouTube channel Accursed Farms, has launched an online campaign (the Campaign) advocating against the video game industry practice of game publishers ending technical support for video games, which renders the games unplayable. According to Mr. Scott, the Campaign is in response to video game publisher Ubisoft’s decision to decommission The Crew, an online-only video game initially released in 2014.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

IP Law 360

This past week in London has seen financier Crispin Odey file a defamation claim against the Financial Times, Ford hit with the latest "Dieselgate" claim and a human rights activist bring a privacy claim against Saudi Arabia. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Spicy Saga of Chili Crunch Trademark Rights

JD Supra Law

In a heated twist on intellectual property debates, the Chili Crunch controversy has simmered into the spotlight, showcasing the spicy interplay between legal battles and brand image in the culinary world. In a revealing discussion, Lucian Chen and Todd M. Nosher peel back the layers of this recent trademark tussle involving Momofuku, serving up a rich narrative that highlights the evolving challenges in the food industry’s trademark landscape.

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Investors Can Aid In The Acceptance Of Psychedelic Medicine

IP Law 360

Psychedelic medicine is ready to have its breakthrough moment, and although it still faces political, legal and communications challenges, private equity investors can play a significant role in changing the public perception on psychedelics from taboo to acceptance, say Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell, Charlie Panfil at the Daschle Group and Ethan Lutz at FTI Consulting.

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En Banc Federal Circuit Adopts a New Test for Design Patent Obviousness

JD Supra Law

Before Moore, Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, and Stark. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Trending At The PTAB: Real Party In Interest And IPR

IP Law 360

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s recent Luminex v. Signify decision, finding a complaint seeking indemnification may be treated as a public demand sufficient to establish a real party-in-interest, shows that the board continues to apply a broad and expansive definition to that term, say Yicong Du and Yieyie Yang at Finnegan.

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