Hugh Stephens Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Image: Shutterstock (edited) Am I the only one, or did anyone else have just a touch of schadenfreude when they read the story in the New York Times that OpenAI is claiming the Chinese start-up DeepSeek may have improperly harvested its data. What irony! DeepSeek caught everyones attention earlier this week when it announced a … Continue reading "The Height of Hypcrisy!
Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Erik M. Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on intellectual property protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters. We are seeking a law student for a paid IP/Trademark internship ($25/hr) from May 2025 to August 2025 (dates are flexible, minimum 10 weeks is required).
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TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Last weekend, shadow library Anna’s Archive argued that, for AI companies, access to ‘pirated’ books may be a matter of national security. The reasoning behind this controversial take concerns the legal implications faced by U.S. companies if they train AI models using data obtained from shadow libraries. Other countries, however, have fewer reservations , which could give foreign companies a technological edge.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
A judge has ruled against Ross Intelligence, an AI company, in their case against Thomson Reuters. It's the first major AI fair use decision. The post Judge Rules Against Fair Use Defense for AI Company appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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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
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In a highly watched copyright case, a federal district court has ruled that an AI companys unauthorized copying and use of original case annotations and editorial content from a leading legal research platform to train and develop a competing legal research tool runs afoul of U.S. copyright law. The case,Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc., is the first among a growing number of lawsuits brought against tech companies over the past few years to reach a substantive.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following commentary from Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Sam Berriman (both Lewis Silkin LLP), pondering on the implications of a potential UK reform of the existing text and data analysis defence in section 29A CDPA and tackling what is often an overlooked angle in copyright debates: data protection law.
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Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The following is an edited transcript of my video Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Definitions and Differences. The following is an edited transcript of my video Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Definitions and Differences. While my work focuses almost exclusively on trademark protection, a question that comes up all the time is “What’s the difference between a copyright, a trademark, and a patent?
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Earlier this month, U.S. authorities quietly initiated a new round of domain name seizures, targeting dozens of pirate sports streaming sites. The timing of the law enforcement actions coincided with the Super Bowl, presumably to establish maximum impact. Additional domain seizures were carried out in the days after, and then continued this week. These actions did not focus on a specific pirate streaming site but targeted popular pirate brands instead.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
AI dectors, after over a hear of dubiousness, are getting praise for their accuracy. Are they ready for widespread use? The post Are AI Writing Detectors Getting Better? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has once again been urged to revisit 35 U.S.C. 101, the statute governing patent eligibility. Audio Evolution Diagnostics, Inc. (AED) filed a petition for writ of certiorari, challenging the Federal Circuits summary affirmance under Rule 36 of a ruling that invalidated its patents under the Alice/Mayo framework. Should the SCOTUS take up the case, this presents an opportunity for the Court to clarify the boundaries of patent eligibility and address concerns over the.
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The IPKat
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams (University of Antwerp) on the ongoing legal battle between Chief Afe Babalola and Dele Farotimi, which raises the question whether it might be appropriate to seek copyright royalties as a remedy for defamation. Here is what Seun writes: The Afe Babalola-Dele Farotimi saga: Copyright royalties for defamation?
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Image generated by DALL E and edited by Canva. On January 8, 2025, the Delhi High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice Amit Bansal, delivered a significant ruling in the case of Syngenta Limited and Anr. vs. GSP Crop Science Private Limited (See here ). This case pertains to patent infringement concerning two process patents related to the fungicide Azoxystrobin.
Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The following is an edited transcript of my video Do These 5 Things When Starting a New Business. Form an LLC or corporation with the state. That gives you some layer of legal protectionmay not be completebut a layer is better than none. A lot of people don’t realize that the LLC or corporation name doesn’t have to match what the overall business or brand name is.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Copyright holders see pirate site blocking as an effective and proportional tool to combat widespread online piracy. Over the years, courts and lawmakers in dozens of countries have agreed, resulting in a patchwork of blocking regimes around the globe. Initially, these efforts focused on residential ISPs as the key intermediaries. While these companies were not blamed directly, they were the go-to parties to implement blocking.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
EA and DICE recently shared concept art from their upcoming Battlefield game. However, one of the explosions was a bit-too-real. The post Fake Battles, Real Explosions appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
Further to reports that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges will soon be required to return to the office, the lingering question for many is what effect the orderas well as the current, indefinite hiring freezewill have on Supervisory Patent Examiners (SPEs) at the Office and on day to day operations of the examining corps more broadly.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office faces unprecedented challenges as recent executive directives force dramatic changes to its operations. I think that folks across the spectrum from right to left would agree that current changemaking at the White House is following a brutalist approach that treats all federal employees and agencies as interchangeable parts rather than recognizing their unique roles, specialized expertise, and operational requirements.
Barry Sookman
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The United States Copyright Office released its second report dealing with artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright. The report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2: Copyrightability , unsurprising, concludes that copyright does not extend to purely AI-generated material where there is insufficient human control over the expressive elements.
Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S. Patent No. This patent protects the firms proprietary software, a groundbreaking tool designed to streamline docket and deadline management in the trademark application process.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Fifteen years ago, Google processed 250,000 takedown notices in an entire year. Today, it only needs 36 minutes to reach the same number. Despite several attempts to make piracy less visible in its search engine, the problem isn’t going away. On the contrary, takedown notices continue to increase at a rapid pace. From 250k to 3.5bn Last February, we reported that Google had processed its 8 billionth DMCA takedown.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The New York Times has spent $10.8 million in OpenAI fight, UK Parliament weights AI regulations and police raid South African IPTV provider. The post 3 Count: $10 Million Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
On its way out the door, the Biden administration took a parting shot at America's most innovative companies in a self-described bid to expand equitable patient access to products that emerge from NIH-owned patents.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
In a recent decision ( Case 1:20-cv-00613, ECF 770 ) on the use of copyrighted texts for AI (but not generative AI) training, the Delaware District Court (the Court) held that a fair use defence was unsuccessful on a summary judgment motion for copyright infringement. Background The Claimant is Thomson Reuters (Reuters), the operator of the well-known (at least, in legal circles) legal research platform, Westlaw.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
(This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal and Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan) Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the posts on taking stock of ANI vs OpenAI copyright litigation (Part I and II), and Machine Unlearning and the ANI vs OpenAI case. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.
Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The following is an edited transcript of my video What is a TTAB Discovery Conference? If you get involved in a dispute at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), one of the steps early on in the process of an opposition or a cancellation proceeding is the Discovery Conference. Discovery Conference is required by the board as part of the procedures of the case.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Decade after decade, Hollywood studios have produced many of the greatest movies ever committed to celluloid, together telling some of the most inspiring, terrifying, beautiful, outrageous, spectacular, and funny stories ever told. Movies make the impossible, possible, and when the Fmovies piracy empire was shuttered in 2024, the MPA showed that with enough time, effort, resources, and persistence, impossible achievements aren’t necessarily confined to the silver screen.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
In January, IU president Pamela Whitten was accused of dissertation plagiarism. But the school won't release the report that cleared her. The post Plagiarism, Transparency and the Case of Pamela Whitten appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The controversy surrounding AI and copyright extends beyond the courtroom to the art market, where AI-generated works are increasingly contested. The ruling in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence adds legal weight to concerns about AIs impact on creative and commercial markets, including the sale of fine art through auction houses and galleries, and its potential to compete directly with copyright holders.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The Evolving Role of AI/ML in Healthcare - The use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) in healthcare is evolving rapidly and introducing new challenges. Not only are medical devices using AI for diagnostics, which has been around for decades, but we are also seeing new and innovative uses of AI, including generative AI within organizations, whether for coding, combing data for insights and trends, among many other applications.
The Illusion of More
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Where AI merely assists an author in the creative process, its use does not change the copyrightability of the output. At the other extreme, if content is entirely generated by AI, it cannot be protected by copyright. Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2, Copyrightability, USCO – Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part […] The post USCO Issues 2nd Report on Artificial Intelligence: Copyrightability appeared first on The Illusion of More.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush systems and related inventions. The guidelines are available on the IPIndia website here. The deadline for sharing suggestions with the CGPDTM is February 28.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Copyright holders see pirate site blocking as an effective and proportional anti-piracy measure. Over the years, courts and lawmakers in dozens of countries have agreed, resulting in a patchwork of blocking regimes around the globe. Initially, these efforts focused on residential ISPs as the key intermediaries. While these companies were not blamed directly, they were the go-to parties to implement blocking.
Plagiarism Today
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Publishers sue AI company Cohere, Tencent wins big against IPTV sellers and Dark and Darker ruled not copyright infringing. The post 3 Count: Incoherent appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
According to Bloomberg Law, the administrative patent judges (APJs) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTOs) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will be asked to return to the office as soon as February 24a move which former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal said would make the PTAB inefficient and unable to keep up with its current timelines for decisions.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
English High Court Rules that "Relatively High" Consent to Cookies and Profiling is Required Where Individual is Vulnerable - In a dispute between an individual claimant who was a recovering gambling addict and two defendants operating the Sky Betting and Gaming brand of online gambling platforms, the High Court ruled that a relatively high level of consent to cookies and profiling was required where the individual is vulnerable.
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