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This article was originally posted to Law360. The America Invents Act created inter partes review in 2012. Statutory estoppel is one of the features of the statute that balances the interests of patent owners and patent challengers. The statute simply states that an IPR petitioner may not later assert in court that a claim “is invalid on any ground that the petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review.” 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2).
When you're looking for images on a specific topic, Wikimedia Commons can be a godsend. Here's how to use it correct and safely. The post How to Use Wikimedia Commons for Free & Legal Images appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
From the launch of its online streaming service fifteen years ago, Netflix positioned itself as a piracy competitor. The idea was to take market share away from piracy sites, by offering a legal and more convenient streaming platform. Initially, this seemed to work. Netflix amassed hundreds of millions of subscribers, some of whom left their piracy habits behind.
Erik shares red flags to watch for and tips to protect yourself from trademark scammers in this podcast. The post Trademark Telephone Scams appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares red flags to watch for and tips to protect yourself from trademark scammers in this podcast.
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Image: Shutterstock Canadian visual artists, who have been hoping for the establishment of an Artists Resale Right (ARR) as part of a successful conclusion to the Canada-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations, may become collateral damage if the talks breakdown completely. As I wrote in a blog post a year or so ago (“Will the “Artists’ … Continue reading "Britain Walks Away from Trade Agreement with Canada: Will Artists be Collateral Damage?
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down a ruling that highlights how much of a shift the SCOTUS Warhol ruling is causing. The post The First Major Impact of the Warhol Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. In many cases, discussion comments are read and soon forgotten but several old threads were brought back to life recently as part of piracy liability lawsuits. The comments in question were picked up by Kerry Culpepper, a copyright attorney who leads several piracy lawsuits against Internet providers on behalf of independent film companies.
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. In many cases, discussion comments are read and soon forgotten but several old threads were brought back to life recently as part of piracy liability lawsuits. The comments in question were picked up by Kerry Culpepper, a copyright attorney who leads several piracy lawsuits against Internet providers on behalf of independent film companies.
Does recording an object’s physical properties to a blockchain render the resulting network (or method of using the same) patent-eligible? In Rady v. Boston Consulting Group, the Federal Circuit will hear oral arguments on how to apply hotly debated patent eligibility standards[1] (i.e., the two-step Alice test) to a blockchain-related invention.
As we step into the vibrant celebration of the Chinese New Year, marked by the energy of the mighty Dragon, join us in exploring a bit if the festive season and the dynamic landscape of China’s intellectual achievemnts. Meaning of the year of the dragon: The Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar is considered special and auspicious as it symbolizes vitality, strength and good fortune in Chinese culture.
Recently, Kat Von D won a key jury verdict in a trial over a tattoo. However, it has many copyright watchers scratching their heads. The post Why The Kat Von D Ruling is Confusing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Last December, Italy’s much-debated ‘Piracy Shield’ anti-piracy system went live in a limited capacity. With a legal challenge thwarted , the blocking efforts are now gearing up, with Internet services as rightsholders’ weapon of choice. Italy’s telecoms regulator AGCOM is the arbiter and previously declared the technological and procedural rules.
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.
ChatGPT took the world by the storm after OpenAI launched it in November 2022 as a general-purpose AI chatbot that could answer questions ranging from the innocuous to the complex. Since then, similar generative AI applications and the large language models underlying them have proliferated, as have controversies over how they use the works of others.
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Warner Chappell asks Supreme Court to limit damages, Italy's Piracy Shield takes flight and Bitcoin's future hangs in balance at trial. The post 3 Count: Looking Backwards appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for book piracy sources and shadow libraries. Launched in the fall of 2022 , just days after Z-Library was targeted in a U.S. criminal crackdown, its self-stated goal is to ensure and facilitate the availability of books and articles to the broader public. A few months ago, the search engine expanded its offering by making available data from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database.
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Improving Program Delivery with Innovative Data Practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce February 6, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:21 The American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Inflation and Reduction Act (IRA), and the CHIPS and Science Act provide the U.S. Department of Commerce with unprecedented new resources that can be leveraged to advance the mission of creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities.
Graffiti artists sue Guess and Macy's, UK MP says government needs to reconsider their approach to AI and bar sparks Bluey backlash. The post 3 Count: Graffiti Shirts appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
If it was possible to recall and then count every anti-piracy campaign targeted at the UK public since the dawn of the VCR, the answer would be of interest to us, because we have absolutely no idea. But maybe volume isn’t particularly important. Perhaps a better question would be this: Has an anti-piracy campaign targeting the public in the last 40+ years ever actually worked?
I previously summarized this case: This is a tragic case involving the marketplace app Letgo. Using an alias, Brown listed a stolen car for sale on the app. The Rolands agreed to meet Brown in person to buy the car. At the meeting, Brown tried to rob them at gunpoint. When the husband fought back, Brown shot them both dead. This lawsuit seeks to hold Letgo liable for the murders.
Image from here [ This post is co-authored by SpicyIP Intern Pranav Aggarwal and Swaraj Paul Barooah. Pranav is a second-year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.(Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He has a keen interest in commercial laws, especially in IP and allied fields. His previous posts can be accessed here. ] On 7 th November 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“ FTC ”) issued a press release announcing its challenge to more than 100 patents listed in the ‘Orange Book’.
DISH Network and Datacamp settle safe harbor case, manga leakers in Japan arrested and Nigerian court postpones major copyright lawsuit. The post 3 Count: DataCamp Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
From the very beginning and from every possible angle, this story makes almost no sense. But it will, eventually. By chance, when trying to track down a document a few weeks ago, a.pdf file with ‘IPTV’ in the description suddenly stood out in Google search results. Interesting things can appear by pure luck but, on first view, the document seemed quite mundane.
This week in Other Barks and Bites: the CAFC revives a food slicer patent dispute and partially vacates the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on written description in two precedential rulings; DraftKings accuses a former executive of stealing trade secrets and heading to a rival gambling company ahead of the Super Bowl; and a German patent court issues and injunction that could limit some HP and Dell products from being sold in the country.
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The Copyright Claims Board is on track to decide a case that deals with fair use, the controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay. The post Fair Use, Andrew Dice Clay and the CCB appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
In recent years, copyright holders have paid close attention to a growing number of large piracy services with connections to Vietnam. Representatives of the Motion Picture Association ( MPA ) and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ( ACE ), went as far as traveling to the Asian country to discuss the problem with local authorities. The problematic sites and services, which include Fmovies, AniWave, 123movies, BestBuyIPTV, 2embed, and Y2mate, have many millions of monthly users globall
On February 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Philpot v. Independent Journal Review reversing a ruling that an online reproduction of a photograph of singer-songwriter Ted Nugent constituted fair use. The Fourth Circuit further found that professional photographer Larry Philpot was entitled to summary judgment on the validity of his copyright registration, vacating the Eastern District of Virginia’s determination that a genuine dispute of material fact exis
Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Pranav Aggarwal. Pranav is a second-year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.(Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He has a keen interest in commercial laws, especially in IP and allied fields. His previous post can be accessed here. ] Some journals have a practice of providing research prompts on which people can potentially write.
Universal Music Group ends partnership with TikTok, UK fails to reach AI consensus and Bored Ape Yacht Club wins more damages. The post 3 Count: Silent TikTok appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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Image from here On January 10, 2023 the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published the proposed Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024. As discussed by Pragya Singh and Lakshita Handa, here , the proposed Rules are marred with inconsistencies and can surely benefit from an assessment through the principles of simplicity, rationality, accountability and accessibility.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Feb. 6, 2024, that a news organization's use of a photograph of musician Ted Nugent did not constitute fair use, siding with the photographer who argued that the news organization did not alter or add any new expression required to overcome the requirements for….
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