Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2024
Authors are constantly being targeted by fake publisher scams. Here we break down one such site and explain what to look for. The post Authors Beware of This Scam Macmillian Website appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 23, 2024
What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights? Erik breaks it down in this episode. To schedule a free initial consultation, visit [link] The post Patent, Trademark, and Copyright: Definitions and Differences appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights?
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Copyright Alliance
JULY 25, 2024
The development and launch of new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the last two years has been revolutionary. But these advancements have been accompanied by significant concerns from copyright […] The post Mid-Year Review: AI Lawsuit Developments in 2024 appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Hugh Stephens Blog
JULY 24, 2024
Photo: Author A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Copyright in Cottage Country, and how those wet afternoons are often occupied with cards or board games, like Scrabble, Clue or Cranium, all of which (the board games, that is) are copyrighted (and trademarked). What I neglected to mention is that, in addition to these … Continue reading "Introducing “Funopoly”: (But What About Copyright?
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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?
Plagiarism Today
JULY 22, 2024
A Canadian lawyer is being investigated after submitting an AI-generated application. Here's why legal professionals should be wary of AI. The post Why Lawyers Should Be Careful with AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 23, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my book video Building a Bold Brand Chapter 4: Spectrum of Marks. Let’s assume you have a list of creative and inspired names for your product or company. You’ve sent several to your trademark attorney for consideration and you’re ready to make a final decision. Before you do that, there’s another key consideration.
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TorrentFreak
JULY 26, 2024
App stores are littered with apps that promise free access to music, but only few live up to expectations. Musi is one of them. The music app made headlines in 2016 when its founders, who were teenagers at the time, presented their brainchild in an episode of the Canadian edition of Dragons’ Den. In essence, the software itself is relatively simple.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 23, 2024
Condé Nast sends cease-and-desist to Perplexity, Germany sells pirate site Bitcoin and USCO finalizes new registration rule. The post 3 Count: Perplexing Perplexity appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The IPKat
JULY 21, 2024
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Sunimal Mendis (Tilburg University) and Olia Kanevskaia (Utrecht University) on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in C-588/21 P Public.Resource.Org , concerning copyright protection of technical standards and access to public documents. Here’s what they write: Harmonized technical standards under EU copyright: the Public.Resource.Org judgment by Sunimal Mendis and Olia Kanevskaia On
Patently-O
JULY 22, 2024
by Dennis Crouch In recent years, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has undergone a significant shift in its examiner composition, with real implications for patent prosecution strategies. Our data reveals a dramatic drop in the percentage of assistant examiners over the past decade. Prior to 2015, over 35% of patents were examined by assistant examiners.
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IP Law 360
JULY 25, 2024
7-Eleven Inc. and a Chicago-based law practice called Seven Eleven Law Group have settled the trademark complaint the convenience store chain filed in November, alleging the firm was infringing its mark and causing consumer confusion.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 23, 2024
VPN marketing makes it sound like they're a one-stop-shop for security. However, most people don't need and shouldn't want one. The post The Dangers of Using a VPN appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The IPKat
JULY 26, 2024
As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat continues its series of reports that analyze the development of preliminary injunction case law from the UPC. With our guest UPCKat team in the form of guest UPCKats Agathe Michel-de Cazotte , Hiske Roos and Laura Mikkelsen and members from the team at Carpmael s we continue the journey, again visiting the Munich Local Division before venturing to the Court of Appeal's May decision.
IP Watchdog
JULY 24, 2024
The Special Committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that has been investigating Judge Pauline Newman’s alleged misconduct for the past year today renewed its recommendation to sanction Newman in the form of a suspension from hearing cases at the panel or en banc level for an additional year. The Committee consists of CAFC Chief Judge Moore and Judges Prost and Taranto.
IP Law 360
JULY 23, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board must reconsider Netflix's petitions challenging the validity of a Broadcom unit's software performance monitoring patent, the Federal Circuit held Tuesday, finding flaws in the board's refusal to institute reviews.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 24, 2024
FACT and Sky target IPTV operators in the UK, CCC announces AI licensing system and stealth piracy app caught in iOS App Store. The post 3 Count: Stealth Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
JULY 25, 2024
In terms of general internet security, there are few things worse than reports of yet another potentially massive leak of personal information. Whether due to incompetence or deception, the bottom line is often the same; exploitation of data at the expense of those to whom it relates, and a further undermining of online safety to the detriment of all.
IP Watchdog
JULY 23, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet today held a hearing, titled “IP Litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission” (ITC), featuring four witnesses, most of whom were advocating for reforms to the current ITC process that many would characterize as anti-patent. Subcommittee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) explained that “recently there has been a growing chorus of voices suggesting the ITC is being misused for purposes other than its
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 22, 2024
On Wednesday, June 12th 2024, Japan enacted groundbreaking legislation aimed at ensuring that tech giants like Google or Apple provide access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems on their platforms. This law represents a significant move to bolster fair competition, enhance consumer choice, and reduce monopolistic practices by dominant digital platform operators.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 24, 2024
Test preparation company Barkley & Associates are suing study aid website Quizlet. However, the case has a wrinkle. The post Quizlet Sued By Test Prep Company appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
JULY 26, 2024
A $2.78 billion deal to settle a massive class action targeting the NCAA's name, image and likeness compensation rules was submitted to a California federal judge for preliminary approval Friday, allowing for revenue sharing with athletes across all sports.
IP Watchdog
JULY 22, 2024
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in ZyXEL Communications Corp. v. UNM Rainforest Innovations affirming obviousness findings entered by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) over UNM Rainforest Innovations’ (UNMRI) arguments that ZyXEL’s expert witness misrepresented his contributions to an expert report relied upon by the Board.
TorrentFreak
JULY 22, 2024
Pirate sites tend to come and go but in recent months it’s been challenging to keep up with all the changes. Earlier this year, several popular pirate sites including Zorox, Upmovies, Animeflix, and Vegamovies lost their domains due to legal action. These sites relaunched under new domains, but more confusion lay ahead. In June, Fmovies switched to a new domain name , Fmovies24.to, after trading Fmovies.to for Fmoviesz.to a few months earlier.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 22, 2024
Fourteen NBA teams sued for copyright infringement, Michael Jackson catalog sale to move ahead and researchers seek AI copyright exemption. The post 3 Count: Double Dribble appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
JULY 26, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, the NBA signed $77 billion worth of telecast and streaming deals while longtime league broadcaster TNT challenged the decision, Jerry Jones' suit against his alleged daughter settled while jurors were at lunch, and Pennsylvania's high court agreed to hear an appeal relating to Pittsburgh's jock tax, a fee applied to nonresident professional athletes.
IP Watchdog
JULY 21, 2024
With exquisitely bad timing, the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) floated a new policy governing licensing inventions made by its scientists subtitled “Promoting Equity in Access Planning.”. With stakeholders still stunned by the Administration’s attempt to misuse the Bayh-Dole Act to impose Washington price controls on products based on federally funded inventions, the new plan could hardly have been floated at a worse time.
Likelihood of Confusion
JULY 23, 2024
Originally posted 2011-04-21 00:20:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Mommy’s Time Out wine, a photo by Ron Coleman on Flickr. I couldn’t but snap the above shot of “Mommy’s Time Out” wine when I first saw it three years ago in the local wine store. And after all the vino I’ve downed in the last […] The post Mommy’s trademark infringement appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2024
Jetflix defendants seek to have convictions tossed, Indian direct pulls his own film and Mungo Jerry frontman seeks to battle piracy. The post 3 Count: Mungo Jerry appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
JULY 25, 2024
The Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Motorola v. Hytera, which held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act applies extraterritorially, does not address whether an act that furthers misappropriation must be committed by the defendant in order to satisfy the law's extraterritoriality requirement, say Ilissa Samplin and Grace Hart at Gibson Dunn.
TorrentFreak
JULY 25, 2024
Free music is easy to find nowadays. Just head over to YouTube and there are millions of tracks, including many of the most recent releases. The music industry earns billions of dollars through associated advertising but doesn’t like the fact that some people download the tracks for offline use. A blunt solution would be to remove all music from YouTube.
SpicyIP
JULY 26, 2024
New Form 27 The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark (CGPDTM) issued a notice informing about the organization of a virtual public meeting for brainstorming on the new Form 27. The meeting will be organized on July 29 at 4:30 and can be joined by using the open house meeting link (can be accessed from here ). While the move to organize the public meeting should be appreciated, the extremely short notice (of merely 4 days!
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JULY 23, 2024
Prof. Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. It is available for purchase in the following formats: * DRM-free PDF file. Price: $12 * Kindle. Price: $9.99 * Print-on-demand paperback from Amazon. Price: $30 + shipping and tax. Paperback buyers can get a free PDF file by emailing me a copy of their receipt showing which edition they bought.
IP Law 360
JULY 24, 2024
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan weighed in on a host of topics during a discussion Wednesday at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, expressing concerns about the agency's high legal bills for expert witnesses and describing AI price-setting tools as a potential loophole for collusion.
TorrentFreak
JULY 23, 2024
Offering pirate streaming services is a serious offense in the UK, where several people have received multi-year prison sentences in recent history. These sentences haven’t deterred others from following in their footsteps. Illegal access to paid sports and TV content remains readily available, with vendors and operators profiting from these unauthorized subscriptions.
Cogency Global
JULY 25, 2024
What this is : The Corporate Transparency Act mandates that non-exempt reporting companies submit Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports to FinCEN. Deadlines differ based on whether the company existed before January 1, 2024, or was formed/registered on or after that date. What this means : Up until now, the legal community has been puzzled about a dissolved reporting company's duty to file a BOI report, especially if it dissolves or initiates dissolution before the deadline.
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