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Constructing Trademark Protection: Measure Twice, Cut Once

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademarks: Measure Twice, Cut Once. What could carpentry and trademarks possibly have in common? It’s the phrase “ Measure twice, cut once.” This is such a simple but powerful phrase. It means hold up, double-check before you move forward. A bit more time up front could save you a lot of time or a fiasco later on.

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Me, Myself, and (A)I: Copyright Office to Focus on AI Authorship

JD Supra Law

According to a recent interview in December 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office (the "Office") signaled that it would focus in 2023 on "legal grey areas" surrounding copyrightability of works generated in conjunction with artificial intelligence ("AI") tools. While the agency is standing by its conclusion that copyright cannot be registered for a work created exclusively by an AI, according to Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and director of the Office, the Office is considering the.

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CNET’s AI Plagiarism Debacle

Plagiarism Today

CNET was recently called out for using an AI reporter for dozens of its stories. Then it went from bad to worse with mistakes and plagiarism. The post CNET’s AI Plagiarism Debacle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Copyright Claims Board in 2023

Plagiarism Today

It's a new year for the Copyright Claims Board. Here's a look at the trends and changes to watch out for in 2023. The post The Copyright Claims Board in 2023 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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Zazzle’s Font Copyright Battle

Plagiarism Today

Zazzle has found itself in a legal battle over a Typeface. However, it could have broad implications, including artificial intelligence. The post Zazzle’s Font Copyright Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Where do US interests lie when It comes to Canada’s Online News Act?

Hugh Stephens Blog

Back in November, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually with her Canadian counterpart, International Trade Minister Mary Ng. According to the account of the meeting released by USTR, among the issues raised was impending or proposed Canadian legislation related to digital platforms; “Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed unilateral digital service tax and … Continue reading "Where do US interests lie when It comes to Canada’s Online News Act?

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Copyright Office Pilot Public Records System Mistakenly Reflects Cancellation of Registration for AI Graphic Novel

IP Watchdog

On Monday, January 23, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) reflected that the registration for a graphic novel that was made using the AI text-to-image tool, Midjourney, had been cancelled. The Office has since clarified that the update was a system error (see above note). The USCO previously registered the work in September 2022.

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Understanding the Luchasaurus/AEW Mask Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

Mask makers Composite Effects (CFX) have filed a lawsuit against All Elite Wrestling over the use of Luchasaurus' mask in merchandise. The post Understanding the Luchasaurus/AEW Mask Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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[Guest post] New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following legislative update on the new Ukrainian Copyright Law from Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk (both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). Here's what Kateryna and Liubov write : New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights by Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk Last year, the Ukrainian copyright reform got on its fast track.

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Champagne’s Choice

Michael Geist

The Rogers-Shaw merger saga was always destined to end on the desk of Innovation, Science and Industry Ministry François-Philippe Champagne. The merger has followed a familiar pattern: the companies started with a plan to merge without any divestitures that never stood a serious chance of approval, followed by adopting the Bell-MTS playbook of divesting assets to the weakest possible competitor in Xplorenet.

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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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Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2023

TorrentFreak

YTS remains at the top of the list in 2023, despite the fact that the site and its users were subjected to various lawsuits in recent years. The main YTS domain name continues to draw millions of visitors per day. That’s quite an achievement when considering that the site only lists movie torrents. The annual list of popular torrent sites features well-known brands, and this year there are some notable additions.

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3 Count: Off Target

Plagiarism Today

Small fashion company gets big win over Target, Ukrainian anti-piracy efforts continue, and court dismisses Malibu Media case. The post 3 Count: Off Target appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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From tailwinds to crosscurrents: Resilient growth in wealth management

McKinsey Operations

A decade of favorable macroeconomic conditions and relatively easy growth has ended, signaling a new urgency for US wealth managers to rethink operating models and reenergize growth.

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Darrell Issa Doesn’t Understand That He is the Problem

IP Watchdog

US Inventor is publicly opposing the appointment of Representative Darrell Issa (R – CA) to Chair the IP Subcommittee due to Issa’s record of IP reforms that are harmful to independent inventors and startups. To accomplish these IP reforms, Issa squelches the voices of independent inventors and startups while amplifying the voices of Big Tech and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled multinationals.

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Illegal Streaming Detector Cars Can’t Track Firesticks Wrapped in Tin Foil

TorrentFreak

Early January, anti-piracy group FACT and West Mercia Police announced they would be visiting addresses in the UK to warn people away from pirate IPTV services. Police had obtained a customer list from a service they raided last year and, since many people hand over their real details to pirate services, tracking down some subscribers would’ve been trivial.

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3 Count: Bad Moon Rising

Plagiarism Today

GMR settles with two radio groups, French ISPs and sports organizations strike anti-piracy deal and John Fogerty retakes control of his music The post 3 Count: Bad Moon Rising appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The health benefits and business potential of digital therapeutics

McKinsey Operations

Digital-native start-ups and healthcare incumbents can both play important roles in building and scaling digital therapeutics to improve the management of chronic health conditions.

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What principles should guide African governments in realising the right to research in Africa?

The IPKat

In The right to research , Appadurai made the argument to “recognise that research is a specialised name for a generalised capacity, the capacity to make disciplined inquiries into those things we need to know, but do not know yet”. Since then, various scholars have aligned with the same or similar perspective of conceptualising research as an activity that goes beyond what one does or is able to do to what one has the qualities required to undertake.

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Popular TV Streaming Service USTVGO Shuts Down

TorrentFreak

With millions of monthly users, USTVGO was one of the most visited live TV streaming portals on the Internet. As its name suggests, the portal focused on US channels, making it a popular site for cord-cutting Americans or those living abroad. A few days ago, USTVGO users were presented with a disappointing message. Out of the blue, the site’s clean homepage, which usually carries links to over a hundred channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Nickelodeon, was replaced with just four words; S

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3 Count: Safaera Settlement

Plagiarism Today

Bad Bunny reaches preliminary settlement in Safaera case, USCO software glitch hits AI-generated comic and Prenda lawyer to remain in prison. The post 3 Count: Safaera Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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What is the future of work?

McKinsey Operations

Just like the world at large, the world of work shifts and changes over time. The future of work refers to an informed perspective on what businesses and other organizations need to know about how work could shift (given digitization and other trends), plus how workforces and workplaces can prepare for those changes, big and small.

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An Update on AI Inventorship and Authorship Cases

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch In 2022, the Federal Circuit held that an invention is only eligible for a US patent if a human conceived of the invention. Thus, no patents for invention wholly conceived by artificial intelligence. Thaler v. Vidal , 43 F.4th 1207 (Fed. Cir. 2022). Thaler’s petition for writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court would have been due last week, but Thaler was able to obtain an extension with the petition now being due March 19, 2023.

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Domain Registry Takes Sci-Hub’s.SE Domain Name Offline

TorrentFreak

By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”. The site is used by researchers from all over the world to access papers they otherwise have a hard time accessing. For some, the site is essential to their work. Major academic publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society are not happy with the rogue research library.

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New USPTO Tool Aims to Help IP Newbies Identify Their Rights

IP Watchdog

At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) event in Naples, Florida, on Wednesday, January 18, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced that the Office has a new tool, called the Intellectual Property (IP) Identifier, intended to assist those “less familiar with IP” in identifying what IP they have and what rights they need to protect it.

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If You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Vivek Shah attended several Hollywood parties. While there, he preset the settings on his phone camera (including shutter speed, white balance, ISO, metering type, and exposure value) and asked friends or bystanders to use his phone to take photos of him with celebrities. He posted the photos to Facebook and his IMDB page ( this one? ). In 2012, the FBI arrested Shah for extortion, which sparked news coverage.

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Semiconductor fabs: Construction challenges in the United States

McKinsey Operations

Major semiconductor players have undertaken and announced US-based fab construction projects, and more are under consideration. Here’s a road map for moving ahead.

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Big Brother: TV Channel Staff Told to Report Password Sharers For Piracy

TorrentFreak

First broadcast in the Netherlands back in 1999, reality TV show ‘Big Brother’ is now a global franchise spanning more than 60 countries. Big Brother Brazil (BBB) is one of the most successful regional variants. Right now, BBB23 is live on air, so millions of fans are tuning in at home to watch other people living in a different house for a bit while others watch.

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ITIF Report: The U.S. Underestimates China as an ‘Imitator’ Rather Than an Innovator at Its Own Peril

IP Watchdog

On January 23, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) published a report entitled Wake Up, America: China is Overtaking the United States in Innovation Output, which applies innovation and industrial performance metrics for comparing relative innovation outputs from foreign technological rivals China and the United States. The report, produced by ITIF’s Hamilton Center on Industrial Strategy, is the latest indicator that China is close to surpassing the United States in t

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Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels: Funny Jokes and Free Speech

Patently-O

It is hard for me to believe that the US Supreme Court is hearing the case of Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels. For those who don’t know, Jack Daniels is a form of Whiskey. VIP Products makes and sells a squeaking dog toy known as “bad spaniels.” The setup here is a humorous parody, but JD is not laughing. Jack Daniels sent a cease-and-desist letter to VIP who then filed a declaratory judgment action in Arizona.

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How ambidextrous leaders manage through volatile times

McKinsey Operations

When uncertainty reigns, the best leaders play both defense and offense. That requires honing three types of competitive edge: insights, commitment, and execution.

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Usenet Provider Claims Supreme Court Victory Against Anti-Piracy Group BREIN

TorrentFreak

In 2009, anti-piracy group BREIN took News-Service Europe (NSE) – one of Europe’s largest Usenet providers at the time – to court. Representing the movie and music industries, BREIN argued that NSE must delete all infringing content from its servers, and in 2011 the Court of Amsterdam sided with the anti-piracy group. In its initial verdict, the Court concluded that NSE willingly facilitated online piracy through its services.

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Novartis Asks SCOTUS to Rein in CAFC and Ninth Circuit Approach to Panel Rehearing Decisions

IP Watchdog

Last week, Novartis Pharmaceuticals followed through on its September 2022 promise that it would appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) June 2022 decision invalidating its patent for a dosing regimen for its multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya to the U.S. Supreme Court, after the CAFC denied its request to rehear the case.

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What’s Buzzing?—Vibration Sensors in Industry

Christopher Roser

During our Van of Nerds tour in France in 2022, we came across a few vibration sensors. In manufacturing, vibration sensors are frequently used to measure machine- or tool-related data. Some of these sensors were variations of what I have seen before, but the one for measuring machine performance was stunningly good and something I. Read more The post What’s Buzzing?

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How Daiichi Sankyo Europe drives growth with digital and analytics

McKinsey Operations

Digital and analytics can markedly improve life sciences companies’ engagement with customers. Daiichi Sankyo Europe’s CEO Jan Van Ruymbeke explains the challenges to adopting digital and analytics and how his company overcame them.

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ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Credit for USTVGO Shutdown

TorrentFreak

With millions of monthly users, USTVGO was one of the most visited live TV streaming portals on the Internet. As its name suggests, the portal focused on US channels, making it a popular site for cord-cutting Americans or those living abroad. Last week, USTVGO came to an abrupt end. Instead of the usual list of links to over a hundred channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Nickelodeon, visitors were welcomed by a brief statement suggesting that it had shut down ; “Sorry, we are closed”

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