IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A trademark lawsuit filed by popular grocery store chain, Trader Joe’s, against a cryptocurrency platform called “Trader Joe”—which the complaint alleges is a deliberate reference to the supermarket—has come to light this week. Trader Joe’s claims that the crypto firm buried its origin story in order to win international litigation over the domain name, traderjoexyz.com.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Pet Shop Boys call out Drake over song lyrics, Ubisoft sneaks Denuvo in after reviews, and Reddit releases latest transparency report. The post 3 Count: West End Controversy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The advancement of technology has brought sweeping changes to the broadcasting industry. The increase in internet penetration and demand for on-the-spot entertainment have allowed the Over the Top (OTT) broadcasting industry to prosper. When audio or video content is streamed directly through the internet, it is said to have been broadcast over the top.
Hugh Stephens Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Image: Shutterstock I had the opportunity to visit Taiwan in August, where I once (in the last century) served as Director of the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, aka the Canadian Representative to Taiwan. (The word “Ambassador” cannot and shall not be used for obvious diplomatic reasons).
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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?
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The InterPlanetary File System, more broadly known as IPFS , has been around for the past eight years. While the name may sound otherworldly to the public at large, the peer-to-peer file storage network has a growing user base among the tech-savvy. In short, IPFS is a decentralized network where users make files available to each other. The system makes websites censorship resistant and not vulnerable to regular hosting outages.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 11, 2023
In the US, the HHS is proposing new research integrity guidelines that include a change to the definition of plagiarism. The post HHS Proposes New Research Integrity Guidelines appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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The IPKat
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Not too long ago, the German Supreme Court held in Kühlergrill (I ZR 61/18, discussed here ) that the sale of the following radiator grille for an Audi A6 infringed Audi’s rights to its figurative trade mark consisting of four interlocking rings. The ring-shaped device is for mounting the original Audi logo. The Supreme Court found that the shape of the mounting device created a likelihood of confusion.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Over the past 18 years, we’ve seen our fair share of piracy studies and research, but a finding presented this week ‘obviously’ stands out. Piracy research firm MUSO looked into the link between movie piracy volume and box office revenues. With piracy data on hundreds of films, the UK firm sits on a research goldmine. The company decided to put this to work by calculating the correlation between movie piracy and box office attendance.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A UK teacher has been banned from teaching after she plagiarized on behalf of two students, without the students' knowledge. The post UK Teacher Banned After Plagiarizing on Behalf of Students appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Erik shares a new milestone for erikpelton.tv along with information on what you can find at our channel. Let us know what topics you would like to see more of in the comments! The post Celebrating 500 Videos at erikpelton.tv appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares a new milestone for erikpelton.tv along with information on what you can find at our channel.
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The Illusion of More
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Cars and music are so symbiotic that many contemporary vehicles could be mistaken for high-tech sound systems that also happen to take us places. I remember when popular music was only available on AM radio stations, and we’d listen to Steve Miller or Wings or the Jackson 5 playing through tiny, sibilant speakers mounted in […] The post Is Congress Protecting Big Radio and Forgetting Musicians—Again?
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The theory that “nobody likes a snitch” depends heavily on individual circumstances, motivation, and who stands to benefit. Whistleblowers, on the other hand, are often portrayed in more sympathetic light. What prompted an anonymous tip to anti-piracy group Nordic Content Protection (NCP) in 2019 isn’t clear. But for NCP members including pay-TV company C More (previously Canal+), Warner Bros.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Indian court tells Humans of Bombay no copyright in ideas, Adobe unveils new AI options and Studio Wildcard settles Myth of Empires lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Demythed Empire appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Loomer produces trash content, which got her banned at Facebook and Twitter. In response, she has brought several trash lawsuits, which have gone as well as you’d expect. Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. It’s never the RICO. The court dismisses the lawsuit on several grounds, including res judicata.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Earlier today, the Council has approved the new Regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for craft and industrial products, also known as non-agri GIs. The adopted text, discussed by The IPKat here and here , is available at this link. The Regulation introduces an EU-wide system of GI protection for products such as cutlery or ceramics, a system that will be managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 7, 2023
With millions of daily users, Reddit is without a doubt one of the most visited sites on the Internet. The community-oriented platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic one can think of, including several that are linked to online piracy and related issues. A few years ago copyright holders paid little attention to these discussions.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Google's new Web Environment Integrity (WEI) proposal has been almost universally derided. Here's what it could do to the web. The post How Google’s Web Environment Integrity Proposal Could Change the Web appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Patently-O
OCTOBER 9, 2023
I was reading through a recent trial transcript and enjoyed the following historical introduction to the jury system offered by Judge Gilstrap. He was talking to the potential jurors as voir dire was just about to begin. — Dennis = = = We are engaged or about to be engaged this morning in the selection of a jury in the civil case involving allegations of patent infringement.
The IP Law Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has again relied on the Supreme Court’s Alice case to invalidate patents on the grounds that they are directed to an abstract idea. Realtime Data LLC v. Fortinet Inc. ( Fed. Cir. 8/2/2023) 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 19857. Realtime owned several patents covering systems and methods for digital data compression. In 2017 and 2018, Realtime sued a number of entities in the District of Delaware for infringement of five of its patents.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Back in August, users of Reddit and similar platforms lamented the sudden disappearance of two music piracy platforms. Somewhat predictably, Jpopmix.com specialized in J-pop, a form of Japanese popular music that first gained popularity in the 1990s. Kpoptap, a sister site almost identical in appearance to Jpopmix, specialized in South Korean K-pop.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 11, 2023
British MPs urge action on infringing NFTs, Irish pub hit with damages and French regulator credited with reducing BitTorrent piracy. The post 3 Count: Slowpoke’s Statement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 12, 2023
In early May, CCC hosted “ Workflow of the Future: Sustainable Business Models ,” the latest event in a series designed to help facilitate important conversations on critical topics related to standards. This event focused on standards publishers and how they are responding to the needs of their stakeholders in an increasingly digital and connected world.
Cogency Global
OCTOBER 12, 2023
What this is : Delaware was an early adopter of laws allowing LLCs to establish independent series, and today 21 states have laws that also allow their creation. What this means : While the laws in each state vary from Delaware and each other, there are many similarities. Basic knowledge of how series LLCs work in Delaware provides a framework for understanding them in the other states.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Last Thursday, a Danish court sentenced a 24-year old programmer from Silkeborg to 60 days probation for his role in operating the torrent tracker ShareUniversity. The sentencing is the latest in Denmark following an unprecedented crackdown on local torrent trackers that has already resulted in more than a dozen prosecutions, with more yet to come. The National Unit for Special Crime (NSK) reports that it’s happy with the conviction.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Amazon is suing two social media influencers for promoting the sale of counterfeit luxury goods on the platform. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing.
Christopher Roser
OCTOBER 10, 2023
In this third post of my series on the Toyota dashboard we will be looking in more detail at quality. The quality of Japanese car makers in general and Toyota in particular is quite a bit better than the rest of the world’s. After safety, quality is the second-most-important issue at Toyota, definitely before productivity. Read more The post The Toyota KPI Dashboard—Quality first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a petition asking the justices to weigh in on whether the Lanham Act prohibits “the unauthorized use of a celebrity’s persona advertising third party brands with logos in a commercial motion picture as a trademark infringement?” The case stems from a suit brought by the partner of Christopher Jones, an actor in the 1960s, who was referenced in the film Once Upon a Time. in Hollywood (the film), written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. It’s a global issue that’s hard to contain, but various anti-piracy group are doing their best to fight back. There’s a seemingly perpetual stream of takedowns, as evidenced by press releases that come out every week. However, some targets are particularly resistant to enforcement action and much harder to take offline.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Introduction Chefs across the world pay special attention to the plating of their food. That is because the plating makes the first impression of the dish on the consumer. The entire experience of consuming a dish begins with smelling its aroma and looking at it. The plating of a dish entices the consumer to eat it, therefore, the culinary industry focuses a lot on plating.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Often the discussion around SEPs and FRAND is muffled because of the surrounding technicalities, and accompanying jargon and only rarely does one come across a work that is able to explain the nitty gritty of SEP and FRAND in a simple manner. We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitati
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 13, 2023
This week in Other Barks & Bites: U.K. politicians warn of widespread copyright infringement on NFT marketplaces; Google announces it will assume legal responsibility to offer customers protection from copyright disputes caused by the tech firm’s generative AI; Caltech and Apple jointly file a request to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit between the two.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 11, 2023
With millions of monthly users, BitTorrent’s reign at the top of the file-sharing seemed unstoppable in 2007, but the French government had other plans. Presented to the Senate in June 2008, what would later become France’s Hadopi law envisioned a crackdown on peer-to-peer file-sharing via a ‘graduated response’ mechanism, with around eight million local BitTorrent users the primary targets.
The TTABlog
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law invites you for its upcoming trademark law symposium, "Section Two Small: Exploring the New Constitutional Limits on Trademark Law" on Friday, November 3, 2023.The event will consist of panels on topics expected to include the threat of further constitutional challenges to Section 2, the Lanham Act’s core provision on trademark registration, expressive use of trademarks in the wa
43(B)log
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Cap Export, LLC v. Zinus, Inc., 2023 WL 6381821, No. 2:21-cv-07148-JWH-MRWx (C.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. Before it prevailed in the underlying patent litigation, Cap Export alleged that defendants disparaged Cap Export and its products as an infringer/infringing.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 9, 2023
This week in Washington IP news, Congress is wrapping up a district work period, but there are still a handful of interesting IP-related events. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the U.S. economy and innovation system. Elsewhere, the Brookings Institution compares and discusses the competing visions of the United States, the European Union, and China regarding international norms.
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