Hugh Stephens Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Unless you have been living in a cave, you will be well aware of Facebook’s current travails, fed by whistle-blower Frances Haugen’s explosive testimony about how Facebook researched but ignored findings that suggested the company’s algorithms were harming individual users by promoting content that kept them engaged—but at a cost to their mental wellbeing.
Plagiarism Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: British Man Pleads Guilty in New York Over Global Movie Piracy Scheme. First off today, Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports that UK citizen George Bridi has pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom to his involvement in a global piracy ring dubbed the Sparks Group. According to his confession, Bridi, as well as other members of the group, would get pre-release copies of movies from wholesalers, defeat the copyright
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Intellectual Property Law Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
I. Introduction. Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the participating patent offices to share information and to benefit from work performed by other participating patent offices, and thereby reducing examination workload and improving quality of patents.
Erik K Pelton
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The following is an edited transcript of my video Letters of Protest at the USPTO. There is a tool that comes into play in a very small percentage of trademark application filings—but is an important tool to know about—called a letter of protest. It’s important to know about because sometimes you might want to send a letter of protest regarding somebody else’s trademark filing.
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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
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
At TorrentFreak, we write about copyright issues on a daily basis. However, this week we find ourselves on the receiving end of an infringement claim. A few days ago we received an email from Robert Bradley at Photocredit.org. The outfit accused us of using a photo in one of our articles without permission from the copyright holder. Attribution Required.
Plagiarism Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
It’s Thanksgiving week in the United States and many families will be gathering to enjoy a holiday meal, some time together, and the start of the holiday season. Two things that won’t be on many people’s minds will be copyright and plagiarism issues. They are two topics not routinely paired with stuffing and turkey. That said, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways these issues have influenced the holiday.
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Copyright Lately
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. Depending upon which side of the fence you’re sitting on, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are either the greatest economic innovation of the twenty-first century or the biggest grift since Lyle Lanley sold Springfield a monorail.
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
With over a quarter billion active users, Telegram is one on the most used messaging apps. In addition to direct chats, the application also allows people to create channels through which they can broadcast messages to unlimited audiences. This feature is regularly abused by pirates. These Telegram troubles were pointed out by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) just recently.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Though it might surprise you, copyright can protect individual emoji depictions. However, determining when they are copyrightable is a subtle art. This summer, the Copyright Review Board issued an interesting decision about the registrability of emojis. Though it won’t be the final word on the topic, the decision gives us more insights into the Copyright Office’s thinking on the matter.
The Illusion of More
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
The blog Copyright Lately by attorney Aaron Moss is a must-follow for copyright nerds. His posts are always lively and filled with historic details or other arcana that will appeal to the true enthusiast, and in that spirit, Moss’s latest post got me thinking. It’s about the Battaille Royale between Quentin Tarantino and Miramax Pictures […]. The post Taking a Cue from Aaron Moss, Further Thoughts about Miramax v.
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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
On November 15, Houston-area aerial photographer Jim Olive Photography filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an appeal from the Texas Supreme Court, which had denied Olive’s copyright claims against the University of Houston System on sovereign immunity grounds. In the petition, Olive requests that the Supreme Court simply grant certiorari, vacate the lower decision and remand for reconsideration of the issues in light of the Court’s decision this summe
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
While China needs little prompting to shut down or block any websites that don’t fit a locally-approved profile, sometimes it needs encouragement from overseas. In 2014 the MPAA highlighted the activities of China-based YYeTs.com, a site known locally as Renren Yingshi. The platform was described as the most popular download site for copyrighted content in China, providing links in various formats, including for the popular Xunlei and BitTorrent clients.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Pro se litigants often claim that Internet services are state actors. Those claims have been universally rejected by courts. Yet some legislators and regulators, funded by our tax dollars, are taking the same meritless position… Sescey v. YouTube , 2021 WL 5399916 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 18, 2021). Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983.
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
On October 1st, Senior Party ToolGen Inc. filed its Motion to Exclude certain evidence presented by Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") in Interference No. 106,126. Broad filed its Opposition to ToolGen's motion on October 8th, and ToolGen filed its Reply on October 15th.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Experts agree: The COVID-19 vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements. The previous record for vaccine delivery was almost five years; today’s innovators delivered the COVID-19 vaccines in less than one. The achievement is a testament to the dedication of those innovators, as well as the strength of the policy framework that supports their work.
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Downloading pirated copies of videogames from the internet has been a thing for around three decades already but today’s scene stands apart from the earliest days of the web. Where games of a few kilobytes once ruled the waves, these days files reaching tens of gigabytes are not unusual. Even now, not everyone has the bandwidth or time available to dedicate to grabbing these releases.
Erik K Pelton
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The supply chain issues impacting our commerce shipments and supplies have relationship with the world of trademarks. Erik details what brand owners need to know about trademark protection and the supply chain. The post How Does the Supply Chain Impact the World Trademarks? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. The supply chain issues impacting our commerce shipments and supplies have relationship with the world of trademarks.
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
This December, the estate of Whitney Houston plans to sell a demo recorded by then 17-year-old Whitney Houston, minted as a NFT on the OneOf sales platform. The-never-before-heard-track will be unveiled on December 1st during Miami Art week (held from November 29 to December 5, 2021).
IP.com
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Mergers and acquisitions should align with your overall business strategy and, by extension, your IP strategy. Mutually beneficial acquisitions are never because of a “gut instinct” but rather a data-backed. The post Developing an M&A Strategy with Patent Data appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. Some copyright holders have tried to go after individual pirates in court but, increasingly, third-party intermediaries are targeted as well. There are several lawsuits pending in US courts where rightsholders accuse Internet providers of not doing enough to stop piracy.
Kashishipr
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
What is Inequitable Conduct? Obtaining a patent is an uphill battle. Even after a patent is secured, it is not the end of all battles. There are instances where a patent holder may be deterred from enforcing his patent against an act of infringement on account of equitable defenses like unclean hands, estoppel, or laches. One of such defenses is the doctrine of inequitable conduct, which is referred to as a breach of the duty of being honest or acting fraudulently in conduct while dealing with t
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Companies are transforming legacy systems, implementing automation and artificial intelligence tools, embedding digital capabilities into their products, shifting to cloud solutions and leveraging technology to better connect to their customers, personnel, and third parties, all at an unprecedented pace.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
M. Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Associate Lawyer at Deeth Williams Wall LLP. This article was originally posted on E-TIPS For Deeth Williams Wall LLP on November 24, 2021. On November 9, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched a public consultation on Draft Guideline B?13: Technology and Cyber Risk Management (the Guideline).
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
YouTube doesn’t have a download functionality but there are numerous ‘stream-ripping’ services available on the web that offer just that. These tools have legal uses but they are also a thorn in the side of music industry outfits, who see them as a major piracy threat. This concern was illustrated last year when an RIAA takedown notice wiped youtube-dl off GitHub , a decision that was eventually reversed.
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Payal Saraogi, on a recent decision of the Delhi High Court on Google’s use of trademarks as advertisement keywords. Payal has graduated from the School of Law, Christ University in 2020, and currently practices as a disputes lawyer. Revival of the Third-party Trademark as a Keyword Dispute. The steady growth in search engine advertisement in India appears to have led to an uptick in the complaints of trademark infringement rooted in alleged mi
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
As reliance on outsourced Cloud software increases organizations need to manage supply chain risk and implement Cloud backup solutions which enable application and data continuity following disruption. Read on to learn more. Just because your critical assets are in the cloud it doesn’t mean they’re protected – in fact it’s quite the opposite. A Cloud backup solution can minimize downtime and enable business continuity and secure disaster recovery.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Photo by Element5 Digital ( Pexels ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 15, 2021, the U.S Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. provided contrasting viewpoints on the matter, with some corporations urging legislative reform, and others quite pleased with the current state of law.
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Online piracy remains the single largest threat for Hollywood’s movie studios. Most companies have entire departments dedicated to spotting infringing content, understanding the changing landscape, and figuring out how to respond. This is also true for Disney, which has a long track record when it comes to anti-piracy enforcement. With the launch of Disney+ a few years ago, the need for in-house piracy experts has only increased.
Nelligan Law
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes This November 25 th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the beginning of a 16-day campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence. Intimate-partner violence (also known as domestic violence, spousal abuse, or family violence) often coincides with gender-based violence; women are the vast majority of victims of intimate partner violence.
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. The 2018 Farm Bill (i.e., Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3% by dry weight) of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Photo by Pixabay ( Pexels ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 12, 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its third part of the series “Closing the Gender Gap in IP,” titled “Looking at Good Practices.” This part of the series looks to the existing policy changes that, according to the session’s moderator Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta, a UN ambassador for Spain, will “trace the path t
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Most mainstream music is available on commercial services, for streaming or download, on the same date in dozens of countries around the world. Among other things, the coordinated Friday release scheme was designed to reduce piracy. While for the vast majority of legitimate consumers this is sufficient to level the playing field, there is a smaller but significant subsection of music fans who not only prefer to have content more quickly, but also at zero cost.
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
In Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, (Fed. Cir. 2021), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals addressed challenges to the constitutionality of the structure of the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mobility owned a patent for a wireless communication system. Mobility sued T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas in 2017.
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
USPTO Delays Fee for Failure to File Applications in DOCX Format - In a notice published in the Federal Register earlier today (86 Fed. Reg. 66192), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was delaying the effective date for assessment of the fee for filing patent applications that are not in the DOCX format.
IAM Magazine
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
A decisive new strategy looks set to transform the war on fake goods in Russia. The measures will extend landlord liability for counterfeits and will initially apply to priority sectors only – although there are already discussions underway about extending them.
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