JD Supra Law
MARCH 14, 2023
In ChromaDex Inc. v. Elysium Health Inc., the Federal Circuit found U.S. Patent No. 8,197,807 (the “’807 patent”), which is directed to a dietary supplement comprising an isolated vitamin, invalid for lack of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. ChromaDex, a dietary supplement company and licensee of the ’807 patent brought a patent infringement suit against Elysium.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 16, 2023
US Copyright Office clarifies AI registrations, ACE shuts down a pirate streaming site and publishing groups form a new coalition. The post 3 Count: Shuttered Streamzz appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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Erik K Pelton
MARCH 13, 2023
The following is an edited transcript of my video Great Trademarks Are Everywhere…You Just Have to Look (to see the images discussed, view the video at end of this post) When I’m out and about, I’m always cognizant of the brands around me, in particular paying attention to—and amazed by—creative brand names. When developing a new trademark or brand name, it sometimes seems challenging to come up with something unique, new, and important.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 15, 2023
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) has announced a new statement of policy on “Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence” that will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, March 16. The statement comes following several recent cases that have tested the bounds of copyright protection for works generated solely or in part by AI authors.
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The IPKat
MARCH 16, 2023
On 21 February 2023, the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a decision further to a request to register Zarya of the Dawn , a graphic novel that includes images created with the assistance of Midjourney , a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. The case In September 2022, Ms. Kristina Kashtanova applied and obtained the copyright registration for the work “ Zarya of the Dawn ”.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 14, 2023
The Rolling Stones sued over Living in a Ghost Town, lawsuit against Benny Blanco dropped, and Pokémon YouTubers facing copyright strikes. The post 3 Count: Suing in a Ghost Town appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 13, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its report on “More and Better Choices for Farmers: Promoting Fair Competition and Innovation in Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs,” which was prepared in consultation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The IPKat
MARCH 16, 2023
The recent decision in T 0169/20 draws together two threads of Boards of Appeal case law on the relationship between the claims and description of a patent. The decision directly addresses the question of the role of the description in interpreting the language of the claims. The answer to this question has practical consequences, as it is critical to both the question of claim interpretation for patentability and added matter analysis ( IPKat ) and to the ongoing controversy of description amen
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 15, 2023
Indie developer Archangel recently learned a hard lesson about buying video game assets: It's difficult to know whether they're original. The post Why Buying Video Game Assets Can Be Risky appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 15, 2023
Brazil’s crackdown against pirate sites, IPTV services, infringing apps, and other mechanisms delivering illegal content to the masses, continues to press ahead. In the wake of similar operations in previous years, including action reported in August 2022 , a new phase of Brazil’s ‘Operation 404’ anti-piracy initiative was announced on Tuesday.
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Patently-O
MARCH 15, 2023
Associates around the country today are drafting motions, patent applications, and other documents using some version of ChatGPT. Of course, If I were a judge or examiner, I might also be interested in using AI to help facilitate my decision-making. ChatGPT is good for that as well and can provide a reasoned structure, including identifying of prior art and obviousness standards.
The IPKat
MARCH 16, 2023
In early March, this Kat had the pleasure of attending a round table on EU geographical indications (GIs) law under the auspices of European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA). At the round table, the speakers discussed the upcoming legal reform, the definition of “evocation”, as well as the conflict between GIs and collective marks. A statement from one of the speakers drew this Kat’s attention.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 15, 2023
Spinrilla seeks to ban the word piracy at an upcoming trial, Brazil shutters a wave of sites and Disney influencers banned from the park. The post 3 Count: Disney Ban appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 17, 2023
The Oscars are the most anticipated movie awards show of the year, closely followed by hundreds of millions of movie fans around the world. This year’s Academy Awards ceremony received plenty of attention as well, with one film standing out from all the rest. With seven awards overall, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress, ‘ Everything Everywhere All at Once ‘ was the star of the night.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 14, 2023
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential ruling Monday that vacated and remanded a district court ruling on patent infringement in a case between Amazon and AlterWAN. The circuit judges vacated the ruling, which found Amazon did not infringe on two AlterWAN patents for internet network technology. Based on two of the district court’s claim constructions, the parties entered into a stipulation of non-infringement; however, AlterWAN appealed the case
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 14, 2023
This case involves an article that allegedly defamed Dr. Janet Monge. Dr. Deborah Thomas, a Penn professor, forwarded the article to an email list run by the American Black Anthropologists. Dr. Monge sued Dr. Thomas (and many other defendants). For more background on this complex case, see this opinion. In this ruling, Dr. Thomas successfully invoked Section 230.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 16, 2023
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a new Ferris wheel. But why has a symbol of peace become a target for plagiarism allegations The post Proposed Seoul Ferris Wheel Sparks Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 16, 2023
In recent years, site blocking has emerged as a preferred anti-piracy solution in dozens of countries. These blocking measures are not bulletproof but pose a hurdle for casual pirates, which can bring down overall piracy rates. In many countries blocking is a relatively new measure, but Denmark has years of experience. The first Danish blocks date back to 2006 , when music industry group IFPI filed a complaint targeting the unlicensed Russian MP3 site AllofMP3.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 17, 2023
The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) machines has resulted in a number of interesting issues in both copyright and patent law. See, for example, our prior articles involving attempts to qualify machine-made works for patent and copyright registration. And due to the increasing popularity and commercial availability of AI machines, the range of legal issues presented by AI is only like to broaden.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 14, 2023
The USPTO was actively working behind the scenes to revise sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure pertaining to the subject of its recent Request for Comments, including policies and procedures relating to restriction, continuation, divisional, double patenting and terminal disclaimer practice. Three days after the RFC response period ended, the USPTO announced publication of a revised version of the MPEP in the Federal Register.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 13, 2023
Decision making is simply the process of making a choice. But decision making often isn’t easy and can be particularly complex in an organizational context.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 16, 2023
As part of its relentless campaign to shut down as many pirate sites as possible, on Wednesday the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment reported yet another big win. The anti-piracy coalition’s latest victim is Streamzz, a stream hosting platform that reportedly supplied over 75,000 movies and 15,000 TV episodes, which helped to fuel more than 60 pirate streaming sites.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 17, 2023
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form. This is part of the USPTO’s efforts to move to fully electronic processing of patent applications, which it believes will provide various benefits for the USPTO and patentees.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 16, 2023
On March 9, e-commerce company Ingenio Inc. filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to take up an appeal of a decision last August by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in favor of patent owner Click-to-Call Technologies. Ingenio’s petition asks the Supreme Court to overturn the Federal Circuit’s ruling that Ingenio was estopped from challenging the validity of patent claims that were denied institution during inter partes review (IPR) validit
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 13, 2023
Investments in climate technology are still increasing, defying the headwinds that affected most capital markets. We identify eight factors for deploying capital in this resilient space.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 17, 2023
Focusing on MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL content, Hehestreams was no ordinary IPTV service. Instead of copied streams, captured from broadcasts, HeheStreams users were directed to genuine streams offered by sports broadcasters. On one hand, that meant that HeheStreams didn’t run up huge server bills. On the other, streams were as reliable as any official stream, because they were official streams.
IPilogue
MARCH 14, 2023
Anita Gogia is a IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On February 8 2023, a nine-person jury delivered a verdict after three days of deliberation on the intriguing Hermès v Rothschild case. Rothschild engages novel issues of trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and cybersquatting (MetaBirkin.com domain name in this case) by artists in the metaverse.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 17, 2023
This week in Other Barks & Bites: The UK High Court delivers a key ruling on standard essential patents (SEPs) in a FRAND battle between InterDigital and Lenovo; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office updates Patent Term Extension listings to add Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture information following collaboration initiatives; the U.S.
SpicyIP
MARCH 13, 2023
Here are the quick summaries of 5 posts, 4 case summaries and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them! Highlights of the Week Learning from India’s Disastrous Experience in Protecting Itself against Biopiracy In light of the upcoming WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Prashant Reddy brings us a post highlighting India’s sub-p
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 12, 2023
Amuze is an online clothing retailer. Consumers left negative reviews of Amuze at the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland (BBB-GM) website. ( This page ?) Amuze sued BBB and BBB-GM for defamation and IIED. The BBB entities successfully invoked NY’s anti-SLAPP law. Issues of Public Interest in Public Forum. “the reviews and complaints posted to BBB and BBB-GM profiles concern issues of public interest because such posts are intended to provide otherwise unavailable information
IPilogue
MARCH 17, 2023
Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Australian government announced that, as of July 1, 2023 , the Australia Council of the Arts is renamed “Creative Australia.” The Council of the Arts is the government’s primary arts investment and advisory body. As part of this rebranding, the Australian government also announced, on January 30, 2023, its new five-year cultural policy, Revive Strategy, which focuses on establishing four new federal bodies wi
Christopher Roser
MARCH 14, 2023
The qualification matrix (also skill matrix, competence matrix, or Q-matrix, one of the few examples where Q does not stand for Quality) is a simple tool to keep track of the qualifications of your employees. It keeps track of who can do what and how well. As a tool, it is not overly complicated but. Read more The post How to Establish a Qualification Matrix first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 17, 2023
It has been 13 years since the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) was enacted and biosimilars had a pathway to enter the U.S. market. While there have been challenges over this time, the U.S. biosimilar market has come a long way and has overcome many hurdles.
SpicyIP
MARCH 14, 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT, and Third World Network are jointly organizing the 4th edition of their workshop on ‘Patent Opposition in the Pharmaceutical Field’ between April 24-28, 2023. The last date to apply for the workshop is March 25, 2023. For further details, please read the call for applications below: Workshop on ‘ Patent Opposition in the Pharmaceutical Field’ [Kochi, April 24-28] Inter-Universi
IPilogue
MARCH 15, 2023
Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a professional organization for engineers and technology experts, recently announced the launch of the IEEE GET Program, aimed at providing free access to AI ethics and governance standards. The program is part of IEEE’s ongoing efforts to promote responsible AI practices and help organizations develop and implement ethical AI systems.
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