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From the title of this draft legislation, introduced into the US House of Representatives in late June, you can surmise that something is unfair about music in America.
Domen posted videos advocating for sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). Vimeo terminated his account. Domen sued Vimeo for the termination, alleging that it discriminated against him. The district court dismissed Domen’s complaint. The Second Circuit affirmed , in a precedent-setting opinion relying on Section 230(c)(2)(A). Domen sought a rehearing, and Vimeo didn’t file opposition papers.
The EPO yesterday announced the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) decision in G1/21 (ViCo oral proceedings). The EPO press release can be read here. In what will be a disappointment to many, the EBA has limited its answer to the legality of mandatory oral proceedings during a period of general emergency. The question of whether new Article 15a of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal is permitted under the EPC has therefore not been addressed.
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by Dennis Crouch. Today’s decision by the Federal Circuit includes an example of thinly sliced bologna, with the court rejecting a PTAB IPR decision because the precise obviousness argument regarding a functional limitation was not expressly stated. The court also does another go-round with the PTAB failing to consider commercial success. . Oren Tech v.
A class of plaintiffs sued the credit bureau TransUnion, alleging that they were improperly placed on a “watch list” that TransUnion offered to supplement credit reports. TransUnion’s watch list was designed to help businesses avoid transacting with people who were on the restricted list run by Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC). TransUnion implemented this service in a clumsy way by not disambiguating people who shared the same name.
Pirate site blocking was a novelty ten years ago, but today it’s common practice in many countries. This is also true for Greece, where the first domains were targeted in 2018. These blocking requests are managed by the EDPPI, a special commission at the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports that acts following complaints from rightsholders. The Greek system is different from that of many other countries because it doesn’t involve court oversight.
Pirate site blocking was a novelty ten years ago, but today it’s common practice in many countries. This is also true for Greece, where the first domains were targeted in 2018. These blocking requests are managed by the EDPPI, a special commission at the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports that acts following complaints from rightsholders. The Greek system is different from that of many other countries because it doesn’t involve court oversight.
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The plaintiff is deaf. He tried to watch videos on the USA Today website but couldn’t due to the lack of closed captioning. USA Today defended on the grounds that its website isn’t a place of public accommodation. The court treats this as a straightforward case: Neither a newspaper publisher nor a digital media content provider falls within any of the twelve enumerated places of public accommodation categories under the ADA… Plaintiff points to defendants’ offices, video and te
by Dennis Crouch. Obviousness is the central doctrine of patent law. It is both the most common reason for rejection and often the most complicated issue because of both factual and legal complexities. The new Chemours Co. decision provides an important addition to obviousness doctrine in two areas: (1) teaching away; and (2) commercial success. The majority sided with the patentee and reversed the IPR Board’s single-reference obviousness determination.
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.
Many of China’s patents are generated by universities as opposed to businesses. In a socialist republic run by a single party that effectively means they Continue reading.
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by Dennis Crouch. If affirmances by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are any guide, patent examiners appear to now have a good handle on applying the PTAB eligibility examination guidance. I looked at PTAB patent eligibility decisions from the past month and found that examiner eligibility rejections were affirmed in 92% of cases (55 of 60 decisions).
Originally published on February 21, 2014. In October of 2013 I blogged here about my participation in a panel on “trademark misuse” at the annual meeting of the AIPLA, where, The post Best of 2014: Nothing but err appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games officially kick-off today. Taking place a year later than scheduled as a result of the pandemic, and amid no small amount of controversy, the Games will look a little different than previous years. What is unlikely to change, however, is the global attention the Games inevitably attracts and the associated draw for brands seeking to increase their exposure to consumers globally.
Selden sued Airbnb for racial discrimination. Airbnb invoked its arbitration clause. Five years ago, the district court sent the case to arbitration. Selden lost the arbitration because a room in an owner-occupied, single-family residence isn’t a public accommodation (similar to the Roommates.com denouement ). Post-arbitration, he appealed the district court’s arbitration ruling.
by Dennis Crouch. Shure v. ClearOne ( Fed. Cir. 2021 ). I previously mentioned this appellate case and the oral arguments remarks by Chief Judge Moore suggesting that ClearOne file a motion for sanctions against Shure for bringing the appeal. Stinging Oral Arguments from Chief Judge Moore. At the district court, N.D. Ill. Judge Edmond Chang had issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Shure from certain actions regarding its drop-ceiling microphone product.
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The list of websites that are blocked in the UK for facilitating copyright infringement is growing longer and longer. In a new ruling issued this month, the High Court ordered the major ISPs, including Sky, BT, TalkTalk, and Virgin, to block access to over a dozen ‘pirate’ streaming sites. UK Blocklist Expands. The new blocking request was issued following a complaint from the Motion Picture Association Europe ( MPA ), which acts on behalf of Netflix and several major Hollywood movie
In this episode, I talk with Professor Mtima about how and why he and his colleagues approach IP from a social justice perspective. “Lateef Mtima is a Professor of Law at the Howard University School of Law. After graduating with honors from Amherst College, Professor Mtima received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where […]. The post Podcast – IP & Social Justice with Professor Lateef Mtima appeared first on The Illusion of More.
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Photo Credits: C D-X ( Unsplash). Claire Wortsman is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . While certain sectors of the entertainment industry, especially those involving live events, were hit hard by COVID-19, podcasting has survived (and thrived) amidst the pandemic. As lockdown measures increased and walks around the block became the most exciting part of my day, I too hopped on the podcast bandwagon.
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Acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese noted in a Harper’s Magazine essay earlier this year that “the art of cinema is being systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced to its lowest common. The post Art or IP? What Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM Teaches Us appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.
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IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the Gowling WLG Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2020-2021. Four prizes in total are awarded each year to Osgoode students and the winning blog posts are featured in the IPilogue. Recipients also receive a $500 award, are announced at Convocation and receive a permanent notation on their official Osgoode transcript.
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