Plagiarism Today
MARCH 26, 2024
Amicus briefs filed in support of publishers in Internet Archive case, man arrested for selling pirate IPTV devices in Singapore and more. The post 3 Count: Brief Briefs appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 27, 2024
Celebrating our 25th year with the 25 series. Erik shares 25 examples of non traditional trademarks in this episode. The post 25 Examples of Non Traditional Trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Celebrating our 25th year with the 25 series. Erik shares 25 examples of non traditional trademarks in this episode.
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TorrentFreak
MARCH 25, 2024
The Internet Archive (IA) is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve digital history for generations to come. The digital library is a staunch supporter of a free and open Internet and began meticulously archiving the web over a quarter century ago. In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 23, 2024
Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: Was “Over The Rainbow” copied; Was the script of “The Holdovers” copied; This month a “loyalty certificate” is original enough for copyright protection compared to the case we discussed in Episode 165; Legal strategies are shifting in AI cases toward removal of copyright management information; “Road House” remake is the target of a copyright grant termination notice; Link to chart of AI and IP lawsuits; Nickelback wins in Fifth.
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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?
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 28, 2024
A university launched a sting operation to test contract cheaters. They got was a lesson in blackmail and the dangers of the industry. The post Blackmail and the Contract Cheating Industry appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 26, 2024
A recent r eport from the United States Government Accountability Office detailed the need for better handling of the fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO. The report, which was sent to the judiciary committees of the House and Senate, as well as the Secretary Commerce, notes that the GAO recommends “improving USPTO’s fraud risk management to help address the problem” of registrations that “may include false or inaccurate claims and could be fraudulent.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark infringement in the United Kingdom.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 28, 2024
Appeals Court revives Tiger King lawsuit, lawsuit over The Batman is dismissed and Tekken modders targeted with takedowns. The post 3 Count: Tiger King 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 25, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Lessons from Taylor Swift The Eras Tour. Have you seen The Eras Tour, live or on video? It is a tremendous show and performance. I found five takeaways for brand owners. Many elements go into making something great. Great songs, great voice, great connection with the audience, great charisma, great performance, great production—a lot of elements that go into it.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 28, 2024
After more than two years of incalculable losses following Russia’s full-blown invasion in 2022, Ukraine continues to defy the odds as it fights for the right to exist as an independent state. With no obvious end in sight and politics in the United States undermining offensive capability, Ukrainian gains are being reversed in several front line regions, a situation predicted to further deteriorate later this year.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 25, 2024
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Copyright Office have published the results of their joint study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (IP). The Report was created in response to a June 2022 request from Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to undertake a study.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 25, 2024
Tennessee passes ELVIS Act, Spanish judge blocks 8 million Telegram users and Universal settles copyright termination dispute. The post 3 Count: ELVIS Impersonation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 25, 2024
After a year-long process involving 38 state organizations and dozens of individual representatives, IP rights has been selected as the topic for the 2024-2025 debate competition by The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). “Should the U.S. strengthen intellectual property rights” was chosen over “Nuclear Weapons Reduction” by a 25-17 vote in the final balloting process.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 25, 2024
Sports leagues and their broadcasting partners across Europe believe that their piracy problems begin with the existence of illicit suppliers. It follows that if those illicit suppliers can be prevented from reaching their subscribers, reasons for buying TV packages from the black market will be mostly eliminated and legal subscription sales will ensue.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 29, 2024
It was a busy two weeks in Web3 law, as Binance lost in an appeal that could have wide-ranging jurisdictional implications outside of just digital assets. Coinbase also went on the offensive against the SEC in appealing the SEC’s denial of rulemaking, and Coinbase was supported by many industry stakeholders as amicus a week later.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 25, 2024
A recent New York Times advice column looked at a plagiarism story involving a retired minister. Here's what the response missed. The post Plagiarism and the Retired Minister appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Nelligan Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes The proposed Ontario 2024 Budget includes changes to the standard automobile insurance policy. The proposed changes would reduce the types of mandatory benefit coverage and increase the benefits that consumers would need to purchase as optional coverages. The proposed changes appear to remove standard income replacement benefits.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 29, 2024
For almost a quarter of a century a subset of internet activists have equated certain types of piracy mitigation measures to censorship and attacks on free speech. A sampling of opinions on this controversial topic would likely place sentiments like these at the edge of a spectrum, acting as a perfect counterbalance to equally extreme positions adopted by a subset of particularly aggressive rightsholders.
IP Law 360
MARCH 29, 2024
A California federal judge on Friday threw out Intel's counterclaim arguing that it has a license to VLSI's microchip patents in a multibillion-dollar dispute, indicating that it can be raised in a separate case.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 26, 2024
Wizards of the Coast is at the heart of another art plagiarism scandal, this one involving a new Magic: The Gathering card. The post Yet Another Magic: The Gathering Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 27, 2024
A number of individual consumers have filed suit against Apple, Inc. in California and New Jersey courts, piggybacking on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) March 21 complaint accusing Apple of “broad-based, exclusionary conduct” amounting to monopolization of the smartphone market. The DOJ’s sweeping complaint included a number of U.S. states as plaintiffs and charged Apple with “thwart[ing] innovation” and throttle[ing] competitive alternatives via its practices around the iPhone platfor
TorrentFreak
MARCH 27, 2024
In the fall of 2019 , Brazilian law enforcement agencies launched the first wave of anti-piracy campaign ‘Operation 404,’ referring to the well-known HTTP error code. With help from law enforcement in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Argentina, the authorities took down more than a hundred sites and services, while several suspects were arrested.
IP Law 360
MARCH 26, 2024
Online pet goods retailer Chewy Inc. and computing giant IBM Corp. have agreed to drop a patent fight in New York federal court, shortly after a federal appeals court wrote there was a "genuine dispute of material fact" surrounding infringement allegations tied to one of IBM's patent claims.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 27, 2024
Fight over Nirvana's smiley face is back in court, Nigerian cell provider charged over ring back tones and Italy's Piracy Shield code leaked. The post 3 Count: Why the Long Face? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Nelligan Law
MARCH 25, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a courtroom drama that could rival a Warholian masterpiece, the Andy Warhol Foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith have finally put their legal paintbrushes down, reaching a colorful settlement that’s sure to leave both sides seeing the world through a different lens. Visualize the iconic Prince silkscreen series, a kaleidoscope of creativity born from a single photograph captured by Goldsmith.
The IPKat
MARCH 25, 2024
If you knew how to complete this phrase in 2015, you are part of the few percent of consumers who heard of the city of Compton and knew about its connection with hip-hop and rap music. The General Court considered this group of people to be too small to invalidate two trade marks for ‘Compton’ as geographical names. Background On 8 September 2015, BIW Invest AG (‘BIW’) applied for registration of EU trade mark no. 014539092 ‘COMPTON’ for ‘clothing; headgear; footwear’.
43(B)log
MARCH 29, 2024
Hasemann v. Gerber Prods. Co., 2024 WL 1282368, No. 15-CV-2995(EK)(JAM), 16-CV-1153(EK)(JAM), 17-CV-0093(EK)(JAM) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2024) Gerber Good Start Gentle formula isn’t like most other infant formulas, which are made with “intact” cow’s milk protein. GSG uses cow’s milk protein that has been partially broken down (“100% Whey-Protein Partially Hydrolyzed”).
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 27, 2024
Citation standards vary wildly depending on the type of work. Here's why there is no singular standard for everything. The post Why There is No One Standard of Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgement to a luxury-watchmaker defendant, holding that its use of a registered and incontestable trademarked term was fair use because it was used descriptively and in good faith. Solid 21, Inc. v. Breitling U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 22-366 (2d Cir. Mar. 14, 2024) (Wesley, Sullivan, JJ.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 26, 2024
After initially denying that Italy’s new Piracy Shield anti-piracy platform had been responsible for any over-blocking, last week telecoms regulator AGCOM conceded that an IP address belonging to Cloudflare had been blocked in error. While that might be considered progress of sorts, the incident was downplayed as minor on the basis it was rectified a few hours later.
IP Law 360
MARCH 29, 2024
Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
Christopher Roser
MARCH 26, 2024
In my previous post I started to show you how Fendt uses the distance between tractors on their assembly line to manage their quite high variability. By changing the distance between parts on the line, you can adjust the takt time for each part on the assembly line, hence the name Variable Takt. But this. Read more The post Variable Takt at Fendt in Marktoberdorf—Part 2 first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 28, 2024
Introduction The year 2023 was a high for Indian cinema- with the love of the country for the big screen soaring high with box office numbers. The appreciation and experimentation of OTT content have shown that India Cinema is back again. Bollywood’s resurgence has given us so many hits and so much content- however, the thing that helps an audience distinguish between so much content is their name.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 24, 2024
Pirate sites are frustrating rightsholders across all continent and many of them see website blocking as the solution. In Ecuador, blocking measures are not new. Five years ago, the country’s National Intellectual Property Service was the first to order local Internet providers to block several domains of sports streaming site “Rojadirecta”. These blockades were issued following a complaint from the local football league LigaPro.
IP Law 360
MARCH 29, 2024
Judges with the Northern District of Texas have opted not to make any changes to how cases are assigned, despite a recent letter from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging the district to implement an updated policy aiming to prevent litigants from judge shopping, the district's chief judge said Friday.
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