Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Food trucks have a heightened need to proper trademark protection: The industry is booming and growing rapidly, with lots of new brand names being developed every month. There have been many instances where food truck operators have used names too similar to those of existing restaurants or other food trucks/carts. Food trucks are generally very local businesses.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The Internet Archive case ends with a whimper, NetEase may sue competitor over trailer and Apple stealth piracy apps lead to three arrests. The post 3 Count: A Humble Ending appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 4, 2024
With the arms race between pirate sites and rightsholders showing no obvious signs of cooling down, the online piracy landscape is becoming increasingly complex. The existing toolbox of legal measures, such as action against domain names, site-blocking, search engine penalties, even whole-site deindexing, has led to the emergence of a new breed of shape-shifting, measure-evading, pirate sites.
Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Image: Shutterstock (AI assist) First, I heard it on the radio. The word “copyright” caught my attention because that’s a word seldom heard on the morning news. Then the news stories started to appear, first on Canadian Press, which was “largely” accurate, then on the CBC, Globe and Mail, even the New York Times.
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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?
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The USPTO has finalized its rulemaking on trademark fees, and big changes are coming. On January 18, 2025, the new fee structure will take effect, bringing not only updated costs but also significant procedural changes and a completely revamped application process. Here’s what you need to know to prepare. Note: I will be teaching a CLE on December 11, 2024 (with recording available) featuring much more details regarding these changes, including practice tips, and information about the new
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Figure skating, gymnastics, artistic swimming, cheerleading and other choreography sports are facing a new challenge: Copyright The post Why Figure Skating, Gymnastics Face Unique Copyright Issues appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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The Trichordist
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Phonorecords III is the gift that keeps on giving. Amazon is breaking long-standing industry practice and demanding that publishers cut Amazon.a check for supposed "overpayments" in the Phonorecords III royalty "true down".
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Knowing how to compile an effective response is key when faced with an Office Action. Erik shares 25 top tips in this episode. The post 25 Office Action Response Tips appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Knowing how to compile an effective response is key when faced with an Office Action. Erik shares 25 top tips in this episode.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The much-watched lawsuit against the Internet Archive has ended not with a bang, but a whimper. Here's why the IA isn't fighting on. The post The Internet Archive Lawsuit Ends with a Whimper appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today officially withdrew its controversial proposed rule on terminal disclaimer practice. The withdrawal was expected, with panelists at IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters Program in October predicting based on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s comments at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting that the rule was unlikely to be finalized before her departure from the Office.
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TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 4, 2024
In recent years, music industry groups have become increasingly concerned by tools that allow users to download MP3s from online streaming services, including YouTube. These so-called ‘stream-rippers’ violate the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision; they argue. This position resulted in thousands of circumvention takedown requests, which prompted Google to remove millions of stream-ripper URLs from its search engine.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A federal jury has awarded Massachusetts-based Insulet Corp. $452 million after concluding that a South Korean company stole its trade secrets for a wearable insulin patch pump, making it one of the largest trade secrets verdicts of the decade.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Humans are using AI to automate virtually everything. But what happens when the copyright bots make bad decisions? The post What Happens When AI Files Bad DMCA Takedowns appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Michael Geist
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Canada’s largest media companies, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia, CBC, and Canadian Press, came together last week to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. The lawsuit is the first high profile Canadian claim lodged against the enormously popular AI service, though there have been similar suits filed elsewhere, notably including a New York Times lawsuit launched last year.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Apple’s position on obviously infringing movie and TV show streaming apps is that they’re not allowed on the App Store, period. Hoping to reach a massive but restricted audience, so-called ‘stealth piracy’ apps employ trickery to circumvent Apple’s vetting process. Over the past couple of years, stealth apps have made the headlines on a number of occasions and even attracted the attention of an Expert Group at the EU Intellectual Property Office Observatory.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 4, 2024
U.S. Circuit Judge Todd Hughes called the Federal Circuit's case law on interpreting preambles in patent claims "nonsense" on Wednesday, expressing frustration as a panel tried to work through whether Xencor Inc.'s antibody patent application was too broad.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Sony Music sued by music publisher, Japan government approves AI anti-piracy initiative and a copyright fight over the NY Jets logo. The post 3 Count: Jetting Off appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been a staple of after-final practice for patent prosecutors since its inception in 2013, offering applicants the opportunity to enter a broader range of amendments following a final rejection than permitted under traditional after-final practice.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Pirates who are into Asian drama and anime were hit hard over the past week. On Wednesday, Dramacool announced that it would shut down its Asianc, Watchasia, Dramanice and Runasian websites, facing pressure from copyright holders. These sites catered to millions of users, as is exemplified by the shutdown message on X, which has been viewed more than five million times already.
Likelihood of Confusion
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Originally posted 2020-08-27 12:30:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Student note idea, free to a good home: Why did Congress pass this? Is there any reason Congress has the power to do this? What about changes to the law of personal jurisdiction since this was passed? I have so many questions. [link] — Sarah Burstein […] The post The IP space appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Following a plagiarism scandal in a popular magazine, an anticipated manga has been removed from distribution. Is that what's best? The post When Should Plagiarism Disappear? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The producer of the Miss America pageant and its related entities have filed a $500 million racketeering suit in Florida accusing developer Glenn Straub of fraudulently pushing the organization into bankruptcy in an effort to take over its assets.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Those who follow mainstream tabloid media in the UK should be familiar with the risks of online streaming piracy by now. There’s no country in the world where more ‘pirate box’ or IPTV resellers have been prosecuted. Meanwhile, the number of suspects who have received official warnings runs in the hundreds. Local police, in collaboration with anti-piracy group FACT , carry out many of these enforcement actions.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Stereophonic settles lawsuit with memoir authors, Australian real estate databases fight over copyright and JadooTV case finally ends. The post 3 Count: Settling Rumors appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
On November 16, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, in which one Fall River, Massachusetts, business inspired by the legend of Lizzie Borden unsuccessfully asserted trademark rights against another Lizzie Borden-inspired business located right next door. The ultimate appellate decision seems largely justified, given the deferential scope of review applied by the First Circuit.
IP Close Up
DECEMBER 3, 2024
In recent years design patents have come to have a more vital role in the intellectual property landscape.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 4, 2024
California is making waves with its new AI law, Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013), set to take effect in 2026. This groundbreaking legislation (again) puts the state at the forefront of tech regulation by tackling one of AI's biggest challenges: the "black box" problem. AB 2013 demands transparency, requiring AI companies to disclose detailed information about the data they use to train their generative models, shedding light on a previously hidden layer of machine learning.
IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 3, 2024
INTRODUCTION Earlier, businesses seek operations that go beyond borders in an increasingly globalized economy. New opportunities seemingly point to greater growth, but with it comes diffiernt challenges: how to protect such intellectual properties, especially trademarks. To secure a trademark in different legal jurisdictions is a time-, cost-, and process-draining exercise.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Trademark rights flow from use. Continued use of a trademark keeps the trademark alive and makes the trademark right stronger. As per the Lanham Act, suspension of use for a consecutive three years may create a rebuttable presumption of abandonment. In the below case, we will analyze the nuances of trademark abandonment from nonuse.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Founders and their startups are typically at the forefront of ever-evolving fields, from space exploration and satellites to life-saving medical devices and medicines. Safeguarding intellectual property is critical for startup companies striving to gain a competitive edge, particularly when entering markets with established competitors or when creating a new market that may attract well-funded competition.
The Illusion of More
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Now that the December 3rd deadline has passed for Internet Archive to file for cert with the Supreme Court, the copyright case litigated by book publishers Hachette et al. is closed. The Second Circuit decision will stand, finding that IAs legal theories were without merittheories I have discussed in multiple posts and will not rehash […] The post Internet Archive as Cautionary Tale appeared first on The Illusion of More.
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 3, 2024
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TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 6, 2024
In August, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized several domain names linked to Streameast, a popular live sports piracy site with millions of users. The seizures were carried out by the book but did not achieve the desired effect, as Streameast remains available through alternative domains. According to the sites operators, they wont stop until sports streaming is more affordable to the public.
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