Plagiarism Today
JULY 11, 2024
After nearly a decade, The Unofficial Apple Weblog has returned to life. However, its inglorious return is as an AI-generated zombie. The post The Rise of AI Zombie Blogs appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 10, 2024
Beware of latest scam from Worldwide Trademarks, Inc. aka Worldwide Trademarks at 447 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013. The offer, for $2760, is for inclusion in a publication. A publication with no real value. I have never heard any trademark professional recommend inclusion in such a publication; nor any trademark professional use such a publication for any research.
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Hugh Stephens Blog
JULY 10, 2024
Photo (c) author, 2023 For anyone who may have noticed (hopefully you did), I have not posted a blog for a couple of weeks. I am invoking that blanket summertime excuse, “I’ve been up at the cottage”.
The IPKat
JULY 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in recent years. Its development and use continue to grow, in all areas. It's not uncommon to see images created by AI popping up all over the place (this Kat loves generating AI images). Today saw the publication of the long awaited Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168
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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
JULY 8, 2024
YouTube has updated its erase song feature. Soon, users can surgically remove a copyright-claimed song. Here's why it's a big deal. The post Why YouTube’s Erase Song Feature Could Be a Game Changer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 10, 2024
In this episode, Erik breaks down the key differences between the supplemental and principal registers and what types of trademarks reside in each. The post What is the Supplemental Register of Trademarks? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. In this episode, Erik breaks down the key differences between the supplemental and principal registers and what types of trademarks reside in each.
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The IPKat
JULY 7, 2024
The adventures of the young boy with the quiff seem to be an inexhaustible source of copyright disputes [ IPKat here or here ]. Hergé's legacy is fiercely defended by Mrs Rodwell and Tintinimaginatio against third parties who draw too much inspiration from his works. In addition to the copyright protection afforded to the fictional characters created by Hergé, these disputes provide an opportunity to explore the various means of defence available to alleged infringers.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 11, 2024
Nirvana Smiley Face lawsuit is settled, Nintendo targets more Switch emulators and influencer files unusual copyright lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Smiley Face Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 9, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my book video Building a Bold Brand Chapter 2: Bold Brand Building Tools. Coming up with a great name for a new business, product, or service can be quite difficult, even more so today than in the past since there are so many already out there, and because any business can go online and almost instantaneously be considered a national or international company.
TorrentFreak
JULY 8, 2024
Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related sources. The site launched in the fall of 2022 , just days after Z-Library was targeted in a U.S. criminal crackdown, to ensure continued availability of ‘free’ books and articles to the broader public. Late last year, Anna’s Archive expanded its offering by making information from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available online.
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IP Watchdog
JULY 11, 2024
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal published a Director’s blog post today addressing the Office’s current backlog of patent and trademark applications, which the latest USPTO data shows to be 785,387 unexamined applications/ 25.6 months total pendency for patents and 14.5 months total pendency for trademarks. Vidal said in her blog post that “unpredictable macro effects, including a pandemic that had an outsized impact on our application inventories, have created an ‘i
Plagiarism Today
JULY 10, 2024
US Copyright Office clarifies copyright termination issue, IPTV pirates hit with massive judgment and religious group sues critic. The post 3 Count: Termination Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 8, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my video What is the TTAB? The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is an administrative court at the US Patent and Trademark Office made up of more than 20 administrative judges who primarily decide two types of cases: appeals of final refusals (ex parte appeals) or inter partes cases, which are generally oppositions to pending applications or cancellations of existing registrations.
TorrentFreak
JULY 8, 2024
On November 4, 2022, the United States Department of Justice and the FBI began seizing Z-Library’s domains as part of a major operation to shut down the infamous ‘shadow library’ platform. A criminal investigation had identified two Russian nationals, Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, as the alleged operators of the site. On October 21, 2022, at the U.S.
Patently-O
JULY 9, 2024
Guest post by Professors Mark A. Lemley and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette of Stanford Law School. Two of the most controversial patent law changes of the past year have involved obviousness-type double patenting, which allows applicants to patent obvious variants of their earlier patents by disclaiming the extra term of the later-expiring patent. First, the Federal Circuit held in In re Cellect that patents tied by double patenting must expire on the same day even if one of the patents has received a
Plagiarism Today
JULY 10, 2024
Nexon, developers of The First Descendent, are accused of copying icons from Destiny 2. However, the story is more complicated. The post Copyright, Trademark and Plagiarism in Icons appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
JULY 9, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today dismissed the remaining counts in Judge Pauline Newman’s challenge to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Chief Judge Kimberly Moore’s inquiry into her fitness to continue serving as a federal appellate judge. The decision sets the stage for an appeal, which Newman’s lawyer told IPWatchdog will happen “within days, not weeks.
TorrentFreak
JULY 10, 2024
On paper, Nintendo’s lawsuit targeting the developers of Switch emulator Yuzu was solid. It also had the potential to drag on for a long time. Without surprise banana peels suddenly making an appearance, on balance, Nintendo could’ve walked away with a fairly easy win. Yet just weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Nintendo and the anonymous Yuzu developers agreed to settle.
Patently-O
JULY 8, 2024
by Dennis Crouch Many have been thinking of the potentially large impact of Cellect v. Vidal , which is now pending before the Supreme Court. This week I uncovered striking data that a very large number of patents have been impacted. Some background : Many patentees divide their patents into multiple filings all based on the same original priority application.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 8, 2024
School shooter's writing will not be released due to copyright, Cardi B sued over Enough (Miami), and YouTube rolled out a Content ID upgrade. The post 3 Count: Enough Miami appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
JULY 10, 2024
The deadline for comments on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on terminal disclaimer practice was July 9 and several key organizations weighed in just as the door was closing. One of those commenters was the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which claimed in its comment letter that “[t]he use of terminal disclaimers linking similar patent claims can exacerbate the exclusionary impact of patent thickets by forcing potential market entrants to inc
The Illusion of More
JULY 11, 2024
In February 2023, I argued that using copyrighted works for the purpose of training generative artificial intelligence (GAI) products is not fair use. My view in that post was, and remains, that because the purpose of copyright law is to promote authorship, and authorship is human as a matter of doctrine, then a purpose which […] The post Music Making Gen AI: A Deeper Dive into Fair Use appeared first on The Illusion of More.
Patently-O
JULY 9, 2024
by Dennis Crouch I recently provided a set of interesting data on the large number of patents that are “at risk” of being invalidated based on the Federal Circuit’s Cellect decision. This post follows up with a discussion of a recent article titled “ Fixing Double Patenting ” released in draft form by Stanford Professors Mark Lemley and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 9, 2024
Majority of claims in the GitHub case are dismissed, the New York Times and OpenAI spar over discovery, and Hawk Tuah creators file takedowns. The post 3 Count: AI Battles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
JULY 11, 2024
Bette Midler. Vanna White. Marylin Monroe. Each of these women has undoubtedly shaped pop culture in some meaningful way. Perhaps what is lesser known is that litigation surrounding each of these women has shaped the legal world's understanding of an individual's right to publicity. Many states still do not formally recognize a right to publicity, while other states that do recognize such a right are not uniform.
IP Law 360
JULY 12, 2024
Zimmer Biomet Holdings shouldn't have stopped paying royalties on knee replacement devices it developed using an orthopedic surgeon's various patents after those patents expired, the Seventh Circuit said Friday, backing a lower court's decision affirming an arbitration ruling in favor of the surgeon's estate.
TorrentFreak
JULY 9, 2024
Earlier this month, torrent search engine MagnetDL mysteriously went offline, and there’s still no trace of the site today. The site had previously gone offline after it faced copyright-related hosting challenges, which may have also played a role in its disappearance. MagnetDL’s recent troubles were followed by the voluntary shutdown of pirate streaming site Animeflix a few days ago.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 9, 2024
A former student of Lehigh University scammed his way to a full scholarship. He was only caught after confessing to it on Reddit. The post Student Arrested, Deported in Academic Fraud Case appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Likelihood of Confusion
JULY 8, 2024
Originally posted 2017-11-27 11:10:41. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe first installment of this new feature excerpted Gary Gulman’s assault on soft-brand drinks. Jim Gaffigan’s assault on consumer brands is pretty unrelenting too, and — the purpose of this feature — makes me wonder what the folks in brand management do when bits such as these […] The post My brand of humor – No. 2 – Jim Gaffigan appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
JULY 11, 2024
The Beastie Boys can't stand it. Chili's parent company, Brinker International Inc., has allegedly been using the band's 1990s hit "Sabotage" in social media videos to promote the restaurant chain without permission, and the band wants it to stop, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court.
IP and Legal Filings
JULY 11, 2024
INTRODUCTION In the United States as well as in India, application for a trademark may be rejected for several different reasons. The difference might be that these specific grounds for refusal may be different in each of the jurisdictions, however, there are some general refusals applied to both of them. GENERAL REFUSAL REASONS FOR A TRADEMARK Likelihood of Confusion: The first reason for refusal is that it is often considered that the use of the trademark will lead to confusion with similar tr
TorrentFreak
JULY 10, 2024
In 2015, Brazilian developer Matheus Valadares shared a new game called Agar.io on 4chan, which soon became a smash hit. The game also popularized the IO extension for games, a reference to the input/output computing term, not the Indian Ocean territory from where it originally derived its initials. These IO games are often quite basic but addictive and entertaining nonetheless.
IP Watchdog
JULY 10, 2024
Last week, just before the holiday weekend, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas issued a memorandum opinion supporting the entry of a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning non-compete provisions from U.S. employment contracts. While the requested relief is limited to the plaintiffs named in the action, the ruling marks an important victory for business interests opposing the rule and intellectual property advocates warn
IP Law 360
JULY 10, 2024
A California federal judge has let the developer of smartphone game Pokemon Go out of a patent infringement suit, deciding that a patent related to augmented reality technology covers an abstract idea.
Likelihood of Confusion
JULY 12, 2024
Originally posted 2016-12-18 22:30:40. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNotwithstanding my own bouts of sympathy for the blighters, you have to admit it just looks like the folks at Louis Vuitton are getting so bad at taking a joke that the joke is becoming them. First it was the matter of Chewy Vuitton, the case where Vuitton’s […] The post Chewier than ever appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
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