Plagiarism Today
JUNE 12, 2024
The Copyright Claims Board is about to turn two. As such, we're taking a look at three new and interesting cases being heard by it. The post 3 New and Interesting Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JUNE 11, 2024
In this episode, Erik shares insights and examples of how punctuation can be used in a trademark. The post Punctuation Trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. In this episode, Erik shares insights and examples of how punctuation can be used in a trademark.
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Hugh Stephens Blog
JUNE 10, 2024
Image: Shutterstock (with AI assist) Google, the “indispensable” search engine relied on by millions for accurate and reliable search, has done it again, stepping smack into the pile of steaming excrement waiting for it in the middle of the road.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 13, 2024
In France, where laws were introduced with site-blocking and similar anti-piracy measures already baked in, entertainment giant Canal+ seems intent on taking full advantage. Like similar broadcasters with lucrative sports rights to exploit, Canal+ has a subset of viewers who prefer to consume from pirate sources which charge much less, or even nothing at all.
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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
JUNE 10, 2024
Google sued by publishers over pirate ads, a news website sued by a photographer and Content ID handled a billion claims in 6 months. The post 3 Count: Pirate Advertising appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JUNE 11, 2024
A client forwarded me a recent letter about renewing their trademark registration from Trademark Renewal Services with an address at 1229 Chestnut Street, Front 1 #449 Philadelphia, PA 19107 See the image of their mailing below. The document could easily be mistaken as coming from the government – the name, the look and feel of the document, the registration number.
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TorrentFreak
JUNE 14, 2024
In little over five years, TorrentGalaxy has grown out to become a leading player in the torrent ecosystem. The site originally set out to ‘ bridge the gap ‘ between torrent and streaming sites, but it became much more than that. With a dedicated group of uploaders and an active community, TorrentGalaxy provided a safe haven for many avid torrenters.
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 13, 2024
OpenAI and Microsoft seek dismissal of AI lawsuit, a lawsuit filed over DJ Regard's Ride It, and YouTube escalates war against ad blockers. The post 3 Count: Don’t Ride It appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
JUNE 10, 2024
I recently sat down with Alt Legal to make a short video about the history of TESS and the transition to the newer search system from the USPTO: For more, see [link]. The post Why does the USPTO have a new trademark search system appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 14, 2024
Did Scarlett Johansson's voice inspire 'Sky'? Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg of Weintraub Tobin unpack the controversy between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI's Chat GPT. Explore potential legal claims and the intricacies of voice rights in AI on this episode of The Briefing.
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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.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 12, 2024
Plex is a multifunctional media software and service that allows users to easily access all of their entertainment in one place. Whether movies, music, TV shows, or photos, Plex can organize and index, making the content ready to stream on a wide variety of supported devices. Plex can be used for curating home videos or enriching purchased media with metadata, for example, which can be stored on the media server.
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 13, 2024
Beyond Paradise is a spinoff of the popular UK TV series Death in Paradise. How does this cozy mystery tackle plagiarism? The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Beyond Paradise appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 12, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it has updated its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP 1) on “Assignment of Judges to Panels.” The 16th revisions to SOP 1 deletes a section on “expanded panels,” among other changes. According to the USPTO’s announcement, the revision “aligns with recently updated Paneling Guidance, Standard Operating Procedure 4, and Director Review procedures.
Copyright Alliance
JUNE 11, 2024
Transparency is an essential element of an AI ecosystem that is developed and used in a responsible, respectful, and ethical manner. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised so many issues […] The post Transparency in Copyright and Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 11, 2024
New law passed in Italy last year gave powerful football rightsholders and broadcasters a blank slate to implement a blocking system seen nowhere else in Europe. No laborious court processes, no judicial oversight, and unlike the ISPs compelled by law to implement their blocking instructions, no financial penalties for getting things wrong either. Whether these freedoms contributed towards the laundry list of errors, PR blunders, source code leaks, and resentment among some ISPs, is hard to quan
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 11, 2024
Appeals court upholds decision about meme infringement, Indonesia targets Telegram piracy and NFL facing trial over Sunday Ticket costs. The post 3 Count: Sunday Ticket appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 13, 2024
In honor of retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, who died in December 2023, this article examines women's representation in the legal industry and in patent law. While an increasing number of women earn law degrees, women continue to be underrepresented as practicing attorneys and in leadership positions.
Olartemoure Blog
JUNE 13, 2024
For our firm, softball is not just a sport. It is part of a yearly ritual in which the whole firm comes together. We compete in a softball match that, throughout the years, has taught us valuable lessons we see reflected in our daily lives at the office. HERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THESE: team spirit Softball has taught us that success is built as a team.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 13, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), on June 11, 2024, affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a U.S. district court ruling surrounding an alleged trade secret misappropriation. In 2014, Alifax, a company that specialized in producing clinical instruments, filed a lawsuit against Alcor Scientific (“Alcor”), which operated in the same general area of clinical development, alleging trade secret misappropriation under the Rhode Island Uniform Trade Secrets Act (RIUTSA).
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 11, 2024
The Eighth Circuit has upheld a jury verdict finding that the commercial use of a meme was not fair use. However, it's not a complete win. The post Success Kid: Copyright, Fair Use and Memes appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The Illusion of More
JUNE 13, 2024
I have not written steadily about AI and copyright because, frankly, it’s exhausting. Not quite as exhausting as watching the state of the Republic overall, but almost as relentlessly incoherent and repetitive. For instance, Winston Cho for the Hollywood Reporter describes a PR and lobbying campaign by the tech coalition Chamber of Progress to defend […] The post The Campaign to Defend Generative AI appeared first on The Illusion of More.
IP and Legal Filings
JUNE 12, 2024
INTRODUCTION According to the Partnership Act of 1932, a partnership is a connection involving two or more people who decide to split the earnings made from operating a business. These people are known as partners and are called as a “firm” when they are all called as such. Although the Companies Act of 2013 requires registering, the Partnership Act has no such need for partnerships companies.
IP Law 360
JUNE 14, 2024
A federal jury in Waco, Texas, said Friday that Amazon should pay a small advertising software outfit almost $122 million, which was on the lower end of a request that stretched upward to $348 million.
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 12, 2024
VFX company settles with Paramount, Japanese mayoral candidate accused of infringing copyright and Strike 3 has filed 132 cases in Hawaii. The post 3 Count: VFX Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Michael Geist
JUNE 13, 2024
The public outcry over the Online Streaming Act is largely in the rear view mirror as the law is now at the CRTC facing years of regulatory and court battles. Last week, the Commission issued its first major ruling on mandated payments by Internet streaming services, a decision that, as I’ve written and discussed , is likely to increase consumer costs with limited benefit to the film and television sector.
IP and Legal Filings
JUNE 11, 2024
Introduction – Theoretical Framework The sociological theories that must be applied while analysing these topics can be: Social Disorganization Theory: According to this hypothesis, the intimacy that exists in traditional tiny towns will be lost as a result of modernization and urbanisation of society, or the advent of any substantial changes in society.
IP Law 360
JUNE 10, 2024
Efforts by Amazon to dislodge a $525 million jury verdict are too late and amount to sour grapes, a small Chicago software company that won the amount has told an Illinois federal court.
Plagiarism Today
JUNE 10, 2024
Maris Kreizman at Literary Hub has a simple idea: Add credit pages to books. Here's why it's an idea whose time has come. The post Why We Should Add Credit Pages to Books appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 8, 2024
This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. Tamales, but not Texas Tamales [Reminder: per Wikipedia , a tamale “is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves” and then stuffed with a wide range of fillings.
Likelihood of Confusion
JUNE 12, 2024
Originally posted 2016-12-20 14:56:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Originally posted March 21, 2016. Says Pamela Chestek, of the Property, intangible® blog: I haven’t written about “zombie” or “heritage” marks in a long time. So when she does, we don’t want to miss it! Here’s the story. As usual, I copy copiously from Pamela, who doesn’t […] The post The shopping dead (Best of 2016) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
JUNE 13, 2024
A prominent Cooley LLP lawyer will face questions next week in a Philadelphia courtroom over her work a decade ago at her former firm defending a cloud software startup that is now suing a Cooley client. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
The TTABlog
JUNE 10, 2024
In an attempt to side-step a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark shown below, for "gin," Petitioner Iron Balls International petitioned to restrict Respondent Bull Creek's registration for the mark IRON BALLS for "beer" to "“micro-brewed craft beer." The Board concluded that the proposed restriction would not avoid a likelihood of confusion, and so it denied the petition.
Velocity of Content
JUNE 11, 2024
While standards-aligned curriculum remains vital, educators are increasingly seeking culturally responsive, personalized resources to meet the diverse needs of their students. This shift reflects a dynamic educational landscape where flexibility and relevance are key, especially considering challenges such as pandemic-related learning loss. CCC hosted an expert panel of educators to discuss the importance of authentic content and the role it can play in K-12 education.
Likelihood of Confusion
JUNE 9, 2024
Have you heard the one about the monkey who stole the wildlife photographer’s camera and took a picture of herself? And then Wikipedia posted the photo, without asking anyone’s permission to do so, claiming that the photograph is in the public domain, while the photographer—the man, not the monkey—objects, claiming ownership because, among other things, […] The post Of Macaques and Men: [obligatory monkey pun subtitle here] appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
JUNE 14, 2024
A Texas federal judge has ordered Tata Consultancy to pay $168 million for willfully misappropriating an IT company's trade secrets concerning source code and life insurance software documentation, plus $25 million in prejudgment interest.
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