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DECEMBER 4, 2024

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 s antibody patent application was too broad.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Text and Data Mining under §44b of the German Copyright Act (“the Act”) §44b acknowledges TDM as a limitation on an author’s copyright, thereby constituting use permitted by law. How can the law address TDM activities?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

“Moy held himself out as a Chicago-area law enforcement officer when selling the Service,” the lawsuit adds, referencing the images below. “Moy’s resellers were informed that he was a law enforcement officer and that message was spread in the Telegram groups, including by group moderators working for Moy. .

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In his recent work published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice , Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the prevailing interpretation of ‘inventive steps’ places emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself. student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

trade secret law applies extraterritorially—reaching the theft of trade secrets outside the United States—so long as “an act in furtherance” of the offense was committed in the United States. Hytera Communications Corp. the United States may become a destination venue for resolution of global trade secret disputes.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In France, unlike for instance in the United States or United Kingdom, the scope of attorneyclient privilege is restricted to attorneys-at-law registered with a bar and acting independently (within an independent law firm or self-employed) and, under certain conditions, to patent/ trademark attorneys. Correspondence by in-house.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Apple argues that the lower court lacked authority under federal law to extend the injunction to third party developers who were not party to the lawsuit, and that limiting the injunction “only to Epic would not offend any applicable equal-treatment principles.” Given that Apple, not the individual app developers, insisted that all U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Copyright law was never meant to work this way. It is a law that was designed to let humans govern how other humans use content. Copyright law was written, quite deliberately, to allow for a lot of nuance and judgment. It was a law meant to be parsed by humans and bots, as amazing as they are at times, are not human.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 13, 2024

File under: a year-end recap of some of the most widely read IP updates, analysis, and guidance published on JD Supra throughout 2024. By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

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Hugh Stephens Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On August 4, 2023, India’s Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, received Presidential assent and became the law of the land. This legislation marks a real … Continue reading "India Government Adopts New Tool to Tackle Film Piracy and Modernizes Content Classification"

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Creative Law Center

JUNE 30, 2023

The post AI-generated Content and Copyright Registration appeared first on Creative Law Center. If you use AI technology to create work, you can claim copyright protection for your contribution to that work. Here's how to file your application for copyright registration.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 17, 2024

drawing on a recent book by copyright scholar Dr. Myra Tawfik, “For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law”. Image: Shutterstock (AI Assisted) Last month I wrote about the 200 year history of copyright in Canada, (Two Hundred Years of Copyright History in Canada: What a Journey!),

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Law firm sues competitor over copied brief, pirate site closure was exaggerated, and a horror game based on Steamboat Willie is announced. The post 3 Count: Scary Mouse appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This year saw the start of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issuing substantive decisions. As of December 9, the UPC has issued over 20 decisions on the merits, primarily involving infringement actions, and numerous decisions relating to provisional measures.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Join Troutman Pepper Partners Bill Belanger and Greg Len for an insightful discussion on the evolving landscape of intellectual property (IP) within the renewable energy sector.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

The Spring 2023 Quarterly Report provides summaries of most key patent law-related decisions from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023. We are excited to share Sheppard Mullin’s inaugural quarterly report on key Federal Circuit decisions. Click here to read more.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here's what copyright and trademark law say about what is next. The long-running YouTube series Zero Punctuation has come to an abrupt end. The post Copyright, Trademark and the Future of Zero Punctuation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

They claim that the company is doing the bare minimum to comply with the law on paper, but failing to back up that compliance with adequate action. The law seems to spell out those obligations clearly there is a great deal of vague wording.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The EO mandates that the program shall: include appropriate personnel dedicated to collecting and analyzing reports of AI-related IP theft , investigating such incidents with implications for national security, and, where appropriate and consistent with applicable law, pursuing related enforcement actions; implement a policy of sharing information (..)

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2024

Lawsuit over Tiger King music is dismissed, Protecting Lawful Streaming Act sees its first conviction and band outs Spotify copycats. The post 3 Count: Spotify Robots appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Creative Law Center

MAY 7, 2023

Sometimes what they see is not pretty, or […] The post Book Disclaimers: Tips for the Indie Author appeared first on Creative Law Center. When a story has intimacy with reality, readers will see themselves in it.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2023

A new Supreme Court decision may mean some major changes for trademark law and might seem eerily familiar to those who have been watching. The post Poop Jokes, Jack Daniel’s and Trademark appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 30, 2024

Here's what the law says about cheating in modern video games. Bungie recently scored a significant win against a video game cheat maker. The post Copyright and Cheating in Video Games appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Creative Law Center

JULY 22, 2023

The post AI Litigation Update appeared first on Creative Law Center. Legal challenges to generative AI are on the rise. This post, an AI litigation update, is a snapshot in time looking at what is going on in two of the active cases.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Well over half the world (more than 90 countries from Algeria to Venezuela, with all of the members of EU, Britain, Australia, Mexico and many African countries included) have an Artists’ Resale Right (ARR) in their copyright law, but not North America north of the Rio Grande—except for California.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Just days after Canada’s controversial Online Streaming Act (aka Bill C-11) finally cleared Parliament and was proclaimed law, the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission), the regulatory body empowered to implement the widespread changes to the Broadcasting Act encompassed by C-11, seized the initiative.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 31, 2022

Note: There are conflicting reports on whether this has already been signed into law or is just being considered. That is difficult to say, it is relatively unprecedented for a country to simply decide to ignore intellectual property laws. If anyone has any clarification, I would greatly appreciate the help.).

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

That didn’t stop his investigations, as he realized that the law firm and the lawyer were both fake. It broadly misuses terms, misunderstands how the law works. In the end, the best defense to these kinds of scams is understanding the law and knowing where you sourced your content.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

However, the law also requires that such providers must “accommodate and not interfere with standard technical measures (STM).” However, that element of the law has largely fallen off the radar. Second, the original definition of an STM was so narrow that none have been identified since the law passed 20+ years ago.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2024

IPKat-approved vertical direct effect As students of EU law know, a key principle which the now Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recognized for the first time in the landmark 1963 judgment in Van Gend en Loos is that of direct effect of EU law.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2023

Next week I will be a guest at a Creative Law Center workshop on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Join us to learn more about the DMCA. The post Upcoming DMCA Takedown Workshop appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Image: Shutterstock (AI modified) Singapore already has one of the most permissive text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in copyright law found anywhere, allowing AI developers to ingest copyrighted content for AI training purposes subject only to a very few limitations, all of which are pretty minimal.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, there is a major risk there that is easy to overlook and the risk comes from copyright law. Your Obligations Under the Law. Note: This article is focusing on United States law, if you are based in a different country or your server is located in a different country, please check your local rules.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 10, 2024

If USPTO registration is not a viable option now, are you prepared to move forward quickly if the laws and regulations change? Since 2018 Farm Bill law made many hemp and CBD products and services legal under Federal law, and could be eligible for USPTO trademark registration.

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Creative Law Center

AUGUST 29, 2024

The post Copyright and Tattoo Art appeared first on Creative Law Center. Understand the legal implications of ownership and how they can be changed with contracts. Plus a look at the historical roots of tattoo art.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 3, 2024

But how has copyright, trademark and patent law changed the field? Fireworks displays are a common theme of Fourth of July celebrations. The post Copyright, Trademark and Patent in Fireworks appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The doctrine of equivalents is a staple patent law principle, addressing the tension between providing fair protection to innovative ideas and ensuring legal certainty for third parties. However, like most patent laws, the Unified Patent Court Agreement ("UPCA") contains no provision on the doctrine of equivalents. By: Jones Day

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