JD Supra Law

JANUARY 20, 2025

The District of Delaware recently denied a motion to dismiss a patent infringement complaint involving gene editing technology that sought relief under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Patent protection may limit access to new ideas and technology and, therefore, raise concerns about disparities in access and stifle the growth of the metaverse as a shared online space. Responsible growth of the Metaverse does indeed allow for global innovation and fairness in having access to technology.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Intellectual property (IP) is a vital asset for any corporation, especially when it involves a groundbreaking technology that could shape the future of the industry. Crafting a strategic IP plan for a single technology requires meticulous planning, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of both legal and market landscapes.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing the latest emerging technologies with implications for IP is somewhat subjective. I say somewhat because Artificial Intelligence (AI)and generative AI in particular for purposes of this articleis the elephant in the room. AI is reshaping the world and the practice of law at large.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Our current food system is facing a myriad of critical challenges. The United Nations predicts that the world population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which means that we will need to produce 60% more food to feed the world in the next decades.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of three patents the school says cover technology key to the delivery method for Moderna’s groundbreaking messenger-RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine.

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Patently-O

MARCH 19, 2025

2025), which upheld patent claims even though they covered after-arising technology that was not described or enabled in the specification. This blog recently covered the Federal Circuits important decision in In re Entresto (Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Torrent Pharma) , 125 F.4th 4th 1090 (Fed.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2025

The recent decision in Abbott v Sibio Technology ( UPC_CoA_382/2024 ) offers valuable insights into the UPC's approach to the interpretation of functional claim language and the ever-contentious topic of added matter. On both issues, the UPC broadly appears to have followed the EPO approach.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, it brings with it numerous questions regarding the application of intellectual property (IP) laws.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

eBay opened the floodgates to massive predatory infringement, destroying countless startups, especially those commercializing critical emerging technologies, and arguably contributed to enabling China to take the lead in 37 of 44 technologies critical to our economic and national security. for patent owners with a product.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A Central District of California jury has awarded SPEX Technologies nearly $316 million in damages against Western Digital for infringement of a patent related to hardware encryption technology.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

When copies of games are obtained illegally, technological measures prevent playback on Switch consoles. “The use of emulators, which circumvent these technological measures, allow people such as Defendant to play pirated Nintendo Switch games — including leaked games — on PCs, Macs, and Android devices,” the complaint states.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

While EMP&A has long been recognized for its expertise in trademarks and brand protection, the firm took an innovative step by seeking patent protection for its own proprietary technology. As technology continues to reshape the legal industry, EMP&A remains at the forefront of integrating innovation with legal expertise.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

However, with new technological development comes regulation. This is especially so in cases of high-scale and rapid development of technology that have both a potential for positive impact and growth, alongside a potential for negative consequences of misusejust like AI.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Ninth Circuit recently upheld a ruling allowing a class action against NeoCortex, the creators of the Reface app, over the unauthorized use of content creator Kyland Youngs likeness. This case highlights the growing tension between AI innovation and individual rights.

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IP Close Up

MARCH 4, 2025

Recipient of an incredible nine Emmy Awards for his two PBS television series, a Ph.D. from McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical Continue reading

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The 19 posted thus far overwhelmingly call for more detail in the guidance in order to avoid undue restrictions on patentability of critical artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Copyright Office today issued its final rule adopting exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which prohibits circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs) that control access to copyrighted works. The Office engages in such rulemaking every three years.

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Creative Law Center

JUNE 30, 2023

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. The post AI-generated Content and Copyright Registration appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In a world where the divide between high-income and low-income nations grows every day, the report argues that bridging this gap requires economies to boost innovation and development by building, diversifying and applying knowledge embodied in technology. This leads to concentration, where a few countries dominate specific sectors.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

It just requires a complete rethinking of the technology and its application. The technology behind blockchain can be useful, but that use will likely be niche and for it to actually fill those purposes it will have to give up on being a risky investment or a panacea of technological change. Copyright Office. Finding a Use.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. Copyright Office in this era of rapidly expanding generative artificial intelligence technology. Such is the conundrum facing the U.S Human creativity has been the cornerstone of copyright protection for original works of authorship ever since the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the “Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022 , better known as the SMART Copyright Act. This is despite the fact that multiple technological solutions exist, many of which are already in use, that could fill that role. What Will It Do?

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today in a precedential decision upheld a mixed Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that found some claims of Gesture Technologys patent on camera sensing technology for handheld gaming and other devices to be unpatentable, but others not proven unpatentable.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

During our conversation we begin by briefly talking about patent strategy, but then move quickly to brand protection, trademarks, trade dress and effectively working with customs agencies around the world.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying. This makes detection much more difficult and is similar to translated plagiarism in that the technology is going to struggle to spot the similarities. But while technology may struggle, people don’t.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The story is every inventor's nightmare: A small innovative company develops a breakthrough technology. I understand this story well,because I lived it as General Counsel of SilcoTek, a small technology company. A much larger company takes notice. Shortly thereafter, it launches a suspiciously similar product.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Piracy vs. privacy Cloudflare warns the EU against copyright holders’ broad generalizations that only focus on the downsides of technology. Those fail to recognize the value of innovative technologies that aim to increase privacy and security for the broader public.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 14, 2024

OpenAI’s pledge states in part: “We support the efforts of others in the use and development of AI model technology. OpenAI’s pledge suffers from similar ambiguities and limitations that may ultimately render it more of a PR move than a meaningful commitment to open innovation.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2025

challenging various claims of Gesture Technology Partners U.S. 8,878,949 for digital camera technology. While the CAFC has previously ruled in appeals from the PTAB involving expired patents, it has not squarely addressed the subject until now. The present appeal involves three IPR decisions brought by Apple, Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Yesterday, two major rulings came out that impact Bitcoin and other blockchain-based technologies. Here's what happened. The post Blockchain’s Very Big (and Very Bad) IP Day appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2023

Nearly twenty years ago, a new technology appeared to make it easy to generate original text. Here are the lessons we didn't learn from it. The post Article Spinning: Generative Writing Before Generative AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

As such, the technology is entering something of a reinvention as it is adapting both to the needs of today, but also the likely future. While this was in 2000 (and still is today) a very impressive technological feat, users often find they can get similar results using regular search engines and a bit of patience.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The recent surge of accessible generative AI (“GenAI”) tools has kept attorneys, particularly those in the intellectual property, technology, data privacy, and cybersecurity spaces, on their toes. Within the intellectual property community, there have been ongoing discussions, incremental resolutions, and evolving opinions.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Though there are definitely ways that NFTs and blockchain technology can be useful for handling copyright issues , especially in countries where copyright registration is not required, it should not shock anyone that NFTs, as they exist today, aren’t the path. Blockchain technology has not solved a single copyright issue.

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