Plagiarism Today
MAY 1, 2024
The Copyright Claims Board has to strike a delicate balance between allowing for mistakes and preventing abuse. Here's how it does it. The post How the Copyright Claims Board Deals with Bad Faith Filers appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
APRIL 30, 2024
Inspired by a clever license plate, Erik shares tips on the benefits of planning ahead when it comes to protecting your brand. The post Plan Ahead appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Inspired by a clever license plate, Erik shares tips on the benefits of planning ahead when it comes to protecting your brand.
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Hugh Stephens Blog
APRIL 28, 2024
Image: Shutterstock Immigrants who take up a new life in what is often a very different country culturally from where they’re originally from naturally seek out the familiar by associating with those from “home” as part of the adaptation process. This is certainly true of the Indian diaspora, in Canada as elsewhere.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 30, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of issuing a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements, declaring them an unfair method of competition. The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days after being published in the Federal Register, though there will certainly be legal challenges to it.
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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
APRIL 29, 2024
Battlestate Games, the makers of Escape from Tarkov, accuse a competitor of plagiarism in a very unwise move. The post Escape from Tarkov’s Developers Make a Dumb Plagiarism Allegation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The Trichordist
MAY 1, 2024
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek makes a $350 million bundle off of selling Spotify stock at the same time he extracts profits by reducing songwriter royalties.
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JD Supra Law
APRIL 30, 2024
In the 1950’s, Alan Turing famously asked, “Can machines think?” Decades later, artificial intelligence—a term coined after Turing’s death—has become a facet of our everyday lives. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to improve efficiency, predict outcomes with a high degree of accuracy, and even create new data and solutions. At the same time, AI and its capabilities are evolving more quickly than the laws and regulations governing its use.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 30, 2024
Google sued by artists over image generation AI, OpenAI inks deal with the Financial Times and Fearless Girl creator settles case with bank. The post 3 Count: One More AI Lawsuit… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 1, 2024
Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors , visual artists, a chip maker , and news publications. These rightsholders all object to the presumed use of their work without proper compensation. Keeping pace with the constant stream of legal paperwork is a challenge, but a complaint filed at a New York federal court yesterday deserves to be highlighted.
Patently-O
APRIL 30, 2024
by Dennis Crouch This article explores the impact of Generative AI on prior art and potential revisions to patent examination standards to address the rising tidal wave of AI-generated, often speculative, disclosures that could undermine the patent system’s integrity. The core task of patent examination is identifying quality prior art. References must be sufficiently accessible, clear, and enabling to serve as legitimate evidence of what was previously known.
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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.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 29, 2024
GlaxoSmithKline filed a four-count civil action for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware late last week seeking damages for Pfizer and BioNTech’s infringing manufacture, use, sale and marketing of both the original “monovalent” and “bivalent” Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccine was quickly rolled out compared to other vaccines in the past and many pharmaceutical companies benefited financially.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 29, 2024
Garry's Mod removes Nintendo assets after copyright notice, ad agency sues Jindal Steels Brazil cracks down on anime piracy. The post 3 Count: Unmodding Nintendo appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Olartemoure Blog
APRIL 30, 2024
In the Elizabethan time, plagiarism in theater and in literature wasn’t viewed as it is today. Authors like Shakespeare freely drew inspiration from various sources. A clear example can be seen in “Romeo and Juliet,” where Shakespeare took a lot from Arthur Brooke’s poem, “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet,” published in 1562 , but enriched the story and characters.
Copyright Alliance
APRIL 30, 2024
Where and how should we draw the line between protectable and non-protectable AI-generated works? There is little doubt that most of the focus relating to the impact of artificial intelligence […] The post Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
IP Law 360
MAY 1, 2024
Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 1, 2024
More newspapers sue Microsoft and OpenAI, CJEU rules Hadopi is legal and Netflix wins dismissal of King of Collectibles lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Privacy vs. Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
SpicyIP
APRIL 30, 2024
Discussing the Delhi High Court’s Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Asst. Controller of Patents decision on the role of PSITA in determining non obviousness, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore and wrote this post while interning with us. His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights.
The Illusion of More
APRIL 30, 2024
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has prefaced a renewed interest in site-blocking legislation to combat piracy. Will things be different this time? When the internet industry killed the antipiracy bills SOPA and PIPA in January 2012, I was a newbie blogger but guessed at the time that those parties had totally blown their wad on […] The post Site-blocking: can the U.S. finally get it done?
IP Law 360
APRIL 29, 2024
A board of administrative patent judges has declined one of the petitions challenging claims in an Apple patent involved in some of its disputes with medical technology startups Masimo and AliveCor, citing the board's skeptical view of "multiple, staggered petitions.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 30, 2024
Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, the President of Columbia University, is facing allegations of plagiarism. Here's why her case is different. The post Columbia Unviersity President Targeted with Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 1, 2024
Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors , visual artists, a chip maker , and news publications. These rightsholders all object to the presumed use of their work without proper compensation. Keeping pace with the constant stream of legal paperwork is a challenge, but a complaint filed at a New York federal court yesterday deserves to be highlighted.
Christopher Roser
APRIL 30, 2024
Assembly lines are everywhere in mass production. From mobile phones to cars to airplanes, almost all items produced in large quantities come from an assembly line. Just look around you wherever you are and try to find a produced item that did NOT come from an assembly line. My general recommendation is that if you. Read more The post A Frequent Mistake—Undoing an Assembly Line—Part 1 first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
IP Law 360
APRIL 30, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics Co. LTD in the company's challenge to LTE technology owned by G+ Communications LLC, invalidating one of the patents involved in a Texas case where G+ won a $142 million verdict against the tech giant.
JD Supra Law
MAY 1, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in a 3 to 2 decision along party lines to adopt its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Noncompete Rule”) banning post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and their workers. The Noncompete Rule is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024, giving the rule an Effective Date of September 4, 2024, pending any efforts to block the rule.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 27, 2024
In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the Netherlands. The event was mostly a meetup of like-minded geeks, but one person stood out a mile; Tim Kuik, director of anti-piracy group BREIN. Kuik joined a panel discussion where he calmly explained why his organization helped rightsholders to shut down pirate sites.
The IPKat
APRIL 30, 2024
This Kat is delighted to continue the reporting on the 5th edition of the Intellectual Property Case Law Conference (IPCLC) organised by the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The sixth session was devoted to “Crafting the Future: New perspectives for Geographical Indications.” The panel was led by Dr Anke Moerland (Maastricht University).
IP Law 360
APRIL 30, 2024
Eight regional newspapers owned by private equity giant Alden Global Capital sued OpenAI and Microsoft in New York federal court Tuesday, accusing the tech companies of ripping off the newspapers' copyrights and misappropriating news articles to train AI chatbots that also allegedly spread fake news falsely attributed to the newspapers.
JD Supra Law
MAY 1, 2024
The European Commission on April 19 opened a public consultation on commitments proposed by Vifor Pharma in response to a formal investigation into allegations of anticompetitive practices related to disparaging claims about an intravenous iron medicine supplied by a competitor. This investigation focuses on concerns that Vifor may have restricted competition by disseminating potentially misleading information about the safety of an iron deficiency treatment from Pharmacosmos, Vifor's main.
TorrentFreak
MAY 1, 2024
Copyright law crafted decades ago to prevent infringement in an analog world has in many cases held up remarkably well in the digital age. Copying or reproduction remains relevant, as does the concept of distribution. In the United States, the existence of a loophole in copyright law had been an open secret for some time. One way or another, file-hosting and BitTorrent sites could be linked to the unlicensed reproduction and distribution of copyright works, both of which carry felony charges.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 29, 2024
Status of Sportspersons in India The sports in India have gained significant popularity in recent years, with several athletes making their mark in national and international competitions; however the status of sportspersons in India in light of Labour laws has not received much attention and thus their salaries are not governed by the Labour law, but by a complex set of regulations.
IP Law 360
MAY 1, 2024
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired two more attorneys from Chicago-based Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP to bolster its corporate services.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 30, 2024
As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws near, many brands are eager for an opportunity to partner with Olympic athletes to enhance brand visibility and grow market share in competitive industries. In particular, brands participating in the commercial adult-use or medical cannabis industries may see the Paris Olympics as a unique opportunity to be among the first associated with a unifying, inspirational international athletic completion, all while reaching a substantial and diverse audience of.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 29, 2024
Last November, IPTV subscription resellers operating from channels4cheap.com (C4C) and purchase-iptv.com found themselves being sued by broadcaster DISH Network. After what appears to have been a handful of trouble-free years of trading, the lawsuit named Texas residents John Gwaka Magembe and Joyce Berry as the alleged operators of the C4C website.
IP Close Up
APRIL 30, 2024
Alan Nelson, a pioneering biomedical engineer and entrepreneur, shared his three-decades of experience with AI machine learning at the recent IP Awareness Summit.
IP Law 360
APRIL 30, 2024
Intel has managed to turn the tide on litigation where it had faced the daunting possibility of owing VLSI Technology more than $3 billion for infringing microchip patents, with the tech company winning patent invalidations and a large verdict do-over. Here's a look at where the multifaceted litigation between the companies stands.
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