IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

International Trade Commission and California medical tech company Masimo have panned Apple's efforts to delay a ban on imports of some of its much-litigated lines of Apple Watches, with the agency saying Apple's "weak and unconvincing" arguments are mere requests for "permission to continue infringing."

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CoCal IP Law Institute

JANUARY 7, 2024

ITC Domestic Industry Requirement The International Trade Commission (the ITC) is an agency charged to assist U.S. industry in avoiding unfair competition, particularly from overseas entities. The only relief available to parties who win such disputes is an "exclusion order" which requires U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 4, 2023

From judicial retirements to global crises, 2022 was an exceptionally busy year at the International Trade Commission compared to previous years. This year was a busy one for the International Trade Commission (ITC) compared to the last few years. Read the full article at IPWatchdog.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

International Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it is investigating alleged infringement related to certain mobile phones, laptops and other related products made by Lenovo and Motorola after Swedish company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson asked the agency to issue permanent limited exclusion orders and permanent cease and desist orders.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 6, 2023

International Trade Commission largely sided with a finding that the "overall look of a clog" is fairly generic and goes beyond the trademark protections owned by the litigious Crocs brand, though the agency's commissioners weren't quite unanimous.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 28, 2022

International Trade Commission is a federal agency with the authority to adjudicate cases involving companies that domestically exploit U.S. The ITC conducts investigations into complaints regarding unfair trade practices, including patent, trademark and trade dress infringement. Section 1337).

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IP Law 360

JULY 3, 2023

International Trade Commission accusing Altria Group Inc. and its newly acquired subsidiary NJOY LLC of importing vaporizer devices and cartridges that infringe Juul's patents, asking the agency to keep the products out of the U.S. Juul has filed a complaint with the U.S.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 6, 2023

International Trade Commission opened an investigation into shopping cart anti-theft system imports that a California-based manufacturer claims use its patented technology, according to an agency announcement.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 3, 2021

International Trade Commission will review a ruling knocking a Chinese technology company for importing hearing aid, headphone and earbud components allegedly created with trade secrets stolen from an American rival, according to an agency filing.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 24, 2022

International Trade Commission (USITC) asking the agency to institute a Section 337 investigation against Swedish telecom firm Ericsson, asserting a trio of patents related to millimeter wave technology used by electronic devices communicating on mobile 5G networks.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 6, 2023

Int’l Trade Comm’n, Case No. Philip Morris Products S.A. 22-1227 (Fed. 31, 2023) (Prost, Reyna, By: McDermott Will & Emery

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IP Law 360

APRIL 4, 2022

International Trade Commission refused to disturb a judge's determination that foreign importers weren't violating chemical giant Celanese's artificial sweetener patents, according to a notice from the trade agency.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The NIST standards will likely build on its prior work as published in its AI Risk Management Framework Biological synthesis screening – to protect against the risks of using AI to engineer dangerous biological materials, strong new standards for biological synthesis screening will be developed by agencies that fund life-science projects as a condition (..)

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IP Law 360

JULY 28, 2022

International Trade Commission is scheduled to return to in-person proceedings this fall, but the move risks losing some efficiencies gained throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the agency restores the human element that attorneys count on. After more than two years of online hearings, the U.S.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

International Trade Commission has announced that it is promoting administrative law judge Clark S. Cheney to Chief ALJ, culminating years of experience at various federal agencies.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 8, 2022

International Trade Commission will investigate whether Peloton Interactive Inc. s intellectual property, the agency has announced. is selling exercise bikes imported from Asia that infringe NordicTrack maker iFit Inc.'s

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Securities Exchanges or Clearing Agencies This exemption includes any exchange or clearing agency (a) defined in Section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (b) registered under Sections 6 or 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. person, (c) is beneficially owned or controlled exclusively by U.S. persons that are U.S.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

“The Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) proposes to commence a rulemaking proceeding to address certain deceptive or unfair acts or practices of impersonation. See: EMP&A comments re FTC's "Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses" from erikpelton. Comments of Erik M.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a joint statement on “Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems.” The joint statement outlines each respective agencies’ commitment to enforce their respective legal and regulatory authority to ensure responsible innovation in the AI space.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 27, 2022

International Trade Commission, attorneys on Thursday urged companies unfamiliar with the agency to ignore their usual "playbook" for patent cases when they face a complaint, and instead find specialized counsel. With patent disputes increasingly heading to the U.S.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 9, 2022

On Monday, June 13, 10:00 EDT/15:00 BST/16:00 CEST, CCC presents a look into the future of standards and copyright with Guilaine Fournet of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and Michael Healy , CCC’s Executive Director of International Relations and also Chairman of the ISNI International Agency (ISO 27729).

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

cities; Monica Bhattacharya of the International Trade Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations is appointed to serve as an administrative law judge at the agency; and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office extends its pilot program for motions to amend during Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, it’s about the trade marks. May: In Nigeria, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) filed an action against a Nigerian company and Olympic Milk Nutricima's producer. February: In Nigeria, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022 , was signed into law.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Three months after scrapping the preliminary exams for the recruitment of patent and designs examiners, the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has re-notified the preliminary exams to be conducted on December 21. Who was the competent authority that directed the cancellation of the exams?

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IPilogue

AUGUST 12, 2022

In this way, Bill C-27 and AIDA would direct Canada towards harmonization with international regulatory frameworks, like that of the EU. 2] This language indicates the legislation is pursuant to Parliament’s trade and commerce power under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. 3 of AIDA. [2] 5(1) of AIDA. [3] 3] Ibid at s.5(2).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

Securities Exchanges or Clearing Agencies This exemption includes any exchange or clearing agency (a) defined in Section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (b) registered under Sections 6 or 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. person, (c) is beneficially owned or controlled exclusively by U.S. persons that are U.S.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., Several cases were concluded without judgment. disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To modest fanfare, last week the Federal Trade Commission announced the creation of a new Office of Technology (Office or OTech). Then there are a bunch of Offices in the agency, now numbering 11, including the Office of International Affairs, the Office of the General Counsel, and now OTech.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Tegernsee group reached similar conclusion s to the ESAB, in that there was little appetite for introducing a grace period without international harmonisation on the length and scope of protection that the grace period would afford. There was "no consensus" amongst ESAB members regarding the desirability of a grace period in Europe.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In October 2023, the International Trade Commission (the “ITC”) ruled that the blood oxygen monitoring features in these devices infringed a patent from Masimo, a medical device company. The ITC is a quasi-judicial federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of international trade.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Building internal capabilities and upskilling workforces, e.g., by partnering with academic and quantum-focused research institutes, and considering collaborative initiatives such as secondment programs and workshops. Regulators should also engage in discussions via international forums to ensure international alignment.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Senate bill demonstrates both the United States’ continued focus on foreign government-sponsored trade secret misappropriation and the International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) potential untapped ability to swiftly protect intellectual property (“IP”) owners against this illegal conduct under Section 337.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2022

Federal Trade Commission v. The FTC can’t use this case to get monetary redress, but there is a suspended administrative proceeding at the agency that perhaps can do something to help the victims eventually. For example, FleetCor’s own internal study from 2020 found that, of individuals who “attrited” (i.e.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 27, 2023

June this year saw Montreux hosting an international congress, bringing together 50 experts from various disciplines, discussing the future of culture in the digital age. Algorithmic recommenders could be certified by an international agency (such as UNESCO, European Commission or European Council).

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Trading Secrets

MAY 5, 2023

Last week, a joint statement was issued by four federal agencies expressing their apprehension regarding the use of AI for discriminatory or anticompetitive purposes and outlining their plans for regulation. It also implies the regulatory agencies believe its framework is already set. Anticompetition is anticompetition—AI or not.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2021

Fish attorneys Rich Sterba and Kyle Fleming recently wrote an overview of a new International Trade Commission (ITC) pilot program that was published by IPWatchdog. The Commission accelerates its petition for review and review procedures. The Commission, of course, may set a different time frame for good cause.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 5, 2022

350/2003 concerning the use of the wording 'Made in Italy' and the misleading use of trade marks on the origin of goods, with penalties depending on the conduct at administrative level (paragraph 49 bis ) and at criminal level (paragraph 49). The relevant rules are those set forth in Article 4, paragraphs 49 and 49 bis of Law No.

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