IP Law 360

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Three excess insurers of software company Rimini Street Inc. have no coverage obligations in its underlying copyright infringement battle with Oracle, an Illinois federal court ruled Wednesday, finding that exclusions barring coverage for claims arising from previous actions were applicable.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2023

Host Mary O'Brien interviews Wilson Sonsini technology transaction attorneys John McGaraghan and Andrew Poling to discuss open source software and considerations for gaming companies.

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IP Law 360

MAY 10, 2023

Lloyds Bank has hit back at a business software developer's copyright infringement suit, arguing that putting PDF forms created by the developer up on its website did not violate intellectual property protections.

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Managing IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

In-house and private practice counsel set out the challenges and opportunities of protecting software in medical devices and software as a medical device

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

However, it does recognize that IP issues exist and mandates actions by various agencies to address these issues. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 7, 2023

to misuse the software company's proprietary information, finding that while the claims against Menasha belong in Canadian court, Deloitte was not part of the agreement to litigate in that jurisdiction. The Seventh Circuit on Monday revived Nulogy Corp.'s

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

With the rise in multinational technology companies, including startups, it is increasingly common for those companies to use software developers located in countries around the world. By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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IP Law 360

APRIL 19, 2023

A business software developer has sued Lloyds Bank for allegedly infringing protected material by making available on its website PDF forms created by the developer.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In today's digital age, protecting your intellectual property (IP) is crucial for maintaining competitiveness and ensuring the longevity of your business. Whether you're a software developer, technology company, or any entity relying on proprietary software, protecting your source code is crucial. By: NCC Group

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to generate content closely resembling human output present issues with respect to IP ownership. Maybe you have asked ChatGPT to create a flashy advertisement or write some code to support software development. By: Benesch

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IP Law 360

MARCH 9, 2022

A voice-based search company that has accused Amazon's Echo and Alexa products of infringing its voice user interface technology scored a win at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which upheld one of Voicebox Technologies' patents in a challenge from the tech giant.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

has cut a deal to resolve litigation with its rival and a former employee, ending a contentious trade secret theft suit over eye diagnostics software roughly one month before a trial was scheduled to begin, according to documents filed in California federal court Wednesday. Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 8, 2023

The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or otherwise exploit the IP.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A California federal judge has shot down software company WalkMe's request for a temporary restraining order in its suit alleging a rival interfered with customer contracts and accessed confidential information without permission, expediting discovery in the dispute.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. As the U.S. By: Weintraub Tobin

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 9, 2023

The bankruptcy trustee of a tax software company has accused its former attorneys of botching a trade secrets case against rival Avalara Inc. by not informing its client that the clock had run out on its complaint when the firm joined the case, according to a legal malpractice complaint filed in Washington state court.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We are pleased to announce that PatSeer is hosting its IP Symposium PatSight on December 9, 2022 in Bangalore. The symposium aims to highlight the best innovative method in IP research and analysis via case studies and panel discussions and is free to attend. PatSeer’s IP Symposium ‘PatSight’ [Bangalore, December 9].

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 13, 2022

Patent protection is perhaps the most contentious form of IP protection for software. There is no surer way to start a fight amongst the various interest groups interested in patents than to discuss software patents — both because the issue is so contentious and because the law is, to say the least, confusing (or was that confused?).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, organizations face numerous cybersecurity threats that can compromise their valuable digital assets, including their data, IT infrastructure, networks, software, and intellectual property (IP).

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The Illusion of More

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Software companies SAS Institute of the U.S. By all accounts, WPL presents as a bad actor which lazily cloned SAS’s world-class analytics software. But before weighing the facts necessary to consider claims of IP infringement, the Federal Circuit Court […]. and World Programming, Ltd.

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IP Law 360

MAY 25, 2023

The Second Circuit on Thursday threw out part of a lower court's award of about $285 million in compensatory damages Cognizant won on a federal trade secrets claim in a suit alleging its business information was swiped by information technology company Syntel Inc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

On December 06, 2023, the Eurasian Patent Office instituted a ground breaking stride in IP system by adopting the WIPO Standardisation termed- ST.91. This represents a significant milestone in the field of IP protection done by EAPO. Faster processing time for IP applications within IPOs. •

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

There are, however, several challenges related to obtaining IP protection for algorithms in China. Lack of IP protection may expose the development to theft, infringement and misuse by Chinese competitors and it may result in huge economic losses for the developers. But rights holders must be prepared.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A patent attorney specializing in representing clients producing cutting-edge software and technology has moved her practice to Squire Patton Boggs LLP's Silicon Valley office after seven years with IP boutique Artegis Law Group.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 2, 2022

Finally, other than various state law trespass and common law claims, the most common form of protection for software is a simple contract. Unlike free and open source software, most commercial software products are distributed under license solely in object code form and can be subject to shrinkwrap or clickwrap agreements.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 28, 2023

software developer Dmarcian Inc.'s A North Carolina federal judge has rejected U.S. s request to stall a Dutch case involving its onetime partner in the Netherlands, but ordered certain "misrepresentations" be corrected in the parallel litigation.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 31, 2023

A Michigan federal judge on Friday challenged Versata Software Inc. to prove it gave Ford pretrial notice of its damages theory in a trade secrets case over software for managing vehicle components, pressing the company to explain how it would be fair to uphold $105 million in damages Ford calls "duplicative."

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 30, 2024

On several occasions, courts dismissed piracy claims after ruling that “an IP address is not a person” In 2014, for example, Florida federal court Judge Ursula Ungaro dismissed a lawsuit ruling that IP address evidence can’t identify the person who allegedly shared a pirated movie. Anonymous Speech at Stake?

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Various types of intellectual property (IP) can provide companies protection of innovations and maintain or expand competitive advantages. As a starting point, understanding IP requires an understanding of how data is owned, managed, and communicated across various entities in. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Instead, it is they may not own the exclusive rights to the Intellectual Property (IP) assets that such technologies are built upon usually. So, let us now make ourselves aware of the different challenges manufacturing firms face around IP in the digital economy and ways of overcoming them. Having Proper IP Portfolios In Place.

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IP Law 360

MAY 10, 2023

The Sixth Circuit has refused to revive a tax software company's copyright infringement lawsuit against a rival, ruling that an automatic stay from the rival's bankruptcy didn't justify the company's six-year wait to pursue litigation.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 17, 2022

One of the other protections available for software that is collateral to copyright is codified in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DCMA prohibits third parties from circumventing technological measures the owner uses to prevent unauthorized access to its copyrighted software. By: Kidon IP

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Not all rightsholders are happy with this and the Czech software company JetBrains shared its concerns with the operator last October. While JetBrains now understands that IPFS gateways don’t store content, the company suggested disabling the Hardbin.com URL through which the software keys can be accessed. ” Walsh adds.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

IP business models will evolve, and risk and return calculations will become more reliable. The neutering of software, e-commerce and algorithm patents are at least partly responsible but, amazingly, software-related patents represent almost two-thirds of U.S. grants for the first half of 2021.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S. Supreme Court denies a hearing to music publishers who accused a website of infringing on the copyright of live music performances; the U.S.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A Massachusetts federal judge has denied software company Egenera's bid for a new trial after Cisco was cleared of infringing an Egenera patent this past summer, finding Cisco didn't plainly flout any court order during closing arguments.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

26 implementation and WIPO Sequence software navigation: USPTO Resources WIPO Resources Subscribe to “WIPO Sequence Updates” email notifications here to stay up to date on WIPO Sequence releases and issues: WIPO Sequence Updates. By: Harness IP Many resources are available to help applicants with ST.26

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