Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Council of Canadian Academies recently convened an expert panel on High-Throughput Networks for Rural and Remote Communities in Canada. The panel’s report is a must read for anyone concerned with equitable and affordable Internet access and the consequences of leaving many communities – particularly indigenous communities – behind.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2023

The US Chamber of Commerce 2023 International IP Index report is a pretty big read at 213 pages, but for those interested in intellectual property matters, it’s an interesting one too. The report benchmarks the IP frameworks in 55 major economies and rates them based on how effectively they protect all kinds of intellectual property.

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The IPKat

JUNE 14, 2023

20 Years of the IPKat Image by Riana Harvey Eleonora Rosati reported on the first part of the IPKat’s 20th Birthday Conference. The post also reports on the remarks by Jeremy Phillips, the co-founder of the IPKat, and the keynote speech by Sir Richard Arnold.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

First off today, Kayla Goggin at Courthouse News Service reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s verdict in the Everything Be Lit case over concerns that the amended complaint was not served properly. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: 11th Circuit Overturns $1.4

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

reported Monday. The same may not be true for new blocks reported this morning. “ Cloud4C , a cloud provider, is unreachable from Italy and the same goes for the control panel of the [Zenlayer] CDN itself, which is also blocked.” Why Piracy Shield crashed in response isn’t especially clear.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 13, 2023

After introducing The State of Scholarly Metadata: 2023 interactive report this April at the London Book Fair, we have continued to facilitate conversations about the importance of quality metadata with those in scholarly communications.

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Three-quarters of IP market leaders in latest IAM Panel Report say they’re taking a cautious approach to the venue, which passed another key milestone for establishment last week.

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The IPKat

JUNE 10, 2023

Amanda Michaels opened the panel by introducing the developments in the law of trade marks and GIs especially according to the decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The panel then discussed Sky v. Skykick ( C-371/18 ), which will be decided soon by the UK Supreme Court.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The DCMS Select Committee Report following the Inquiry made several recommendations, and the government responded with general agreement and action for further steps. You can watch the two panels in the economics of music streaming follow-up here. You can watch the two panels in the economics of music streaming follow-up here.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2021

First off today, Josh Russell at Courthouse News Service reports that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court dismissal of a lawsuit against Showtime over the show Billions. However, the three-judge panel has rejected that argument and affirmed the lower court decision, allowing it to stand.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Details of how those losses were calculated are yet to be reported. In a series of coordinated raids late last week, police officers arrested ten men, nine locals and one described as foreign; possibly Ukranian, according to unconfirmed reports.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 29, 2024

You'll serve under the administrative direction of the Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, who reports to the Office of the Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO. Duties As the Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge you will have the opportunity to serve as a full voting member of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2024

Patents Katfriend Lionel Martin (August-Debouzy) queried whether the panel composition of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Katfriend Ada Nourell (Hogan Lovells) reported on AIPPI UK’s annual patent round-up event, whose programme was organised in the form of a Christmas menu.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 26, 2024

Yet despite calls for more transparency, not to mention an obvious need, AGCOM is still not reporting the IP addresses subjected to blocking, instead preferring to report the volume of IP addresses blocked instead.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As we reported earlier this year, Amgen filed a petition for rehearing en banc to the Federal Circuit, arguing that the panel in Amgen v. Sanofi improperly created a new and heightened test for enablement of genus claims with functional limitations.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

As Rights Alliance reported in 2023, the cross-border nature of the offending can require evidence to be obtained from overseas, meaning that cases can drag on for quite some time. The verdict as reported suggests that the conditional sentence and 100 day fines stands. The panel did not reach a unanimous decision.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2023

Patent: Session on June 07, 2023 The Panel The session was conducted by the Office of the CGPDTM, with the panel being presided over by Dr. Dinesh P. The Panel The panel comprised of Dr. Pritpal Sidhu (Deputy Registrar of Copyrights), Dr. JK Pradhan(Dy. N R Meena (Sr.

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IPilogue

JUNE 17, 2022

After inviting public and stakeholder feedback in 2020, the Ontario Government commissioned the Report by the Expert Panel on Intellectual Property. The Report found significant deficits in IP related outcomes. The report identified several issues in Ontario’s attempt to become a hub for IP creation.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

IAM’s latest panel report surveyed sentiment of senior in-house and private practice patent professionals across a range of topics

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

IAM’s latest panel report surveyed sentiment of senior in-house and private practice patent professionals across a range of topics

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The bill died on the order paper with an election call several weeks later and did not form a core part of either the online harms consultation or the 2022 expert panel on online harms. The Criminal Code and Human Rights Act changes originate in Bill C-36, which was introduced in 2021 on the very last sitting day of the Parliamentary session.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 8, 2022

a reshuffled Federal Circuit panel reversed course on rehearing to find that a negative claim limitation was not supported by silence in the patent’s specification. The panel (Moore, Linn, Hughes) vacated the decision of a prior panel (Moore, Linn, O’Malley), reported here, which issued before the retirement of Judge O’Malley.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an author in his battle against Texas A&M University, ruling that he cannot sue the school for copyright infringement but may be able to sue the school under the state’s constitution. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Event summary Katfriend Silvia Baumgart reported on the event: “AI & Creativity: Protecting Creators in the Age of AI Panel” which took place on Friday, 3 November 2023 in London. Patents Rose Hughes analysed the recent EPO’s Board of Appeal decision in T 0273/22 (Chimeric antibodies/REGENERON).

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

However, the three judges were split, with the two patent specialists on the panel taking different views. Parallel applications have been filed in many other jurisdictions, as reported previously by IPWatchdog.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Nominees Kathi Vidal and Judge Leonard Stark clear the Senate Judiciary Committee; PTAB Precedential Opinion Panel says Fedwire confirmation constitutes payment for purpose of inter partes review (IPR) filing date; IFI CLAIMS reports show that IBM leads U.S.

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The IPKat

JUNE 24, 2021

As reported by The IPKat, earlier this week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its keenly and long-awaited ruling in YouTube , C-682/18 and Cyando , C-683/18. Moderated by Jeremy Blum (Bristows), the panel will feature copyright experts and speakers with direct knowledge of the background national and CJEU proceedings.

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Patently-O

APRIL 14, 2023

by David Hricik, Mercer Law School As has been reported by Dennis on the main page, by Gene Quinn on IP Watchdog ( here ), and by various media I am seeing, Chief Judge Moore reportedly threatened Judge Newman with a petition to remove Judge Newman as incompetent to carry out her duties unless Judge Newman agreed to take senior status.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2024

In this case, the appellate panel analyzed whether the IPR fit within the channels specified in 31 U.S.C. ” Subsection (ii) encompasses disclosures made “in a congressional, Government Accountability Office, or other Federal report, hearing, audit, or investigation.” 102’s definition of prior art.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Ontario’s Expert Panel on Intellectual Property (EPIP) and CIPO reported that intangible assets (IP and data) are crucial to wealth creation and represent the “world’s most valuable business and national security assets.” Contrarily, USPTO reports that Americans owned 60% of patents filed in the USA.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the The Federal Circuit denies rehearing in Teva's case with GlaxoSmithKline’s regarding Teva's induced infringement of a GSK patent directed to a method of treating Congestive Heart Failure; the Eleventh Circuit affirms that press release statements regarding patent licensing and other business activities by (..)

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

John (Keeping Tabs on the TTAB®) Welch reports on the unsurprising conclusion that sarcasm doesn’t work better at the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board than at any other appellate panel. Not that it isn’t tempting. Mighty tempting. Originally posted 2012-08-17 10:14:19.

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

IAM Q2 panel report reveals growing awareness of new European patent system’s strategic significance

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

IAM Q2 panel report reveals growing awareness of new European patent system’s strategic significance

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez released a “What We Heard Report” on the government’s consultation on online harms earlier today. The report provides a play-by-play of these concerns, leaving little doubt that a major reset is required. ” Privacy concerns also figured prominently in the responses.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 3, 2023

On March 30, a CCC Town Hall panel on LinkedInLive explored the evolving nature of originality and authenticity in a world of AI. These generative AI tools can write school papers and science fiction novels, as well as news reporting and scholarly papers, all practically indistinguishable from those by human authors.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 7, 2023

The letter asked Amazon to review and publicly report on its algorithms. The panel summarizes the legacy of the Bantam Books ruling: “an attempt to persuade is permissible government speech, while an attempt to coerce is unlawful government censorship.” The panel distinguishes Backpage v. The book authors sued Sen.

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