LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This is the fourth and final part of series on using synthetic data to train AI models. What other key legal topics should I consider when using synthetic data to train an AI model? See here for Parts 1 , 2 and 3. 2] For a more detailed analysis of the proposed AI Product Liability Directive, see our earlier blog post here. [3]

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On December 13, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued its final rule entitled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing” and known as “HTI-1” (Final Rule).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Board issued its final written decision determining claim 3 to be unpatentable as obvious over Tayloe in combination with TI Datasheet (another prior art reference). and finally, the “refer to” language in [5.] ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Speakers will offer updates, case summaries, and analysis of the significant 2022 PTAB guidance, actions, and rulings.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The TTAB also addressed Applicant Panini’s Motion to Strike Opposer’s Notice of Reliance as failing to comply with the Board’s procedural rules and lacking foundation or authentication. Finally, Panini objected to a number of exhibits filed by RLP as lacking proper foundation.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As with my earlier post on the overall role of peer review in the scholarly and scientific publishing process, for Peer Review Week 2022 we are reposting this series and including some updated information on the topics we covered: An article in Nature Medicine suggests access to preprints might be good for patient outcomes.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the closed-response survey, the expert included a question asking whether it would be “important to [respondents] when selecting a compounding pharmacy” that the “Pharmacy is in compliance with local zoning requirements” as a control question: Respondents that selected this question were removed from her final estimates.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

Finally, in "The TRIPS Agreement and the Sustainable Disposal of IP-Infringing Goods - Lessons from WTO Dispute Settlement Cases," Wolf R. centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally. Despite having a solely U.S.-centred

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even back then, privacy issues were a hot topic with many concerned that such a public database of personal information would lead to spam, harassment and other issues. Since the contact information was still accurate, it was seen as acceptable under ICANN rules. The system has been around in some form or another since 1982.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them. The panel also discussed the incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its expected impact.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

Though there is no hard rule about how much of a paper should be quoted, most agree that no more than about 10%-15% of the paper should be direct quotes. Finally, paraphrasing is an opportunity to present the information to a new audience. Still, paraphrasing is a confusing and complicated topic.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’m speaking at a conference in Palo Alto, and one long topic of conversation was about the disagreement between how Judge Albright views Fifth Circuit precedent on mandamus to review discretionary transfers under Section 1404 and the Federal Circuit views that same precedent. By David Hricik, Mercer Law School.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The FTC has previously issued guidance and reports on these topics and brought enforcement actions against companies that misused or misrepresented their AI capabilities. The draft rules aim to implement and clarify some of the CPRA provisions related to automated decision-making technology.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among the additions to the Act’s scope is a set of rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems and models, added to address issues raised by generative AI models such as GPT4 and Midjourney that have become available over the past two years. Overall, the copyright provisions in the AI Act are a step in the right direction.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. As Yogesh Byadwal’s most recent post on this topic made me think. Intrigued, I parsed the past posts to understand how the discussion on this topic has evolved over the years. Well … not really! Controller and Rediff.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Intended to be tweaked and transposed into a final draft by the same committee, the agreement would (as any WIPO Treaty) have to be found and adopted by a ‘ Diplomatic Conference ’. Article 22) The length of the minimum period for keeping the design unpublished (Rule 6) Disclosure of traditional knowledge used in the design?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The EUIPO’s role may be reinforced even further, considering a recent ruling of the Court of Justice on agricultural GIs: it states that the European Commission is not bound by the national examination results when evaluating the GI application at the Union phase.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

The legal battle reached the point of going to trial next week but, before that, the court needed to rule on some outstanding issues. These ‘ motions in limine ‘ were submitted earlier this month and the court ruled on them in a recent order. Excluding Evidence From Trial. Limited Piracy Admissions.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

Since 2021, when the FTC promulgated the Made in the USA Rule (Rule), we have gotten accustomed to seeing MUSA cases that rely heavily upon the Rule, which allows the agency to seek monetary civil penalties. But there are some notable limits to the Rule’s application. First, it only applies to claims made on labels.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. He finally asked the audience for ideas and input to support the future IPI’s activities for sustainable development.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 29, 2022

The surprise portion of the meeting was brought to you by the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which is a broad rule that regulates what telemarketers can and cannot do with respect to contacting consumers and also sets payment restrictions for the sale of goods and services made through telemarketing calls.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Cairo Economic Court’s Ruling For the uninitiated, the Egyptian Copyright framework is set under book three of law n o 82 of 2002 for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Egyptian Copyright Law – ECL) where enforcement is protected through two distinct means, being civil and criminal proceedings.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Cairo Economic Court’s Ruling For the uninitiated, the Egyptian Copyright framework is set under book three of law n o 82 of 2002 for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Egyptian Copyright Law – ECL) where enforcement is protected through two distinct means, being civil and criminal proceedings.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

One of the practices that has generated a sizeable number of disputes and rulings is the use of photos to illustrate articles. McGucken is appealing the ruling against him. Plaintiff discovered the use of his photos in articles covering the following topics: “FemSkin”. These three cases address fair use in this context.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

If you missed the last post that provided an overview of the rules related to this topic, you can find the link to the previous post here. Finally, ensuring that the organization is dealing on reasonable terms and at FMV is also helpful to avoid inurement risks. Dealings on reasonable terms and at Fair Market Value (FMV).

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

Building on the momentum of the final push towards launch of the UPC, the EPO has launched a stake-holder consultation on a proposal to unify the "fragmented" system for SPC registration. whether this has been obtained by centralised, decentralised or national procedures).

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The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Jakob Plesner Mathiasen (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the topic of 'grand rights' in a recent Danish decision. A few days ago, the Supreme Court ruled that ‘grand rights’ were included in the agreement.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 12, 2022

Some people might watch a few YouTube videos or read up on a topic. Some of the most useful learnings from this period, he says, relate to the work he did for clients, preparing deep dives into topics and presenting them. “It But above all he says he finally understands the concept of an entrepreneur’s vision. Not Kossak.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The plan has yet to be finalized. “In addition, ICANN has failed to adopt meaningful solutions to improve the accuracy of registrant information, despite discussions on this topic for the last several years,” the RIAA adds. GDPR Byspass? The RIAA isn’t happy about ICANN’s GDPR restrictions either.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

This is a troubling ruling on TOS amendments. Given how rarely TOS amendments use clickthroughs, this opinion could anticipate the widespread failure of TOS amendments if it’s the final word on the topic. There’s no guarantee the Ninth Circuit will correct the ruling. I hope it’s not. * * *.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

On the consumer protection side, the topic was initiating a Mag-Moss rulemaking concerning earnings claims – the statements that businesses may make when trying to encourage consumers to work for them or sell their product or service. We are years away from any final rule on impostors or on earnings claims.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The recently issued conclusion (of 8 October 2021) by the Attorney General to the Dutch Supreme Court is worth discussing, as it gives an insightful analysis of a difficult topic: what are the limits to parody? In an attempt to have the final laugh, Verstappen brought the case before the Dutch Supreme Court. Kat-a-like or look-a-Kat?

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Following the release of the groundbreaking final report of the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group , the Law Society of Ontario and many firms across the province began to turn the gaze of justice inward – on diversity within firms, from staff and associates to advancement and firm leadership. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In this one, I am focusing on the “before”, “in process” and “final” versions of articles, which is to say, preprints, postprints, and the “versions of record.”. Preprints , as the name implies, are versions of a submitted article which are made available to readers in advance of their formal review and acceptance for publication.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After over four years of litigation and five COVID-related continuances, it’s finally time for the main event. In that case, a Southern District of New York judge ruled in the defendants’ favor on summary judgment. There’s a lot at stake. A plaintiff typically has the burden at trial to prove ownership of a valid copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Thus, it could be argued that some journalistic pieces do not qualify for copyright protection as they would follow too strictly pre-determined rules. Furthermore, although most services advertise the underlying algorithm as fully automated, the final publication of the given content requires some human intervention in the newsrooms.

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