TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2024

A sampling of opinions on this controversial topic would likely place sentiments like these at the edge of a spectrum, acting as a perfect counterbalance to equally extreme positions adopted by a subset of particularly aggressive rightsholders. And all this under a ‘protected privacy’,” the statement continues.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As published today on gov.uk, the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a call for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), intended to inform the position on whether the present framework requires change in order to best support innovation. Image: gov.uk for 12 weeks and close on 1 March?

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2024

Among other things, it considers regulatory efforts around the globe, including the EU AI Act, and the applicability of the EU and UK data protection/privacy frameworks to AI development. Join the discussion in central London or online (live streaming) on Monday, 13 May !

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here.

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Above the Fold

JANUARY 30, 2024

More information on these proceedings and their procedures is available on the Copyright Office’s website.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

More information on these proceedings and their procedures is available on the Copyright Office’s website.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Guidance on the interpretation of the patent Relatedly, it gave guidance on the scope of protection of a European Patent: it must be interpreted based on (the well-known) article 69 (1) EPC and its interpretive Protocol together with article 24 (1)(c) Unified Patent Court Agreement (see p.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

The order means that the case will continue and the parties will continue collecting evidence. This brings us to the next topic on the court’s agenda; a request from the filmmakers to release the identities of 125 Grande subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing pirated films.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2024

This, while offering undeniable benefits, also raises critical concerns regarding the protection of individual privacy. This regulation empowers relevant authorities to request "basic information" of telephone subscribers from service providers without obtaining a court order.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

Even if an identical trademark is not used, a knock-off product may infringe trade dress or patent rights where it is made to copy the protected appearance, details and construction of a well-known product in order to mislead consumers as to the source of the product.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

Copyright and maps is not a topic that I would have predicted as such, but what I found in this book, in this context, with Alexander’s style and delivery, was a new lens with which to view familiar concepts in a refreshing and fascinating way.

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Trading Secrets

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Houston Partner Jesse Coleman will be speaking on a panel entitled “Don’t Mess with Texas Trade Secrets: Primer on Texas trade secrets and noncompete law plus protecting trade secrets in the oil, gas, and energy industries.”. Federal Involvement and Enforcement : Biden’s Executive Order and other federal government regulation and enforcement.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In this episode, Ben Fink , Russell Beck , and I discuss litigating trade secret cases — including expedited discovery, depositions, protective orders, and hearings on motions for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions — generally and post-COVID. So, come join us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Court found that while some themes in the film were similar to those in the script, such themes or ideas cannot be protected by copyright and that the standard of ‘substantial copying’ had not been established in the present case. Rapper Eminem seeks protective order in the “Shady” trademark dispute with Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation. z discuss a recent decision rendered in Turkey, representing the first foray by a Turkish court into these murky legal waters.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

However, following Kurasov’s blunt accusations, and in less than a week, the Egyptian authorities and the French subsidiary responded by ordering the immediate removal of the murals and issuing an official apology to the Russian artist emphasizing their full respect for the intellectual property rights of everyone in Egypt and abroad (See here ).

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IPilogue

JUNE 20, 2022

Sexual orientation and gender identity are also complex topics that are challenging to account for in survey and census style information collection. Community size, problematic surveys, concealment, and stigma all prevent the accurate representation of LGBTQ2IA+ communities and their needs.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

The OSMR transposes the revised Audio-Visual Media Services Directive into Irish law, which requires Member States to ensure that VSPSs take appropriate measures to protect young people from harmful content and protect the general public from illegal content. Also contributed to by Gavin Dowd.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

However, following Kurasov’s blunt accusations, and in less than a week, the Egyptian authorities and the French subsidiary responded by ordering the immediate removal of the murals and issuing an official apology to the Russian artist emphasizing their full respect for the intellectual property rights of everyone in Egypt and abroad (See here ).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

” 3 March 2022 – 18:00 – 19:00 CET (Online) The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary is hosting an online seminar on the challenges between the access and distribution of copyright-protected content over the Internet. More information about the proposed topics and the scientific committee can be found here.

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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

These ‘ motions in limine ‘ were submitted earlier this month and the court ruled on them in a recent order. The music companies also asked for an order that prohibited the ISP from arguing that it’s not liable for infringements carried out by people other than the registered subscriber.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. In 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox to pay a billion dollars in damages to a group of major record labels. The complaint specifically requests an order requiring WOW! Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

The chapters emerged following the Journée de Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle , which took place at the University of Geneva in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property on February 7, 2023. Despite having a solely U.S.-centred

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

New Request For Information On February 10, 2023, Shueisha teamed up with major publishers Shogakukan, Kadokawa, and Kodansha in another ex parte application ( 1 ) and proposed order ( 2 ), filed this time at a district court in Delaware. Executive Order 13984. Once again, the companies requested access to information held by U.S.

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Chicago IP

MAY 12, 2021

Magistrate Judge Jensen granted in part defendant Carjams’ motion for a protective order concerning plaintiff Putco’s Fed. Of particular note: Carjams’ claim that Putco should be limited to ten topics, without some agreement by the parties, was not supported by the Federal Rules or the law. 10, 2021) (Jensen, Mag.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 5, 2021

Although the Canadian legalization of psilocybin, similar to cannabis, is an interesting and contentious topic, this article intends to highlight the potential patentability of psilocybin and its derivatives, as well as the current trends in the field. Patenting Psychedelics: Novelty and Non-Obviousness.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. “Davis’s pose is not separately protectible.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Moreover, according to the Court, creativity is not constituted by the idea itself, but by the form of its expression, or by its subjectivity, so the same idea can be the basis of different works, which are or can be different due to the subjective creativity of each individual author and which, as such, is relevant for the purposes of protection.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. While you may debate whether the filter deviated from Mykie’s design so as to count as a new work (lacking a degree of substantial reproduction) – we must first question, are makeup designs captured by copyright protection?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

An unquestionably great achievement, especially without protection from site-blocking. Telling a Compelling Story Rivkin told CinemaCon that the MPA focuses on two pillars: Protecting content and the people who produce it, which together pave the way for the industry to reach even bigger audiences worldwide.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. Even yet, the majority shareholder persisted in acting against the best interests of the business in order to further their own interests.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

30, 2023, the Biden administration issued an executive order focused on the growing field of artificial intelligence. In the coming weeks, we will dive deeper into critical topics covered by the new EO. Protect the interests of Americans using AI products in their daily lives. Advance equity and civil rights.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

For Weber, property arises where it is first enclosed, then appropriated and protected by a group. Chapter 2, Legal Orders and Social Performance: Founding Facebook , highlights the importance of IP, particularly patents, for the formation of Facebook.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

With little supporting case law in the United States, the RIAA referenced a decision from the Hamburg Regional Court in a similar case, which found that YouTube’s “rolling cipher” should be considered an effective technological protection measure under EU law. Any attempt to circumvent it, therefore, would amount to infringement.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Analysis In order to reach a decision, the Court of Appeal divided its analysis into two parts. 111-1 of the French Code of Intellectual Property (CPI ) the court noted that (my own translation) "an intellectual creation can only be protected if it reflects the personality of its author, in other words if it is original (.)

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