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Judge Rules Against Fair Use Defense for AI Company

Plagiarism Today

A judge has ruled against Ross Intelligence, an AI company, in their case against Thomson Reuters. It's the first major AI fair use decision. The post Judge Rules Against Fair Use Defense for AI Company appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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EMP&A Accepting Summer 2025 Intern Applications

Erik K Pelton

Erik M. Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on intellectual property protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters. We are seeking a law student for a paid IP/Trademark internship ($25/hr) from May 2025 to August 2025 (dates are flexible, minimum 10 weeks is required).

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Fake Battles, Real Explosions

Plagiarism Today

EA and DICE recently shared concept art from their upcoming Battlefield game. However, one of the explosions was a bit-too-real. The post Fake Battles, Real Explosions appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’

TorrentFreak

Last weekend, shadow library Anna’s Archive argued that, for AI companies, access to ‘pirated’ books may be a matter of national security. The reasoning behind this controversial take concerns the legal implications faced by U.S. companies if they train AI models using data obtained from shadow libraries. Other countries, however, have fewer reservations , which could give foreign companies a technological edge.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Patent Eligibility: The Call for Supreme Court Clarity and for an End to Summary Affirmances

JD Supra Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has once again been urged to revisit 35 U.S.C. 101, the statute governing patent eligibility. Audio Evolution Diagnostics, Inc. (AED) filed a petition for writ of certiorari, challenging the Federal Circuits summary affirmance under Rule 36 of a ruling that invalidated its patents under the Alice/Mayo framework. Should the SCOTUS take up the case, this presents an opportunity for the Court to clarify the boundaries of patent eligibility and address concerns over the.

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What Do the Return to Office and Hiring Freeze Orders Mean for Examiners and SPEs?

IP Watchdog

Further to reports that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges will soon be required to return to the office, the lingering question for many is what effect the orderas well as the current, indefinite hiring freezewill have on Supervisory Patent Examiners (SPEs) at the Office and on day to day operations of the examining corps more broadly.

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Erik M Pelton & Associates Secures U.S. Patent for Proprietary Trademark Management Software

Erik K Pelton

February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S. Patent No. This patent protects the firms proprietary software, a groundbreaking tool designed to streamline docket and deadline management in the trademark application process.

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Meta AI Used 'Astonishing' Load Of Pirated Works, Writers Say

IP Law 360

Meta Platforms allegedly downloaded tens of millions of pirated copyrighted works from peer-to-peer networks to train its Llama artificial intelligence product, and its employees repeatedly discussed this "illegal" strategy with lawyers, with one engineer writing, doing so "from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right," according to internal communications unsealed in copyright infringement litigation Wednesday.

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Reject the Biden Administration’s Eleventh-Hour Patent Power Grab

IP Watchdog

On its way out the door, the Biden administration took a parting shot at America's most innovative companies in a self-described bid to expand equitable patient access to products that emerge from NIH-owned patents.

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3 Count: $10 Million Fight

Plagiarism Today

The New York Times has spent $10.8 million in OpenAI fight, UK Parliament weights AI regulations and police raid South African IPTV provider. The post 3 Count: $10 Million Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Summary of the USCO Copyright and AI Report; Part 2: Copyrightability

Copyright Alliance

On January 29, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part Two of its AI study, which analyzed issues surrounding the copyrightability of works that are partially or wholly generated by AI. […] The post Summary of the USCO Copyright and AI Report; Part 2: Copyrightability appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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What is a TTAB Discovery Conference?

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video What is a TTAB Discovery Conference? If you get involved in a dispute at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), one of the steps early on in the process of an opposition or a cancellation proceeding is the Discovery Conference. Discovery Conference is required by the board as part of the procedures of the case.

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The “Sad Beige Lawsuit” and the Fight Over Social Media Influencer IP Rights

JD Supra Law

Can you protect a personal aesthetic or vibe? Social media influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford believes so, as she recently sued fellow social media influencer Alyssa Sheil in Texas Federal Court, in what is now known as the sad beige lawsuit..

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Report Indicates PTAB Judges Will Soon Be Required to Return to In-Person Work

IP Watchdog

According to Bloomberg Law, the administrative patent judges (APJs) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTOs) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will be asked to return to the office as soon as February 24a move which former USPTO Director Kathi Vidal said would make the PTAB inefficient and unable to keep up with its current timelines for decisions.

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PhD Student Found Guilty of Plagiarism After 3-Year Battle

Plagiarism Today

After a three-year battle, the University of Johannesburg has found a PhD student guilty of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. The post PhD Student Found Guilty of Plagiarism After 3-Year Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Piracy Crisis: Cloudflare Says LaLiga Knew Dangers, Blocked IP Address Anyway

TorrentFreak

Site-blocking is controversial and has been right from the beginning. The idea that powerful companies could gain authority from the courts to interfere in residential access to the internet, was initially dismissed as insane. In time, those who protested the loudest were the ones dismissed as deluded. Their warnings, that handing internet blocking powers to rightsholders would eventually end in disaster, were subsequently dismissed by governments and national courts all around Europe.

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Sony still can’t get no relief in claim over Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings

The IPKat

Image from Copilot As covered in a guest post by KatFriends Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote last year [here] , the estates of two bandmates of Jimi Hendrix (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd (Sony) for infringement of their copyright and performers rights. Sony tried to dispute jurisdiction in early 2022, but that failed.

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IP Hot Topic: Federal Circuit Affirms Small U.S. Investments Can Satisfy Domestic Industry Requirement

JD Supra Law

A domestic industry may never be too small so long as the commercial product is 100% American-made according to the latest Federal Circuit opinion. In Wuhan Healthgen Biotech v. ITC, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Commissions conclusion that a patentee satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement by showing that 100% of the manufacturing occurred in the United States even though the actual investments were small.

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Never trust a hippie?

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2015-02-24 13:39:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFor years I’ve been kvetching here about the phenomenon of municipal overreach on intellectual property claims, whether it’s catchphraseswith no particular geographic association;transit line symbols that do convey meaning but when licensed don’t convey meaningful claims of endorsement or affiliation; skyline features that belong to no one; […] The post Never trust a hippie?

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3 Count: VPN Trust

Plagiarism Today

Ozzy Osbourne sued over social media posts, US Copyright Office holds inquiry about PROs and VPN providers try to duck French blocking order. The post 3 Count: VPN Trust appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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CGPDTM to Fund Law Students Participating in any International IP Moot Court Competitions: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

SpicyIP

Image from here In a major, and very interesting development for law students, the Commerce and Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal announced that the CGPDTM will sponsor Indian law students selected for any IP moot court competition anywhere in the world. This announcement was made yesterday in the inaugural ceremony of Vidhi Pragati: National IP Moot Court Competition, 2025, organized by DPIIT in collaboration with CIIPC and IPR Chair, NLU Delhi (see video here ).

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BREAKING: ROSS Intelligence Used Thomson Reuters' Notes For AI Tool

IP Law 360

Tech startup ROSS Intelligence used copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw database to create its own AI legal research tool, a Delaware federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that ROSS infringed more than 2,200 headnotes to make its product.

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U.S. Copyright Office issues report on copyrightability of AI assisted and generated works

JD Supra Law

The United States Copyright Office has released the second in a series of reports relating to the implications of AI on copyright law and policy, firmly upholding the principle that copyright protection is reserved for human-created works while introducing slight nuance regarding the interplay of human authorship and generative AI. This article explores the reports guidance and resulting strategies for protection of works which consist in whole or part of AI-generated or assisted material.

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Piracy Victories for Hollywood & Premier League Spark Progress Concerns

TorrentFreak

Years before it happened, the MPA predicted that improved internet connectivity in Vietnam would likely lead to piracy problems down the line. The MPA’s prediction was fairly detailed and turned out to be extremely accurate. That the country would quickly become one of the safest places in the world to run a pirate site, led to real-world examples of how quickly sites can grow in an environment lacking credible enforcement.

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3 Count: Inpainting Copyright

Plagiarism Today

AI company registers AI-generated work, Sweden launches piracy inquiry and law students win settlement from Warner Bros. Discovery. The post 3 Count: Inpainting Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The New Patent Playbook in Action: A Look at Rules 25(1) and 55(3) of the Patent (Amendment) Rules 2024 for Pre-Grant Oppositions

SpicyIP

Image from here. Recently, an interesting order was issued in Patent Application No. 202417006578 ( pdf ), by Vikas Verma, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, Patent Office (Chennai), in the context of a pre-grant opposition (PGO) against an application by Pharmazz Inc. What makes this decision particularly noteworthy is that it may be the first instance (at least as per the guess in a LinkedIn post by LCGN LLP here ) where a new rule for PGO has been applied.

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GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court

The IPKat

The scope of protection of short marks is often considered to be narrower than for longer marks. Consumers are deemed to remember short signs more easily and perceive differences more readily. This is why a difference in one letter can be sufficient to exclude a likelihood of confusion. However, simply changing one letter of a short mark may not be a free pass, as a recent decision of the German Patent Court involving the trade marks GTI and GTA shows.

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Court Definitively Rejects Fair Use Defense in AI Training Case

JD Supra Law

In one of the most closely-watched copyright cases this year, a Delaware court rejected defendant, ROSS Intelligences (ROSS), fair use and other defenses by vacating its previous stance and granting summary judgement in favor of plaintiff, Thomson Reuters (Reuters). The case stems from allegations that ROSS used copyrighted material from Reuters legal research platform, Westlaw, to train its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven legal research engine.

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KickAssAnime Flagged for ‘Suspected Phishing’ by Cloudflare

TorrentFreak

With hundreds of millions of annual visits, KickAssAnime (KAA) is one of the larger anime pirate sites. The streaming portal, which relies on third-party hosted videos, is particularly popular in the United States. Over the years, rightsholders have attempted to pinpoint the site’s operators, presumably to shut it down. Just last summer, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) obtained a DMCA subpoena , requiring Cloudflare to provide all information the company had on file.

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3 Count: Superb Owl Seizure

Plagiarism Today

US authorities seize multiple piracy domains, creators criticize UK copyright consultation, and Sony takes down two fan projects. The post 3 Count: Superb Owl Seizure appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Facts About Judicial Blocking of Foreign Piracy Sites

Copyright Alliance

Large-scale piracy operations that dwell in foreign markets beyond the reach of US law are a persistent and growing problem. For instance, the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center found […] The post The Facts About Judicial Blocking of Foreign Piracy Sites appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Some Comments on Today’s Thomson Reuters v. Ross Copyright Ruling

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[A surprising ruling from Judge Bibas (sitting as a district court judge by designation) in the Thompson Reuters v. Ross case, because he reverses himself on numerous points (all in favor of the copyright owner). I sent the following comments to a reporter.] I have multiple problems with the ruling: 1) I disagree that individual headnotes each can be copyrightable.

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The Supreme Court and Intellectual Property in 2024-2025: What Was Decided, What Is To Come And What Was Declined

JD Supra Law

In wrapping up the 2023-24 term and embarking on the 2024-25 term, the Supreme Court was asked to decide a number of intellectual property cases. The Court issued several significant opinions in 2024 and has taken several other IP cases in the current term. The Court, however, also declined to take up several IP-related cert petitions for the 2024-25 term.

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Of house marks and family disputes: Taking a look at the Lodha v. Lodha TM battle 

SpicyIP

Macrotech Developers (formerly known as Lodha Developers) filed a trademark infringement suit against the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL). Macrotech, in the su i t , has sought an injunction against HoABL from using the TM Lodha to prevent confusion among consumers. Further, Macrotech has sought Rs. 5000 cr. in damages. Abhishek Lodha (CEO, Macrotech Developers), in this interview, has said that the suit is to ensure that the consumers are not confused that any other developer using the Lodha

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Copyright Claims Board Rules in Favor of Defaulting Party

Plagiarism Today

The CCB has handed down another default judgment. However, this one was in favor of the default party. It came down to a simple issue. The post Copyright Claims Board Rules in Favor of Defaulting Party appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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