Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Publishers, predictably, are seeking a higher royalty rate while streamers want a much lower one, one that, in some cases, would be below 2008 levels. The new rate, when decided, would be applied retroactively and would also govern royalties owed between 2023 and 2027.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers. The reason: The copyrights at issue were “unenforceable” due to the lack of a treaty. The case was initiated by the Qatari company beIN and targeted the Advanced TV Network (ATN). However, it was raided in 2016 and two men, the owner and his son, were arrested.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 9, 2022

cents rate was set in 2008 and covers money due to a songwriter when a third party reproduces or streams a music composition. This agreement represents a new deal between the parties involved and still a significant increase for rightsholders. The CRB is tasked with determining what the new royalty rate should be for 2023-2027.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2021

According to a 2020 study titled “AI Trends Based on the Patents Granted by the USPTO”, the total number of AI-related patents granted by the USPTO per year increased from 4,598 in 2008 to 20,639 in 2018. If AI-related patent applications and grants are on the uptick, what was the problem with DABUS?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

It all started in 2008 when the US Navy began testing Bitmanagement’s 3D virtual reality application ‘BS Contact Geo’ After some testing, the Navy installed the software across its network, assuming that it had permission to do so. The lawsuit was filed by the German company Bitmanagement.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Wolfgang’s Vault has faced multiple lawsuits from musicians including one it settled in 2008 and a judgment against them for $200,000 in 2020. According to the Appeals Court, there are multiple issues particular to this case that need to be addressed, making it not right for class action status.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

Regulation No 479/2008 and the amendments introduced by Regulation No 491/2009 entered into force seven days after they were published in the Official Journal, but in both cases, the relevant provisions for this dispute were only applicable from 1 August 2009 - just a few days before the EU registration of the Salaparuta PDO.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

1264761), which was registered in class 25 for "clothes" with a priority date of 29 September 2008. Readers may recall that Katy Perry had breakthrough global success in early 2008 with multiple singles (such as "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold") from her "One of the Boys" album. Wikimedia : Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Originally posted 2008-11-17 13:53:25. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNo, not that Sonny. No, rather this: If America’s most famous variety-show-star-turned-congressman hadn’t slammed into that tree on that fatal day of downhill skiing, we’d probably never have the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Originally posted 2008-09-24 22:02:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe AP reports (via Mrs. LOC again!) a pretty unusual intellectual property (well, let’s say abstract property) lawsuit involving bloggers.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The government has seemingly tried to ignore those startups with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez talking about 400+ news outlet closures since 2008, but neglecting to refer to the hundreds of new outlets that have sprung up during the same period.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Originally posted 2008-09-24 11:39:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch reports on an interesting, not quite safe for home viewing case called Boston Red Sox Baseball Club Limited Partnership v.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2024

Nealy’s personal life was no major success either, as he spent time in prison from 1989 to 2008, and again from 2012 to 2015. In response, he filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell in 2018, demanding compensation for the alleged copyright infringements, dating back to 2008. In the Nealy v.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Since 2008, this athleisure accessories manufacturer has consistently protected its intellectual property by signing over 200 settlement agreements and fighting more than 90 court battles. Engagement in proactive IP litigation by global companies is the bedrock of trademark enforcement, and Adidas is no stranger to this strategy.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JUNE 22, 2025

Originally posted 2008-05-27 17:38:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch: Marty Schwimmer’s Trademark Blog turns six years old this month. Marty is the grandfather of trademark blogging. I’m not sure who the grandmother is. Well, I didn’t even know six years was three generations in trademark blogging years!

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

In 2008, the opening ceremony of the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing was downloaded millions of times through torrent sites, for example. This was no different last Friday when the Tokyo 2020 officially opened. In the past, we also noticed a massive interest in the Olympics on various pirate sites.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

Crossref, which helps journals check work against other journals, would not begin until 2008. It could be as simple as the timing. iThenticate, the service most frequently used by journals, just launched in 2004. This means that the technology may not have been available to the journal at the time of publication in 2005.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2008-07-29 12:12:10. Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Liability insurers gotta deny coverage: As the Trademark Blog reports, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. obtained against Payless Shoesource, Inc., earlier this year.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a rule change that would formally repeal a 2008 rule and require all existing major industrial facilities to include “fugitive” emissions in preconstruction evaluations of major modifications for purposes of triggering New Source Review permitting. By: Morgan Lewis

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Patently-O

JUNE 14, 2025

WorldSpace filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and its trustee used the bankruptcy powers to reject reject the Fraunhofer agreement. Fraunhofer is a German research organization and patent holder that licensed its MCM patents to WorldSpace back in 1998. Fraunhofer claims that rejection eliminated the sublicense to SXM.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

Then seemingly out of nowhere, in 2008/2009 the government began shutting down popular sites including Extremebits, Rapthe , Superfundo and later, LeechersLair. Excellent infrastructure and limited anti-piracy action made Malaysia a popular hosting location back when torrent sites were in their prime.

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2025

In December 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs rated him 100% disabled due to combat-related PTSD, which qualified him for CRSC under a 2008 program expansion that opened benefits to all medically retired veterans with combat-related disabilities.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

The RIAA abandoned the approach in 2008 and, though some movie studios do follow a similar approach today, it has been largely abandoned as a tactic. In those cases, the RIAA would target end-user file sharers by filing “John Doe” lawsuits and subpoenaing their internet service providers to turn over their identity.

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43(B)log

JUNE 6, 2025

Defendants’ product has used the UL and FM marks since 2008 and 2009, respectively, but requested withdrawal of UL certification/sent an email to FM leading FM to withdraw its listing in 2008. FireBlok was never FM approved, and its UL certification was withdrawn in 2025.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 10, 2022

I visited Google in London, UK to present at Talks at Google on June 2, 2008 as part of the Affairs of interest/ Policy Talks at Google. There, I discussed Digital Advocacy in developed and developing countries. . The link to the video can be found here.

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 11, 2023

Posted on November 17th, 2008: No, not that Sonny. No, rather this: If America’s most famous variety-show-star-turned-congressman hadn’t slammed into that tree on that fatal day of downhill skiing, we’d. The post Mourning Sonny appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2022

In 2008, a still-unknown person or group going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology and the first cryptocurrency to the world. In 2020, the cryptocurrency market was valued at $1.49

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

In 2015, an author at the Hustle plagiarized a 2008 book , and it became a bestseller on Amazon. In 2012, Amazon had a major scandal as fake authors were exploiting their Direct Publishing platform to publish plagiarized erotica. In 2016, The Atlantic did their own expose on widespread plagiarism on Amazon’s self-publishing service.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

2008) (Rader, J., Imposition of liability under the equitable doctrine of inequitable conduct (as it has been variously defined) can result in a patent being held unenforceable; for this reason, former Chief Judge Rader called it the "atomic bomb of patent law" (see Aventis Pharma S.A. Amphastar Pharms., 3d 1334, 1349 (Fed. dissenting)).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 1, 2025

For many years, he has claimed to be the person who wrote the original Bitcoin code and the author of the so-called Bitcoin White Paper published in 2008 under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The Court also dismissed Wright's claims of passing off, which was based on his assertion of ownership of goodwill in the name "Bitcoin".

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McBayer IP Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In April of this year, she released “Taylor’s Version” of her 2008 album Fearless. Just a few weeks ago, she released Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recording of her 2012 album Red. Why would a globally-known music star take the time out of her busy schedule to rehash her old music?

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The defendants (and users of the trade name) argued that the mark could not be enforced due to the existence of an earlier right (in the sense of article 6(2) of Directive 2008/95 , applicable at the time of dispute), being the trade name they had used for decades.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2008, law professors Dotan Oliar and Christopher Sprigman published a paper that looked at the norms comics had established with the issue. Joke theft is nothing new and accusations of it likely go back as far as jokes themselves.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 20, 2025

Originally posted 2008-10-07 17:33:09.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The earliest priority date of the three patents is April 24, 2008. Patent Nos. 9,308,570; 9,968,982; and 10,751,784, which relate to necking machines meant to reduce the diameter of the tops of metal beverage cans.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Though an argument can be made that the company is already causing confusion by selling such a similar costume (Disney made this argument in 2008 when it sued and later settled with a costume company selling costumes similar to Disney characters), it would be considerably worse if they used the name Beetlejuice.

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IPilogue

APRIL 20, 2022

A plot twist occurred in 2008 after Marvel released Iron Man. The American Film Institution selected it as one of the best films of 2008. However, Marvel had no right to unilaterally retain Spider-Man’s copyright unless Sony decided to terminate the contract—which seemed unlikely to happen. The film received praise from critics.

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