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Reversal Amounts were Higher than Patent Damages in 2013 and 2015, Data Shows

IP Close Up

Diminished or vacated patent damages awards were greater than the total amount of damages awarded for 2013 and 2015, a surprising “net-negative” for patent plaintiffs. Continue reading

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NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

LexBlog IP

This installment will focus on a company named Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC. Sockeye has sued approximately 80 defendants since it began its patent infringement campaigns in 2015. For example, Sockeye sued a group of electronics companies in 2015 and sued the same defendants again in 2022 with at least some of the same patents.

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3 Count: Pop Trio

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit was filed by musicians Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, who claim that Shape of You infringes on their 2015 work Oh Why. The lawsuit was filed by a trio of songwriters, who alleged that the duet was an infringement of their 2015 song Dancing with a Stranger. The post 3 Count: Pop Trio appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Billions Dismissal

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Joseph Brean at the National Post reports that an Ontario court has given the go ahead for a lawsuit filed by Damon Pourshian, a former student at Sheridan College, against Disney, Pixar and other subsidiaries over alleged infringement in the 2015 film Inside Out.

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3 Count: Wolfgang Disappointment

Plagiarism Today

In 2015, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against Wolfgang’s Vault, alleging that the service did not have a license for the underlying compositions of the songs it streamed. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: Apple Emoji Victory

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Sian Bayley at The Bookseller reports that a court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a new Maryland law that would require publishers to license e-books to libraries within the state. BeIN Media, pledged and estimated $500 million per year in 2015.

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Precedential No. 28: TTAB Sustains Opposition to "I AM THE MARS GENERATION" for Licensing Services on Ground of Nonuse

The TTABlog

Applicant Carson submitted a declaration that contained only conclusory statements that “[e]ach year from 2015 through the present,” he has provided “licensing of advertising slogans and cartoon characters” under both proposed marks “to a wide range of customers located throughout the United States." Harrison won, at least at the TTAB.