Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

” The lawsuit was filed in October Brandon Cooper and Timothy Valentine, who alleged that the duo took their 2016 song I Love Your Dress and used it to create No Guidance. Specifically, they allege that they took beats, lyrics, the hook and other elements when making their song. The record labels have not responded to the allegations.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2025

While I was railing against the Indian Patent Office’s (IPO) Order 34/2016 in a previous post , the IPO might have silently put in place a more comprehensive point-based system to measure the performance of both Examiners and Controllers. This was evident in the previous Order 34/2016 itself, yet the breakdown was rudimentary and basic.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 23, 2025

In early 2016, YouTubers began to complain about “reaction” channels. However, that did not stop them from being sued in May 2016. Specifically, it comes from when he was on the other side of the litigation. However, the term covers a wide variety of sites. H3H3 was heralded as being a reaction channel doing things the correct way.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Journal was established in 2016 and primarily deals with contemporary developments in the field of intellectual property and related laws. About the Journal : The Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is a bi-annual, student-edited peer reviewed academic journal published by National Law University, Jodhpur.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Image from here In a fresh twist to the Daiichi-Ranbaxy saga, the Delhi High Court on October 29 directed ( pdf ) to auction the “Fortis” trademark to recover a part of the INR 4900 crore owed to Daiichi by the judgement debtors in the aftermath of the 2016 arbitral award (originally, as reported here , INR 3500 crores were awarded to Daiichi).

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The TTABlog

MAY 14, 2025

With respect to its dilution claim, ASUSTeK had to show that its mark became famous before applicant's constructive first use date in November 2016. Although it has used ASUS mark for 35 years, ASUSTeK's sales figures were post-2016 and its evidence of advertising prior to 2016 was "spotty" and not limited to the United States.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 19, 2025

screenwriter and animator Buck Woodall claimed that Disney's 2016 blockbuster animated film "Moana" infringed on his 2011 screenplay "Bucky the Wave Warrior" (Bucky). On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit. The Walt Disney Co.,

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

An investigation cited in the indictment concluded that since August 2016, Phan Thanh Cong received a total of ~US$400,000. No drama – Cong just failed to pay the server bill – potentially the first time since 2016. Case Headed in the Wrong Direction? Why that’s of any importance is unclear.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2025

In 2016, an inventor filed a patent application that claimed priority to an application filed in 1995. In re: Forest, No. 2023-1178 (Fed. PTAB) Apr. Opinion by Chen, joined by Taranto and Schall.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

IPR2016-00436, Paper 12 (PTAB July 7, 2016). It is well established that a petitioner in an inter partes review is not permitted to assert a ground of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. Dexcowin Golabl, Inc. Aribex, Inc., As such, IPR petitions solely relying on lack of written description under 112 cannot avoid institution denial.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

He adds that the song is well known in the rap industry, having been licensed by Def Jam in 2008 and by Epic Records in 2016. Specifically, he cites similarities in the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure and more. In addition to Ricch, the lawsuit targets Atlantic records and other co-defendants involved in the release of The Box.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The latter is a photo editing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2016 and created the AI software that, according to Morton, creates unauthorized derivatives of her work. The lawsuit lists Twitter, Tweetdeck and Magic Pony Technology as defendants. 2: Three Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

has reached a settlement with musician Andre Sims over the 2016 hit song Focus. Furie is also getting into NFTs for himself, and has recently auctioned off an early cartoon for around $1 million. Settles ‘Focus’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. Finally today, Will Lavin at NME reports that the musician H.E.R.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 28, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by a pair of songwriters that claimed the 2019 track was an infringement of their earlier song 2016 song I Love Your Dress. First off today, Brad Callas at Complex reports that the rapper Drake has been dismissed from the No Guidance lawsuit, leaving Chris Brown as the only artist who worked on the track as a defendant.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

However, in April 2016, he says the police chief he was working with was replaced, and the new one implemented his design without paying for the work. Finally today, Jennifer Edwards Baker at Fox19 reports that, in Ohio, the Goshen Township police have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the design of their police badge.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The investigation began after Carrasquillo failed to file timely tax returns from 2016 to 2019 and the service was shut down in 2019 when FBI agents raided his home. The grand jury indictment seeks forfeiture of more than $34 million in cash including some $5.2 million in cash that had already been confiscated.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The case was originally filed by Brandon Cooper and Timothy Valentine, who accused Brown and Drake of basing their hit song No Guidance on their 2016 song I Love Your Dress. The plaintiffs had removed Drake from the lawsuit in Aprii, but the lawsuit continued against both Brown and his record label, Sony.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For petitioners, they will need to carefully decide when to file IPRs and fully consider all of the invalidity defenses that they will be estopped from bringing up later in the district courts. FOOTNOTES. [1] 2020-2222, F.2d 3d 1293 (Fed. 1348 (2018). .

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In an ongoing dispute commenced in 2016, the Eleventh Circuit for the second time in the lifetime of the litigation considered trade secret misappropriation and related copyright claims in a scraping case between direct competitors. The case involved plaintiff Compulife Software, Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Specifically, Cox alleges the metadata on the evidence indicates that they are files from 2016 though the case only deals with 2012-2014. However, Cox is appealing that ruling to the Fourth Circuit and is claiming that the labels either withheld or manipulated the evidence against them.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

John Lewis, however, denies any copying and claims to have provided time-stamped evidence that their campaign was first presented to them in early 2016, before her book was published. 3: $31m piracy penalty for ChitramTV.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The case was filed by local rightsholders Mediapro back in 2016. Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that the operator of the Rojadirect piracy website is personally liable for the infringement, giving rightsholders a new target to collect damages from.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2021

back in 2016. Copyright termination is a process through which creators that licensed their works can reclaim their rights after a set period of time. The film’s writer, Victor Miller, filed such a notice with Cunningham and his production company, Manny Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

However, it was raided in 2016 and two men, the owner and his son, were arrested. The case was initiated by the Qatari company beIN and targeted the Advanced TV Network (ATN). ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Now the legal framework is statutory, with some version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) in effect in every state except New York, and with uniformity in the federal system thanks to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Other Findings of the Investigation According to local police, the offending began in 2016, with the suspects illegally earning “hundreds of thousands of US dollars” before the operation was shut down in August 2024. In many cases, this violated MPA members’ rights.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

Court of Federal Claims in 2016, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement and demanded damages for the alleged unauthorized use. Bitmanagement said it never authorized this type of use and when it heard that the Navy had installed the software on 558,466 computers, the company took legal action.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

The lawsuit is the second the group has filed against Charter, with one being filed in 2019 that looked at Charter’s alleged activities between March 24, 2013 and May 17, 2016.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

According to the lawsuit, which was filed by Muddy Water Pictures, Dash was hired to co-direct the film in 2016 but was fired some two years later. However, after his firing, the lawsuit alleges Dash began to shop the film around to others under the name The List.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

First off today, Megan Butler at Courthouse News Service reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit over the 2016 hit rap song Everyday We Lit. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

According to the lawsuit, A&E presented the program Live PD between 2016 and 2020. First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter reports that A&E Television Networks has filed a lawsuit against Reels over the latter channel’s new hit series On Patrol: Live.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by rapper Anthony Campbell, who claimed that the 2018 song Everyday We Lit by YFN Lucci was an infringement of Campbell’s 2016 song Everything Be Lit. Campbell filed the lawsuit in 2018 and the lawsuit quickly ended as none of the defendants participated in the case, resulting in a default judgment.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 5, 2024

‘International Organized Crime’ Between 2010 and 2016, Engel Systems sold a range of devices that provided illegal access to pirated TV content. Another 300,700+ euros should be paid off over the next two years, all thanks to a massive law enforcement operation in May 2016.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Mediapro Delivers a Significant Blow In 2016, Puerto 80 Projects SL – the Spanish company behind Rojadirecta – was found liable for violating the intellectual property rights of broadcaster Mediapro.

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Patently-O

JULY 14, 2022

Some takeaways: For patent infringement cases filed between 2011 and 2016, about 6% have at least one appeal, although this rate has been declining from 7.8% of cases filed in 2016. of cases filed in 2011 to 4.4%

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Patently-O

JANUARY 18, 2025

In May 2016, Nerdio’s predecessor attempted to purchase the nerdio.com domain from Chow through a series of escalating offers, sending twelve separate emails between May 4-27. After a final purchase attempt on June 8, 2016, Chow filed an intent-to-use application for the NERDIO mark the very next day (June 9, 2016).

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Patently-O

JUNE 7, 2025

Micron is seeking to turn this into a national security and competitiveness issue based upon the fact that YMTC was only founded in 2016 but has already become the global leader in 3D NAND flash based upon strong support from the Chinese government. The company is also listed in the "Entity List." Read the Petition.

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