Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In a recent article for The Atlantic , Ian Bogost highlights some of the limitations of what ChatGPT can and cannot do. In 2017, five years ago, the Washington Post revealed that an AI bot named Heliograph had produced some 850 articles for the paper. At the time, the stories had generated more than 500,000 clicks.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Disclosure: Though I have no relationship or connection with this story, I am a long-time fan of James Rolfe and his work. Best known for his character the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) Rolfe has enjoyed over 17 years of success on YouTube spread across multiple shows. To that end, it’s a pretty simple story.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

The following are a few of the articles that I’ve been delving into this past week: James Hicks, Do Patents Drive Investment in Software? , ” The article leverages the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. Despite a sharp drop in grant rates, Hicks finds no corresponding change in startup funding or success.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Would your utility patent application enjoy a higher success rate if it were filed by a patent attorney? Writing a utility nonprovisional patent application, however, is another story. This 18 point bump represents a 56% greater chance of success when filing through a patent attorney. Should you try to file a patent yourself?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Ex parte proceedings, where the putative rightsowner tells an unrebutted story, are highly likely to get it wrong. I think there’s a great research project here: comparing the rightsowners’ success rates in ex parte proceedings vs. their success rate after the defense gets involved.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, that is hardly a surprise as the judge, when denying the injunction, made it extremely clear that their chances of success were extremely low. Obviously, this story is an amusing one. With the injunction defeated, the lawsuit seems to have died out. Bottom Line.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Little did Dorland know that one such member would eventually write a story in response to the preceding. A year after her surgery, she happened upon “ The Kindest ”, a short story by Sonya Larson about a narcissistic white woman who donates a kidney to “save” a person of colour.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2024

With fashion season in full swing, fashion-related IP stories flourish too. This time, Katfriend Spyridon Sipetas (Stockholm University) tells the story of a collaboration – the one between Jacquemus and Nike – that has been already plagued with accusations of copying.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Instead, the journal is leaving intact a February editor’s note that says, “Readers are alerted that concerns have been raised with respect to the reliability of the data presented in this article.”. Those concerns went unheeded by UG, though the journalism Biodiversity and Conservation retracted the article in 2021.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The list of Constitutional accomplishments is long and storied and, today, I want to take a moment to reflect on one of the ideals embodied in the Constitution’s first Article. In the early days of the United States, James Madison wrote in Federalist No. In the early days of the United States, James Madison wrote in Federalist No.

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

If the long weekend left you short on time to read the IP news , don't worry, here's the summary of the stories you missed last week. The Board of Appeal held that the claimed invention was novel and involved an inventive step.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Jason Fyk’s recent litigation campaign reminds me of the classic story Moby Dick, with Fyk in the Captain Ahab role and Section 230 as his white whale. The Netflix documentary of his story will be called “Moby Fyk.” This article gives some background on Fyk’s story). The Supreme Court denied cert.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MAY 28, 2020

This article is part of a series on commonly held misconceptions about patents. The aim of this series of short articles is to debunk these common myths around patent protection. In this article, we’ll focus on the second aspect, nonobviousness, which, in essence, means that the invention must possess some sort of “inventive spark”.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 26, 2023

These requests for information aren’t always successful. Fenlita let stories live on by guaranteeing books are perused once more, given to somebody in require, or reused as another valuable buyer great with a modern story to tell. In fairness to Google, the structure of the linked article doesn’t help.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Members of fandoms often participate in various creative activities inspired by their source material, including dressing up as the characters, writing stories based in the fictional universe, and making drawings about the original work.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2021

As applications for 2L summer student and articling positions approach, law students typically receive the opportunity to visit firms and talk to partners, associates, and students in person. The panelists discussed their practice areas and the kinds of experiences that summer and articling students may expect.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

Copyright Dr Elena Cooper of CREATe (University of Glasgow) considered what might be revealed about copyright history from the story one of James McNeill Whistler's paintings, 'Portrait of Lady Eden'. Patents FOSS Patents analysed a recent decision of the Düsseldorf appeals court in the SEP/FRAND case of Via v.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

This article seeks to examine the impact and effect of the trade of Geographical Indication around the globe. This article also intends to address the various economic, social, political, cultural and rural development aspect of the trading of geographical indications. CONCERNS PERTAINING TO QUALITY INTEGRITY DUE TO GLOBAL GI TRADE.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Many fashion houses seem to have taken that into account, by making - not always successful - attempts to establish certain colours as their distinctive signs. Yet, some success stories of colour trade marks in the fashion sector are those of Hermès, which has managed to secure protection for its signature colour ‘Orange H’ (Filing No.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2022

Last week’s Moon Boot decision brought us back to (a non-distinctive) reality, adding to the (long) list of (in)success stories. In that case, in fact, the Court found that the shape at issue satisfied the significant departure test and could be therefore registered. Milano, Tecnica Group S.p.A. v Diana S.r.l.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2023

One of the first was the Lulu franchise in Germany, reaching back to the late 19th century, and spanning theatre, movies and opera, and further afield a raft of follow-on books and articles. As such, the story of Pandora's Box was well known by the time of the 1929 movie. She is Lulu until the end, without regrets.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MAY 3, 2021

This past fall, I started watching one of the most successful TV shows ever made : not Game of Thrones , not Breaking Bad , but Seinfeld. the stories of real people often can be used without authorization or payment.” but also to news stories and articles of consumer interest.”Likewise, George was instantly my favorite.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

The website is not set up to permit third parties to independently post articles. This NY Times story shows how (1) they take it VERY seriously, (2) false positives can be life-changing, & (3) more liability will create more false positives. ” * Fleites v. Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The shift has little to do with the availability of links to news stories, but rather is largely the result of a combination of a better ad model (more precise information and targeting) and advertisers moving with the audience. Reproducing an entire article is one thing, but what if the only portion reproduced is the headline?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2021

It’s a common thread in IP stories that fans — those passionate, dedicated individuals that make up the core constituency of any successful product, particularly in entertainment — don’t know and often don’t care all that much about trademarks and copyrights when it comes to their fandom.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Despoina and Simon also recommend some music background by Anderson.Paak to accompany the reading of the article. Posthumous releases and realisation of unfinished works come with controversial stories. advance (IP) directive. Anderson.Paak got a new tattoo- and we might have an idea why by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou, L.L.M &

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Globe ran a story on the uncertainty for streaming services just last week and digital first creators have been raising alarm bells about how the CRTC regulatory powers could be interpreted for months. More than two years later, not much has changed. The creators noted they were fearful of ever speaking to the government again.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But, when we traced these assertions back, we found an origin story of weak support and misunderstood data. For example, Lindgren noted in his article that his sample size was too small to draw statistically significant conclusions. What’s the real story? From this, we can infer the success rate of design applications.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. An example of successful invocation of the integrity right in France - where moral rights are rigorously protected - concerned the singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

The ultimate question is, “Why did Oreo become more successful than Hydrox?” The stories feature on Instagram is the same as that of its rival and competitor in the market, Snapchat. Photos and videos in the story feature are shared with your friends and followers and deleted after 24 hours.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2023

Dozens of articles just like these perpetuated the idea of a massive crackdown but the truth is more mundane. That’s the bigger story that needed to be investigated, and it would’ve been ridiculously easy too. The second says that 1,000 people were identified after a raid on a streaming service.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 8, 2022

Together, Artrepreneur and Creative Circle have put together this comprehensive article series to support budding artists in the early stages of their art careers. In this article series, you’ll find valuable information on building and maintaining a career in the creative space. This article was co-created by Creative Circle.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2022

The rise of the substantial value ground One issue is the growing relevance of the absolute ground for refusal/invalidity concerning signs that consist exclusively of a shape or another characteristic that gives substantial value to the goods (Article 7(1)(e)(iii) EUTMR /4(1)(e)(iii) EUTMD ).

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Art Law Journal

MAY 12, 2022

Want to be a successful creative professional? Tell your story. It’s all about the story. They’re buying into you and your story. It’s usually an emotional connection, a memory or a story or a cause, or even just a spiritual feeling.”. This article was co-created by Creative Circle. Get excited.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In this blog post, based on a recently published article , I assess this lesser-explored exception and call for its wider implementation and expansive interpretation by EU member states. . More from our authors: Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions. by Alexander Puutio. € by Edward J.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. ” claims that successful shows tend to attract like a magnet. Just as remarkable as Barlow & Bear’s success was Netflix’s response.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 29, 2023

Image Sources: Shutterstock] However, there’s an idea called “Acquired Distinctiveness ” that changes the story. Surprisingly, the Court upheld the validity of the “SULEKHA” trademark because it was applied within the context of fountain pens, nibs, and related articles.

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