The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

Patents Photo by TootSweetCarole via Pixabay Rose Hughes commented on a recent case about the validity of a patent for the second medical use of a known drug for treating type II diabetes (empagliflozin, or Jardiance™) in a subpopulation of patients.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Invention Copyright 57

The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

PQ reviewed the software and noted the significant functional similarities with their own products, but also discovered references to Factoria and PQ as author. PQ became aware of InSPC v1 when it was promoted in demo form by CyberMetrics in the Summer 2017. CyberMetrics then removed InSPC v1 from their website.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The decision was authored by Judge Reyna and joined by Judge Hughes. David Fanning is inhouse counsel for SawStop and filed the petition. ” Mark Fleming (Wilmer) represents Apple and Jonathan Franklin (Norton Rose) represents Qualcomm. Judge O’Malley wrote in dissent. Eligibility in Worlds Inc. 21-1554. .”

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Patent Law Law Patent Invention 125

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , 103(a) ; but importantly, the separate copyright in a derivative work “extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work, as distinguished from the preexisting material employed in the work.” By suing first, AWF made it much easier to argue that Goliath had picked a fight with David.

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Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing 95

TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2024

Copyright Mentions The review found that over the last decade, UK news articles mentioning “intellectual property” rose significantly, with a notable uptick from 2017-18 and a slight dip in 2021-22. These articles covered a range of topics with two themes standing out – scope of rights and registration, and IP disputes.

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Reporting IP Intellectual Property Publishing 99

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

They don’t use it often but they definitely have it, and more courts are following the Belmora approach of saying 43(a) gives them that authority.] (3) David Welkowitz has a piece on benefits of uncertainty. [I don’t think that’s true either. 3) Functionality. Evolved to more bright line rule. Rosenblatt: Who benefits from formalism?

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