Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

Industrial designs (“ID”) protect a product’s unique appearance such as shape, configuration, pattern and/or ornamental features. The protection can be obtained for the design of the entire finished article or just a part of it. These types of considerations are protectable through patents or trade secrets. Notably, an applicant (i.e.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. And if you have powerful knowledge that is confidential, will others be able to be able to figure it out after breaking apart your product? Can you keep your US patent application confidential?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. Tattoos are “published” when completed. Allegations of “general awareness” are not enough. Buzzfeed, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Publishers and authors could only watch as their work fueled a huge but unlicensed black market. The problem for manga creators and publishers today is that pirates offer their copyrighted content for free in the same global market. Publishers Seek Help From U.S. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

The changes introduce (i) a codified proportionality defense to injunctions in patent infringement proceedings, (ii) new confidentiality rules for patent disputes, and (iii) an accelerated timeline for nullity actions. Patents The German Bundestag has adopted amendments to the German Patent Act.

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

A discount for IPkat readers has kindly been provided by the publisher, please see below for the code. The second part focuses on protecting products through patents and industrial design. The fourth part explains copyright and related rights including performers rights and moral rights as well as confidential information.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

In particular, the petition asks whether documents made available only to customers, and not generally to the public, count as being published. A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

To Be or Not To Be (Design): Calcutta HC Sways Against Trend of Denying Design Registrations Over GUIs Image from here Can a GUI be regarded as a Design? Bombay High Court clarifies that plaintiff must disclose confidential information to the court in cases where a breach of confidentiality is asserted.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

The rules ( Madras High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022 ) pertaining to the practice and procedure of the Madras High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division for exercising its ordinary original, appellate, criminal, and writ jurisdiction have been published in the Gazette dated April 5, 2023.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its user-friendly interface ensures a seamless experience, and within just an hour, it furnishes a comprehensive, tailor-made report specifically designed to align with your company’s unique characteristics. These inquiries encompass various aspects of IP, including Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Although the law has come into force in some of the GCC countries such as Kuwait, it is still unclear as to when it will be published in the UAE. Design rights are registered with the IPPD. Unregistered design rights are not recognised (although in some instances, copyright may apply). Trade Secrets or Confidential Information.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Based on the above reasoning, the Court refused to grant an injunction against the novelization of Nayak’s screenplay by Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. RDB and Co.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

It also includes designs that have been published anywhere in the world or things that have been used anywhere in the world. It will also count against you if someone else applied for a patent for a thing identical to your invention and was published under section 122(b.) (35 Exceptions.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch On August 15, 2023, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules published proposed amendments to Rules 16 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. At times, litigation between competitors centers on highly confidential corporate information that parties often seek to protect as privileged.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

The São Paulo operation is also mentioned in annual reports published by the local CNPC anti-piracy program in Brazil. ASPAC further alleged that the deal should’ve been published in the Diário Oficial da União , the official journal of the federal government of Brazil. Some issues did remain, however.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

In September 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a new product liability directive (“PLD”), and a proposal for a directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (“AILD”).

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. . Many states rely on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act to protect confidential business information. Industrial design or trade secrets. . What is Intellectual Property?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Foro anticipated that, at the conclusion of the feasibility study, Vita would provide a design of the deployment wheel that provided sufficient detail for manufacturing the equipment. Vita’s conceptual design was therefore readily ascertainable by proper means, and every feature was visually observable.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 19, 2022

Foro anticipated that, at the conclusion of the feasibility study, Vita would provide a design of the deployment wheel that provided sufficient detail for manufacturing the equipment. Vita’s conceptual design was therefore readily ascertainable by proper means, and every feature was visually observable.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector. Laws that govern the agreement.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on Different IP Manuals and Guidelines The office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines. Deadline- October 15, 2023.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

21, 2021, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), updated its published guidance regarding sanctions risks associated with making ransomware payments and its official policy on such payments. Cuba, Iran, N. ” Coordination with U.S. government cyberstrategy and legislative efforts.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

I stressed the importance of early IP advice in my first book, Legally Branded published in 2012, and created this animation video to highlight the significance of IP. This insight makes it imperative to consider IP strategically when deciding whether an asset your designer is proposing to create for you will be appropriate.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Lupin Limited refused to provide relief in the form of continuing an ad-interim injunction granted earlier to the petitioner, in a case concerning breach of confidentiality and for infringement of copyright of the product Noxguard, a nasal spray. 2 crores in damages and the removal of 34 articles and 65 videos published by Newslaundry.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 15 years later, judges in dozens of countries have not only approved blocking injunctions that target static sites but are also happy to hand down flexible orders designed to rapidly counter new domains, proxies, and mirrors.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, fair dealing’s designation as an “exception” inherently produces a negative implication: that copyright law is the “natural order” of things. The Court refers to it more specifically as a “user’s right”. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Malobika Sen Our readers would have noticed that since November 2023, we have been publishing hard hitting, incisive posts by our fantastic two new SpicyIP Fellows Yogesh Byadwal and Tejaswini Kaushal. Sanjit Kumar Chakraborty, Associate Professor (WBNUJS) for guiding me during the initial conception of this study.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Please note that the op-ed was first published in The India Forum.] Zydus Lifesciences Limited, on 13 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The case centered on the establishment of a confidentiality club in a biosimilar litigation dispute. Other Posts Delhi HC in Zed Lifestyle Pvt Ltd. Image from here F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr v.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In India, no person can claim copyright or any equivalent right in any work, whether published or unpublished, unless it is in compliance with the requirements of the “Copyright Act of 1957”. After the amendment of 1994, programs designed to operate computers are included in the meaning of “literary works” under the Act.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

Wagging Tails is now seeking an injunction to prevent Coakley from publishing materials—including a planned tell-all film—recounting his accusations. Cameron Boyce ( Runt ) Wagging Tails claims that the threatened disclosures would violate Coakley’s confidentiality agreement.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2023

60 provides that the determination of the conciliators will be confidential to the parties (a serious mistake, in my view, given the need for greater transparency in this area, as discussed here and here ); 6 – Art. to propose a variety of measures designed to reduce the impact of these foreign proceedings on U.S.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Pirate site domains are nominated for inclusion by rightsholder/anti-piracy groups such as the MPA, BPI, IFPI, Publishers Association, and FACT. The police make this clear when they write to the owners of listed domains, warning of offenses under the Fraud Act 2006, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, and even the Serious Crimes Act 2007.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Nirtech – Analysing the Claim of Breach of Confidential Information Image from here. Ex-employees using confidential information acquired from the former employer! Nirtech on protecting confidential information. In this case, the plaintiff is a publishing company that claimed that defendant No. Other posts Rochem v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Then the ITC has 30 days to conduct a preliminary, confidential ex parte review to determine if there is a reasonable indication that the article more likely than not is a covered article. Within 30 days of the ITC’s determination (or after an applicable extension) the ITC will publish its decision in the Federal Register.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Designing and sustaining security in new technologies How should the Strategy evolve to address the cyber security of emerging technologies and promote security by design in new technologies? jpg P1081468.jpg jpg P1081554.jpg jpg P1081475.jpg We have listed the specific questions for consultation below.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

Sunfeast has modified the packaging of its products, ‘Sunfeast Farmlite 5-Seed Digestive’ and ‘Sunfeast Farmlite Veda Digestive’, ending its dispute with Britannia Industries over the infringement of Britannia’s product packaging trademark due to the similar design of their biscuits. News from India. Other News from Around the World.

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