LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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Patently-O

JULY 15, 2022

In a recently published article, Homayoon Rafatijo and I take-on sovereign immunity in copyright cases. Our abstract: The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning provides that “unauthorized reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal.” In the end, Allen creates serious practical problems for copyright holders. In Allen v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a 2023 report published by EndPoints News , it is suggested that for 2022, an estimated 70% of US FDA approvals for new treatments originated in small companies when compared to 66% in 2021. In  In addition to this, 6,918 clinical programs were reported in 2022 with an astonishing 77% originating from small companies.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union ( DG TAXUD ) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) recently released the first joint annual report on EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: results at the EU border and in the EU internal market 2020.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

As some of our readers may have noted, a Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, titled ‘ Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India’ was released on July 23, 2021. The 153 page report has several areas of concern that will be touched upon in various blogposts over the next few days.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On 09 February 2023, the (Andean Court of Justice) ACCJ issued Rule 01/2023, which set procedural costs to attend requests for oral reports within the PI stage at USD 2,500. La entrada IP litigation oral report se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 14, 2023

Your employees and copyright awareness – sharing your policy may not be enough. Trends reported in the latest Information Seeking and Consumption Study, published by analyst firm Outsell, Inc. Do Your Employees Understand Your Company’s Copyright Policies?

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The IPKat

JUNE 12, 2022

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a report which shows that over a third (34.95%) of UK industries are found to be ‘IP intensive’. The report, published on 9th June 2022 here , is an update to a similar publication by the IPO in September 2020. Summary of report highlights 35.4% excluding copyright) 27.1%

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2023

Image from here To mark the occasion of World IP Day on 26 th April 2023, the Delhi High Court’s IP Division (IPD) released its annual report for 2022-23, detailing the progress made by it in the past 1 year. In contrast, for example, if we look at the Delhi High Court, the last updated annual report on its website is for the year 2010-12.

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The IPKat

JUNE 10, 2023

He then commented on the practice to “refresh” non used trade marks with new filings, therefore creating a new monopoly and suggested a possible application of the proportionality doctrine as in patent law. Now over to Henry, who will cover the best and the worst of patent and SPC cases of the past 20 years as discussed during the event!

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2022

agree to draft language of a waiver of reciprocal obligations under the TRIPS Agreement for patented COVID-19 vaccines; the USPTO’s latest report on IP intensive industries show increased contributions to GDP and U.S. This week in Other Barks & Bites: the EU and the U.S. This week in Other Barks & Bites: the EU and the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report on April 26, adding two countries to the “Watch List”: Bulgaria and Belarus. Belarus was added because it passed a law that “legalized unlicensed use of certain copyrighted works if the right holder is from a foreign state ‘committing unfriendly actions.’”

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its third in a series of reports quantifying the contributions of IP-intensive industries to the U.S. The report found that, in 2019, IP accounted for 41% of domestic economic activity and that IP-intensive industries accounted for 63 million jobs, or 44% of all U.S. employment.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Fast-paced organizations that rely on and invest heavily in R&D should not only regard published content as the heart of innovation, but also possess a deep appreciation of the system of copyright protecting this intellectual property. How Do Different Departments Use the Annual Copyright License?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. The underlying patent litigation allegedly fraudulently induced Cap Export to enter into a $1.1 Zinus, Inc., 2023 WL 6381821, No. and to Amazon.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 19, 2024

Last December, Swedish anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) reported that a local prosecutor had filed an indictment against a man suspected of being behind Viking IPTV. bitcoin with an estimated value of SEK 5 million, around US$465,300 at today’s rates, the anti-piracy group reported.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. Wallster, Inc. Redbubble, Inc.,

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 18, 2023

Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has filed three lawsuits over false copyright infringement claims on the platform. As Amazon reported, “multiple bad actors” submitted thousands of false copyright infringement claims against Amazon sellers in an effort to have them and their products removed from the Amazon store.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2022

A judge in Russia has ruled that the British cartoon series “Peppa Pig” can be freely copied in Russia without violating Russian copyright law. As The Independent reported, Russia is using Peppa Pig to retaliate against economic sanctions imposed worldwide against its invasion of Ukraine. By: AEON Law

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

The focus of the case is copyrightability of the SAS statistical software and its outputs. SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Patents should be the go-to in this area.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In the course of our work here at CCC, in order to keep ourselves and our clients and customers up-to-date and well-informed, we follow many of the most significant (and occasionally amusing) copyright & licensing news and opinions. State Sovereign Immunity Report Released by US Copyright Office. In late October, the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Patent” = 6. I also call your attention to a new article, “ The Copyright Claims Board: Good News or Bad News for Communication Scholars? ,” by Patricia Aufderheide and Aram Sinnreich, reporting on a survey of communications scholars about how they would respond to a CCB claim against them.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Last week, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released an intriguing report measuring and analyzing (apparently for the first time) the influence that social media influencers exert on consumers also when it comes to purchasing counterfeits. The same appears to be true, at least in certain cases, for the purchase of counterfeits.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Russian government issues a decree telling domestic entities that they will be immune from monetary damages if they infringe patents filed by entities from “unfriendly” countries; the Defending American Courts Act is introduced into the Senate to prevent anti-suit injunctions in other countries from affecting (..)

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The previous three IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here , here and here. Below is what Irene writes: Conference Report: Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference by Irene Calboli What a great start to 2022 for IP enthusiasts!

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The Government of Hong Kong has released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November 2021. Basic Background to the Existing Copyright Regime To those who are not familiar with the laws of Hong Kong, copyright is governed by the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (“ the Ordinance ”).

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2023

The previous three IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here , here , here and here. Below is what Irene and Jacques write: Conference Report: Fifth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference by Irene Calboli and Jacques de Werra Dear IPKat friends, IPIRA finally resumed in person this past week!

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

As most readers must be aware by now, the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on India’s IP regime has revealed a problematic, maximalist approach to IP protection, showing no more than a tokenistic appreciation of public interest considerations. According to the AISHE Report 2019-20, 66.3% Watering down Section 52(1).

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Fifth Circuit affirmed Texas A&M’s sovereign immunity win over “12th Man” copyright claims; the EUIPO reported that 2021 ended with more than 200,000 EU trademark applications filed at the agency; DoorDash reported that it received a record number of consumer delivery orders during the fourth quarter (..)

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CoCal IP Law Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Most commonly we defend against claims of patent or trademark infringement, though we also handle copyrights, trade secrets and IP-based contract disputes (e.g., Part of our regular practice is defending companies that have been sued.

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. says the author.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

However, it does recognize that IP issues exist and mandates actions by various agencies to address these issues.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim. In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2022

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report today, which identified 27 trading partners of the United States as being either on the “Priority Watch List” or “Watch List.” persons relying on IP,” according to the Report.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

6) issue of The Trademark Reporter (TMR). TTABlog comment: Once again, I thank The Trademark Reporter for allowing me to provide this issue to you all. This issue of the TMR is Copyright © 2022, the International Trademark Association, and is made available with the permission of The Trademark Reporter ®. pdf here ].

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: CAFC says reasonable expectation of success findings can be implicit when combined with other analyses; Yale University settles a ketamine patent royalty dispute with the Department of Veterans Affairs for $1.5

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