SpicyIP

MAY 17, 2023

Image from the Report The US Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report for 2023 on April 26, 2023, and has placed India in the ‘Priority Watch List’, yet again. Prabhat Kumar Saha highlighting certain concerns of the USTR in the 2023 Special 301 Report and assessing the same from a public health perspective.

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The IPKat

MARCH 29, 2024

On 29 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released a report on “ Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media ” authored by fellow Kat Hayleigh Bosher. The report recalls two clarifying examples.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Apple rejected two of the plaintiffs’ apps, “Coronavirus Reporter” and “Bitcoin Lottery,” for its app store. Antitrust law is a terrible tool for regulating content moderation, and it was never designed to let unwanted app developers force their way into app stores. Case citation : Coronavirus Reporter v.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 23, 2022

The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently published a deep dive report, titled Study on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Infringement and Enforcement of Copyright and Designs. The report is a product of the Impact of Technology Expert Group, which was established in early 2019.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) stayed active over the holiday period with several big announcements, and today Director Kathi Vidal continued that trend by designating as precedential the December 21 decision in Apple v. Zipit Wireless.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially. That trend has continued in 2022.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

in 2021, according to a report published November 21 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Industrial design filing activity also rose by 9.2% Worldwide IP filings increased by 3.6% The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% of worldwide patent applications were filed. The United States saw a 1.2%

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

EUIPO also announced that, so far, the Office has registered the following applications related to NFTs and the metaverse: In this context, EUIPO held the webinar “ Trade marks and designs in the metaverse: legal aspects/EUIPO practice ” some days ago. Here is TechieKat’s report on the event! see here ). see here ).

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

As reported here and here , this year’s edition coincides with the 30th anniversary of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Part of the IPKat team and some Katfriends are also in Alicante reporting on the event. See the reports #1 here , #2 here and #3 here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Understanding Patent Evaluation Reports in China by Founders Legal Understanding Patent Evaluation Reports: A Crucial Tool for Patent Owners in China An in-depth look at the Patent Evaluation Report (PER) system in China, its applications, and the critical considerations for patent owners, parties of interest, and accused infringers.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Statistics from Copyright Office’s Annual Reports.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

The IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC), “Decoding Decisions: Insights from Selected Case-Law” continues and it's now time of the second report. Stay tuned for the next session, where we'll report on the intricacies of “IP Code-Breaking in the Era of AI Advancements”.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On January 11, 2022, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released a report entitled Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases: Canadian Trends and International Comparisons, 2011-2020 as part of the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) initiative.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO's) new director wasted no time getting down to business in terms of protecting design innovation in the United States. This report summarized public comments received in response to a December 2020 request by the USPTO. manufacturers.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

” The core issue addressed in the report is that users of LLMs do not know how the developers have collected and validated the data to train the LLM models. ” The core issue addressed in the report is that users of LLMs do not know how the developers have collected and validated the data to train the LLM models.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

What if your Amazon patent violation report against an infringing product is denied? Fill out Amazon’s Report a Violation form by identifying your patent and the ASIN of each infringing product. Make sure you specify that your patent is a utility or design patent. It seems so easy for patent owners. Will it help?

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A former Apple product designer has agreed to a deal that involves payment to the tech giant to end claims he stole trade secrets to help his new employer and leaked other secrets to a reporter in an attempt to benefit a startup he had invested in, the parties told a California federal court.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2023

When Italian lawmakers finally passed new law in the summer designed to crack down on pirate IPTV providers once and for all, powerful Serie A football clubs, broadcasters, and influential business associates, breathed a joint sigh of relief. And it did – albeit with a couple of tiny caveats. concludes. .

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published its annual Innovation and Growth report for 2021/22. The aim of this annual report is to capture how the IPO has worked across government, together with its partners and stakeholders, to encourage investment in innovation and growth. compared to the previous year.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gajewski, and Ivy Clarice Estoesta will present the webinar "2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends" on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Attendees will receive an advance copy of our Design Patents Year in Review report via email after the webinar concludes. Durkin, Deirdre M. Wells, Daniel A.

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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% This paper.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs. The proposals, that are now sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption, are aimed at modernizing the EU design system and the harmonized national design protection laws.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

” [SPB1] Likewise, the court held that the Act’s mandates, such as creating and providing the DPIA report, regulate the distribution of speech because it compels speech. The court explained that the State’s own expert, Dr. Radesky, testified that the product designs are what presents digital risks for children.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. In particular, Section 1213.2

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

How can an Amazon seller benefit from design patents? If you are an Amazon seller, design patents must be considered – either offensively or defensively. Offensively, you can acquire design patents to protect the unique visual appearance of your product. When should Amazon sellers consider filing design patents?

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The IPKat

JUNE 10, 2023

After the opening part and the keynote speech, reported by Eleonora here , and the first panel on the best and worst copyright and design cases of the past 20 years, reported by Anastasiia here , the second panel of The IPKat’s 20th Birthday Conference held earlier this week in London, focused on the best and worst trade mark and geographical indications (..)

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The IPKat

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Plan provides that during the French Presidency, the Council will start working on the Commission’s proposal on industrial designs. Originally planned for 2021, the Commission’s proposal to review the Design Directive and the Design Regulation is to be unveiled in the second quarter of 2022.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The Federal Commission (FTC) released its annual pre-Holiday report (the “Report”) explaining “how companies are increasingly using sophisticated design practices known as 'dark patterns' that can trick or manipulate consumers into buying products or services or giving up their privacy.”

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

On 6 June 2023, the European Commission (the Commission ) launched a consultation on the template for the compliance report that designated “gatekeepers” will be required to submit annually under the Digital Markets Act ( DMA ). These reports will then have to be updated annually.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

An announcement from the Guardia di Finanza (GdF), the Italian police unit tasked with financial crimes, said that it had reported 223 IPTV subscribers to the authorities for the crime of “receiving stolen goods.” 240 IPTV Subscribers Reported to Prosecutor’s Office. It now appears they are maintaining the pressure.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 9, 2022

The term “design” has been defined in Section 2(d) of the Designs Act, 2000 as the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or colours applied on an article that is either two or three dimensional or both. Criteria for design registration.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially. That trend has continued in 2022.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2023

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs. The proposals, that are now sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption, are aimed at modernizing the EU design system and the harmonized national design protection laws.

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