IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In Part I of this article, I recalled the early years of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, when the court was working well, and how it all went wrong. In this second half, I recount how the America Invents Act (AIA) has fundamentally shifted the power in patent enforcement and policy. I close on a positive note, detailing the current legislative efforts that, if enacted, will restore balance in the U.S. patent system, which is necessary for continued innovation leadership, econo

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Early October the Motion Picture Association (MPA) submitted its latest overview of ‘notorious’ piracy platforms to the US Trade Representative. In common with submissions filed in previous years, the MPA mentioned many well-known consumer-facing platforms in the web, IPTV, torrent, and direct download categories. More recently, however, Hollywood’s complaints have expanded to encompass the platforms upon which pirate services rely to remain online.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Whether you’re a Taylor Swift die-hard fan or not, you can’t deny that her marketing power is second to none. And not just for her own music and brand promoted by herself. I am uncertain if anyone has gotten to the bottom of who started it, but ever since the recent celebrity gossip surrounding her attendance at football games, local businesses can’t help but post online about her having frequented their establishment, eaten their food, or hired their services.

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Above the Fold

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Whether you’re a Taylor Swift die-hard fan or not, you can’t deny that her marketing power is second to none. And not just for her own music and brand promoted by herself. I am uncertain if anyone has gotten to the bottom of who started it, but ever since the recent celebrity gossip surrounding her attendance at football games, local businesses can’t help but post online about her having frequented their establishment, eaten their food, or hired their services.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Doc Searls: “Somebody suggested to me that VRM is “the opposite of DRM” Digital Rights Management, rather than or in addition to the reciprocal of CRM Customer Relationship Management.” Nice. The post Customer Contempt Dept. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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