The IPKat
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
From a long-awaited WIPO Diplomatic Conference , to the debates about the Traditional Knowledge Bill in India, and the release of new guidelines on the use of traditional knowledge in Australia, this year may prove the busiest yet for the relationship between intellectual property and traditional knowledge. This Big Kat is thinking about the big issues for IP in the coming year.
TorrentFreak
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The last time developer Christopher Boomer appeared on our radar was back in July 2022 when he attempted to unmask thousands of alleged copyright infringers using the DMCA subpoena process. As the developer behind the Weightlifting Simulator series of games, among others, Boomer has enjoyed extraordinary success in the Roblox community. Billions of plays of the developer’s games are an endorsement of his work; for some, it’s also a signal to publish similar if not identical games, to
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The IPKat
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The European Parliament has voted to ban patents for gene-edited plants. The vote related to an amendment of the European Commission's proposed legislation seeking to relax the regulatory rules on gene edited plants. The EU parliamentary vote is not legally binding, and has no immediate effect on the patentability of gene editing plants. Nonetheless, the EU Parliament's stance is likely to unnerve an already embattled European agritech industry and will do nothing to encourage innovation into ne
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
On February 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Weber, Inc. v. Provisur Technologies, Inc. that vacated rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) nixing validity challenges by American grill maker Weber against Provisur’s commercial food slicer patent claims. The Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB on claim construction and also found that the Board misapplied CAFC precedent on the level of public dissemination required before printed pu
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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?
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
When I was growing up, the Encyclopedia was my “go-to” place for information. Our family home always had the latest edition. If not in the encyclopedia, the local public library was my next stop. I would read an article or book passage, take notes, write what I’d learned in my own words and voila my homework, research, or report was complete.
Above the Fold
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
This past week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in a press release that it has banned the use of AI-generated voices in robocalls. Specifically, the FCC adopted a ruling that finds calls using AI-generated voices to be classified as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). As the FCC explains on its website , the TCPA was enacted in 1991 in an effort to address telemarketing calls, and it restricts the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and a
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Above the Fold
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
I look forward to posting about the Super Bowl every year — not because I love football (I do) but because it’s the only time I actually appreciate watching commercials (truly). What will companies pay for a spot this year? Which celebrities will be featured? What will be the most creative advertising tagline? Will any of your old favorite marketing campaigns be brought back?
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
I look forward to posting about the Super Bowl every year — not because I love football (I do) but because it’s the only time I actually appreciate watching commercials (truly). What will companies pay for a spot this year? Which celebrities will be featured? What will be the most creative advertising tagline? Will any of your old favorite marketing campaigns be brought back?
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit held that a claimed range reciting narrower values than those described in the patent specification can still satisfy the written description requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a). RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Philip Morris Prods. S.A. , No. 22-1862 (Fed. Cir. Feb 9, 2024). Reversing a PTAB post-grant review decision, the court ruled that claims reciting a heating element with having a length of 75-85% of the disposable aerosol-forming
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
This past week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in a press release that it has banned the use of AI-generated voices in robocalls. Specifically, the FCC adopted a ruling that finds calls using AI-generated voices to be classified as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). As the FCC explains on its website , the TCPA was enacted in 1991 in an effort to address telemarketing calls, and it restricts the use of automatic telephone dialing s
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Likelihood of Confusion
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Read it and laugh. Or cry. Definitely laugh or cry. Then read this really good article on Counterfeit Chic which stands for the proposition that designers shouldn’t use their own names on their labels. Then laugh. Or, cry. Originally posted 2010-08-10 17:08:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 67 appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
I have a poll running LinkedIn about whether the Federal Government should more aggressively use its march-in rights to ensure public access to federally funded inventions.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The issue is, what is (the copyright implication of retweeting a photo of) chicken? ( head nod to Judge Friendly ). * * * The plaintiff licenses a photo database to grocery stores for $12k/yr. The case involves one of those photos, evocatively named “ChickenFried013.” Chicken Joe’s, an Albany NY-based restaurant “reposted” @WGNAFM’s post, which apparently included the photo in question, to its “social media” page.
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