Plagiarism Today
MAY 11, 2023
Bungie wins another decision against cheatmaker, South African label faces more copyright claims and Frank Ocean scammer sold AI tracks. The post 3 Count: Bungie Returns appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 11, 2023
After filing a series of lawsuits against cheat developers, cheat sellers, resellers, and even gamers who use cheats, there’s little doubt that Bungie views cheating as a threat to its business. After a Washington court awarded Bungie $6.7 million in damages against LaviCheats on Monday, the company scooped a damages award of $16.2m in the same court (but in a different case) on Tuesday.
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Plagiarism Today
MAY 11, 2023
Next week I will be a guest at a Creative Law Center workshop on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Join us to learn more about the DMCA. The post Upcoming DMCA Takedown Workshop appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Patently-O
MAY 11, 2023
Guest Post by Paul R. Gugliuzza , Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law The judicial disability proceedings instituted against Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman have now spilled into litigation. As Dennis reported yesterday , Judge Newman filed a complaint in D.C. federal district court seeking, among other things, to enjoin and terminate the proceedings.
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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?
TorrentFreak
MAY 11, 2023
Over the years, Z-Library established itself as a premier source of pirated books, serving an audience of millions of users. Up until a few months ago, this all happened relatively quiet. However, when the United States launched a criminal case against two alleged operators, everything changed. Z-Library lost access to over 200 domain names late last year and, just last week, the authorities carried out a new seizure round.
Copyright Alliance
MAY 11, 2023
Creators have long been at the forefront of social change and activist efforts. The political climate of American history can be traced through its artistic periods as well as it […] The post Creators at the Forefront of the #StopAAPIHate Movement appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
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The IP Law Blog
MAY 11, 2023
In 2018, United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) sued Pure Hemp Collective (“Pure Hemp”) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911 (the “‘911 patent”), entitled “Cannabis Extracts and Methods of Preparing and Using the Same. The ‘911 patent relates to “extraction of pharmaceutically active components … more particularly … botanical drug substance (B.D.S.) comprising cannabinoids obtained by extraction from cannabis.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Suppose you have expressed your work in a tangible form, but it contains material generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Although your copyright exists at the moment of creation, does the work contain enough human authorship on which to base a claim for copyright registration? Should you register the copyright on the work with the U.S. Copyright Office?
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has filed a lawsuit against Chief Judge Kimberly Moore and the other members of the court, saying that an investigation into whether she is fit to remain on the bench violates her rights under the U.S. Constitution.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles – directed at U.S. practitioners trying to familiarize themselves with the basic features of the UPC – aims to provide a high level view on the key aspects of the UPC system, compare them to patent litigation in the U.S., and consider their implications on U.S.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
MAY 11, 2023
Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency to Host 2023 National AANHPI Business Summit May 11, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:32 Minority business growth 400+ entrepreneurs and small business owners will gather to understand opportunities within the CHIPs and Science Act, staying competitive in a digital world, and accessing capital The U.S.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become an essential component of various creative processes across multiple industries. As AI continues to advance and permeate creative fields, questions regarding the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights for AI-generated and AI-assisted works have emerged. By: Brooks Kushman P.C.
IP Watchdog
MAY 11, 2023
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newman yesterday filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against CAFC Chief Judge Kimberly Moore and Judges Prost and Taranto, as members of the Special Committee of the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit appointed by Moore to investigate Newman.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH V. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Before Reyna, Mayer, and Cunningham. Appeal from Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Cogency Global
MAY 11, 2023
What this is : A list of some of the challenges you could face when it comes to pinpointing due dates for nonprofit compliance. What this means : Due to the lack of uniformity, there’s no shortage of differences in what triggers state corporate and charitable compliance due dates.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
The Federal Circuit has rejected a patent owner's bid to revive a video compression patent that was axed by a lower court in infringement litigation against Dish Network's Sling TV streaming service, agreeing Thursday that the system is invalid since it just lays claim to an abstract concept.
IP Watchdog
MAY 11, 2023
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued a decision on May 5 granting Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) Michael Fitzpatrick’s request for corrective action with respect to alleged retaliatory personnel actions against him by senior management officials at the Department of Commerce and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
Late racing icon Carroll Shelby's licensing company told a California federal judge in written closing arguments of a bench trial that a producer behind "Gone in 60 Seconds" did not come "remotely close" to proving it breached a settlement over intellectual property rights to the 2000 film's Ford Mustang "Eleanor" car.
The TTABlog
MAY 11, 2023
Wrong. This case has nothing to do with baked goods. The Board upheld the USPTO's refusal to register COOKIEBOT for "Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for monitoring and managing data collection and Internet usage tracking, for complying with privacy regulations regarding data collection and Internet usage tracking, and for user consent and permissions management regarding website access, data collection and Internet usage tracking," on the ground of genericness.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit seeking to halt her colleagues' investigation into whether she is fit to stay on the bench appears likely to further strain relationships on the court and create challenges for the district court judge hearing the case, observers say.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court decision and found that an asserted inventor not named in the application was not a joint inventor because in the context of the entire invention his contribution was too insignificant to constitute joint inventorship. HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corp., Case No. 22-1696 (Fed. Cir.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
The bank UMB's much-criticized sale of a major Thomas Hart Benton painting to the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum for $2.5 million in the face of alleged competing higher offers was "quick" and done with an eye to elevating Benton's reputation, a then-curator of the Kansas City museum testified Thursday.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) held the second of four sessions on the copyright implications of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), titled “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright – Visual Arts.” The session focused on GAI issues relevant to visual works, and featured two panels with various stakeholders that brought a range of perspectives to the discussion.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
A Texas federal judge has refused to give internet service provider Grande Communications a judgment in its favor or a new trial after a jury said it must pay about $46.8 million to Universal Music Group and a host of other recording companies in a copyright case.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Le misure cautelari previste dall’Accordo su un Tribunale unificato dei brevetti (“Accordo TUB”) presentano specificità che dovranno essere tenute in debita considerazione nella definizione della migliore strategia di enforcement di brevetti europei tradizionali per cui non sia stato esercitato l’opt-out. E ciò, a maggior ragione, durante il periodo transitorio in cui vi sarà la competenza concorrente del TUB e delle Corti nazionali.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
Business data platform Crunchbase has been hit with a proposed class action in Ohio federal court alleging that its use of people's personal information without their consent violates state publicity rights, days after being sued over similar claims in Illinois.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Most nonpracticing entities are private firms owned by patent attorneys, investors, or a combination of the two. In other cases, NPEs do everything they can to obscure the identify of the true owner. And in virtually all cases, NPEs purchase the asserted patents from another company seeking to divest assets for cash.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has agreed to invalidate a light-emitting diode patent related to underlying infringement litigation against Samsung Electronics over its wireless chargers and smartphones, finding the system is invalid as obvious.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Introduction: Earlier this year, we covered the notable trade secrets verdict in Versata Software Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., No. 2:15-cv-10628 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 26, 2022), in which Versata was awarded $105 million for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets claims against Ford Motor Co. However, on May 1, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan significantly reduced the awarded damages.
IP Law 360
MAY 11, 2023
A holding company on Thursday dropped its claims alleging Fiat Chrysler infringed its GPS navigation patent, ending a 12-year-old lawsuit that is part of a series of claims against a host of auto giants.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
In the world of scientific research and development, sharing materials between organizations is a common practice. However, when such sharing involves proprietary materials or intellectual property, it becomes important to have a legally binding agreement in place to ensure the materials are used only for their intended purpose and that the owner’s rights are protected.….
LexBlog IP
MAY 11, 2023
Although it does not have the force of rule or law, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“M.P.E.P.”) is the guiding document for patent examiners. As such, it is a fundamental tool for patent prosecutors trying to guide patent applications through the prosecution process to issuance. Not only does it shed light on the USPTO’s approach and policy towards patentability topics, it also can provide a persuasive foundation for your patentability arguments.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
In a late-March 2023 decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, a court denied a plaintiff's request for attorneys' fees against a defendant who filed "objectively specious" counterclaims for trade secret misappropriation, finding that the defendant did not bring the counterclaims in bad faith. The decision serves as a….
LexBlog IP
MAY 11, 2023
In recent years, an alarming epidemic has been silently sweeping across the American healthcare system. It’s not a virus or disease, but rather an economic and systemic issue that’s inflicting financial distress on countless insured individuals — surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills, or ‘balance bills,’ are the unexpected, out-of-pocket charges that patients receive when they unknowingly receive care from an out-of-network provider.
JD Supra Law
MAY 11, 2023
Last week, in Hip, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation, No. 2022-1696 (Fed. Cir. May 2, 2023), the Federal Circuit reversed Delaware District Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly’s decision to add an unnamed inventor onto a patent for methods of precooking bacon and meat pieces. The Federal Circuit did not question the relationship between the parties but instead focused on the significance of the purported contributions by the alleged joint inventor, which were determined to be “insignificant in quality”.
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