TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

In the face of legislation designed to thwart its growth, seizures, prosecutions, dozens of arrests and countless prison sentences have done little to prevent piracy. Anti-piracy enforcement actions, including dozens by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, have taken hundreds of sites out of the game. That’s a solid base for arguing that piracy volumes could’ve been much worse without so much enforcement.

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Copyright Alliance

MAY 26, 2023

In yesterday’s blog (Part 1), we covered five of the first 10 most important takeaways from the recent Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) v. Goldsmith. Today, we […] The post 10 Takeaways from the SCOTUS Decision in AWF v. Goldsmith (Part II) appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

Similar to any other online platform that deals with user-generated content, Instagram processes copyright complaints on a daily basis. Most of these arrive in the form of DMCA notices, in which rightsholders requests the removal of a specific image, video, or URL. The number of removals runs in the hundreds of thousands during a typical month, without getting noticed by the public at large, but if Instagram users continue to post copyright infringing content, they risk losing their accounts.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

A scientist embroiled in a fight with his former employer The Everglades Foundation is facing jail time after he was found guilty of indirect criminal contempt on Thursday for deleting foundation materials that were on his electronic devices despite a court order barring him from doing so.

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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?

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 26, 2023

I was going to do a post collecting all the briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court in Lee v. Tam (“THE SLANTS”), but thanks to a nice blog. The post A basket of Lee v. Tam briefs appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

A New York federal judge trimmed a coverage fight brought by Tinder owner Match Group LLC against Beazley Underwriting Ltd., saying Match's position on some of its claims are untenable because it asks the court to ignore unambiguous language in the policy.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s former health secretary Matt Hancock sued for libel by a Reclaim Party MP, a London housing developer build a claim against law firm Eversheds Sutherland, and F1 team McLaren start its engines in legal proceedings against its Swedish sponsor. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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The TTABlog

MAY 26, 2023

On June 7th from 12:00 - 1:00PM, Wolf Greenfield will host a webinar entitled “Trademark Year in Review: Key Developments in the Courts and at the TTAB.” John Strand and John Welch will provide a summary and analysis of the past year’s most important trademark cases in the courts and at the TTAB. CLE Credit is available in New York. Register here. Mr.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

A California federal judge permanently ended most of a photographer's proposed copyright class action against Meta over embedding features that misappropriated and altered his photos into thumbnails, questioning "who would be deceived by a photo that is clearly cropped and resized" the way other thumbnails appear elsewhere on Facebook.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Is it too late for you to file a patent? Did you miss a patent filing deadline? Or, did you not even know that patents had to be filed by a certain time after you begin selling your product ? When potential clients call me after they’ve been selling their innovative products for awhile, I usually ask them why they didn’t file a patent. Answers vary.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

A former "Survivor" contestant told a New Jersey federal court that Netflix's new show "King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch" infringes on a teaser video he produced with his co-creators, featuring similar storylines and the same look, feel and pacing.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2023

Last year, former GuestKat Jan Jacobi reported both the Warsaw District Court’s Referral to the CJEU and AG Rantos’ Opinion on the TB v Castorama Polska and Knor litigation (see IPKat posts here and here ). This question was whether, under Article 8(1) Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC ) (the Enforcement Directive), a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

A California federal jury found Friday that MGA Entertainment's O.M.G. dolls do not infringe the trade dress or misappropriate the name, likeness or identity of the OMG Girlz pop group co-owned by rapper T.I., marking the end of a contentious $100 million legal battle that involved accusations of racism and extortion.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 26, 2023

Minnesota is joining the growing list of state legislatures targeting non-compete agreements, and doing so with one of the most aggressive laws in the nation on the subject. Included as part of the Senate Jobs and Economic Development and Labor Omnibus Budget Bill (S.F. 3035), the newly-enacted Minn. Stat. Section 181.988 (“Section 181.988”) categorically bans non-compete agreements with Minnesota workers subject to a few narrow exceptions.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposal to raise many patent fees has been criticized by groups representing attorneys and inventors in comments calling the hikes excessive, while some public interest groups and Google LLC praised the increases as a way to ensure patent quality.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

In a case between similarly named banks, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit confirmed expert disclosure requirements, conducted a de novo likelihood of confusion analysis and ultimately upheld a finding of no trademark infringement. Elevate Federal Credit Union v. Elevations Credit Union, Case No. 22-4029 (10th Cir. May 10, 2023) (Bacharach, Moritz, Rossman, JJ.).

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence technologies will put pressure on the business of law as it is structured currently, but clients may end up with more price certainty for legal services, and lawyers may spend more time being lawyers, says Jonathan Cole at Melody Capital.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

On May 8, 2023, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced proposed trademark fee increases. The proposed fee increases are the result of lower revenue than previously forecasted and higher-than-expected inflation. Aggregate PTO operating costs are projected to exceed aggregate fee revenue beginning this fiscal year.

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IP Law 360

MAY 26, 2023

Ticketmaster asked a Texas federal judge Thursday to award $3.6 million in attorney fees and interest for beating at trial Global eTicket Exchange's claims that Ticketmaster's ticket-scanning technology infringes its patent, arguing Global eTicket "doggedly" and improperly litigated the meritless case using irrelevant evidence of Ticketmaster's alleged market dominance.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board obviousness decision, finding that a prior art reference relating to automotive engine parts was not analogous art to the challenged patent, which related to injection devices used for drug delivery. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Case No. 21-1981 (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 26, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: The USPTO releases a blog post detailing the success of its Patent Pro Bono Program and announces a proposed pilot for micro entity applicants; NBA superstar LeBron James puts his weight behind Taco Bell in its battle to cancel the “Taco Tuesday” trademark; and Gilead and Teva sign a deal with pharmacies to avoid an antitrust suit.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

On May 19, 2023, the Supreme Court in Amgen v. Sanofi, No. 21-757, unanimously held that the claims of two Amgen patents, both directed to a genus of potentially millions of antibodies, are invalid because the patents failed to sufficiently enable one skilled in the art to make and use the full scope of the claimed inventions as required by 35 U.S.C. §112(a).

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

Major League Baseball player Aaron Judge went before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board to block a person’s attempt to secure trademark rights for slogans that play on his name. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

In the fast-changing world of food and agribusiness, maximizing the value of intellectual property (IP) is about more than just problem-solving. With scientific discovery advancing at an unbelievable pace in the field, agtech companies are regularly seeking strategic legal advice to protect their inventions.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published the Special 301 Report, an annual review of the state of intellectual property prosecution and enforcement in U.S. trading partners. The report provides a spotlight on foreign countries and their laws, policies, and practices to provide adequate and effective IP protection and enforcement for inventors, creators, brands, manufacturers, and service providers.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

May 25, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, "International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition.".

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Major League Baseball player Aaron Judge went before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board to block a person’s attempt to secure trademark rights for slogans that play on his name. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings by AI developers. But like many other emerging technologies before it, AI inventions face patent eligibility challenges. The US patent system exists to promote innovation, and therefore has to evolve to encourage the development of this exciting and potentially revolutionary new technology.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE), the company behind Facebook, a significant amount of 1.2 billion euros for unlawfully processing users’ personal data. The DPC found that Meta IE violated European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards by consistently transferring personal data to the United States using standard contractual clauses.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

Medtech companies are evolving rapidly as more and more of them develop products that collect and leverage substantial patient and provider data. ​​​​​​​ Companies that once only developed hardware-based solutions for medical problems are now evolving into data platform companies, offering a more comprehensive glimpse into the habits and health of their patients and customers.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Italian magazine GQ Italia finds itself embroiled in a legal dispute stemming from the publication of an edited image of the renowned David sculpture. This incident has ignited a broader debate concerning the utilization of public domain artworks for commercial purposes. The ensuing litigation unfolded in the Court of Rome, where it was determined that cultural heritage serves as an expression of national identity.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

The PTAB recently issued back-to-back Fintiv denials. The first denial issued on May 4, 2023. Read here about Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. v. California Institute of Tech., No. IPR2023-00130, Paper 10 (P.T.A.B. May 4, 2023). And the second denial issued the very next day. Roku, Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, No. IPR2022-01554, Paper 11 (P.T.A.B. May 5, 2023).

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

The Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is hosting a program designed to introduce the Northern District of Illinois’ newest district court judges on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided, along with one hour of credit, pending approval. The event is being hosted at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S Plymouth Court, in Chicago.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 26, 2023

Major League Baseball player Aaron Judge went before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board to block a person’s attempt to secure trademark rights for slogans that play on his name. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

This blog post is the second in a three-part series exploring the intersection between AI and antitrust. (Part I can be found here.) Part II: Tacit Collusion and AI This is the second part of a three-part series on artificial intelligence and anti-trust. In Topkins, discussed in Part I , the defendants had already entered their unlawful agreement—algorithms were a tool to implement the agreement.

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