Thu.Mar 11, 2021

article thumbnail

A Tale of Two Gorillas: An Underdog (Under-Ape?) Story

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

March 8 was, according to questionable sources , National Retro Video Game Day in the US. As one of Foley Hoag’s several resident video game nerds, this reminded me of one of my favorite video-game-related IP disputes. In the 1970s, a nearly century-old Japanese playing card company called Nintendo started to branch out into electronic gaming, and in 1979 started a coin-operated arcade gaming division.

article thumbnail

Pharma Trademark Activity — A Look Back at Class 5 in 2020

Corsearch

Did you know that in 2020, over 46,000 trademark applications were filed in Class 5 (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies) in the USPTO and the EUIPO?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Using Orphan Works (Copyright Holder Can’t Be Located)

Art Law Journal

If the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be found, can I use it? It may be possible if you analyze the orphan work properly. The post Using Orphan Works (Copyright Holder Can’t Be Located) appeared first on Art Business Journal.

article thumbnail

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Arthrex

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

On March 1, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 19-1458. The case presented two questions: (1) whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, administrative patent judges (APJs) are principal officers who must be appointed by the President with the Senate’s advice and consent, and (2) whether, if APJs are principal officers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cured the Appointments Clause defect in the statute by severing

article thumbnail

Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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?

article thumbnail

Using Orphan Works (Copyright Holder Can’t Be Located)

Art Law Journal

Louis Smoller. If the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be found, can I use it? It may be possible if you analyze the orphan work properly.

article thumbnail

Fish & Richardson’s District Court Victory in Samsung Patent Lawsuit Sustained on Appeal With Precedential Federal Circuit Opinion

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish & Richardson secured a Federal Circuit reversal on behalf of Samsung in a patent infringement dispute with Rain Computing Inc. over technology for delivering software applications. In a March 2 order, the Federal Circuit reversed a Massachusetts federal court’s decision that found the asserted claims of Rain Computing’s patent were not invalid as indefinite.

Patent 52
article thumbnail

Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Trade secret owners who decide to enforce their rights in court must demonstrate that they took reasonable measures to protect their trade secrets. Frequently, however, trade secret owners enforcing their rights are required to disclose their trade secrets to the court. [1] How can a trade secret owner continue to protect its trade secrets when it has to reveal them to the judge, jury, and potentially everyone else in the courtroom?