TorrentFreak
JUNE 24, 2022
Playing games using browser-based emulators is a niche pastime of some of the most dedicated gamers. For Game Boy Advance fans there are a few websites that offer this option, albeit without permission from Nintendo. While emulators that utilize all of their own code don’t break the law, they can face legal issues when packaged with pirated ROMs and distributed to the public.
Likelihood of Confusion
JUNE 24, 2022
This is an important trademarks / free speech case. I got in on an edge of it! The post Amicus Brief filed in Vans v. MSCHF appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
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IPilogue
JUNE 24, 2022
Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 9 th , 2022 , Xiaorong You, a former employee of the Coca-Cola Company and Eastman Chemical Company was sentenced to 14 years in prison and made to pay a $200,000 fine for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engaging in economic espionage and committing fraud.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority SS2/21 sets out outsourcing and third-party risk management expectations for UK firms, here's the 6 steps you need to follow to ensure compliance. What is SS2/21 outsourcing and third-party risk management? The PRA expect UK Financial Services firms to have robust continuity measures in place for “important business services” and specifically stipulate that any material cloud outsourcing arrangement must adopt the highest of resiliency options.
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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?
McKinsey Operations
JUNE 24, 2022
To face down the financial-crime threat, payments service providers can learn from banks while utilizing their own advanced technological skills.
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Mississippi abortion ban and overturned the constitutional abortion right established nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade, setting the stage for a widespread rollback of abortion rights in many statehouses around the country.
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IAM Magazine
JUNE 24, 2022
PTAB practitioners say rights holders will view the recently announced changes with disappointment, but there is likely to be greater certainty and predictability around IPR institutions.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
Perhaps a bit cliché (?), but knowledge really is the ultimate gift that gives back – hands down. Consider this thinking in the context of exercise equipment (and media) company Peloton and its now infamous and controversial commercial, “The Gift That Gives Back.”.
U.S. Department of Commerce
JUNE 24, 2022
Pride Month: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Inventors and Entrepreneurs. June 24, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov. Fri, 06/24/2022 - 11:44. This month, the U.S. Department of Commerce is celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and paying tribute to the many LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and innovators who help fulfill the promise of America for all. Below we share the stories of a few leaders in the community and ways in which our agencies are advancing inclusive innovation for the betterment of society.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
Most patent claims describe an invention using positive claim limitations that expressly recite the required elements or features of an invention. Sometimes, however, it is necessary, or desirable, to use a negative claim limitation to expressly specify an invention requires the absence of an element or feature. But when is it allowable to claim the negative?
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IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
With law school enrollments jumping significantly ahead of a potential recession and more students graduating than the market can absorb, law schools should turn to creative solutions to teach students how to negotiate, work with clients, specialize and use technology to practice their craft more efficiently, says University of Colorado adjunct professor Jason Mendelson.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 24, 2022
One day after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee met to discuss the PTAB Reform Act and other ways to improve the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the U.S. House of Representative’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a similar hearing featuring six witnesses with varying views on the PTAB about how to improve the system.
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
This week in London has seen promoter Boxxer accused of punching below the belt in a defamation case from competitor Probellum, pharmaceutical company Amgen back in the ring in a patent claim from rival Pfizer, and former Cambridge Analytica boss finding himself on the ropes in a claim from an SPV set up by the consultancy firm's former directors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 24, 2022
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit vacates Eastern Virginia’s denial of a motion for recusal, nixing a $2.75 billion verdict for Centripetal Networks; interim USPTO Director Drew Hirshfeld joins Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner as Principal following end of nearly three-decade career at USPTO; the Senate and House of Representatives both host hearings focused on the negative impacts of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on small businesses as well as potential reforms; S
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
Following a deadly shooting at a recent "Moechella" event, the founders of music festival Coachella are seeking to block Moechella's organizer from registering the name as a trademark, citing "negative publicity" among other things — plus three other cases you should know about.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
In a Decision and Order dated May 10, 2022, in Sure, Inc. v. Boost Ins. USA, Inc., 2022 NY Slip. Op. 31523(U), Justice Joel M. Cohen denied defendant’s motion to dismiss a claim for misappropriation of confidential information.
IAM Magazine
JUNE 24, 2022
PTAB practitioners say rights holders will view the recently announced changes with disappointment, but there is likely to be greater certainty and predictability around IPR institutions.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
Since the passage of the America Invents Act in 2012, both petitioners and patent owners have expressed concerns regarding the procedures and practices of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). In an effort to respond to these concerns, Senators Patrick Leahy, D-VT, John Cornyn, R-TX, and Thom Tillis, R-NC introduced the PTAB Reform Act of 2022 on June 16, 2022 with the express intent of supporting “strong, reliable, and predictable intellectual property rights for all parties.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 24, 2022
Sandoz recently announced that the EMA (European Medicines Agency) has accepted its application for a 100 mg/ml citrate-free formulation of its biosimilar HYRIMOZ® (adalimumab). The indications covered in the application include rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and uveitis. According to the press release, Sandoz has conducted a Phase I pharmacokinetics (PK) bridging study comparing the high concentration formulation to the 50 mg/ml HYRIMOZ&#
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
The new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Katherine Vidal, recently issued a memorandum clarifying the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) application of Fintiv to discretionary denial of PTAB proceedings, such as inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR), under Fintiv. Key elements of the director’s new guidance are outlined below.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 24, 2022
Filing a copyright lawsuit just got a little bit easier. In June 2022, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) began accepting cases. The CCB, which will function as the U.S. Copyright Office’s “small claims court,” will now be hearing cases involving monetary damages of up to $30,000. Congress established the court via the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act).
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
This is not our first warning about trademark scams, and (sadly) it will surely not be our last, but it bears repeating that trademark owners should be extremely wary of any unexpected communications (email, text, snail mail) relating to your trademark assets – particularly communications requesting payment of fees. As many brand owners are now aware, the USPTO recently commenced copying registrants on notices of registration as part of their transition to electronic registrations.
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
Drew Hirshfeld, the former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office commissioner for patents who had filled in as the agency's interim director, is headed for a new role at intellectual property boutique Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA, the firm announced Friday.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 24, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a copyright dispute, in which the heirs of the author who inspired the movie “Top Gun” claim that the film’s sequel infringes on their copyright to the story. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here. Listen to the podcast version of this episode on your favorite platform or online, here.
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
Patent-holding company VirnetX has urged the Federal Circuit to reverse a ruling from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that gutted a patent tied to a $576 million judgment against Apple in Texas federal court.
Likelihood of Confusion
JUNE 24, 2022
BrandWeek reports that universities are having success suing companies that make fan paraphernalia that don’t actually use team trademarks but do use slogans, colors and other devices that conjure up. The post Trademark colors bleed appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
JUNE 24, 2022
Intellectual property law professors, the International Trademark Association and more filed amicus briefs Friday in an art collective's Second Circuit trademark infringement fight with Vans over the group's blocked sneaker collaboration with rapper Tyga, largely arguing that the suit is a chance for the appellate court to clarify what qualifies as a protected "expressive" work.
The IP Law Blog
JUNE 24, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a copyright dispute, in which the heirs of the author who inspired the movie “Top Gun” claim that the film’s sequel infringes on their copyright to the story. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here. Listen to the podcast version of this episode on your favorite platform or online, here.
Velocity of Content
JUNE 24, 2022
This weekend in Washington, DC, the American Library Association holds its first in-person annual conference since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. The 2019 ALA conference, also in Washington, drew 21,000 attendees, according to Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly senior writer. How well the same show performs in 2022 will be an important metric for the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 57,000 members, he says.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a copyright dispute, in which the heirs of the author who inspired the movie “Top Gun” claim that the film’s sequel infringes on their copyright to the story.
IAM Magazine
JUNE 24, 2022
John Chen says there’s a high probability that Catapult IP Innovations will still buy the portfolio, but he wants shareholders to know he’s “not just stuck with one option”.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 24, 2022
China is becoming one of the friendliest jurisdictions for AI & business method applications. We invite you to take 30 minutes, grasping the real case examples on what claims would receive a YES or a NO, based on the most recent Draft Amendment of Examination Guidelines in China. The speaker Xiaowen(Nancy) Song is a Chinese patent attorney and partner of Linda Liu & Partners.
IAM Magazine
JUNE 24, 2022
John Chen says there’s a high probability that Catapult IP Innovations will still buy the portfolio, but he wants shareholders to know he’s “not just stuck with one option”.
Managing IP
JUNE 24, 2022
Counsel from Blackbird, Unified Patents, two other companies and a law firm debate what new ways to avoid Fintiv mean for petitioners and patent owners.
Above the Fold
JUNE 24, 2022
Filing a copyright lawsuit just got a little bit easier. In June 2022, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) began accepting cases. The CCB, which will function as the U.S. Copyright Office’s “small claims court,” will now be hearing cases involving monetary damages of up to $30,000. Congress established the court via the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act).
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