Plagiarism Today
MARCH 28, 2024
A university launched a sting operation to test contract cheaters. They got was a lesson in blackmail and the dangers of the industry. The post Blackmail and the Contract Cheating Industry appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark infringement in the United Kingdom.
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Plagiarism Today
MARCH 28, 2024
Appeals Court revives Tiger King lawsuit, lawsuit over The Batman is dismissed and Tekken modders targeted with takedowns. The post 3 Count: Tiger King 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 28, 2024
After more than two years of incalculable losses following Russia’s full-blown invasion in 2022, Ukraine continues to defy the odds as it fights for the right to exist as an independent state. With no obvious end in sight and politics in the United States undermining offensive capability, Ukrainian gains are being reversed in several front line regions, a situation predicted to further deteriorate later this year.
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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?
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgement to a luxury-watchmaker defendant, holding that its use of a registered and incontestable trademarked term was fair use because it was used descriptively and in good faith. Solid 21, Inc. v. Breitling U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 22-366 (2d Cir. Mar. 14, 2024) (Wesley, Sullivan, JJ.
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's office in Chicago has added a 24-year veteran of Kirkland & Ellis LLP who litigates intellectual property, high-profile torts and product liability matters, the firm announced this week.
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IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
Deepfakes have ceased to live solely in the world of science fiction, and their proliferation has already presented disturbing examples of a distorted reality — from phony robocalls by politicians to bogus celebrity nudes.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 28, 2024
I have — win, lose or draw — kept you all abreast of the progress of the various lawsuits against PissedConsumer.com (otherwise known as Opinion Corp.), the gripe site that people hate so much. Why do some people hate PissedConsumer.com? Because they assume whatever someone writes about them in a lawsuit must be true! This is […] The post PissedConsumer.com: Devere Group v.
Nelligan Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes The proposed Ontario 2024 Budget includes changes to the standard automobile insurance policy. The proposed changes would reduce the types of mandatory benefit coverage and increase the benefits that consumers would need to purchase as optional coverages. The proposed changes appear to remove standard income replacement benefits.
Cogency Global
MARCH 28, 2024
What this is : Nonprofits increasingly rely on constituent relationship management (CRM) systems to collect, organize and manage data. However, in an age where privacy is a growing concern, it’s essential to safeguard personal information and maintain compliance with data protection regulations. What this means : In this guide, we’ll explore the steps your nonprofit should take to protect your database.
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Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 28, 2024
Introduction The year 2023 was a high for Indian cinema- with the love of the country for the big screen soaring high with box office numbers. The appreciation and experimentation of OTT content have shown that India Cinema is back again. Bollywood’s resurgence has given us so many hits and so much content- however, the thing that helps an audience distinguish between so much content is their name.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Imagine you are at a large company with thousands of suppliers. As a part of the compliance team you need to understand the risk of working with each and every one of them. To do that you may need to understand the ownership structure, where they source materials, where and how they manufacture, and a host of other data about each and every one of them.
Copyright Alliance
MARCH 28, 2024
Today, we turn the spotlight over to one of our community partners, Asian American Arts Alliance (A4). They are a nonprofit “dedicated to strengthening Asian American artists and cultural groups through resource […] The post Community Partner Spotlight: Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is revolutionizing the way patents are enforced in Europe, and McDermott’s intellectual property team is here to help you navigate this dynamic landscape. Our Legal Lens on the Unified Patent Court newsletter is designed to keep patent holders and legal departments well-informed. And with an on-the-ground team in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, we offer a unique cross-border perspective.
43(B)log
MARCH 28, 2024
Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. R.I. Cranston Entertainment Inc.; 2024 WL 1285631, C.A. No. 21-63-JJM-PAS (D.R.I. Mar. 26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the secon
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 allows for U.S. district courts to preside over matters of foreign misappropriation of U.S. technology and trade secrets. Jones Day’s Randy Kay, who chairs the Firm’s global trade secrets focus team, talks about the applicability of the Act to foreign misappropriation, what can constitute the requisite “act in furtherance,” and why U.S.
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
A Texas federal jury has handed Cameron International Corp. a $9 million award after finding that Nitro Fluids LLC willfully infringed two of its patents covering aspects of certain fracking systems used in oil and gas production.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Picture a renowned winery in the heart of Napa Valley that has built its reputation on a trademark that connoisseurs associate with exceptional quality. This trademark, a symbol of years of hard work and dedication, represents the essence of the brand's identity and market appeal. Now, imagine the founders, once united by a shared vision, are embroiled in an irreconcilable dispute.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 28, 2024
In a lengthy, precedential opinion authored by Judge Taranto, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday, March 27, affirmed a district court’s decision invalidating the claims of two of Trading Technologies’ (TT’s) patents as being patent ineligible under Section 101 and also clarified the application of a 2018 Supreme Court ruling on foreign damages.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The European Commission has adopted a toolbox to combat counterfeiting and help brands enforce their intellectual property rights. The toolkit builds on the Commission’s 2020 Intellectual Property Action Plan to enhance IP enforcement and the 2022 Digital Services Act.
Patently-O
MARCH 28, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Virtek Vision International ULC v. Assembly Guidance Systems, Inc. focuses on the motivation to combine aspect of the obviousness analysis. The court’s ruling emphasizes that the mere existence of prior art elements is not sufficient to render a claimed invention obvious; rather, there must be a clear reason or rationale for a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine those elements in the claimed manner.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The “safe harbor” of 35 USC § 271(e)(1) shields certain acts from liability for patent infringement if they are conducted “solely for uses reasonably related” to obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the product. In Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., decided on March 25, 2024, a majority panel of the Federal Circuit held that the importation of medical devices to support efforts to recruit investigators for a clinical trial was shielded by
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has found that a pair of Chinese companies flouted U.S. law by importing certain types of wallets, saying the imports should be banned.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
In the realm of copyright law, determining the scope of damages and the applicability of the statute of limitations remains a contentious issue. The Supreme Court case of Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music (argued before the Court in February of this year) promises to shed light on this matter, grappling with the question of how far back a plaintiff can seek damages in a copyright infringement case.
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
Centripetal Networks has urged a Virginia federal judge to reject Palo Alto Networks' request to discard a $151.5 million jury verdict against it for infringing cybersecurity patents or order a new trial, saying the evidence supports the infringement finding and the damages award.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Trademark disputes can be time-consuming and costly. By proactively assessing risks and taking steps to avoid infringement, emerging companies save time and money. At the crux of most trademark disputes is the claim that consumers are likely to be confused by the simultaneous use of brand-identifiers by unrelated parties.
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
A garment manufacturer has asked a New York federal court to hold off on enforcing Valentino SpA's arbitral award for costs related to a copyright case, saying it is a small company and will be ruined if the Italian luxury brand collects its money while an appeal remains pending.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) Director vacated Final Written Decisions issued by the Patent Trial & Appeal Board that presented a sua sponte construction of a claim term in dispute, holding that the parties were not provided adequate notice of the Board’s new construction. Assa Abloy AB v. CPC Patent Technologies Pty., Ltd., IPR2022-01006, -01045, -01089 (PTAB Decision Review Mar. 15, 2024) (Vidal, PTO Dir.).
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
A California federal judge on Thursday awarded more than $18.3 million in royalties and damages to a urologist who won a jury trial verdict last year over a competitor's theft of penile implant trade secrets.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Addressing an issue of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concluded that two medications that contain the same ingredients but are packaged in different forms constitute separate markets for purposes of assessing antitrust violations. Regeneron Pharm., Inc. v. Novartis Pharma AG, Case No. 22-0427 (2d Cir. Mar. 18, 2024) (Parker, Lee, Merriam, JJ.).
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
Apple Inc. is accusing a former engineer of leaking sensitive information about its business practices, internal policies and products to employees at other technology companies as well as at least three journalists for national publications — including one saved in his phone as "Homeboy" — in a suit in California state court.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
On March 18, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a memorandum to patent examiners addressing means-plus-function and step-plus-function claim limitations and how to clearly articulate, in the prosecution record, the PTO’s interpretation of such claim limitations. The goal of the memorandum is to ensure consistency in connection with the examination of such limitations, provide both the applicant and the public with notice regarding the claim interpretation used by the patent.
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
A special master in the Northern District of Georgia has recommended denying an attempt to throw out patent infringement and trade secret claims that New York-based sports tech company Vetnos LLC has lodged against Atlanta-based rival PrizePicks.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 28, 2024
Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit granted Meril Life Sciences safe passage out of the infringement storm — otherwise known as Edwards Lifesciences — continuing to chase it (at least for now). More specifically, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the Northern District of California’s grant of summary judgment to Meril Life Sciences based on the finding that the importation of two heart valve systems fell within the safe harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e).
IP Law 360
MARCH 28, 2024
The Federal Circuit held Thursday that a California federal judge wasn't wrong to deny an injunction request after declaring that a "substantial question of validity" had been raised over a patent covering a way of testing the durability of a heart valve.
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