TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In 2003, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Dial-up connections were still the default and YouTube, Facebook, and Gmail had yet to be invented. There was a new technology making waves at the time. BitTorrent made it much easier for people to transfer large files, opening the door to unlimited video-sharing without restraints. Many people started experimenting with BitTorrent by sharing pirated films and TV shows.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In a recent judgment , the District Court of the Hague (the Court) found that Fruugo, an online marketplace, was not directly liable under trade mark law for the advertisement and sale, on its platform, of products which infringed the trade marks of Audi and Volswagen. Background The avid IPKat reader may recall that late last year, the IPKat reported on a somewhat surprising decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU), which held, disagreeing with the Advocate General’s op

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Image by rawpixel.com on Freepix As highlighted earlier, yesterday was the last day to share comments/ recommendations with the Ministry of Commerce on the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023. While on the blog, we have had posts by Md. Sabeeh Ahmad titled “ The Times They Are a-Changin’? A Look at the Revised Patent Prosecution Timelines in the Draft Patent Amendment Rules ” and by Swaraj and I titled “ Draft Patent Amendment Rules – Increasing Efficiency of Granting Patent M

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In the 1980s, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), led by Tipper Gore and several other wives of Washington insiders,[1] sought to compel record labels to place stickers on albums warning consumers that the songs within contained “explicit lyrics.” Songwriters, including Frank Zappa, John Denver, and Dee Snider testified in Senate hearings to oppose the […] The post Court Demolishes Texas Book “Rating” Law appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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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?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

INTRODUCTION A significant issue broke up in 2019 after a Kenyan athlete named Eliud Kipchoge ran the marathon in under two hours. Eliud Kipchoge’s record-breaking effort served as evidence of how (shoe) technology has boosted athletes’ abilities. He was sporting a test version of the brand-new Nike Vaporfly 4%. [i] By adding more to what the runners expended, Nike has shown that these shoes improved runner efficiency.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Forum selection clauses are the contract-drafter’s torture of choice. They often guarantee a win for the side with the power to select where suit must take place — usually not. The post Forum selection trap doesn’t work for AOL appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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