Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As many long-time readers likely know, most Halloweens I help operate a neighborhood haunted house and, as a result, I usually take some time away from the site in late October. However, for the past few years, the haunt has been closed. In 2019, it was due to road work on my street and both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. This year, for the first time since 2018, we will be open, and we couldn’t be more excited.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Next month, billions of people from all over the world will tune in to watch the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Most viewers will do so through authorized services but events like this draw massive pirate audiences as well. Since this type of live-streaming piracy is a grave concern for rightsholders around the world, mitigation measures are already being prepared.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Cardi B Wins California Jury Trial in Art Copyright Infringement Case. First off today, the Associated Press reports that Cardi B has emerged victorious in her lawsuit against artist Kevin Michael Brophy over allegations she infringed both his likeness and his copyright by using an image of his back tattoos on the cover of a mixtape she produced.

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McKinsey Operations

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Software-driven cars need new agile, customer-centric processes along the entire product life cycle, with a software- and data-focused architecture, to bring product development into the 21st century.

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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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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Two major trade organizations representing global vaccine manufacturers are officially backing a proposal submitted to the G20 and G7 countries in July that they claim offers practical solutions for future pandemics to avoid the inequities that have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Berlin Declaration was proposed in July 2022 by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and calls on industry to commit to “reserve an allocation of real-

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On September 28, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied all preliminary motions by Junior Party the University of California, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") and Senior Party ToolGen in Interference No. 106,127.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A major change to the European patent system is expected in 2023. Currently, patent owners: 1) validate European patents in individual States, 2) pay renewal fees, and 3) enforce the patent independently in each individual State where the patent was validated. This will change in view of the new Unitary Patent System (UPS) that is expected to come into force, at its earliest, in Q2 2023.The UPS will allow patent owners to: 1) obtain patent protection in participating European Union (EU) Member.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Selling piracy-configured set-top boxes or subscriptions that enables access to pirated TV streams can lead to both civil and criminal prosecutions in the UK. In most cases over the past few years, the latter has been the preferred option. Any rightsholder can file a civil lawsuit but companies including Sky, BT Sport and the Premier League, prefer private criminal prosecutions offering prison sentences in addition to damages.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 24, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Rothy and Birdies compete in the shoe market. Rothy’s launched its knit loafers in 2017; Birdies launched its product in 2021 and Rothy’s sued for infringing three of its design patents. D885,016, D885,017, D909,718, and D870,425. Birdies moved for summary judgment of both invalidity and non-infringement. For the invalidity defense it (partially) relied upon its prior calf-hair version of the shoe shown in the comparison chart above.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

AI-generated art isn’t perfect, but it’s become a viable option for set decor on motion pictures and other commercial productions. Here’s what you need to know. Pandas, Monkeys and Clearance Culture. “Nobody cleared the panda.” I was barely out of law school when a senior partner muttered those words as he handed me a scathing demand letter sent to one of the firm’s commercial director clients.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Fish & Richardson is proud to announce that it has been named a Top Performer and Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), which recognizes law firms and corporations that demonstrate a strong commitment to building more diverse organizations and a more inclusive legal profession. 2022 marks the 11 th year that Fish has participated in the LCLD Fellows Program, which is designed to produce a generation of attorneys with strong leadership skills who are commit

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Sonos achieved a major milestone in their Canadian patent battle against Google, which follows several rulings in favour of Sonos in their corresponding US litigation (previously published in the IPilogue here ). In an infringement action against Google LLC (“Google”) dated August 15, 2022, Justice Zinn of the Federal Court of Canada ruled in favour of the defendants, Sonos, Inc.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar that continues his scrutiny of the trademark registry’s standard of examination. In this post, he focuses on certification marks. Akshay Ajayakumar is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and is currently pursuing his LL.M in IP and Competition Law from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of A

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Originally posted on November 13, 2008: “We cannot allow our brand to be abused.” What “brand” is that? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brand. The greed of the. The post “We cannot allow our brand to be abused” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel reflects on what made Bernard Meltzer a brilliant teacher and one of his favorite professors at the University of Chicago Law School, and how Meltzer’s teachings extended well past graduation and guided Judge Tatel through some complicated opinions.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decided to institute inter partes review (IPR) in Code200, UAB v. Bright Data, Ltd., IPR2022-00861, following a sua sponte Director Review decision ordering the Board to reconsider its original ruling denying institution. USPTO Director Kathi Vidal issued a precedential sua sponte Director Review Decision in the case in August, clarifying the application of Gen.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Medieval Times violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain in good faith and accusing a union that represents its workers of trademark infringement in a federal lawsuit, a performance workers union claimed in recent charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The following is a guest post from Logan Moore. Logan is a 3L at the University of Missouri School of Law and a member of our Veterans Law Clinic. Under the leadership of Prof. Angela Drake, our clinic filed an amicus brief in this important new Federal Circuit case. — Dennis. by Logan Moore . I. Introduction. Veterans are typically entitled to benefits for service-connected disabilities.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Monday the indictments of 13 people allegedly working on behalf of the Chinese government in the U.S., including two accused of trying to impede the ongoing criminal prosecution of a Chinese telecommunications company.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Canadians using the Access to Information Act system frequently find that it is simply does not work as the legislation prescribes, with most facing long delays and widespread redactions. Canada’s Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is trying to do something to fix that. She has been calling for legislative reforms, more resources, and leadership within government departments to prioritize providing information instead of hiding it.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A cryptocurrency company sues over social media slurs, a celebrity rapper feuds with a distiller over cognac, and a "no glasses" 3D television company gets a new temporary boss. Where else could all this happen but in Delaware's Court of Chancery?

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Post-pandemic, food and beverage companies must now navigate a recessionary environment and runaway inflation. Thus, building, maintaining, and enforcing strong brands are more important than ever if a company is to maintain and grow its market share. The following guidelines are intended for the food and beverage industry but can be applied across many industries.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When an opinion in an ex parte appeal is only seven pages long, it's usually bad news for the applicant. Here, Applicant Solo Beats applied to register the mark shown below left, for "audio speakers; batteries and battery chargers; earphones; headphones; virtual reality headsets; game headphones," but the Board, not surprisingly, ”found applicant's mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark shown below right, for "headphones.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Just over a week ago, IP social media was set alight with reports that the EPO Administrative Council (AC) was planning to abolish the 10-day notification rule ( IPKat ). The EPO itself maintained silence for a week until finally confirming in a press release last week that the 10 day rule will cease to be in effect on 1 November 2023. The EPO "10 day rule" is currently provided by Rules 126(2) , Rule 127(2) and 131(2) EPC.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The post Invention Stories: Ring Tackles Better Home Security appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Think about your favorite pizza restaurant. What sets it apart from the frozen pizza you could pick up from your local grocery store? Is it the cheese-stuffed crust? The quality of the pepperoni?

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

HP Inc. has been hit with a case at the U.S. International Trade Commission accusing it of importing into the U.S. computers that infringe a series of patents relating to picture and moving picture coding methods.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 1973, in response to concerns about the costs of securing patent protection in Europe, the European Patent Convention was signed to set up a common patent office to examine patent applications for any European country that wished to participate. Once examination was complete, the application matured into a bundle of national patents in those countries in which the applicant was interested.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

2ND EDITING//Q TO R -- Walmart has settled a payment patent owner's infringement suit against it after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board refused to review the asserted patents, prompting U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on Monday to pause the litigation that was headed for a jury trial next week.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On October 3, 2022, the majority of the amendments introduced by the Rules Amending the Patent Rules on June 2, 2022, came into force and effect. The amendments aim to streamline the patent examination process and bring Canada in line with the patent term adjustment regime as required by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (“CUSMA”; known in the U.S. as “USMCA”).

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

FedEx has entered into an agreement to end a suit accusing it of infringing three search queries and database processing patents, less than a week after the Federal Circuit threw out a Texas federal judge's refusal to transfer the suit to Tennessee.

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McKinsey Operations

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Are you working for work’s sake or creating value?

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims in three Converter Manufacturing LLC food wrapping patents, rejecting its argument that Tekni-Plex Inc.'s challenges should have failed because the prior art it relied on to kill the patents was inoperable.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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