Plagiarism Today
MARCH 20, 2025
Fans are claiming that artwork from the game Marvel Snap plagiarized fan creations. How serious are the allegations and do they matter? The post Marvel Snap Accused of Plagiarizing Fan Art appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
On this episode of Women @ RopesTalk hosted by IP transactions and licensing partner Megan Baca, IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg returns for another engaging conversation, this time with Jan Sbarbaro, the chief legal & compliance officer and corporate secretary of Lyric, a platform-based healthcare technology company, committed to simplifying the business of care by preventing inaccurate payments and reducing overall waste in the healthcare ecosystem.
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Plagiarism Today
MARCH 20, 2025
Miley Cyrus must face Flowers' lawsuit, Limp Bizkit's lawsuit against UMG survives, and Mariah Carey wins dismissal of "Christmas" lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Christmas Blues appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit expands which intellectual property (IP) owners can seek relief before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to block the import of infringing products into the U.S.
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?
Cogency Global
MARCH 20, 2025
Part 2 of our series on Tax Transcripts and Their Value to Lenders focuses on federal tax due diligence, which is essential for due diligence. The post Tax Transcripts and Their Value in LendingTransactions Part 2: Federal Tax Due Diligence appeared first on Cogency Global.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
IMMUNOGEN, INC. v. STEWART - Before Lourie, Dyk, and Prost.Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A solution to a problem can be obvious even when the problem itself was unknown in the prior art.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
Recently, Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that defendants motion to dismiss pro se plaintiff Andrew Walker, Jr.s (Walker) Second Amended Complaint be granted for lack of personal jurisdiction in Walker v. Kosann, No. 23-CV-4409 (S.D.N.Y.).
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA has hired a former FBI deputy chief of staff, whose new role will focus on representing clients in complex internal investigations similar to those he led in a previous position at the Justice Department, the firm announced.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently introduced a Continuing Application Fee (CAF) to address the growing backlog of continuing applications and encourage timely prosecution. Effective January 19, 2025, this fee applies to certain continuing applications based on their timing relative to the earliest benefit date (EBD).
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
Groups representing major industries have written to the White House expressing "grave concern" about the patent office's withdrawal of a guidance memo limiting when patent challenges can be denied, and large tech companies told a court the office's move bolsters their case against such denials.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
On March 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a five-year patent term extension (PTE) for Mercks sugammadex patent, holding that the district court had correctly calculated PTE based on the issue date of the original patent rather than the issue date of the reissued patent. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
An electronics manufacturer on Thursday was awarded $1 in damages by a Michigan federal judge after it prevailed on its claim that SanyoNorth America Corp. wrongly used its touchscreen technology to develop a vehicle console for General Motors.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
APPLE INC. v. GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC - Before Moore, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial And Appeal Board. A patent owner forfeits its argument that an IPR petitioner lacks standing under 35 U.S.C. 315(e)(1) when it fails to present the argument to the Board.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
A New Jersey company that produces lubricants for military artillery sued a former employee Wednesday, claiming he took the company's proprietary information and set up a rival company making a nearly identical product.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
The landscape of design patent law has recently evolved with the introduction of a new standard for determining obviousness. For decades, theRosen-Durlingtest was used to assess obviousness of design patents.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap decided Thursday that tripling a $192 million willful patent infringement verdict against Samsung "is not warranted," finalizing a judgment against the smartphone maker over wireless charging devices used with Galaxy phones.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
CQV CO., LTD. v. MERCK PATENT GMBH - BeforeCunningham, Chen, and Mayer. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Board erred by failing to explain why it discarded material and unrebutted evidence that a reference constitutes prior art.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey and others over her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and sanctioned the two songwriters who sued for filing a summary judgment motion with "frivolous legal arguments" and "irrelevant and unsupported statements of fact.
Managing IP
MARCH 20, 2025
INTAs foray into the business of law, including why IP is crucial to third-party investors, is a sign of the times
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Thursday designated as informative a December decision shooting down Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.'s challenge to a car crash detection patent, saying it provides guidance on an issue involving claim construction arguments by challengers.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 20, 2025
Greece has a population of around 10.4 million and worldwide, Greek is the first language of just 13 million people. Unlike content made available in English or Spanish, when Greek content starts to feel the piracy pinch, there’s no deep well of overseas markets to exploit. Increasingly, then, pressure finds itself directed inwards. Greece is no stranger to anti-piracy measures and, after having tried almost everything else, the authorities hope that fining IPTV subscription buyers will nu
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
The en banc Federal Circuit's pending review of EcoFactor v. Google could reshape how expert damages opinions are argued, and could have ripple effects that limit jury awards, say attorneys at McAndrews Held.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of manufacturing. As manufacturing operations shift back to the U.S. in response to recent tariff policies, general counsels (GCs) in the manufacturing sector face a complex landscape. While reshoring may bolster domestic production, it also introduces challenges, such as higher labor costs and a shortage of skilled workers.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge barred multiple Chinese companies and their owner from importing and selling pool equipment in the United States until they pay off a prior $17.8 million judgment after finding them in contempt for "actively frustrating" collection efforts by moving money around despite restraining orders.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how businesses operate, from content creation to decision-making and even legal and compliance analysis. The use of machines to perform core deliberative and inventive functions offers tantalizing potential boosts to efficiency and productivity, and businesses are responding with billions in investments and rapidly increasing rates of adoption.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
The Federal Circuit has backed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that ELCO Lighting did not show that one claim of a DMF Inc. LED lighting system patent is invalid, calling one of ELCO's arguments "meritless.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
In a recent decision, the New York County Commercial Division reaffirmed the high bar that parties must meet when attempting to seal court documents in business disputes. In Linkable Networks, Inc. v. Mastercard Inc., the court ruled that Mastercard, despite having the consent of the plaintiff, was not entitled to an order sealing documents referenced in prior motion practice and produced in discovery.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
Whether Im delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
On March 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the Thaler v. Perlmutter case, which confirmed the refusal of copyright registration for a work created entirely by an artificial intelligence system. The Courts ruling was unequivocal and succinct: an AI system cannot be the recognized author of a copyrighted work because the Copyright Act of 1976 requires all eligible work to be authored in the first instance by a human being..
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2025
Samsung has failed to convince the U.S. International Trade Commission to second-guess an administrative law judge who decidedlast year that the smartphone giant could not bring a patent case at the agency against a major Chinese rival that makes replacement screens for smartphones.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
Given the recent unanimous decision by a UK appellate court that Ericssons injunction efforts based on standard-essential patents (SEPs) were, essentially by their very nature, hold-up and coercion that violated Ericssons FRAND obligations, and ordering Ericsson to grant a license, owners of SEPs may be looking for the best venue for asserting their rights.
The TTABlog
MARCH 20, 2025
With the retirements of Chief Judge Gerard F. Rogers at the end of 2024, and Judges Peter W. Cataldo and Karen S. Kuhlke last month, the Boards membership now stands at twenty-seven (27) Administrative Trademark Judges. The current roster is set forth below, beginning with Acting Chief Judge Thomas V. Shaw and then proceeding alphabetically. Shaw, Thomas V.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
On March 11, 2025, District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed SafeCast Limiteds (SafeCast) patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) because SafeCast failed to secure counsel. SafeCast Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 23-CV-05446 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 11, 2025). SafeCast had been represented by the law firm Ramey LLP at the outset of that case.
The IPKat
MARCH 20, 2025
Cell therapies represent incredibly exciting science and the opportunity to treat previously intractable diseases. Cell therapies nonetheless face unique challenges in the pharmaceutical marketplace. One of these challenges is ensuring that the IP strategy for a cell therapy will secure return of investment for the product. For investors and developers, a critical consideration for all pharmaceutical drug products is determining when market competition might emerge, known as loss of exclusivity
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2025
IN RE: XENCOR, INC. Before Hughes, Stark, and Schroeder (sitting by designation). Appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board. To provide adequate written description for a Jepson claim, the applicant must establish that what is claimed to be well known in the prior art is, in fact, well known in the prior art.
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