Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 3, 2023
Typically, when I do these year-end reviews, I cover a wide variety of stories that happened and separate out the copyright and plagiarism. Simply put, copyright and plagiarism are two different things. The former dealing with legal rights a creator has and the latter the ethics of attribution and reuse. Their interests over overlap, but year-to-year the concerns and stories are often very different.
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 3, 2023
Last month, we reported on a series of FIFA World Cup-themed domain name seizures by US law enforcement. In the initial wave, Homeland Security Investigations took down 55 domain names operated by pirate sports streaming sites, and several more followed later. Many of the sites had millions of regular visitors who were suddenly confronted with a seizure banner featuring seals of prominent law enforcement outfits.
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Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 3, 2023
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: SoccerStreams Throws in the Towel Following U.S. Domain Seizures. First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the popular soccer streaming site SoccerStreams has shuttered following the seizure of its domains by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
43(B)log
JANUARY 3, 2023
Rodriguez v. Target, 2022 WL 18027615, No. 22 Civ. 2982 (LGS) (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 30, 2022) Plaintiffs sued for breach of express warranty under New York and California law, violation of the New York General Business Law (“GBL”) §§ 349 and 350, and the usual California claims. The court made the expected rulings (no standing for injunctive relief; no preemption except to the extent that the UCL “unlawful” claim attempted to borrow the FDA rules directly; UCL unlawfulness created by borrowing Californ
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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?
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 3, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice on the “Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination, and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board” on July 29, 2022 (87 FR 45764-67), without a big reaction from the IP community. Patent attorneys mostly scratched their heads wondering what it means, especially as it was created in the backdrop of an attack on drug companies and drug pricing.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 3, 2023
New technologies and regulations have made autonomous driving possible. In this changing landscape, the strategic roles of manufacturers may vary.
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McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 3, 2023
Proof of stake (PoS) is a consensus protocol in blockchains. It is a way to decide which user or users validate new blocks of transactions and earn a reward for doing so correctly.
Velocity of Content
JANUARY 3, 2023
Many think of libraries as places to obtain books and other materials. When hearing the word ‘library’ after ‘music,’ it’s understandable to think of music libraries as a place to get music. Although versatile and valuable, music libraries don’t exactly work with the traditional concept of libraries that the public is used to. For example, you cannot check out a CD from your local library and use those recordings in a work or school project.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
On December 29, 2022, to the relief of many practitioners and applicants, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office delayed the effective date of its controversial incentivized transition to DOCX format for patent application filing. A new final rule establishes that the $400 fee for filing patent specifications, claims, and abstracts (not including design, plant, or provisional applications) in a format other than DOCX will not be required until April 3, 2023.
Velocity of Content
JANUARY 3, 2023
Many think of libraries as places to obtain books and other materials. When hearing the word ‘library’ after ‘music,’ it’s understandable to think of music libraries as a place to get music. Although versatile and valuable, music libraries don’t exactly work with the traditional concept of libraries that the public is used to. For example, you cannot check out a CD from your local library and use those recordings in a work or school project.
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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.
Christopher Roser
JANUARY 3, 2023
In Japan, there is omotenashi. In its basic translation, the word means hospitality. But even in Japan, it means something else: it is the aim for perfection with a customer. This idea can be extended to product design, aiming for a product that gives the customer a perfect experience. The Word Omotenashi The word omotenashi. Read more. The post Omotenashi in Product Design first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JANUARY 3, 2023
Copyright. * Wallster, Inc. v. Redbubble, Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198181 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 21, 2022): this Court rejects Wallshoppe’s argument that recklessness is enough to meet the knowledge requirement for contributory copyright infringement… Wallshoppe alleges Defendant has a “general awareness” that certain designs uploaded to its website may be copyrighted and that a “significant percentage of those that [Defendant] partners with to sell products are not
IP Close Up
JANUARY 3, 2023
What do Virginia Woolf’s ‘To The Lighthouse” and the final Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, the German science-fiction film ‘Metropolis’ and Alfred Hitchcock’s Continue reading.
Likelihood of Confusion
JANUARY 3, 2023
Reprinting my annual Passover post, adjusted for days of the week as they come out this year: I’ve been hit by pre-Passover preparations, plus the need to front-load the making-a-living. The post Likelihood of extrusion appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 3, 2023
Shared autonomous mobility is at a critical point, and five factors may determine how the market evolves and which companies succeed.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
As 2022 comes to a close, we review Big Molecule Watch’s top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 3, 2023
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 3, 2023
Introduction. Forbidding the employment of foreign models and voice actors in advertisements starting of October 1, 2022, was one of ARCON’s first actions. While stakeholders and experts struggled to comprehend this ban, on October 5, 2022, word spread that Nigeria’s Federal Government had sued Meta over marketing and was seeking 30 billion naira (about 70 million dollars).
The Trichordist
JANUARY 3, 2023
The compulsory mechanical is one of the best examples of the government increasing poverty through the destruction of human agency.
The IPKat
JANUARY 3, 2023
This Kat was struck down by another round of covid over the festive season and was unable to remind readers about voting for your favourite IP books of 2022. So, to make sure everyone has the chance - voting is now extended for another 10 days!! The IPKat team continue to diligently read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
JANUARY 3, 2023
In December, six complainants filed three Section 337 complaints with the International Trade Commission (ITC): Samsung Electronics, America, Inc. f/k/a Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Samsung International, Inc.; and Samsung Research America, Inc., filed a complaint against Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., in Components for Certain Environmentally-Protected LCD Digital Displays and Products Containing Sam e, Inv.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 3, 2023
In Plastipak Packaging Inc. v. Premium Waters Inc., Appeal No. 2021-2244, decided December 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) newest judge threw a curveball on the topic of inventorship. Judge Leonard Stark wrote the precedential opinion, joined by Judges Newman and Stoll, and ultimately reversed and remanded the U.S.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
More and more, we see trademark applications being filed for cultural phenomena, viral sensations and catchy hashtags. We’ve covered this topic before. Do you remember #covfefe?
IAM Magazine
JANUARY 3, 2023
The US International Trade Commission recently started releasing letters to complainants about non-institution decisions – sign-posting to counsel how to better plead cases in 2023
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
JANUARY 3, 2023
Fish & Richardson is proud to announce the elevation of 15 attorneys to principals at the firm, effective January 1, 2023. The new principals are Ashley Bolt (Atlanta), Chet Campbell (Boston), Rae Crisler (Dallas), Sara Fish (Atlanta), Jared Hartzman (Washington, D.C.), Joel Henry (Washington, D.C.), Lawrence Jarvis (Atlanta), Joy Kete (Boston), April Park (Washington, D.C.), Eric Peng (Shenzhen), Liz Ranks (Boston), Oliver Richards (San Diego), Jared Smith (San Diego), Karrie Wheatley (Hous
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 3, 2023
2-Day Program Offers Comprehensive View. For those looking for some PTAB related CLE (hello, who isn’t !?), consider the upcoming PTAB Masters program Jan. 31 – Feb. 1. The third annual program is designed as a high-level, interactive, limited enrollment program, and is held in person at IPWatchdog Studios, minutes from Dulles International Airport.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
Earlier this year, Seyfarth Shaw partnered to issue the 2022 Future Employer survey to clients and contacts. We surveyed in-house legal and business leaders to find out how they are thinking about the “Future of Work.” This was an important continuation of Seyfarth’s thought leadership endeavors related to futurist legal-thinking and the future of work, which we formalized five years ago with the inaugural survey in 2017.
IAM Magazine
JANUARY 3, 2023
The US International Trade Commission recently started releasing letters to complainants about non-institution decisions – sign-posting to counsel how to better plead cases in 2023
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Patently-O
JANUARY 3, 2023
The US GAO (Gov’t Accountability Office) has released its report on the Patent Trial & Appeal Board — providing evidence to support the open secret that (1) political appointees have power to influence PTAB judicial decisions; and (2) most PTAB Judges feel their independence has been impacted by oversight practices. The report calls for increased transparency in PTAB Judicial oversight.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
A new year brings new intellectual property laws and regulations, and 2023 is no exception. Among the most pressing issues: •The DOCX format filing requirements for new U.S. utility applications are delayed, but are still being implemented. •USPTO small entity/micro patent fees are being reduced. •Unitary Patents in Europe are finally coming into effect.
Managing IP
JANUARY 3, 2023
A new face at the EUIPO and, at last, the UPC. Managing IP considers the top IP issues to watch this year.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
Each January 1 is Public Domain Day, which marks the entry of a fresh batch of copyrighted creative works into the United States public domain. Several prominent works will enter the public domain on Public Domain Day 2023, including the last of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories and select literary works by Agatha Christie, Hermann Hesse, Ernest Hemmingway, and Virginia Wolff (to name just a few), as well as a number of notable film and musical compositions.
Managing IP
JANUARY 3, 2023
A complaint filed on New Year’s Day accused InterDigital of threatening U-Blox customer relationships.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2023
Substantial patent litigation activity occurred in the mRNA space in 2022, involving nearly all of the major mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) pioneers. Since this is the most significant happening in this space with respect to IP in 2022, this post will provide an overview of that activity as well as a summary exposure analysis. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
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