Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Yesterday, a student took to Reddit’s r/scams community to share the story of how they were scammed by an “Exam Help Scammer”. . The scam was remarkably simple. The student involved had decided to cheat on an upcoming online exam and hired an “expert” from an exam help website. To that end, they paid $125 for the service. They then gave their username and password to the person, so they could “study” for the exam.
Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Hear our recap of the biggest trademark stories of 2022, including the USPTO backlog, the Queen of Christmas, Supreme Court cases, metaverse and NFT trends, and more. We also look forward to what 2023 might have in store for the trademark work. The post Top Trademark Trends of 2022 appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Hear our recap of the biggest trademark stories of 2022, including the USPTO backlog, the Queen of Christmas, Supreme Court cases, metaverse and NFT trends, and
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TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Last Friday we reported that a new round of piracy-related domain name seizures was likely being carried out by U.S. law enforcement. Dozens of popular sports streaming sites became inaccessible, replaced by a seizure banner featuring seals of prominent law enforcement outfits. T action was officially confirmed a few hours ago by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2022
It’s December and time for.drumroll. The Africa IP Highlights! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2021, here. This Africa IP Highlights 2022 is the result of collaboration between myself and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva.
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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?
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 13, 2022
When users of popular IPTV provider SmoothStreams.tv began reporting issues with the service mid-July, few could’ve predicted events to follow. Our previous report covers events in finer detail, but essentially SmoothStreams had been under investigation since 2018 and the time had arrived to take it down. With permission from the court and everything planned down to the finest detail, on July 16, 2022, plaintiffs’ representatives, independent court-appointed supervising solicitors, p
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Likee is a TikTok-like app that allows users to publish short videos, often set to music. Without sending DMCA takedown notices, BMG sued it for direct and contributory copyright infringement. The court dismisses those claims. Direct Infringement. The court says Likee didn’t engage in volitional conduct: Plaintiff has failed to establish the necessary causal nexus between Defendants’ conduct and its users’ illegal copying of Plaintiff’s copyrighted works.
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JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
This blog will tell you about some of the basics companies should know when faced with a licensing compliance audit. 1. Here is their audit clause 21.5 Compliance - Autodesk has the right to verify the installation of, access to, and use of any Offerings by You and Your Authorized Users.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Can European businesses achieve a competitive position in the global solar-PV supply chain and strengthen Europe’s energy transition and resilience? It’s challenging but a potential pathway exists.
Copyright Alliance
DECEMBER 13, 2022
We’ve interviewed many creators in our Creator Spotlight series over the years, and we love watching their journeys as their careers develop. This year, we’re catching up with a few […]. The post Where Are They Now? Creator Retrospective 2022 appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
As we previously reported, the Northern District of West Virginia ordered an expedited trial in Regeneron’s aflibercept BPCIA case against Mylan. Regeneron had asserted 24 patents in its complaint.
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Patent Trademark Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
What does patent prosecution mean? Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. It encompasses the patent examination process from initial filing to the grant, including all the back-and-forth responses with the USPTO. Prosecuting a patent application includes the following: drafting patent application. responding to Office Actions, including amending claims and drafting arguments. conducting Examiner Interviews. submitting known prior art. filing child a
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Earlier this year, AliveCor, Inc., a medical device and AI company producing electrocardiogram (ECG) hardware and software for consumer mobile devices, succeeded in convincing an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge that Apple Inc. infringed multiple, valid claims of three AliveCor patents on ECG technology. By December 12, 2022, the full ITC is expected to issue a final decision in that investigation (337-TA-1266).
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
In an appeal by way of civil action under Section 1071(b), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Last week, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) announced that the start of Sunrise Period is being postponed by two months from January 1, 2023 to March 1, 2023. The UPC indicated that the initial plan called for the Sunrise Period to begin on January 1, 2023, with the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) coming into force on April 1, 2023. However, following the UPC's adjustment, the Sunrise Period will begin on March 1, 2023, and the UPCA will come into force on June 1, 2023.
Velocity of Content
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Women’s Edge (formerly The Commonwealth Institute) together with its partner The Boston Globe , announced CCC was named to the 22nd annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list. “The organizations on this year’s diverse list are driving innovation across the country, from increased manufacturing capacity to breakthroughs in clinical care and therapeutics,” said The Women’s Edge Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L.
Christopher Roser
DECEMBER 13, 2022
This post looks at more plants we visited on our Van of Nerds tour in France in 2022. The focus this time is the aircraft industry, in particularly the engines. We visited a major maker of aircraft engines, or their nacelles and thrust reversers to be more precise, Safran in Le Havre. But we also. Read more. The post The Van of Nerds in France—Aircraft Engines and Parts first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Activist Alison Mariella Désir dismantles the Whiteness of long-distance running and the dangers of taking up space as a Black person in America: “There’s nothing micro about these aggressions.”.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 13, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. This updated chart groups patent applications by filing date and then divides each group into three categories: Patented, Abandoned, and Pending. Some insights from the data: The grant rate rose substantially from 2011 to 2018. This may be due to the movement among patent attorneys to draft more technical and detailed patent applications.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Based on past successes within the world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem, two innovation leaders see technological and cultural change as catalysts for future growth.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, a Senior Fellow with the IP Innovation Clinic, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. At last, the Supreme Court of the United States can have its say on the protectability of the subjects of ‘pop art’. In 1984, Vanity Fair magazine received a licence from photographer Lynn Goldsmith to use her 1981 portrait of Prince, which she had shot on assignment for Newsweek.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 13, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday refused a perfume maker's request to temporarily block a former distributor from using the name "SwissArabian" as a trademark, finding that the perfumier failed to show it would likely prevail on its claims.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
As software transforms every industry, leaders must turn to a new playbook.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has refused to invalidate a host of claims in a Ravgen Inc. prenatal genetic test patent, marking the latest win for the small biotech company in its larger legal battle with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
High prices and low expectations: The job market still may be strong, but lingering economic conditions are taking a toll on the outlook of American households.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 13, 2022
I previously wrote about the copyright preemption case of ML Genius v. Google that is pending before the Supreme Court. The court took a step toward granting certiorari with its request for the Government to file an amicus brief (CVSG). Genius doesn’t hold copyright to the song lyrics that it has on its website, but it does (arguably) require users of its site to contractually agree not to copy and use those lyrics for commercial purposes.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Start-ups are shifting their focus from fast-paced growth toward sustainable economics amid global headwinds. Four prominent European venture capitalists discuss how founders and funders can play the long game.
43(B)log
DECEMBER 13, 2022
I didn't think the image was real, but it seems to be sold : Questions: (1) Imagine interpreting our society through this object. (2) Trademark risks? Are fake surveillance cameras and toys overlapping markets now? [link].
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
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.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This episode covers the basics of copyright law that most nonprofits need to know about. We answer the questions: Who owns what? How does the owner protect their rights? Does the owner even want to? When can you use someone else's work? Cynthia Rowland's guest is her colleague and friend Nate Garhart, an expert in intellectual property law at Farella Braun + Martel.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Grocers need to develop sustainability transition plans and think more broadly about the role they can play in encouraging change across the full value chain.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Patent assertion entities make up a significant portion of patent litigation practice today. Many of these entities form just days or weeks before acquiring a patent and filing a complaint. Just as often, these entities’ registered addresses point to empty buildings or post office boxes.
LexBlog IP
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Copyright law protects the expression not the idea. Many writers worry about “idea theft,” using it as the reason they don’t tell people about their projects, won’t publicaly post their loglines, or won’t apply for contests and fellowships. But the fact is, copyright law only protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
In support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot program, the USPTO announced that it will expedite the examination of patent applications that pertain to technologies to prevent cancer and cancer mortality.
LexBlog IP
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Co-authored by Ruth Fisher, PhD. The following post explores the bioavailability and efficacy of various cannabis products, followed by a brief overview of the legal protection afforded to each as an intellectual property asset. Over the millennia, our bodies have evolved to better protect themselves. Protection from outside our bodies comes from our skin, which creates a barrier that’s quite difficult to penetrate by most foreign substances (pathogens).
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Google LLC v. Hammond Development International, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-2218 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 8, 2022) - In the only precedential patent decision this week, the Federal Circuit issued a decision concerning the effect of collateral estoppel in an inter partes review (IPR) based on a previous IPR decision.
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