IP Watchdog

JANUARY 16, 2022

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday ruled that a California district court erred in its claim construction relating to Evolusion Concepts, Inc.’s patent for a method of converting a semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine to one with a fixed magazine. The CAFC reversed the court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement for Juggernaut Tactical, Inc., reversed a denial of summary judgment of direct infringement, vacated the award of attorneys’ fees and

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2022

It’s perfectly understandable that copyright holders don’t want pirated copies of their work circulating online. Most companies deal with this problem by sending DMCA takedown requests. These notices are often sent to sites and services that host content, but linking sites and search engines receive them as well. Google search, for example, has processed takedown notices for more than 5 billion URLs over the past few years.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2022

We’re pleased to inform you that The Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies at CUSAT, Kochi is inviting applications for the post of Research Officer (Science/Technology). For further details, please see the announcement below: Call for Applications: Post of Research Officer at CUSAT Kochi’s Inter University Centre for IPR Studies. Logo of CUSAT, Kochi.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

We are already well into the new year and the news and upcoming new events are coming thick and fast. The IPKat sets out the news in one spot for your attention! MISCELLANEOUS European Commission | European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) " EU SME Fund " On 10 January, the Commission and the EUIPO launched the new EU SME Fund, which provides vouchers to help EU-based SMEs protect their intellectual property rights.

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2022

Hermès owns various trademark registrations for the marks Hermès, BIRKIN, and in the configuration of its BIRKIN bag. Defendant Mason Rothschild, is a digital artist who created a METABIRKINS line of NFTs, digital art pieces that depict furry versions of the BIRKIN bag. The digital pieces are offered for sale at approximately 3 ETHER each, which at today’s exchange rate of $3350, is approximately $10K.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

We are happy to have our own Kats and Katfriends contribute to the IPKat last week! Let’s take a look at those posts in case you missed them. Patents GuestKat Rose Hughes provided a review of the US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit decision in Juno v Kite. The decision is consistent with recent case law whereby functional antibody claims have increasingly failed to satisfy the strict “written description” sufficiency requirement.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

The year has barely begun, and another period of Mercury retrograde is already upon us. Take shelter in this post and check what was published last week around the IP blogs. A Kat being extra careful while Mercury is retrograde Copyright SpicyIP analysed a recent decision from the Bombay High Court, in which it was decided that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 16, 2022

No “free speech absolutist” I, I like defamation as a cause of action when you can prove its elements, and I’m glad to see it hasn’t been completely eliminated by. The post Libel lives; ethics, too appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2022

A 'bear trap' in China, ongoing US validity woes and big M&A opportunities around established brands and IP are among trends highlighted by practitioners.

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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 16, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-01-08 [link] 2022-01-09. From the Beginnings of Fake News to the Capitol Riots – Centre for International Governance Innovation [link] 2022-01-11. [link] 2022-01-12. Copyright infringement case involving jewelry, Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. – Federal Court of Appeal [link] 2022-01-15. … The post Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-01-15 appeared first on Barry Sookman.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2022

A 'bear trap' in China, ongoing US validity woes and big M&A opportunities around established brands and IP are among trends highlighted by practitioners.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2022

On 8 December 2021, the Madras High Court delivered an important judgment concerning copyright law. The High Court held that the business of granting copyright licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. Finding that Novex Communications (the assignee of the copyright) did not fall within the definition of the copyright society, the High Court dismissed its petition seeking for damages and injunction.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

As a new lawsuit involving the popular comic book and animated series “Invincible” shows, the failure to properly document the copyright status of a jointly-created work at the beginning can lead to messy consequences later. Can someone be tricked into giving up copyrights he may never have owned in the first place? That’s just one of the interesting questions raised by a new lawsuit filed by William Crabtree, colorist of the first 50 issues of the comic book series “Invincible,” aga

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 16, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: U.S. Chief Justice Roberts Pledges to Review Patent Venue Rules (Source: Reuters). Ryan Selby: PODA Granted US Patent for Closed Bottom Vaporizer Pod (Source: Cision). Nike Sues Lululemon for Patent Infringement Over Mirror Home Gym (Source: Global News). Blake Brittain: SCOTUS Okays Medtronic’s $112 Million Loss in Patent Contract Case (Source: Reuters).

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