Erik K Pelton

MARCH 6, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video 3 Ways to Overcome a Likelihood of Confusion Trademark Refusal from the USPTO. Over the years, at EMP&A we have become quite experienced at dealing with likelihood of confusion refusals from the USPTO. Even when an application is filed by an attorney, there still are circumstances where an examiner may issue an office action finding a likelihood of confusion with one or more registered trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2022

Peer-to-peer technology was hot in the early 2000s, with many developers building their own networks, protocols, or applications. Napster was considered the poster child for these early developments but, soon after, iconic names such as LimeWire , Freenet, and BitTorrent emerged. These technologies would grow out to become game-changers. Away from the computer, there were major developments in the real world as well.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

Following the publication of the European Commission’s Proposal in late 2020 and the adoption of negotiating mandates within both the European Parliament and the Council, trilogue negotiations are currently underway to define the eventual shape of what is expected to be a seminal piece of legislation in the EU: the Digital Services Act (DSA). From the safe harbour regime to due diligence obligations, from the harmonization of notice-and-action mechanisms to the regulation of trusted flaggers, th

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

Moonbug runs the CoComelon channel, the top-ranked Kids YouTube channel. Babybus runs a competitive channel that Moonbug believes infringes its copyrights. An example: Moonbug submitted takedown notices to YouTube covering at least 70 videos and sued Babybus for copyright infringement. Babybus counterclaimed for 512(f). The court dismisses Bbybus’ counterclaims.

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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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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 6, 2022

TTABlog declines to comment on S. Ct. cheerleader uniform decision. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) March 22, 2017 Indeed. LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® is also not ready to weigh in on Star Athletica, The post Rah rah raw appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2022

Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, “Levitating” is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.” Any moderately successful songwriter can be sued for copyright infringement. But you really know you’ve made it when you’re sued two times over the same song in the same week.

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Patently-O

MARCH 6, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. The chart below provides one look at the role of the U.S. Gov’t in directly funding patentable research-and-development. You’ll see two curves. The bottom curve tracks the percent of U.S. utility patents assigned to the U.S. governmental (or agency of the government, such as the Navy). U.S. Gov’t owned patents has dropped precipitously over the past 40 years.

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IAM Magazine

MARCH 6, 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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Barry Sookman

MARCH 6, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-02-26 [link] 2022-02-27. A Canadian Perspective on the EU’s Proposed Data Governance Act | McCarthy Tétrault [link] 2022-02-28. Breach of confidence case successful Centerra Gold Inc. v. Bolturuk, 2022 ONSC 1040 (CanLII) — 2022-02-15 [link] 2022-02-28. Limited interlocutors injunction granted in breach of confidence case Enviroleach Technologies Inc. v Mineworx Tech… [link] 2022-02-28.

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Managing IP

MARCH 6, 2022

Counsel at Coty, Gilead and PDC Brands say the Madrid System saves money but doesn’t work for every scenario

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Advertiser: IPO

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

This Kat is excited to report on so many exciting events across various IP topics taking place over the coming months. In particular:- Events, Seminars and Conferences British Institute of International and Comparative Law – Revisiting: We, the Robots – 15 March 2022 The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will be holding a panel discussion covering topics on why, when, and how to regulate artificial intelligence on 15 March 2022 (5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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