Sun.Oct 02, 2022

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When Do Defendants Have Access to Copyrighted Works Posted to the Internet?–Cooley v. Target Corp.

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This case relates to Target’s “Cat & Jack” clothing line. The plaintiff, NOC, is a teenager who has copyrighted designs in hand-drawn dots that Target allegedly copied in the clothing line. Target and NOC had some direct dealings, including bringing NOC to Target’s headquarters in July 2018. However, Target’s allegedly infringing works apparently were designed no later than December 2017.

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Lego my Trademark

Likelihood of Confusion

Europe just keeps generating stories. Their IP system is different, you see, though the march toward harmonization in a global market continues apace. Evidently, Lego — that incredible, creativity-inducing toy. The post Lego my Trademark appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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SDNY: Hard drive and server fried in some unknown fashion results in dismissal of claims for trademark infringement damages

LexBlog IP

SDNY: The Fashion Exchange v Hybrid Promotions 14-1354 (Judge Stein). Plaintiff’s hard drive and server were “fried in some unknown fashion” so it couldn’t establish its damages (page 4). There doesn’t seem to be a lot of other evidence on other aspects of the lawsuit, either. Defendant’s summary motion as to damages granted.

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IEEE changes controversial SEP policy; France’s patent boom; US eligibility boost; BlackBerry CEO hints at licensing return; UPC gaining traction; plus much more

IAM Magazine

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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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-10-01

Barry Sookman

Artist receives first known US copyright registration for latent diffusion AI art [link] 2022-09-25. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-09-24 [link] 2022-09-25. HFW | Fraudsters beware: Third-party Disclosure Orders [link] 2022-09-26. Darth Vader’s Voice Emanated From War-Torn Ukraine [link] 2022-09-26. DC’s Proposed “Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act” Would Discriminate Against Algorithms [link] 2022-09-27.

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IEEE changes controversial SEP policy; France’s patent boom; US eligibility boost; BlackBerry CEO hints at licensing return; UPC gaining traction; plus much more

IAM Magazine

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