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Why The Kat Von D Ruling is Confusing

Plagiarism Today

Recently, Kat Von D won a key jury verdict in a trial over a tattoo. However, it has many copyright watchers scratching their heads. The post Why The Kat Von D Ruling is Confusing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hallucinations as Trademark Tarnishment: How Wrong Answers Led to a Lawsuit

JD Supra Law

ChatGPT took the world by the storm after OpenAI launched it in November 2022 as a general-purpose AI chatbot that could answer questions ranging from the innocuous to the complex. Since then, similar generative AI applications and the large language models underlying them have proliferated, as have controversies over how they use the works of others.

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3 Count: Silent TikTok

Plagiarism Today

Universal Music Group ends partnership with TikTok, UK fails to reach AI consensus and Bored Ape Yacht Club wins more damages. The post 3 Count: Silent TikTok appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Chanel v. The RealReal

JD Supra Law

Chanel, the renowned French luxury brand, has historically exercised immense control over the distribution of its products, which has led to its concerns about The RealReal advertising itself as a secondhand retailer of authentic Chanel merchandise.1 Chanel sells luxury fashion and cosmetic products worldwide through its own retail stores, as well as high-end specialty stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom.

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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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IPA’s Pansa On Publishing and Responsibility

Velocity of Content

The inaugural session of the Advanced Publishing Institute , held last month at New York University, employed case studies and problem-solving exercises to examine the changes sweeping over publishing. On the weeklong program’s final day, International Publishers Association President Karine Pansa offered the class of mid-career publishing executives her global perspective, emphasizing professional responsibility as seen from many angles.

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DataCamp & DISH Settle Massive IPTV Piracy Lawsuit, Still Completely Disagree

TorrentFreak

A DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit filed in February 2022, demanded $32.5m in damages from UK-based CDN company DataCamp. The original complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to take appropriate action against 11 pirate IPTV services. DISH claimed these clients were repeat infringers after sending over 400 DMCA notices to DataCamp. In many respects the lawsuit was not dissimilar to others that have targeted ISPs and various intermediaries in recent years.

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Protecting Trademarks and Children: The Unauthorized Use of Famous Brands on Cannabis Edibles

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: 4 minutes In recent years, Canada has witnessed a surge in the popularity of cannabis-infused edibles, with products ranging from chocolates to cannabis gummies taking center stage in this trend. These edibles come in various forms, often mimicking beloved confectioneries and candies. While they may appear harmless, a troubling issue has come to the forefront, one that raises complex legal and ethical questions – the unauthorized use of famous trademarks on these cannabis edibles.

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Role of Independent Director: In Era of Corporate Governance

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Corporate governance generally refers to how organisations are directed, managed, controlled, and held responsible to its shareholders. Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. There has been a lot of discussion about corporate governance and the role of company directors, particularly independent directors (henceforth referred

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Notice May Be Required for California Employees Subject to Non-Competes

JD Supra Law

California passed new laws reiterating its prohibition on employment-related non-competition obligations. Assembly Bill 1076, effective January 1, 2024, provides that it is unlawful to include noncompete clauses in employment contracts, or to require an employee to enter into a noncompete agreement, that does not satisfy an exception under California law—and notes that this "does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.".

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 191: Luca Bertuzzi on the Making of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Michael Geist

European countries reached agreement late last week on a landmark legislative package to regulate artificial intelligence. AI regulation has emerged as a key issue over the past year as the explosive growth of ChatGPT and other generative AI services have sparked legislation, lawsuits and national consultations. The EU AI Act is heralded as the first of its kind and as a model for Canadian AI rules.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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.

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[Event] Damage Control: Mitigating ITC Remedial Orders with Effective Redesign and Parallel Litigation Strategies - February 28th, Washington, DC

JD Supra Law

Join litigation shareholder Libbie DiMarco as she breaks down the latest developments for mitigating ITC remedial orders with effective litigation strategies ranging from product redesigns (and when to introduce them) to PTAB challenges (and how to leverage the FWDs). By: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

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Hermes Urges 2nd Circ. To Affirm Win In MetaBirkins NFT Row

IP Law 360

Hermès urged the Second Circuit on Friday to ignore arguments on appeal by the non-fungible token creator found liable for ripping off the luxury goods company's Birkin bag that the jury's ruling on intent improperly ignored free-speech art rights.

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Street Artists Allege Nonconsensual Use of Their Works by Two Major Fashion Retailers - Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 3

JD Supra Law

We continue to monitor lawsuits that lie at the intersection of street art, fashion and advertising. Previous issues of Kattison Avenue and Katten Kattwalk have covered the risks that generally come with using street art on goods or in advertising, as demonstrated by: a lawsuit filed against The North Face by a graffiti artist known as "Futura"; a lawsuit filed against Puma North America by Christophe Roberts, an established artist with strong street credibility; and the potentially problematic.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

IP Law 360

Last week, Delaware's chancellor gave us 55 billion reasons to keep an eye on the First State in a case involving Tesla CEO Elon Musk's pay package, while the court of equity also took on cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, space flight and country music.

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Web Publisher Seeks Injunctive Relief to Address Web Scraper’s Domain Name Maneuvers Intended to Avoid Court Order

JD Supra Law

Late last year, Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”), an online learning platform, obtained a preliminary injunction based on allegations that the various operators of the Homeworkify website (“Defendants”) – which allows users to view Chegg’s paywalled solutions without creating an account – violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). (Chegg Inc. v. Doe, No. 22-07326 (N.D.

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Four rings on a car grille infringe Audi’s trade mark

The IPKat

The use of trade marks of original equipment manufacturers for non-original spare parts and accessories is frequently the subject of court disputes. As reported here , the Advocate General (‘AG’) did not consider the sale of a non-original radiator grille with a mounting device taking the shape of the Audi logo for an Audi A6 to be infringing. The Court of Justice of the EU (‘CJEU’) disagreed in its recent Audi judgment (case C-334/22 ).

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Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. - Korlym® (Mifepristone)

JD Supra Law

Case Name: Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., No. 18-CV-03632 (RMB/LDW), 2023 WL 9017081 (D.N.J. Dec. 29, 2023) (Bumb, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Korlym® (mifepristone); U.S. Patents Nos. 10,195,214 (“the ’214 patent”) and 10,842,800 (“the ’800 patent”).

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TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?

The TTABlog

Here are the three Section 2(d) appeals recently decided by the TTAB. So far this year, the affirmance rate of Section 2(d) appeals is over 90%. How do you think these three came out? [Answers in first comment.] In re Ol Happ’s Place Restaurant, LLC , Serial No. 90738221 (January 26, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cheryl S. Goodman). [Section 2(d) refusal of the mark shown below left [FINE FARE, ESTD 1997, and PLACE disclaimed], in view of the registered mark shown below right [PIT B

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The Trends—and Traps—that Will Shape 2024

JD Supra Law

At a time marked by themes of “push” and “pull,” organizations across all sectors and jurisdictions are grappling with the pursuit of innovation within an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Over the next 12 months, the business world can anticipate an increasingly more complicated corporate environment amid rising geopolitical tensions and regulatory pressures; privacy and ethical concerns over the rapid development of emerging technologies, particularly generative artificial.

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Music Publisher Asks Justices To Limit Copyright Damages

IP Law 360

Warner Chappell Music Inc. urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to limit the damages a plaintiff can recover in copyright ownership litigation to three years before a complaint is filed, arguing that the only time a party can extend that period is for instances involving fraud.

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[Audio] The IP of Everything Podcast - Episode 22 - The IP of Dog Toys

JD Supra Law

Explore the legal intricacies of dog toy trademarks such as Chewy Vuitton and Bad Spaniels. Uncover key cases, including a pivotal Supreme Court showdown, with implications for both canines and intellectual property at large.

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LKQ En Banc Argument Suggests CAFC Could Soften Test for Design Patent Obviousness

IP Watchdog

An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today heard arguments from LKQ Corporation, the U.S. government and GM Global Technology Operations in a case that could change the test for assessing design patent obviousness. The judges seemed interested in tweaking the existing “Rosen-Durling” test but struggled with getting the parties to clearly articulate a replacement approach wouldn’t be potentially just as bad.

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Introduction (Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions)

JD Supra Law

2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of Washington, D.C. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Zara vs. Boungiorno and the possibility (or not) of using third-party trademarks

Garrigues Blog

A judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarifies the scope of third-party use of trademarks, taking into account the changes introduced in the European Directive on trademarks. On January 11, 2024, the CJEU ruled on the preliminary question ( Case C-361/22 ) raised by the Spanish Supreme Court in the proceedings between Inditex and Buongiorno Myalert, S.A. regarding the use of the ZARA trademark.

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Design Patent Obviousness Inquiry Is Up for Review at the CAFC

JD Supra Law

As we have previously written about, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has granted a petition for an en banc rehearing of LKQ Corp. et al v. GM Global Technology to rule on the issue of whether the current test for determining obviousness of design patents, i.e., the Rosen/Durling Standard, is proper in view of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v.

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Corsearch Launches Industrial Design Search  

Corsearch

Introducing Industrial Design Search , the new AI-powered image search tool within TrademarkNow that enables IP professionals to swiftly search potential designs for registration. Industrial designs — also known variously as designs, community designs, and design patents — are a scope of protection that is applied to the ornamental features or appearance of a product.

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Milan: Where Life Sciences Patents Are Now in Fashion

JD Supra Law

As of June 2024, Milan will begin hearing cases regarding patents classified in IPC Section (A), which includes pharmaceuticals. Milan will have competence to hear revocation actions, as well as actions for declaration of non-infringement.

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Are You Sure That’s Free? Content from Others in Your Social Media

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Social Media Big business owners, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and influencers are all looking for boosts to their reputations that drive traffic and revenue their way. Using the parlance of the 2020s, they are looking to generate impressions and conversions through clever online marketing—usually leveraging the power and reach of social media platforms.

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SNIPR Technologies Ltd. v. Rockefeller University, 72 F.4th 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2023) (Chen, Wallach, Hughes)

JD Supra Law

As part of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), Congress moved the patent system from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system. For patents governed by the new first-to-file system, the Act also eliminated interferences, which are administrative priority contests before the PTAB. In this case, the PTAB declared an interference between five first-to-file (i.e., post-AIA) patents owned by SNIPR and a first-to-invent (i.e., pre-AIA) patent application owned by Rockefeller.

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Herman Miller Can't Turn Off IP Suit Over Bubble Lamp

IP Law 360

A Michigan federal judge on Monday said furniture company Herman Miller Inc. must face a suit filed by the family of George Nelson over the late designer's Bubble Lamp, saying "this opera is still in its opening act.

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Reviewing SAAS Agreements in the Age of AI

JD Supra Law

The development and implementation of AI-powered tools, including in SaaS platforms, have experienced a meteoric rise over the course of the last year. Businesses are understandably looking to realize competitive advantages from leveraging these new AI technologies, but adding AI to a tech stack can present serious risks related to bias, data ownership, privacy, accuracy and cybersecurity.

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Fed. Circ. Says Judge Was Wrong About Loofahs

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit has vacated a lower court ruling that Infinity Headwear & Apparel LLC did not infringe a manufacturer's loofah patent, sending the case back for further proceedings.

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Knitting Together Rulings for Both Parties: Judge Subramanian Issues Claim Construction Order in Nike v. Lululemon Flyknit

JD Supra Law

On December 28, 2023, District Judge Subramanian (S.D.N.Y.) issued claim construction rulings in Nike, Inc. v. Lululemon USA Inc. on four disputed terms. The Court resolved two of the disputed terms in favor of Nike, Inc. (“Nike”); adopted a modified form of Lululemon USA Inc. (“lululemon”)’s construction in one instance; and rejected both parties’ construction as to a fourth term.

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Fed. Circ. Questions Call To Throw Out Design Patent Tests

IP Law 360

An en banc Federal Circuit panel appeared wary Monday of discarding long-standing tests for proving that design patents are invalid as obvious, although some indicated they may be open to altering a standard that critics have described as overly rigid.

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Medical Device Companies Settle Trade Secrets Dispute for $8,000,000

LexBlog IP

Aegis Spine Inc. has agreed to pay $8,000,000 to fellow spinal implant manufacturer Life Spine Inc., following Life Spine’s suit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging Aegis had misappropriated Life Spine’s trade secrets to create a “knockoff” competitive implant. Life Spine, based in Illinois, develops and manufactures medical devices aimed at treating various spinal disorders.