Erik K Pelton

APRIL 11, 2024

We recognize that business owners have a choice when it comes to protecting their brand and who they hire to work with them. We stack up differently against most others in the field of trademarks. To the best of our knowledge, no one else offers the same suite of characteristics that we have at EMP&A, see below: The post How we stack up against others offering trademark services appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2024

X denies claims in copyright infringement lawsuit, controversial NFT site shutters and AEW files takedown against journalist. The post 3 Count: Not Functioning Today appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2024

On April 9, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 into the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, which would require generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to disclose their use of copyrighted works in training AI models with retroactive effect, comes after months of growing concerns by the global creative community over the misappropriation of original works of authorship by companies collecting such content without prior a

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2024

The onilne writing website Medium has announced new policies for AI-generated text This includes a ban on AI content behind the paywall. The post Medium Sets New Policies on AI-Generated Writing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

On April 4, 2024, Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”) and 2seventy bio, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved ABECMA (idecabtagene vicleucel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after two or more prior lines of therapy including an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), a proteasome inhibitor (PI), and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2024

On April 9, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), the Union for Affordable Cancer Treatment (UACT) and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) sent a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, requesting that CMS use alleged statutory authority to allow companies to make and sell generic versions of the blockbuster prostate cancer drug, Xtandi®.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. The issue has been researched extensively with both positive and negative effects being reported, varying based on the type of content and the ‘piracy’ source, among other variables. By now, most experts would agree that watching a new blockbuster on a pirate streaming site isn’t going to magically benefit legitimate sales.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday denied a request from Gold Star Wives of America Inc. to disqualify an attorney representing a former president of the organization in an appeal over a trademark suit settlement, rejecting its argument that the lawyer's time serving the group should prevent him from guiding its former leader.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 11, 2024

Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Hosted the National Chambers of Commerce Leaders Roundtable April 11, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 04/11/2024 - 15:12 On April 4, 2023, the Department of Commerce Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships hosted a roundtable with National Chambers of Commerce leaders to streamline access to resources by unlocking whole of Commerce pathways to economic growth, entrepreneurship, and job creation.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

An Arizona federal judge has certified a constitutional question from VIP Products LLC asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland whether the First Amendment supports the Lanham Act provision authorizing injunctive relief in cases of trademark dilution by tarnishment.

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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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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 11, 2024

Today, we turn the spotlight over to one of our community partners, the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA). They are a non-profit organization that seeks to “advocate and promote […] The post Community Partner Spotlight: National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

An artificial intelligence inventor has bashed the U.S. Copyright Office's arguments that art created by his AI system is not copyrightable because the machine is not human, telling the D.C. Circuit that the government cannot overcome the fact that the work exists, it's original and it qualifies for registration, regardless of its origin.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

The USPTO issued guidance on February 6, 2024 that clarified existing rules and policies and discussed how to apply them when AI is used in the drafting of submissions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). As a follow up, the USPTO has now published additional guidance in the Federal Register on some important issues that patent and trademark professionals, innovators, and entrepreneurs must navigate while using artificial intelligence (AI) in.

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Patently-O

APRIL 11, 2024

Guest post by Tim Holbrook. Robert B. Yegge Endowed Distinguished Professor of Law and Provost’s Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law. United States patents are generally territorial. Their exclusive rights only operate within the United States and its territories. Or so one may think reading the Patent Act. Moreover, in a global marketplace, the territorial nature of intellectual property rights can create challenges.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part a district court’s ruling in a trademark dispute, upholding its decision to invalidate trademark applications. The Ninth Circuit held that district courts have jurisdiction to alter or cancel trademark applications in an action properly brought under 15 U.S.C. § 1119, and that in the context of challenges to intent-to-use (ITU) applications, proof of a lack of bona fide intent can invalidate.

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Cogency Global

APRIL 11, 2024

What this is : There are various reasons why a company might consider using a business alias or assumed name , including to more accurately reflect the goods and services they offer. What this means : While there are certainly many good reasons to use an alias, it is also crucial that companies comply with assumed name laws, as not doing so could result in civil or criminal penalties.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to preclude a patent owner from seeking damages based on method claims infringed outside of the United States but confirmed that reasonable royalties are available based on foreign activities. Harris Brumfield v. IBG LLC, Case No. 22-1630 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2024) (Prost, Taranto, Hughes, JJ.).

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

As blue-chip companies lead the charge to power large-scale commercial airplanes with electricity, and startups advance the trend on a regional scale, patent applications directed at improving energy storage and electric motor efficiency are on the rise, say attorneys at Finnegan.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

Addressing a determination by its chief administrative law judge (CALJ) finding a violation of § 337, the US International Trade Commission reversed and held that the complainant had not satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry (DI) requirement by aggregating its investment across multiple asserted patents. Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps (II), Case No. 337-TA-1292 (USITC Mar. 22, 2024).

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2024

In a precedential decision authored by Judge Lourie, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s final judgment that certain claims of several patents owned by Salix Pharmaceuticals for a drug used to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other ailments were invalid as obvious. The CAFC also affirmed an order of the district court that instructed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the effective approval date of generic company Norwich’s Abbreviated N

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

Qatar’s capital city, Doha, has rapidly established itself as a hotbed of innovation and connectivity, and no project more perfectly embodies the new Qatari ambition than its Doha Metro initiative. Now one of the most advanced rail transit systems in the world, the $36bn project became operational in 2019 in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup thanks to an international consortium of companies.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

Urban Outfitters on Thursday beat back a lawsuit from a bankrupt online fashion rental company claiming the retailer stole its proprietary information to set up a competing business, with a Philadelphia federal jury finding that the clothing chain did not misappropriate trade secrets.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

If, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then the insight provided by our Trade Secret Litigation team is weighty counsel that clients are wise to heed. Our attorneys’ understanding of the strength of nondisclosure agreements has led to successful litigation for business owners, while outcomes in certain jurisdictions highlight the misappropriation of ideas claim as an alternative winning route.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 11, 2024

Marty Schwimmer and yours truly, the TTABlogger , have decided to postpone our next MEET THE BLOGGERS get-together until next year. For some reason, I think it will be in Philadelphia. Does that ring a bell? In any event, we hope to see y'all in Atlanta next month. MEET THE BLOGGERS - San Diego 2005 (Click on photo from larger picture) Read comments and post your comment here.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice of rulemaking announcing proposed patent fee increases beginning next year. 89 Fed. Reg. 23226 (April 3, 2024). The proposed increases are generally consistent with the PTO’s May 2023 proposal.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

Patent lawsuits from nonpracticing entities are on the rise yet again, with many being filed in the Eastern District of Texas, according to a new report.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

A “trademark” is any word, phrase, logo or design that identifies the source of goods or services. Trademarks are used to distinguish one’s products and services from those of another. The strength of a trademark depends on its distinctiveness. Along the distinctiveness spectrum are five generally recognized categories of trademarks, which are described below from strongest to weakest.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

The Federal Circuit upheld a decision Thursday that prevents Alvogen from releasing a generic version of Bausch Health's blockbuster diarrhea and brain disease drug Xifaxan until 2029, rejecting Alvogen's bid to launch sooner because it was cleared of infringing some patents.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al., Nos. 2022-1258, -1307 (Fed. Cir. (D.N.J.) Apr. 1, 2024). Opinion by Prost, joined by Dyk and Hughes.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

A Virginia federal judge has ordered the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to hand over a list the agency once made of how many Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings went before "expanded" panels, a practice that has since been abandoned.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed significant changes to patent fee structures for the 2025 fiscal year. These proposed changes mark a pivotal shift in the Office’s financial approach toward patent filings.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether a D.C. federal court can consider a Jewish group's allegations that Russia is illegally holding onto its long-lost sacred religious texts, after hearing arguments early Thursday in the appeal of a case that's been kicking around the lower court's docket for two decades.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

Addressing copyright fair use in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent guidance in Warhol, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit partially reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The Tenth Circuit held that the first fair use factor (the purpose and character of the use) weighed in favor of the plaintiffs and remanded for further consideration of the accused infringing work’s effect on the potential market for the copyrighted work.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2024

Pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., federal court on Wednesday, alleging the agency ignored the company's objection to classifying two of its generics as "innovator drugs," which could impact Sandoz's rebate obligations under Medicaid.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2024

In a lengthy and detailed opinion, EDVA Judge Hannah Lauck has dismissed a suit alleging infringement of seven patents relating to coordinating drivers to transport vehicles between locations, holding that the patents were not eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014). DriverDo, LLC , d/b/a Draiver v.

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