Hugh Stephens Blog
APRIL 3, 2023
Supporters of Canada’s creative industries—writing and publishing, music, film making, the visual and performing arts—would be hard pressed to find much to celebrate in the most recent federal budget unveiled on March 27.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 3, 2023
Aritzia sued over pink sculptures, Primewire lives on despite legal losses and Cat Rap video pulled due to copyright notice. The post 3 Count: Cat Rap appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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The IPKat
APRIL 3, 2023
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Desmond Oriakhogba on the new Copyright Act 2022 signed into law by Nigeria's President. Here’s what Desmond writes: Nigeria's new Copyright Act 2022: how libraries can benefit by Desmond Oriakhogba Background In October 2021, I wrote about the Nigerian copyright law reform process.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 3, 2023
In very rare circumstances, Plagiarism Today will de-index old articles. Here's why we do that and how we make that decision. The post Introducing Plagiarism Today’s Content Removal Policy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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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?
TorrentFreak
APRIL 3, 2023
Website blocking has become an increasingly common anti-piracy tool. ISPs in dozens of countries have been ordered by courts to block pirate sites. More recently, these blocking requests have expanded to DNS providers as well. In Germany, for example, a court ordered DNS resolver Quad9 to prevent users from accessing the music piracy site Canna.to. Court Ordered Cloudflare to Block Torrent Sites As one of the larger DNS resolvers, Cloudflare is also under fire.
Patently-O
APRIL 3, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp., — F.4th —, 21-2296 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2023) The recent decision in Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp. has significant implications for post-IPR estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). In this case, the Federal Circuit adopted a “skilled searcher” standard to determine whether grounds not raised in the original IPR “reasonably” could have been raised at the time.
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TorrentFreak
APRIL 3, 2023
With no serious threat of being held to account, the DMCA takedown notice system is seen by some as a mechanism to hurt rivals or sow chaos for unspecified reasons. As part of TorrentFreak’s regular monitoring of the Lumen Database , an invaluable repository of DMCA notices received by Google and other platforms, we recently uncovered a particularly malicious attempt to frame a respected free and open-source project as the entity behind a series of bogus DMCA claims against almost two doze
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
APRIL 3, 2023
by guest blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P. Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and was one of the signatories of the First Amendment Professors amicus brief filed in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC ] A trademark dispute at the Supreme Court involving a dog chew toy and a famous brand of whisky may have serious implications for trademark and free speech rights.
McKinsey Operations
APRIL 3, 2023
It’s what organizations do to protect their own and their customers’ data from malicious attacks.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 3, 2023
In Hantz Software, LLC, v. Sage Intacct, Inc.1, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of California to invalidate patents that are ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The district court held all the patent claims ineligible, not just the claims asserted in the litigation.
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IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
Georgia wholesalers on the hook for $2.3 million in statutory damages for trading counterfeit cigarette rolling papers have been permanently barred from further infringing the "Top" and "Job" trademarks owned by several tobacco giants.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 3, 2023
The Eleventh Circuit joins the Ninth Circuit where, despite a claim of copyright infringement having a three-year statute of limitation, a plaintiff can recover damages more than three years prior to the suit. Recently, the Eleventh Circuit weighed in on the current circuit split finding neither the Supreme Court’s decision in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 572….
Likelihood of Confusion
APRIL 3, 2023
[stextbox id=”info”] This post is the first by a new guest contributor, Utah IP lawyer Nicholas Wells, who also blogs on IP here. I first blogged about the tiff between Google. The post The Google Library Project and the dog that didn’t bark — yet appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 3, 2023
The line between free speech and brand protection remains blurry after a February jury verdict in the NFT case of Hermès Int’l. v. Rothschild and the recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products.
McKinsey Operations
APRIL 3, 2023
Three corporate leaders discuss how innovative charging technologies could create new opportunities for electric vehicles.
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
Wikimedia is discussing upgrading Wikipedia to the latest version of the Creative Commons license, which is not yet used on the website for text and is available in a variety of languages. General counsel Stephen LaPorte called it a "nerdy" project that he's looking forward to seeing through over the next year. Here, LaPorte shares more about the legal issues that cross his desk and the growth of his career there.
U.S. Department of Commerce
APRIL 3, 2023
Join the 2023 Earth Day Photo Challenge April 3, 2023 ASowah@doc.gov Mon, 04/03/2023 - 09:00 The photos above from left to right were submitted in previous Earth Day Photo Challenges by Joyce H., USPTO; Charlotte M., NOAA; Krishnan M., USPTO; Carl N., NOAA; and Jack L., NOAA. The Office of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Programs (OSEEP) is excited to bring back its virtual Department of Commerce Earth Day Photo Challenge!
Nelligan Law
APRIL 3, 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are my rights as an employee? When experiencing bullying and harassment in the workplace, it may feel like there is no way out. Thankfully, the law in Ontario provides safeguards to ensure that individuals do not have to tolerate this type of work environment. Employees have a right to a workplace free from harassment and bullying.
McKinsey Operations
APRIL 3, 2023
Digital natives have redefined customer expectations. With a customer led, customer experience transformation, incumbent telcos can rise to the challenge.
The TTABlog
APRIL 3, 2023
E-mail subscriptions to the TTABlog are available. Just enter your e-mail address in the box on the right to receive a daily update via Feedblitz. Please report any broken or inoperative links, as well as any errors and omissions, to the TTABlogger at jwelch at wolfgreenfield.com. Section 2(a) - Deceptiveness: TTAB Affirms Two Refusals of "ROSE PETALS" for Supplements Not Containing Rose Petals Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion: TTABlog Test: Is EVERWILD For Distilled Spirits Confusable Wit
McKinsey Operations
APRIL 3, 2023
Short-staffed hotels are struggling to serve an influx of guests—these three innovative staffing practices could be the key to restoring service.
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
Since the U.S. Copyright Office implemented a small claims court last year, there's been one final determination on the merits, a total of $1,000 awarded to a copyright owner, and several cases that were dismissed due to filing deficiencies — signs that the board is making some strides as it continues to work on encouraging copyright owners to bring disputes there, experts told Law360.
McKinsey Operations
APRIL 3, 2023
Life sciences innovation and healthcare advancement depend on data. Today’s data fails to offer a complete picture of women’s health. What can be done?
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday threw out a real estate tech company's trademark lawsuit against a similarly named Turkish company and its affiliates, finding that the defendants' websites and a magazine ad weren't enough to establish jurisdiction over the case.
The Illusion of More
APRIL 3, 2023
In a recent article for The Scholarly Kitchen, Todd A. Carpenter, Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), defends Internet Archive (in Hachette et al. v. Internet Archive) and the practice called Controlled Digital Lending (CDL). Proving that one need not be Lindsey Graham to engage in propaganda disguised as legal opinion, Carpenter […] The post Internet Archive Defender Alleges the Second Circuit Doesn’t Know the Law appeared first on The Illusion of
IP Watchdog
APRIL 3, 2023
This week in Washington IP news, Congress is out of town thanks to a state work period, but there are still several interesting events related to the IP world. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is hosting an event on the downfall of Japan’s pharmaceutical industry. Elsewhere, New America will hear from several former White House officials on implementing federal legislation that sought to increase equity.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 3, 2023
In 2017, the popular singer Lizzo released the song “Truth Hurts,” which became a hit uniquely associated with her. In one of the song’s lines, Lizzo sings, “I just took a DNA test. Turns out, I’m 100% that b*tch.” Lizzo applied to register the phrase “100% That B*tch” as a trademark for merchandise encompassing various…. By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 3, 2023
Ah, the Masters Tournament, the epitome of golfing glory. A week when players, spectators, and television viewers alike embark on a pilgrimage to Augusta National, with the smell of freshly cut grass and azalea blossoms in the air. But did you know the Masters is also a masterclass in intellectual property protection? As you sip your Arnold Palmer and munch on pimento cheese sandwiches, join us on a jaunt through the hallowed fairways of the Masters’ trademark and copyright landscape.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 3, 2023
This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the case, Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, U.S. Doc. No. 22-148, to decide the question: Can we do that?
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
A Montana communications equipment company agreed to a 20-year export ban to settle charges that its owner illegally negotiated radio sales to Iran with an undercover FBI agent disguised as a customer, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Monday.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 3, 2023
Navigating the Patent Application Process to Secure Protection and Privacy for Innovative Products As an innovator, you may find yourself in the delicate situation of trying to balance the protection of your trade secrets and obtaining patent protection. When developing an innovative product, you may be concerned about obtaining protection for your idea while keeping the details of your invention confidential to prevent copycats.
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
A New Jersey warehouse robotics company has convinced the top administrative judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission that imports from a Chinese rival infringe a pair of patents the company owns.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 3, 2023
Burden on Proponent of Affirmative Defense Back in 2016 district courts started encountering infringement suits where the subject patents had survived PTAB challenge. In such scenarios, estoppel applied to failed petitioners under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). To asses whether invalidity defenses asserted in the later court case should be estopped as arguments that “reasonably could have been raised” in the failed IPRs, the courts needed to determine whether the newly asserted art coul
IP Law 360
APRIL 3, 2023
BakerHostetler said Monday that it added a new partner for its intellectual property group and patent litigation team in Los Angeles, representing at least the third former IP attorney from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC to come aboard in recent months.
Velocity of Content
APRIL 3, 2023
On March 30, a CCC Town Hall panel on LinkedInLive explored the evolving nature of originality and authenticity in a world of AI. ChatGPT and other sophisticated chatbots amaze us by how they mimic human speech with remarkable fluency. These generative AI tools can write school papers and science fiction novels, as well as news reporting and scholarly papers, all practically indistinguishable from those by human authors.
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