Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Law firms have brands and trademarks too! Erik explains how law firms can protect their firm name and other branding elements, and shares some of the reasons they benefit from trademark registration. The post Protecting a Law Firm Brand appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Law firms have brands and trademarks too! Erik explains how law firms can protect their firm name and other branding elements, and shares some of the reasons they benefit from trademark registration.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Microsoft is Being Sued over Github Copilot Piracy. First off today, Craig Hale at TechRadar reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over GitHub’s new artificial intelligence programming too named GitHub Copilot. The lawsuit was filed by programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. Here’s what it all means. Last month, Hulu announced that the upcoming third season of its Hardy Boys reboot would be the series’ last. While it’s certainly not unusual for streamers to cancel shows after only a few seasons , it also just so happens that the first three novels introducing the teenage sleuths are about to enter the pu

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Image from here. We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar examining the Delhi High Court judgment in the recent Knitpro International case, on shape marks. Akshay is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and is currently pursuing his LL.M in IP and Competition Law from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of M

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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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The Illusion of More

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The production of creative works by artificial intelligence (AI) provokes many responses—philosophical, cultural, economic, and legal. I have already argued against copyright protection for works created by AI, supporting the longstanding doctrine that copyright rights can only attach to works of human authorship. But one paragraph in a recent article by attorney Adam Adler raises […].

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In the face of new fraud methods and increasing incidence of fraud, companies must continually identify and address vulnerabilities. Success will require core capabilities in four areas.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Fraud has escalated as digital adoption has increased. The situation requires that organizations simultaneously combat fraud and provide customers with a seamless digital experience.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The evolution of cannabis consumption laws, paired with the growing demand for immersive and out-of-home entertainment, creates unique opportunities that may help companies survive price and market fluctuations — if they can navigate a complex maze of state laws and regulations, say Bryan Bergman and Wendy Heimann-Nunes at Nolan Heimann.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It is often questioned how someone’s career path, which began with asserting and defending patents in litigation, transforms to a career focused on cybersecurity and data privacy, as mine has in the last two decades of practicing law. The Finjan case is a great example of the necessary overlap between patent work and cybersecurity - two highly technical areas of the law.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Stroller and car seat maker Evenflo used a "sound-alike" song in an advertisement to get around paying licensing fees, a music publisher said in a suit filed Monday.

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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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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Supreme Court has granted Amgen’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, agreeing to address what it means to provide an enabling disclosure. In particular, Amgen asked the Court to address.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Irene-Marie Seelig, co-founder and CEO of AnamXR, says the metaverse is tailor-made for fashion brands looking to help people clothe their digital personas. An edited version of the conversation from our ‘Value creation in the metaverse’ report follows.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Even as Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez continues to insist that user content isn’t touched by Bill C-11, the CRTC is sending a different message. In a recent article on how digital creators are contemplating leaving Canada as a result of Bill C-11’s regulation of user content, the CRTC stated: We strongly encourage interested parties – like TikTok users – to monitor our announcements and participate in public processes.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“Creatively music better today, because gatekeepers going away was helpful,” says singer-songwriter David Lowery,” but I think that largely it’s a much worse environment for Continue reading.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Copyright holders have tried a wide variety of options to tackle online piracy over the years, including through direct legal action. More recently we have seen lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded and shared pirated content, but operators and developers of pirate services have also been sued. A group of US-based independent movie companies has expanded its legal reach by going after third-party intermediaries.

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Christopher Roser

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In my last post I looked at how to reduce product variants, and the inevitable conflict with sales. In this post I will look at how to reduce not the number of final products, but the number of part types that go into the final product… and here you often have a conflict with product. Read more. The post How to Reduce Part Variants first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In September 2021, U.S. broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court targeting two sets of defendants. Atlas Electronics, a Michigan-based retailer of unauthorized IPTV services, and company owner Alaa Al-Emara made up the first set. The second comprised iStar Company and owner Ahmed Karim, the suppliers of iStar set-top boxes and operators of ‘Online TV’, the iStar IPTV service resold by Atlas.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Conde Nast hit rappers Drake and 21 Savage with a copyright suit Monday in New York federal court, alleging they ran a deceptive campaign mooching off its reputation by creating fake Vogue magazine and covers to promote their newest album, going as far as thanking its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for her "support.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

"When I was 17, it was a very good year." At least for the TTABlog. Let's hope this coming year is better for everyone. The blog debuted on November 8, 2004, with a post entitled "Leo Stoller Loses Again." (here ). Remember him? Here we are, just over 5,000 blog posts later and approaching 15,000 tweets. Thank you all for reading! Read comments and post your comment here.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Intel is fighting VLSI's latest effort to persuade U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal to terminate a challenge to one of two VLSI patents involved in a $2.2 billion Texas jury verdict, saying there is no good reason for the case not to proceed to a final decision.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. According to a recent study published in UNSW Law Journal , feminized names are less likely to be granted a patent in Australia. The study investigated female patenting rates in Australia over a period of 15 years. Although similar studies have been conducted in Europe and the United States, such a study had not been done in Australia.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With legal aid topping the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' annual list of unmet needs of veterans facing housing insecurity, nonmilitary volunteer attorneys can provide some of the most effective legal services to military and veteran clients, say Anna Richardson at Veterans Legal Services and Nicholas Hasenfus at Holland & Knight.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Join us for a Seyfarth & Association of Corporate Counsel Southern California in-person event for in-house counsel! REGISTER HERE. Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Registration: 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Program: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Reception: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Location Seyfarth Shaw LLP – Century City 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500 Los Angeles, CA 90067-3021.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Having done hundreds of deals, the leader of the logistics company explains what he’s learned matters most when making acquisitions.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. In re Apple , — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. Nov 8, 2022). The Federal Circuit has again ordered Judge Albright to halt pending litigation until he decides Apple’s motion to transfer venue on grounds of inconvenience under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). In particular, the court (1) vacated the scheduling order; and (2) directed Judge Albright to postpone fact discovery and “any other substantive proceedings.” Aire Technology sued Apple for infringement back in October

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

INTRODUCTION. NHTSA in one of its concluding reports held that its mostly the human choice or error that forms the crude margin of accidents on highways, amounting to as high as 94%. [1]. [Image Source : Shutterstock]. When Mahindra launched the XUV700 with autonomous driving features in India last year, there was a huge uproar in the Indian car market.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The option to "opt-out" from the new UPC system gives patent owners the opportunity to declare, according to Art. 83(3) UPCA, that the UPC shall not have competence for litigations concerning a European patent. If an “opt-out” has been declared for a European patent or application, only the national courts will be competent for patent litigations concerning this patent, even after expiry of the transitional period.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Alternate methods of dispute resolution are amicable methods of resolving disputes without the intervention of courts. It decreases the burden of the courts and encourages settlement proceedings among the parties. Generally, Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) uses one or more neutral third parties who help the parties to communicate, discuss the differences and resolve the dispute.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC, Appeal Nos 2021-1555, -1795 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 4, 2022) - Our Case of the Week is ostensibly a case about whether a patent owner has standing to sue when that patent holder has granted an exclusive license. But the case turns on the application of collateral estoppel, when Uniloc, the patent owner, dismissed an appeal against Apple in an unrelated suit concerning the same facts.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday refused to resurrect Intel's claims that Fortress Investment Group violated antitrust laws by aggregating substitutable tech patents for the purpose of extorting high royalties, ruling that Intel had not plausibly alleged that Fortress' conduct led to anticompetitive effects.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday, November 4, 2022, to review the standard for enablement of genus claims after the Federal Circuit’s decision in Amgen, Inc. v. Sanofi. We have previously covered Amgen’s petition for a writ of certiorari and the multiple amicus curiae briefs submitted in the case. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

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BYU Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Last year, we reported on a case where six professors (”Professors”) filed a lawsuit against their former employer, D’Youville College (“D’Youville”). The plaintiffs argued that D’Youville continued to use their copyrighted educational course materials after their termination.Since our last post, D’Youville responded to the lawsuit not with an Answer, but with a Motion to Dismiss asking the Court to dismiss the case for failure to state a claim.One of D’Youville's arguments is that it has a lice

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, every company and business should review certain essential elements for a smooth transition to 2023. It’s easy to get busy and overlook any of these practical steps, but failure to do so can result in unforeseen costs and risks in the coming year.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A Delaware federal judge has cleared pharmaceutical maker Apotex in rival Horizon's patent suit over a generic version of anti-inflammatory drug Pennsaid, ruling that Apotex's agreement with a different licensor grants the generic maker implied rights to the continuation patent at issue.

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