Sun.Dec 12, 2021

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‘Copyright Troll’ Must Pay $60k Extra to Compensate Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’

TorrentFreak

In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation. The company, known for its popular “X-Art” brand, has gone after thousands of alleged file-sharers in U.S. courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. Accused Pirate Fight Back. Most accused pirates don’t put up a fight, but occasionally one does.

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Warhol Foundation Tells SCOTUS Second Circuit’s Fair Use Ruling ‘Threatens a Sea-Change’ in Copyright Law

IP Watchdog

The Andy Warhol Foundation has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit holding that Andy Warhol’s Prince Series did not constitute fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph. The Second Circuit held in March that “the district court erred in its assessment and application of the fair-use factors and the works in question do not qualify as fair use.

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Armslist Loses Two Section 230 Rulings, But Still Defeats Both Lawsuits

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Armslist has become a critical player for Section 230 jurisprudence in Wisconsin. It’s not going well for Armslist or Section 230. Due to the Seventh Circuit’s troubled Section 230 jurisprudence, two federal district judges in Wisconsin ruled that Armslist didn’t qualify for Section 230–even though the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled otherwise.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Another week, another review of the latest news from the surrounding IP blogs! TRADE MARKS The China National Intellectual Administration (CNIPA) recently published the new guidelines for trade mark examination procedures. The new guidelines cover topics such as formality examination and procedures for trade mark applications, oppositions, declarations of invalidity, cancellations, classification of goods and services, examination of applications for change of trade mark ownership, trade mark re

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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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The Jungle Bird, El Diablo, and the Zombie or Machine Learning Models, Computer Programs and Copyright put to the test

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay. European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions. Nonetheless, before any policy and law-making endeavour can be undertaken, a fitness test of the existing IP framework is indispensable. Recent discussions have focused on AI-aided and AI-generated output, concentrating on whether an AI system can be a creator or an inventor (see, among others, here an

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Hope all of you Kat friends are having a good weekend. This Kat has been scrolling around for the latest events and opportunities. EVENTS The Federal Circuit Historical Society “ Beyond the Madame Curie Complex: A Retrospective on Women and Gender in Stem ” (14 December 2021) On 14 December 2021 (2 p.m. EST), Dr. Julie Des Jardins will be giving a lecture on the impact of gender disparities in STEM fields and in the related field of IP law.

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Google Stock, Credibility Tumble

Likelihood of Confusion

We blogged on this a while ago — the question of whether Google News is the sort of fair and balanced you’d like to see in a service that in. The post Google Stock, Credibility Tumble appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Is The ‘Art’ Of Food Plating Copyrightable

Intepat

First impressions are profoundly engraved on the mind. Food was formerly only seen as a means of survival. Those days are long gone. Chefs are now working hard to improve the visual experience. In today’s context, Culinary talents encompass more than just the preparation or cooking of a dish; they also include the presentation, arrangement, or appearance of their cuisine, which is frequently referred to as plating.

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PTO Sanctions Trademark “Filing Mill”

LexBlog IP

USPTO Sanctions Chinese Trademark Application Mill for Filing 15,000 Bogus Applications [link] pic.twitter.com/SOCQKFFQex. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) December 11, 2021.

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Major US, UK SEP moves; ZTE’s big monetisation play; Germany last hope for covid IP waiver; China patent challenge survival rates up; JUUL ITC success; 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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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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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-12-11

Barry Sookman

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-12-04 [link] 2021-12-05. Updating the Copyright Law Regime in Hong Kong [link] 2021-12-05. Federal Court of Canada provides narrow interpretation of the scope of Patent Agent Privilege [link] 2021-12-05. Lululemon accuses Peloton of being a 'copycat' as fitness giants trade lawsuits [link] 2021-12-05.

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Senator Data Center @RonWyden’s Son Owns a Hedge Fund?

The Trichordist

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The challenges keeping patent owners awake at night as they look ahead to 2022

IAM Magazine

IAM ’s Global Leaders provide the inside scoop on some of the biggest difficulties they are helping their clients navigate, from patent eligibility to labour shortages.

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Section 1052(c) of the Lanham Act: A First Amendment-Free Zone?

Patently-O

Guest Post by Samuel F. Ernst , Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law. Can you register a famous person’s name as your trademark without their consent? The Lanham Act seems to say no, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office interprets this to mean no, never, no matter what. 15 U.S.C. § 1052(c) provides, in pertinent part, that the PTO must deny federal registration to a trademark if it “[c]onsists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular individua

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The challenges keeping patent owners awake at night as they look ahead to 2022

IAM Magazine

IAM ’s Global Leaders provide the inside scoop on some of the biggest difficulties they are helping their clients navigate, from patent eligibility to labour shortages.

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Major US, UK SEP moves; ZTE’s big monetisation play; Germany last hope for covid IP waiver; China patent challenge survival rates up; JUUL ITC success; 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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