Plagiarism Today
MAY 8, 2023
Performing a plagiarism check is both important and difficult. Here are five common mistakes people make when checking for plagiarism. The post 5 Reasons Why Plagiarism Detection Goes Wrong appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
MAY 8, 2023
How much damage is Chief Judge Moore doing to the institution that is the Federal Circuit? That question is hard to answer in the present, but there is no doubt that she is causing the type of damage that will linger and perhaps ultimately lead to the downfall of the court itself. Even before the latest episode in which Chief Judge Moore has taken it upon herself to impeach Judge Newman, acting as complainant, investigator, witness and decider, it had become common for many in the industry to as
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Plagiarism Today
MAY 8, 2023
Kanye West settles case over unlicensed sample, US seizes more Z-Library domains and Ed Sheeran shares tender moment after winning. The post 3 Count: Zzzzzzz Library appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 8, 2023
Nintendo’s N64 console went on sale in Japan in June 1996, selling for ¥25,000 (around US$185). By the end of day one, all 300,000 units had sold out. For hardcore gamers in Europe facing a release date eight months away, importing an N64 was a tempting but expensive option. Adjusted for inflation, imported Japanese N64s changed hands for the equivalent of $1,400 in today’s money; a copy of Super Mario 64?
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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?
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
Think you know the law? If you’re an attorney or simply well-versed in legal matters, you may have a working knowledge of statutory and case law. However, the area of intellectual property (IP) law is rife with surprises about which even seasoned lawyers may be unaware. Here’s a closer look at some surprising facts about IP law that may be new (or news!
TorrentFreak
MAY 8, 2023
Two years ago, a group of several film companies including the makers of Hellboy, Rambo V, The HItman’s Bodyguard, and Dallas Buyer’s Club, sued Internet provider Grande Communications. The filmmakers accused the Astound-owned ISP of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. Specifically, they alleged that the company failed to terminate repeat infringers.
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IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
The rise of generative AI has created copyright and ownership challenges in creative industries, but contractual agreements, intellectual property law and AI-specific regulations can be used to address these issues, says Kimiya Shams at Devialet.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
On March 24, 2023, the Southern District of New York held that the Internet Archive (“IA”)’s digitization and lending online of the Hatchette Book Group (“Publishers”)’s copyrighted physical books infringed Publishers’ copyrights and was not a fair use.
Patent Trademark Blog
MAY 8, 2023
How much should a provisional patent application cost? The question you should be asking is not “How much does a provisional patent cost?” That’s because the cost of a provisional patent application can range widely and wildly. At the lowest end of the cost range, you can prepare and file a do-it-yourself (DIY) provisional. You would pay only the USPTO fee of $120 for a small entity, or $60 for a micro entity.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or otherwise exploit the IP. Following is an overview of some different types of technology contracts, how such contracts are often used in practice, and some of the supplementary documents used alongside such contracts.
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43(B)log
MAY 8, 2023
The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy will host this year’s Trademark and Unfair Competition Scholarship Roundtable. The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. Five to six papers will be chosen for discussion over the course of the Roundtable, with each paper allocated an entire hour for discussion and assigned a commentator.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
The government has announced it will come up with a new code of practice to replace an earlier approach that faced opposition from the creative sectors. Latham previously reported on the UK government’s proposal to introduce a new copyright and database exception that allows text and data mining (TDM) for any purpose, provided that the party employing TDM obtains lawful access to the material (June 2022 TDM Proposal).
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
A Georgia federal judge has dismissed as time-barred all state law claims in a trademark infringement suit by professional models accusing the owners and operators of a Georgia strip club of using their images for promotion, but kept alive the women's Lanham Act claims.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
In our roundup on April 28, we mentioned that the Solicitor General suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court grant cert in two pending patent eligibility cases: 1) Tropp v. Travel Sentry and 2) Interactive Wearables v. Polar Electro. CareDx Inc. on May 1 petitioned for a writ of certiorari and argues that its case, not the two cases mentioned above, is best for Supreme Court review.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
It's often said that trials are carefully choreographed performances. This old adage took on new meaning in a copyright case that featured numerous serenades from Ed Sheeran, a strategy long used by litigation-plagued musicians to charm jurors and demonstrate the defendant is talented enough to succeed without copying.
IP Watchdog
MAY 8, 2023
This week in Washington IP news, both houses of Congress are busy with hearings that touch on subjects relevant to IP. Both the Senate and House will be holding hearings on two hot-button issues: semiconductor supply chains and prescription drug pricing. Elsewhere, the USPTO is holding an AI inventorship listening session on the West Coast.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
Broadcast industry lobbyists are pressing the Federal Communications Commission to help local TV stations secure carriage on video streaming services, a right they won decades ago when it comes to cable and satellite TV providers. But there's no easy way to close what they see as a major gap in FCC rules that is allowing the major broadcast networks to push their local affiliates aside.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
A significant development in the patent world will take place on June 1, 2023, when European Union members will begin participating in a Unified Patent Court, or UPC. Originally agreed upon by most EU member states in January 2022, this new approach to handling infringement cases and revocation proceedings of European patents will now go into effect following ratification by Germany.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
A multimedia production company founded by author and talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Monday dropped its trademark suit against a podcast formerly known as "Oprahdemics" after launching the suit last year seeking to enjoin the use of the title.
The IPKat
MAY 8, 2023
The IPKat is pleased to report that the IP Law Summer School organized by Informa will take place between 7 and 11 August at the beautiful premises of Downing College in Cambridge. The programme touches upon all the main IP rights and participants will have an opportunity to learn from several speakers with experience in both private practice and in-house.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco allowed Sonos on Monday to call Google CEO Sundar Pichai to the stand — even though he's not a designated witness — shortly after openings in a high-stakes jury trial over Sonos' claims Google owes $90 million for allegedly ripping off the speaker maker's patents for years.
The IPKat
MAY 8, 2023
The CJEU held in Adam Opel that the use of a car manufacturer’s trade mark on model cars, registered for cars and toys, can constitute trade mark infringement. Subsequently, the German Supreme Court denied an infringement claim in Opel-Blitz II (discussed here ), given the specifics of the German model toy market and the relevant public’s perception of the trade marks used on model cars.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
National and state bar associations are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Elena Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.
Intepat
MAY 8, 2023
Over different matters being a reason for war between countries, “ Basmati rice” was a major element of the battle between India and Pakistan. It is a decade-long dispute between the countries for claiming the geographical indication of Basmati in the European markets. This rivalry mainly started when India registered its GI tag in the European Union (EU) and Pakistan objected to the same.
IP Law 360
MAY 8, 2023
Video game developer Bungie Inc., which makes the popular game Destiny 2, won a $6.7 million default win and permanent injunction on Monday against a cheat codes seller who was accused of using software to create and profit from cheating services.
LexBlog IP
MAY 8, 2023
To say that the video gaming industry is booming would be quite an understatement. For years, gaming has been one of the fastest growing segments of the worldwide entertainment industry. Statista notes that in 2022, global revenues topped $200 billion for the first time ever. Gaming has had a profound influence on the entertainment industry – recording artists routinely jockey for inclusion in top games, movie and television producers mine games to bring stories to the screen.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
As we’ve previously discussed, rapidly evolving industries like gaming and esports are exciting spaces to foster innovation and creativity. However, it’s important that individuals and companies take the necessary steps and precautions in order to protect their overall brand.
LexBlog IP
MAY 8, 2023
Boardside Chat Tuesday This Tuesday (noon to 1PM EST), the PTAB will conduct a webinar Information Session with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal to address the recently published Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). Public input is sought by June 20th on proposed changes to discretionary institution practices, petition word limits, and settlement practices for AIA proceedings before the PTAB.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
A federal court in Oklahoma granted franchisor Pizza Inn, Inc.’s motion for preliminary injunction preventing two former Pizza Inn franchisees – Odetallah and Allen’s Dynamic Food – from operating competing pizza restaurants in the same location as each of their former Pizza Inn franchises. Pizza Inn, Inc. v. Allen's Dynamic Food, Inc., 2023 WL 3015297 (W.D.
LexBlog IP
MAY 8, 2023
The other day I was trying to make heads or tails of a new Federal Trade Commission announcement when I heard the familiar sound indicating that a new email had arrived. Nothing out of the ordinary. The email was from a small company I had done business with, and the subject line said, “Your mom called.” It was a bit of a jarring message for me to receive, given that my mom had passed away just six short months ago and was not likely to be calling these days.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
On April 23, 2023, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by Stephen Thaler, following the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s finding that Thaler’s artificial intelligence system — Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Science (DABUS) – could not be considered an “inventor” under the Patent Act and thus patents could not be issued for the prototypes of a beverage holder and emergency light beacon created by DABUS.
LexBlog IP
MAY 8, 2023
In 2016, Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA”). The vote was unanimous in the Senate and 410 to 2 in the House. President Obama signed it on May 11, 2016. Codified at 18 U.S.C. §1836, et seq. , the DTSA created a federal private right of action for trade secret owners to sue for the misappropriation of their secrets.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
What qualifies as the United States’ current favorite sport may be a subject for heated debate, but “America’s Pastime” and its biggest stars still have significant power over the public—and, apparently, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”).
Velocity of Content
MAY 8, 2023
Members of the Writers Guild of America are currently on picket lines in Los Angeles, largely over worries that studio bosses will use ChatGPT to write jokes and dramas. When the Writers Guild voted to strike on May 2nd, the union demanded of producers that AI “can’t write or rewrite literary material, can’t be used as source material, and that contract-covered material can’t be used to train AI.
JD Supra Law
MAY 8, 2023
Introducing “The Lightbulb,” a podcast companion to our quarterly newsletter. In each episode, members of the Fox Rothschild Intellectual Property Department will take a deep dive into different areas of the law and the industry. Episode One Patent Agents: A Career Path From the Lab to the Law Firm In this inaugural episode of our new IP podcast series, we take a career journey with members of our Intellectual Property Department who have made the transition from the scientific sector to a.
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