Plagiarism Today
JUNE 22, 2023
Ninth Circuit rules copyright and trade dress not exclusive, RIAA targets AI discord server and the British Museum targeted by translator. The post 3 Count: Furniture Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 22, 2023
The wheels of justice in the Megaupload case may have moved at a glacial pace over the last 11 years but there’s no doubt they continue to move. After entering into a plea deal with New Zealand authorities, last week former Megaupload coders Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk were sentenced at the High Court in Auckland to a total of five years in prison , to be served in New Zealand.
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Plagiarism Today
JUNE 22, 2023
A recent case filed with the Copyright Claims Board examines an unusual question: Who holds the copyright to a cockpit flight recorder? The post Copyright in Flight Cockpit Recordings appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 22, 2023
On the same day the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 was introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), the two senators, along with their colleagues, Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), introduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. The bill’s aim is to reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and would build upon Coons’ STRONGER Patents Act, introduced in 2019.
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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
JUNE 22, 2023
With over 142k members, the ‘AI Hub’ Discord server is a thriving community that opens the door to lots of AI-related content. There’s a wide variety of information available, including voice models of major musicians such as Bruno Mars, Frank Sinatra, Rihanna, and Stevie Wonder. All of this information can be used to make homebrew AI tracks that mimic the sound of one’s favorite artists.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 22, 2023
As predicted by former United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel last month, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced the first of what Michel said will be multiple bills aimed at fixing the U.S. patent system. Today’s bill, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, would eliminate all judicially-created exceptions to U.S. patent eligibility law.
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JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
The United States Supreme Court unanimously sided with Jack Daniel’s in a trademark infringement dispute with dog toy manufacturer VIP Products over a poop-themed, chewy dog toy, in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U.S. (2023). Justice Elena Kagan, who authored the opinion, noted that whiskey and a dog toy are two items that rarely appear in the same sentence together.
The IP Law Blog
JUNE 22, 2023
In response to Google L.L.C.’s (“Google”) and other’s petitions for inter partes review (“I.P.R.”) of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. (“Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision, shedding additional light on the requirements and burdens of patent owners when responding to I.P.R. petitions.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
Public art installations like murals can be an exciting, effective way to transform the aesthetics of a property — and oftentimes the character of an entire community. Whether it’s a business district looking to attract customers, a municipality creating a point of interest for visitors, or neighbors venerating a beloved member of their community, murals offer a unique opportunity to capture attention, communicate a message, and serve as a cultural beacon, all at the same time.
Likelihood of Confusion
JUNE 22, 2023
In mid-December I wrote about the chuckles unintentionally provided to the Second Circuit during oral argument of the appeal by Louis Vuitton of the rejection of its claims in the now-famous “My Other. The post It is to laugh appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
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The IPKat
JUNE 22, 2023
Following IPKat’s breaking news on the Interdigital v Lenovo FRAND Judgment, this Kat finally managed to digest and analyse the detail of the Judgment. This is Part I of the detailed reporting on that Judgment. The Judgment is divided into three sections. First, the comparables case, second, the top-down analysis, and third, the allegations regarding conduct ([16]).
IP Watchdog
JUNE 22, 2023
The Supreme Court’s reasoning in Amgen v. Sanofi upholds the Federal Circuit’s longstanding requirement to enable the full scope of a claimed invention. Since the Patent Act of 1790, patent law has required describing inventions with such clarity and specificity as to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the claimed invention. Moreover, the Court has consistently held that a patent fails to satisfy the enablement requirement if a person having ordinary skill must engage in undue experim
The Illusion of More
JUNE 22, 2023
Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) released a new report yesterday with the eye-popping statistic that 72% of Americans who subscribe to pirate media sites experience incidences of credit card fraud compared to 18% prevalence of credit card fraud among those who do not subscribe to pirate sites. These data are based on a survey of 2,030 […] The post DCA Reports High Incidence of Credit Card Fraud on Pirate Sites appeared first on The Illusion of More.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons on Thursday introduced legislation that would make it harder to invalidate patents over eligibility and rein in when parties can use the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
Even in the years before cannabis turned into a billion-dollar industry, celebrities associated with cannabis have found their way to use their public profile for entrepreneurial reasons within the culture and industry of this plant. Tommy Chong famously was indicted in a nationwide criminal investigation due to selling his signature bongs online while the Doggfather himself, Snoop Dogg, has attached his expertise and experience in cannabis to multiple different cannabis brands throughout the.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
Sweepstakes and bingo game maker Epic Tech has asked a North Carolina federal court to reconsider denying an injunction against sweepstakes businesses it says are infringing on its copyrights.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 22, 2023
On Wednesday, June 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in a nonprecedential opinion that a Florida district court correctly dismissed a UK-based patent owner’s infringement case after he willfully disobeyed the court and disrupted the enforcement of a court order. The ruling is the second time that the UK resident, Yoldas Askan, lost a patent infringement lawsuit against FARO Technologies.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
A Florida federal judge will consider next week whether members of Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew can terminate their old record deal after a lawyer for their erstwhile label bought their copyrights in a bankruptcy proceeding. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
Managing IP
JUNE 22, 2023
Counsel at three companies say in-house due diligence and an updated patent manual can help improve the quality of patent decisions in India
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
Seattle chipmaker Impinj Inc. did not infringe a rival's patent involving radio frequency identification, or RFID, tracking technology, a federal jury in Seattle determined Thursday.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
In a twin set of precedential opinions, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board laid the foundation for determining whether building designs can be trademark protected as service marks. In re Palacio Del Rio, Inc., Ser. Nos. 88412764; 88437801 (TTAB May 25, 2023) (Shaw, Goodman, Hudis, ATJs); In re Seminole Tribe of Florida, Ser. No. 87890892 (TTAB May 25, 2023) (Taylor, Greenbaum, Johnson, ATJs).
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
The Federal Circuit has backed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that certain claims in a Broadcom Corp. patent relating to video-on-demand technology were invalid, handing a win to streaming giant and patent challenger Netflix.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed two Patent Trial & Appeal Board decisions holding the challenged claims unpatentable as obvious, even though the Board declined to consider evidence of antedating and found that the claims lacked written description support. Parus Holdings, Inc. v. Google LLC, Case Nos. 22-1269; -1270 (Fed.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 22, 2023
In Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Lupin Ltd. , C.A. No. 21-1293 (D. Del. April 5, 2023), the United States District Court for the District of Delaware construed two claim terms disputed by the parties. The court did not apply the prosecution history of the parent application to narrow the claims at issue and also held that certain parts of the decided constructions were appropriate in this case based on the description in the specification.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on June 8 in Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products LLC, __ US __ (2023), a victory for Jack Daniel's in a battle over whether a dog toy infringed and diluted Jack Daniel's trademarks and trade dress. The decision has (for now) preserved courts' longstanding framework for balancing freedom of expression with the protection of trademark rights, but has sharpened the boundary between the First Amendment and Lanham Act when trademark rights and.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 22, 2023
The UAE is a popular destination for real estate investment due to its booming economy, attractive tax benefits and stable political environment. Purchasing a property in the UAE can be an attractive investment opportunity for both local and international buyers. However, purchasing a property in the UAE can be a complex process with several legal requirements and regulations that must be followed in order to ensure a smooth and legally compliant transaction.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
On May 2, 2023, in Volvo Penta of the America’s, LLC v. Brunswick Corp., Case No. 2022-1366 et al., Paper 15 (PTAB May 2, 2023), Director Vidal sua sponte vacated a PTAB decision denying IPR institution due to a district court finding of invalidity. Director Vidal held that the district court’s invalidity finding was not a final adjudication and therefore did not excuse applying the Fintiv test.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
The Federal Circuit on Thursday declined to grant VirnetX Inc.'s request for panel rehearing in the company's legal fight against Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that have jeopardized a $576 million verdict it won against Apple.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 22, 2023
In a case originally based on a false advertising claim under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded the district court’s dismissal of the claim. The Ninth Circuit concluded that the defendant’s description of a competitor’s software product was plausibly alleged as an element of false advertising.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 22, 2023
Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application by Founders Legal The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. In our Interesting Patents series, we highlight exciting US patent applications and patents recently issued by the USPTO.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has taken aim at California telecom company Viasat Inc.'s bid to disqualify the firm in a Texas federal court patent dispute due to a firm attorney's recent move from Shearman & Sterling LLP, blasting the tactic as a "sword" to "hamstring" its client's defense.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 22, 2023
In response to Google L.L.C.’s (“Google”) and other’s petitions for inter partes review (“I.P.R.”) of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. (“Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
A team of former Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP attorneys have moved their practice to Berger Montague's Philadelphia office to help the plaintiffs firm launch a new intellectual property practice.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 22, 2023
Bill to Reset Analysis Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023. You can find the text of the bill ( here ). The bill is a slightly refined version of the proposal floated last summer. Most of the changes seem directed to assessing the relevance of a mathematical formula as part of the claim, and making clear that otherwise patent ineligible subject matter cannot be saved by mere computer implementation.
IP Law 360
JUNE 22, 2023
Trial boutique Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP has added a team of four trial attorneys — two partners and two associates — from Shearman & Sterling LLP, the firm announced this week, adding expertise in patents, trade secrets and complex commercial litigation to its Silicon Valley office.
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