Erik K Pelton
JANUARY 6, 2022
Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Intern(s) will be expected to work approximately 30-40 hours per week, primarily onsite in our Falls Church, VA office (following appropriate COVID safety protocols). Applications will be accepted through January 24, 2022.
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 6, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Activision Sues Yet Another Call Of Duty Warzone Cheat Distributor. First off today, Otto Kratky at GameSpot reports that video game publisher Activision has filed yet another lawsuit against an alleged cheat distributor, this one citing violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
At the end of October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched its second consultation on artificial intelligence. The consultation is seeking evidence and views on the extent to which patents and copyright should protect inventions and creative works made by AI, and also measures to make it easier to use copyright protected material in AI development, to support innovation and research.
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 6, 2022
In response to rampant cheating in Call of Duty, last October Activision announced RICHOCET Anti-Cheat , a supposedly robust system designed to stop cheaters in their tracks. The system reportedly identified and banned 50K cheaters across Warzone and Vanguard during the first day but this didn’t appear to solve the problem. As recently as yesterday there were reports of players openly mocking the system so, in common with companies including Bungie ( 1 , 2 , 3 ), Activision has now resorte
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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?
Copyright Alliance
JANUARY 6, 2022
2021 was a roller coaster of highs and lows in copyright litigation. A much-anticipated Supreme Court decision left many scratching their heads, while the Second and Ninth Circuits brought a […]. The post Copyright Cases in 2021: A Year In Review appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 6, 2022
A recent recommendation by the U.S. Copyright Office allowing for the bypassing of technological protection measures (TPMs) in medical devices for purposes of repair, maintenance and service has been adopted and immediately put into effect. This is bad news for patient safety. At a time when we’re loudly and publicly debating the relative merits of the Build Back Better Act, the U.S.
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JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
This year kicked off with new tools to help brand owners protect and enforce their marks. The use of a trademark in commerce is an important aspect of U.S. trademark law; however, an increasing number of trademark registrations have been obtained and maintained for marks that are not in use in U.S. commerce.
IPilogue
JANUARY 6, 2022
Photo by Moritz Knoringer ( Unsplash ). Prof. Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. We are thrilled to welcome our students and colleagues back to a new and exciting year at IP Osgoode!
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Act no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age has been published in the Official Journal. It modifies the French Intellectual Property Code (‘IPC’). The Act creates ‘ARCOM’ (the Authority for the regulation of audiovisual and digital communication) , a new regulatory authority with broad missions and extensive powers.
Velocity of Content
JANUARY 6, 2022
Many years ago, when I was learning about “command languages” used in online search tools such as DIALOG and BRS, I recall asking about certain strange (to me) groups of characters that made no natural-language sense to me, the first time I saw them. They appeared in only one of the databases we searched. My professor, a search language guru, explained: “Those are reserved codes used in the Oil & Gas industries.
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JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
The lithium-ion battery, introduced commercially in 1991, revolutionized the consumer electronics industry. Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy density, and required little to no maintenance, making it the ideal battery for mobile devices.
U.S. Department of Commerce
JANUARY 6, 2022
U.S. Population Estimated at 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. January 6, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov. Thu, 01/06/2022 - 14:37. Population statistics. The following is a cross-post from the U.S. Census Bureau. As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the United States population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. This represents a 0.21% increase in population or an additional 706,899 people since New Year’s Day 2021.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approved 50 new drugs and biological products in 2021 (not including the vaccines, cellular and gene therapy products, or other products approved in 2021 by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research). As in past years, small molecule drug approvals dominated the list.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2022
An independent Pennsylvania singer-songwriter accused Sony Music Entertainment of infringing on her copyrighted 1998 single, "Something About You," by putting out its own copy of the song in 2019, according to a suit filed Thursday in California federal court.
The IP Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
In WAG Acquisition LLC v. Flying Crocodile Inc et al , 2-19-cv-01278 (WDWA Dec. 28, 2021), the Court granted defendants’ motion to stay pending ex parte reexamination even though the case had already previously been stayed pending inter partes review. As background, on March 19, 2020, the court granted a motion to stay the instant case during the pendency of an inter partes review of one of the patents at issue.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
The Federal Circuit continues to tighten the standards for written description of functional claims, particularly in the biologics realm, which is putting patent applicants in the position of having to pursue narrow claims directed to specific sequences. At the same time, reliance on the doctrine of equivalents (DOE) to enforce claims to life science inventions has traditionally been limited.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2022
The U.S. International Trade Commission handed Sonos Inc. a victory in its wide-ranging patent dispute with Google, finding that the Silicon Valley tech giant infringed five Sonos patents on audio technology and barring the infringing products from being imported into the U.S. from China.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
On December 14, 2021, the PTAB instituted Post-Grant Review (PGR) for certain claims of U.S. Pat. No. 10,855,671 (the ‘671 Patent) in Netskope, Inc. v. Bitglass, Inc., PGR2021-00091 while, on the same date, denying institution of a PGR for different claims of the ‘671 in Netskope, Inc. v. Bitglass, Inc., PGR2021-00092.
The IPKat
JANUARY 6, 2022
Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the tenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. Here we go! Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks by Darren Meale Retromark turns ten volumes, making it about four and a half human years old. That’s roughly 30 in dog years and closer to mid-30s in cat years ( apparently ).
The Illusion of More
JANUARY 6, 2022
Before I let the topic of these state ebook lending bills go for a bit, there is one aspect of this story that should not be overlooked. I was thinking about it when I saw a tweet criticizing Governor Hochul’s December 30th veto of the New York version of the bill. Media professional and professor […]. The post Amazon Fades from the ebook Legislation Narrative appeared first on The Illusion of More.
Art Law Journal
JANUARY 6, 2022
Creative and Art Directors may be two different roles but they’re only as strong as the teams they cultivate. Find out about a career in this path! The post Creative Director and Art Director: Creative Hobby to Creative Career appeared first on Art Business Journal.
Nelligan Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes. This week, the provincial government announced that Ontario will return to a modified version of Stage 2 restrictions, which includes closing indoor dining, reducing gathering limits, and moving schools to online learning until January 17 th. If you are feeling confused or overwhelmed by the thought of having to navigate potential quarantine or self-isolation periods during these newly announced restrictions, you are not alone.
43(B)log
JANUARY 6, 2022
Vitamin Energy, LLC v. Evanston Ins. Co., -- F.4 th , 2022 WL 39839, No. 20-3461 (3d Cir. Jan. 5, 2022) The court finds that, contrary to the district court’s holding, at least some of the underlying lawsuit’s allegations claimed that Vitamin Energy made disparaging statements about 5-hour Energy, thus triggering the insurer’s duty to defend under its “advertising injury” policy.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2022
2021 employment discrimination case filings and developments show that law firms big and small are not immune from claims, and should serve as a reminder that the start of a new year is a good time to review and update salary, promotion and leave policies to mitigate litigation risks, says Hope Comisky at Griesing Law.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Much like a biological ecosystem, the development, commercialization, and licensing of standardized technologies involves a delicate balance among many diverse and competing participants. The 2021 Draft Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments (hereinafter “the 2021 Draft Policy Statement”), however, appears to be primarily concerned with an issue faced exclusively by implementers when dealing with owners of larger patent portfolios, bu
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2022
The publisher of Call of Duty is suing two German companies for allegedly violating copyright law and interfering with contracts it has with players by selling cheats and hacks enabling players to manipulate the popular COD games.
The IPKat
JANUARY 6, 2022
The dawn of a new year is here, and in the spirit of renovation, The IPKat welcomes new GuestKats Gabriele Girardello , Jan Jacobi and Becky Knott to our family. Here's a bit more about them: Gabriele Girardello Gabriele is an Italian-qualified lawyer and holds an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Turin - WIPO. He’s been practising law since 2006 and working since 2011 in the IP Department at Pavia e Ansaldo.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 6, 2022
The company behind the Snapchat app is taking its fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a federal court in California over the company's campaign to secure a trademark on the word "Spectacles" in order to protect the brand of its flagship virtual reality product.
The TTABlog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Here are the first three TTAB decisions of the new year in appeals from Section 2(d) refusals. No hints today. How do you think they turned out? [Answer in first comment]. In re Monterey Tile DE, Inc. , Serial No. 87627828 (January 3, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). [Section 2(d) refusal of the word-plus-design mark shown below for, inter alia , "non-metal tiles for countertops, walls, sinks, and floors in bathrooms and kitchens," in view of the registered mark BE
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 6, 2022
On January 6, 2022 the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) announced a new pilot program that will allow patent applicants to delay responding to Office Actions that include issues of subject matter eligibility (SME) under 35 USC § 101/ Alice. The pilot program is named the “Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program.” Under the pilot program, an applicant will receive an invitation to participate if the pending patent application meets specific criteria (e.g., the applic
IP Close Up
JANUARY 6, 2022
In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, which dropped today on leading podcast platforms, award-winning inventor Dan Brown says that the patent winds have shifted and are blowing Continue reading.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
In addition to another year of the pandemic, 2021 brought with it several key developments in the realm of intellectual property (IP) that BakerHostetler has covered in this blog series. We hope readers have found these posts informative and entertaining thus far. Looking forward to 2022, there are a number of issues already teed up that the IP bar will need to closely follow in the new year.
Art Law Journal
JANUARY 6, 2022
Creativity is a way of life…but making creativity into a living can seem daunting — particularly when you don’t have an educational or professional background in art. If you are a non-professional artist who is eager to turn your artistic talents into a career, you’ve come to the right place. Together, Artrepreneur and Creative Circle have put together this comprehensive article series to support budding artists in the early stages of their art careers.
Olartemoure Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
The French National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL), the privacy and data protection regulator, found after investigations that the websites of Facebook.com, Google.fr and Youtube. com provide a button for users to accept cookies as soon as they are on a page of the domain, without offering the same facility to refuse them, either in the form of a button or warning with which the user can have options against storing any of their information that is linked to the device they use,
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 6, 2022
Interesting Patents. TUESDAY, January 4, 2021. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Looking for more information on patents? Visit our Patents Page here.
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