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Filmmakers Want ISP to Share Personal Info of Thousands of Pirates

TorrentFreak

Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. Some copyright holders have tried to go after individual pirates in court but, increasingly, third-party intermediaries are targeted as well. There are several lawsuits pending in US courts where rightsholders accuse Internet providers of not doing enough to stop piracy.

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Developing an M&A Strategy with Patent Data

IP.com

Mergers and acquisitions should align with your overall business strategy and, by extension, your IP strategy. Mutually beneficial acquisitions are never because of a “gut instinct” but rather a data-backed. The post Developing an M&A Strategy with Patent Data appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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Online Piracy Increases Among Young Finns, But Legal Consumption is Up Too

TorrentFreak

Finnish market research company Taloustutkimus Oy has published its Copyright Barometer report for 2021. It aims to shine light on the content consumption trends of 15 to 79-year-olds and corresponding attitudes towards copyright and piracy. Overall, nine out of ten Finns cited copyright as an important issue with only 2% finding it either very or fairly useless.

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WIPO’s “Closing the Gender Gap: Looking at Good Practices” shows us how to forge the path for gender parity in IP, from any part of the world

IPilogue

Photo by Pixabay ( Pexels ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 12, 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its third part of the series “Closing the Gender Gap in IP,” titled “Looking at Good Practices.” This part of the series looks to the existing policy changes that, according to the session’s moderator Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta, a UN ambassador for Spain, will “trace the path t

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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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Apple Wins 3rd Contest In War Over 3G, 4G Patents

IP Law 360

The High Court ruled on Thursday that a patent owned by three subsidiaries of the PanOptis group for technology used in 3G and 4G wireless devices is obvious and uninventive and therefore invalid, handing Apple a win in its protracted legal battle with the units.

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Pfizer acts quickly to tackle alleged covid-19 vaccine trade secrets misappropriation

IAM Magazine

With strong policies in place to protect confidential information, the company was able to take swift action against an employee after becoming aware of suspicious activity.

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Patents for a Happy Thanksgiving

LexBlog IP

The patent collection is an underused resource for solutions, and yes, it contains a solution to the biggest problem of the day: back in 1980, Lucy Barmby invented a solution to overeating on Thanksgiving (and every other day). Lucy Barmby’s U.S. Patent No. 4,344,424 on an Anti-Eating Face Mask. Lucy may have solved the problem of turkey and pecan pie, but it looks as if gravy is still a threat.

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The World of 3D Printing vs. IPR

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Have you ever seen, or heard of, printed ears? Or printed hearts? Well, these may sound like something out of a Isaac Asimov novel, but 3D printing has made them our reality. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is the technique of creating three-dimensional solid items from a computer file. Using 3D printed software or a 3D scanner, the object to be printed is digitally formatted in the digital file.

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USPTO Suspends Trademark Terminal Filings

LexBlog IP

Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) suspended all Trademark Terminal filings pending administrative review. In a Show Cause Order , the USPTO alleges that Trademark Terminal is fraudulently filing trademarks from Pakistan. In addition, the USPTO alleges Trademark Terminal “ engaged in the unauthorized practice of law ,” provided “ fraudulent information ,”, and overcharged victims.

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The Importance of Protecting Intellectual Property

Larson & Larson

The term intellectual property sounds a little intimidating as though reserved for the elite or Fortune 500 companies. But, anyone with a brain, especially a creative brain, may possess intellectual property. Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. .

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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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Balance and clarity are the top US policy priorities for patent leaders

IAM Magazine

On the sidelines of IPBC Global last week, IP executives from Xperi, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Valo Health and Aon IP Solutions identified what they see as the most pressing issues.

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Understanding the First-to-File Rule

Larson & Larson

An innovation by an inventor can benefit them remarkably. This is because, under Intellectual property law, they reserve the exclusive rights to use their innovation as they please. However, to enforce their rights and, at the same time, protect their invention, an inventor is mandated to get a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). .

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Getting intellectual about intellectual property

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2008-02-08 10:19:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Eric Schmidt: Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, and creator of the GNU Public License (GPL) was also present. The post Getting intellectual about intellectual property appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Nord Stream 2

Herbert Smith Freehills

Nord Stream 2 Acting for Nord Stream in its landmark legal challenge of an EU Directive extending EU gas law to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline – this involves the first ever investor-state arbitration procedure against the EU under the Energy Charter Treaty and a challenge before the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU").

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Types of Patent Applications

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Suppose you and your patent attorney have approved the revised copy of the patent application. It should be filed as fast as possible with the patent office, once that happens. It can be filed in different types. They are based on the following criteria – What stage of invention is your product stuck in? In which country do you wish your patent to be granted?

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ARIPO chief on the tech revolution and playing catch-up

Managing IP

Engagement with protocols and the 4IR are among key priorities for ARIPO director general, Bemanya Twebaze, as he approaches one year in the job

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Latest patent sale by Chinese lab shows hot demand for 5G assets

IAM Magazine

Research outfit Shanghai Langbo has found customers among both operating companies and licensing firms for its recent patent output

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Managing IP Awards 2022: in-house submissions open

Managing IP

We have started accepting submissions from in-house counsel and teams for the 17th annual Managing IP Awards programme

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Balance and clarity are the top US policy priorities for patent leaders

IAM Magazine

On the sidelines of IPBC Global last week, IP executives from Xperi, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Valo Health and Aon IP Solutions identified what they see as the most pressing issues.

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Managing IP Winter 2021 is now live

Managing IP

Read about Kathi Vidal, AI legal decisions, trademark piracy in China, and much more in our digital-only quarterly

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Pfizer acts quickly to tackle alleged covid-19 vaccine trade secrets misappropriation

IAM Magazine

With strong policies in place to protect confidential information, the company was able to take swift action against an employee after becoming aware of suspicious activity.

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EPO: Enlarged Board endorses video hearings in appeal proceedings

Managing IP

Jakob Pade Frederiksen of Inspicos P/S explains the EBA’s G 1/21 decision

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Latest patent sale by Chinese lab shows hot demand for 5G assets

IAM Magazine

Research outfit Shanghai Langbo has found customers among both operating companies and licensing firms for its recent patent output.

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AN EU ELECTRICITY NETWORK OPERATOR

Herbert Smith Freehills

AN EU ELECTRICITY NETWORK OPERATOR Representing an important EU electricity company in two disputes before the CJEU.

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Latest patent sale by Chinese lab shows hot demand for 5G assets

IAM Magazine

Research outfit Shanghai Langbo has found customers among both operating companies and licensing firms for its recent patent output.

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Self-driving Culture

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Seanbatty from Pixabay. It is well known that self-driving vehicles are a positive development. I, for one, living in the US and thus having no access to decent public transport, must use my private car for many short trips (though I have chosen to live within walking distance of work to limit them as much as possible). Self-driving cars will reportedly save 350,000 lives per year , though some recent research has cast some doubt on the magnitude of the improvement.

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