Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 11, 2022
Recently, printer manufacturer Canon posted an article on their German tech support site that caught the eye of many in the tech industry. In it, they explain to users how to bypass their protection schemes and continue to print even if the cartridge placed in the printer isn’t an official one. The issue impacts a series of imageRUNNER printers and has been caused by the global chip shortage.
Erik K Pelton
JANUARY 11, 2022
In this annual review of the year in trademarks, Erik discusses key trademark developments from 2021 – including the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), USPTO backlogs, and NFTs – as well as some things to look for in 2022. The post Top Trademark Trends of 2021 and 2022 Preview appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. In this annual review of the year in trademarks, Erik discusses key trademark developments from 2021 – including the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), US
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TorrentFreak
JANUARY 11, 2022
Twitch is best known for its video game live streaming but over time user behavior has taken the platform in new directions. Of course, variety is great for the community, especially when fresh ideas inspire creativity and push the boundaries to enable progress. But what happens when some of the platform’s most popular streamers jump onto a trend that most people know is likely to land both them and Twitch in hot water?
Patently-O
JANUARY 11, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. Prior to 1891, appeals in patent cases went directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court decided lots of patent cases. In 1891, Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts and the Supreme Court and the number of high-court patent cases began to fall. The court decided a number of big patent cases during the period of 1891-1952, although many of them have been rejected or are no longer followed.
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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
JANUARY 11, 2022
Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against alleged cheaters or cheat makers. Several game companies including Take-Two Interactive and Epic Games , have taken cheaters to court. More recently, American video game developer Bungie joined in on the action. Bungie is known for the Halo and Destiny series, which have millions of fans around the world.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 11, 2022
Patent licensing and technology transfer is a cornerstone of modern economies, where the efficiencies of collaboration and division of labor do not require firms to be vertically integrated. The Wright brothers did not build commercial aviation, and yet commercial aviation was born thanks to the Wright brothers’ invention. Similarly, a car manufacturer can simply rely on communication technologies developed by telecom experts outside the automotive ecosystem to guarantee connectivity to its flee
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IP Watchdog
JANUARY 11, 2022
Today, patent data analytics firm IFI CLAIMS released its annual report of the top U.S. patent recipients and active patent family owners, providing the IP world with a look at the patent ownership landscape that developed throughout the course of 2021. For yet another year, information technology R&D giant International Business Machines (IBM) earned the top spot among entities obtaining patents from the U.S.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 11, 2022
Green-coloured signboard with text “rejection just ahead” Image from here. We recently came across two decisions by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) in which patent claim applications concerning two nicotine delivery devices were rejected on the ground of the same being affected by section 3(b) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970. Section 3(b) provides that “an invention the primary or intended use or commercial exploitation of which could be contrary to public order or morality or which c
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
2021 saw a surge in NFT trades, with sales volume reportedly reaching a whopping $23 billion. Many have jumped on the bandwagon to collect NFTs often at unthinkable prices, but what exactly do you get for what you pay?
SpicyIP
JANUARY 11, 2022
We’re pleased to inform you that Lexis Nexis has introduced new legal issue analysis for PTAB ex parte decisions in LexisNexis PatentAdvisor. For further details, please see their announcement below: LexisNexis introduces new legal issue analysis for PTAB ex parte decisions in LexisNexis PatentAdvisor, enabling search issue-tagged decisions and locating effective arguments at every interaction with the USPTO.
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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.
Copyright Alliance
JANUARY 11, 2022
Last year was one the busiest years in recent history for the U.S. Copyright Office. In addition to numerous personnel changes—including a new Register of Copyrights in late 2020 and […]. The post Copyright Office Activities in 2021: A Year In Review appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
Biofrontera AG (“Petitioner”) filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the petition during the preliminary phase of the proceedings. Here, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) had not yet filed a Preliminary Response, and the Board has not issued a decision on whether to institute trial.
IP Close Up
JANUARY 11, 2022
In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
On November 19th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. 106,132 (which names Sigma-Aldrich as Senior Party), asking the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S.
Velocity of Content
JANUARY 11, 2022
Some of the most significant impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the information profession have been the consequences of remote working and limited access to physical collections. In early 2020, libraries and information centers had to make radical changes to their operations when buildings closed and offices became virtual. Not only did library managers suddenly have to address the challenge of providing remote access to digital resources, but they also lost face-to-face connections with th
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., Appeal No. 2021-1070 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 3, 2022) - In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s bench trial finding that claims of a pharmaceutical patent were supported by adequate written description under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a).
The TTABlog
JANUARY 11, 2022
Yours truly, the TTABlogger , has once again reviewed the TTAB's FOIA page (now called the "TTAB Reading Room") in order to estimate the percentage of Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion refusals that were affirmed by the Board in the past calendar year. I counted 273 decisions, of which 240 were affirmances and 33 were reversals. That's an affirmance rate of approximately 87.9%, or a bit less than 9 out of 10.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
Last week, the PTAB instituted inter partes review of two Chugai patents directed to methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis with a combination of tocilizumab and methotrexate. Fresenius filed petitions for inter partes review on U.S. Patent Nos. 7,521,052 (“the ’052 patent”) and 10,744,201 (“the ’201 patent”) on June 28, 2021. .
Michael Geist
JANUARY 11, 2022
I spoke at the 2018 Privacy Symposium hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. There, I discussed online privacy rights issues which changed with the emergence of different social media platforms and how it should be addressed. . The link to the video can be found here. . IMAGE ATTRIBUTION: . (c) 2012 “Secure Cloud Computing” by FutUndBeidl.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 11, 2022
Patents and trade secrets go hand in hand where protection from both has its features with its pros and cons. The same needs to be dealt with in a way in which they are best suited. Patents are there for 20 years where after the expiry they end up being in the public domain. Whereas, trade secrets are those which last indefinitely unless otherwise stated.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
Bungie Inc., which makes the "Destiny" video game franchise, is misusing the legal system to go after cheaters, a cheat code selling website has told a Washington federal judge, but added that cheating in the game is "not, in and of itself, unlawful.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 11, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday asked the Solicitor General of the United States to weigh in on a petition for writ of certiorari that claims the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) is depriving litigants of their right to trial by jury under the Seventh Amendment. The petition, filed in September by Olaf Sööt Design, LLC (OSD), asks the Court to take up the following question: “Whether the Seventh Amendment allows the Federal Circuit to reverse a jury verdict based on a sua sp
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
A Christian rapper urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reinstate a jury's finding that Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" song was stolen from his earlier track, arguing the trial judge was wrong to toss the $2.8 million verdict even though the court possessed the power to do so.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
Good News! In 2021, applications filed in Canada went up 13.7%, partly due to Canada’s accession to the Madrid Protocol. When Canada is designated via the Madrid Protocol, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will communicate directly with the applicant if a Canadian trademark agent is not appointed.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
The number of patents granted in the U.S. fell by 7.5% last year compared to 2020, and applications dropped 1%, although Chinese companies are securing more U.S. patents, according to a Tuesday report on patent trends during the coronavirus pandemic's second year.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
In a Federal Register Notice published January 6, 2022, the USPTO announced a new pilot program that will permit certain applicants to temporarily defer responding to subject matter eligibility (“SME”) rejections. The program is responsive to the March 22, 2021 letter from Senators Tillis and Cotton suggesting that the USPTO modify its compact prosecution paradigm with respect to SME issues, but will this program address the Senators’ concerns?
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on Monday handed a win to Spotify in its battle with a software company looking to register the "Potify" trademark for cannabis dispensary software, agreeing with Spotify that the proposed mark is likely to dilute the music streaming giant's famous mark.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
China has been speeding up its legislative efforts in protecting trademark rights and improving its trademark administration. In 2021, China issued a number of new rules and regulations on trademark practice.
Managing IP
JANUARY 11, 2022
Danie Dohmen and Russell Bagnall of Adams & Adams, and in-house counsel Natasha Wright, consider the recent trends in pharmaceutical patent litigation in South Africa and discuss how the enforcement environment evolved during the pandemic
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
The Washington Football Team announced last week that it would unveil its new team name on February 2, 2022. The team buckled under pressure from its corporate sponsors in the summer of 2020 and announced on July 13, 2020, that it would rebrand, effectively dropping the controversial Redskins name. .
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 11, 2022
There are three distinct trademark symbols you may use is the registered trademark symbol “R” (®) , the small “ TM” ( ) symbol , and the “SM” (℠) symbol. Overview: Which Trademark Symbol Should I Use? Here, the circled “R” (®), “TM” ( ), and “SM” (℠) symbols tell the world what IP rights you claim.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 11, 2022
“A written description. requires a statement of an invention, not an invitation to go on a hunting expedition to patch together after the fact a synthetic definition of an invention.” For claims reciting ranges, satisfying the written description requires an applicant to explicitly describe the claimed ranges or the end values of the ranges as of the filing date.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 11, 2022
Last week, Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and Organon & Co. announced that the FDA accepted for review their supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for a citrate-free, high-concentration (100 mg/mL) formulation of SB5 (adalimumab-bwwd), a biosimilar referencing HUMIRA (adalimumab). The FDA previously approved SB5 under the brand name HADLIMA as a low-concentration (50 mg/mL) formulation in July 2019.
GDB Firm Blog
JANUARY 11, 2022
The subject of willfully exaggerated mechanic's liens is a micro-specialty that seems to pack a disproportionate fascination for many in the construction industry. It is all based upon a section of the New York Lien Law (section 39-a) which renders void any mechanic's lien which is "willfully exaggerated." Not surprisingly, anyone who has had a mechanic's lien filed against him, or his project immediately screams "willful exaggeration!
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
Nvidia is defending its planned $40 billion purchase of Arm to U.K. competition authorities, arguing that the deal is a "once-in-a-generation" chance to expand Arm, which would be far less effective as a competitor if forced to stand alone.
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