TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

While China needs little prompting to shut down or block any websites that don’t fit a locally-approved profile, sometimes it needs encouragement from overseas. In 2014 the MPAA highlighted the activities of China-based YYeTs.com, a site known locally as Renren Yingshi. The platform was described as the most popular download site for copyrighted content in China, providing links in various formats, including for the popular Xunlei and BitTorrent clients.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The supply chain issues impacting our commerce shipments and supplies have relationship with the world of trademarks. Erik details what brand owners need to know about trademark protection and the supply chain. The post How Does the Supply Chain Impact the World Trademarks? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. The supply chain issues impacting our commerce shipments and supplies have relationship with the world of trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

With over a quarter billion active users, Telegram is one on the most used messaging apps. In addition to direct chats, the application also allows people to create channels through which they can broadcast messages to unlimited audiences. This feature is regularly abused by pirates. These Telegram troubles were pointed out by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) just recently.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Experts agree: The COVID-19 vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements. The previous record for vaccine delivery was almost five years; today’s innovators delivered the COVID-19 vaccines in less than one. The achievement is a testament to the dedication of those innovators, as well as the strength of the policy framework that supports their work.

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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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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This December, the estate of Whitney Houston plans to sell a demo recorded by then 17-year-old Whitney Houston, minted as a NFT on the OneOf sales platform. The-never-before-heard-track will be unveiled on December 1st during Miami Art week (held from November 29 to December 5, 2021).

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Photo by Element5 Digital ( Pexels ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 15, 2021, the U.S Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. provided contrasting viewpoints on the matter, with some corporations urging legislative reform, and others quite pleased with the current state of law.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Shop Small on Small Business Saturday. November 23, 2021. KCPullen@doc.gov. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 13:13. Minority business growth. Saturday, November 27, 2021 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever as they navigate, retool and pivot from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. The 2018 Farm Bill (i.e., Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3% by dry weight) of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Quentin Tarantino, writer and director of the 1994 classic ‘Pulp Fiction’ is engaged in a fight with the film’s owner over whether he has the right to Continue reading.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

USPTO Delays Fee for Failure to File Applications in DOCX Format - In a notice published in the Federal Register earlier today (86 Fed. Reg. 66192), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was delaying the effective date for assessment of the fee for filing patent applications that are not in the DOCX format.

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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.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Recent copyright infringement judgments in Shenzhen and Guangzhou could upend common practices for commercial software developers.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On 30 July 2021, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that a machine – that is, a mathematical equation that analysed and processed data – can be an inventor under Australian patent laws. A world-first decision, Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879 represents a sea change in how courts assess the requirements of a “patent inventor”, opening up the real possibility that other artificial intelligence (AI) systems may enjoy similar designations.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A photographer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the Texas Supreme Court's finding that the University of Houston's unauthorized use of one of his images doesn't amount to a per se taking of his copyright.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR USA, LLC v. MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. [OPINION] (2021-1709, November 12, 2021) (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and CHEN) - O’Malley, J. Affirming district court decision compelling arbitration and dismissing declaratory judgment action without prejudice. The parties’ technology license agreement included an arbitration provision stating that arbitration is to be conducted “in accordance with the provisions of the California Code of Civil.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that it was investigating a longtime employee who it believes downloaded thousands of documents containing confidential information, some of which is related to the pharmaceutical giant's COVID-19 vaccine, according to a suit filed in California federal court.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is recruiting an Intellectual Property Attorney (Copyright/Trademark) with at least 5 years of relevant experience. McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has offices in Harrisburg, Lancaster, State College and Devon (Main Line) PA, Columbus, OH, and Frederick, MD. Candidates will be offered the flexibility to work remotely but must be willing to travel to one of our offices from time to time.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A New York arbitration panel won't oversee an art publisher's cross-claims against the estate of artist Robert Indiana, after the First Circuit declared that a new agreement between the parties took out an arbitration provision in the original contract.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On Nov. 10, 2021, the Northern District of California granted the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Apple and co-plaintiffs challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) use of the Fintiv factors in deciding whether to institute inter partes review (IPR).

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Amgen Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the Federal Circuit's invalidation of two patents covering its cholesterol medication Repatha, saying the circuit court's ruling "invades" the role of a jury and misunderstands enablement standards.

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Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This week we’d like to introduce you to Country/Trailer Trap Artist and composer Blanco Brown. Blanco’s first album, Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs came out in October 2019. In 2019, Blanco’s […]. The post Creative Spotlight with Country/Trailer Trap Artist and Composer Blanco Brown appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday provided more insight into its decision to revive a patent suit from a research organization affiliated with a Florida university against Fujifilm Medical Systems over digital mammography machines and explained how a Connecticut judge read the law wrong on license agreements.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This blog post is the author’s opinion and is for educational and informational purposes only. It provides general information and a general understanding of the law, but does not provide specific legal advice. Please feel free to reach out to a Seyfarth Trade Secrets attorney if you’d like to discuss your particular situation. I recently wrapped up a series of hard-fought cases centering around restrictive covenant violations and trade secret misappropriation.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently thwarted an attempt by big tech companies such as Apple, Cisco, Google, and Intel, to rid themselves of discretionary denials under the Fintiv factors. While these companies will almost assuredly seek other avenues to dismantle such discretionary denials, last week’s developments are a win for patent owners in the short term.

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Managing IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Counsel at Coty, Starbucks and Otterbox explain how always taking down products with certain characteristics can help them and their vendors catch fakes

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The assault on banks and financial institutions by non-practicing entities or “patent trolls” continues. Two weeks ago, we discussed a number of patent infringement suits being filed by Auth Token. Now many of the same banks and financial institutions are being targeted in a new patent campaign, this time filed by Ward Participations B.V., based on their support of the mobile payment and digital wallet service, Samsung Pay.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Fox Rothschild LLP has added intellectual property attorney and former neuro-pharmaceutical researcher Jayashree Mitra as a partner in the firm's New York office, the firm announced on Monday.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Innovent Biologics, Inc. announced the results of the Phase III ORIENT-31 study evaluating sintilimab in combination with BYVASDA (bevacizumab biosimilar) for the treatment of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. According to the press release, patients receiving sintilimab plus BYVASDA combined with chemotherapy (pemetrexed and cisplatin) demonstrated an improvement in progression-free survival compared with patients receiving chemotherapy alone.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the participating patent offices to share information and to benefit from work performed by other participating patent offices, and thereby reducing examination workload and improving quality of patents.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

July 28, 2021 – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Viatris Inc.’s (formerly Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.) SEMGLEE (insulin glargine-yfgn), a biosimilar to LANTUS (insulin glargine). According to the press release , SEMGLEE is indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. didn't need to ever sell a dose of a drug to have wielded monopoly power over it, a Boston federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting the company's bid for an early win on antitrust claims in the multidistrict suit.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A federal District Court judge in Illinois sided with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in ordering Alight Solutions, LLC, an ERISA plan services provider, to comply with an administrative subpoena seeking documents pertaining to alleged cybersecurity breaches. The Court’s order in the case, Walsh v. Alight Solutions, LLC, Dkt. # 20-cv-02138 (N.D.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

At IP.com, we’re primarily interested in helping our customers invent, disclose, and monetize useful technologies. However, we’re not immune to the draw of obscure inventions! These five Thanksgiving-related patents might. The post 5 Obscure Patents Inspired by Thanksgiving Dinner appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In a case pitting Wasco County, Oregon residents and a newspaper against the City of Dalles, Oregon, a court will decide whether a public interest exception in a state law will mandate the disclosure of potential trade secrets. After a reporter from The Oregonian inquired into Google’s water use, the City of Dalles (“Dalles”) filed a Complaint against both the reporter and the newspaper (the “Defendants”) seeking declaratory relief, requesting that the court declare

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A business owns, acquires, or uses IPs in various fields which require systematic review. The review of IPs in a company is generally what is known as an IP audit. This audit helps in structuring and assessing any risk involved in taking IP forward. The audit clarifies any such risk which the company can take a note of and structure the remedy that can be required.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Leaders from Johnson Controls, JUUL Labs, Valo Health and IBM discuss tried-and-true methods of capturing innovation, as well as lessons learned from the pandemic.

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