TorrentFreak
MAY 26, 2022
There is little doubt that, for many people, on-demand streaming services have become the standard for watching TV-shows. The convenience of watching TV series at the viewer’s pace is common nowadays. It was quite different 15 years ago when the on-demand experience was pretty much exclusive to pirates. TV Piracy Boom. Times have clearly changed but some old habits can be hard to kick.
IP Watchdog
MAY 26, 2022
A principal purpose of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 was imposing a uniform patent ownership policy on all federal agencies. Previously, agencies took rights to inventions made with their funding, but over the years they had developed a multiplicity of often conflicting procedures for filing appeals, with some agencies having different policies for different programs.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 26, 2022
For many image conscious consumer-orientated businesses, a key to commercial success lies in carefully calibrated branding and marketing. A hand-picked celebrity with the right attributes, for example, can enhance the images of both parties in the eyes of consumers. These associations can be nurtured through memorable online promotions but for the past several years, some websites have been virtually labeled “proceed with caution” Rightsholders Warn Brands Not to Support Piracy.
IPilogue
MAY 26, 2022
Raenelle Manning is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 3, 2022, Bishop David P. Moten, a Texas pastor, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Kanye West for incorporating a sample recording of his religious sermon into one of his songs. Moten sought damages from West and co-defendants, G.O.O.D Music, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group.
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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?
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
Suppose that you want to register your copyright by preparing and filing a copyright application with the U.S. Copyright Office. What if you were unaware that you made some mistakes in the copyright application and the copyright application issued into a copyright registration? You subsequently find that someone is infringing your copyright registration and you file a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement.
McKinsey Operations
MAY 26, 2022
McKinsey research reveals interventions that can help boost Latino participation in the US economy and strengthen the nation’s economic performance overall.
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The IP Law Blog
MAY 26, 2022
Last week, Senator Josh Hawley proposed a new copyright bill in the Senate that would have the effect of eviscerating existing copyrights for certain parties. The bill is known as the Copyright Clause Restoration Act. The bill would only affect entities with market caps exceeding $150 billion, which for practical purposes demonstrates that it is unambiguously intended to punish the Walt Disney Company for Disney’s recent stance against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida.
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
In Ethicon LLC v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) upheld a finding from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) the claims of Ethicon’s patent directed to a surgical stapler were invalid on obviousness grounds.
IP.com
MAY 26, 2022
Universities expect their technology transfer offices (TTO) to deliver a return on the massive investment that research requires. Traditionally, this ROI was measured solely using the number of disclosures, patent. The post Technology Transfer Metrics: How To Measure TTO ROI appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
Thank you for reading the May 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Spotify's exploration into NFTs, two new USPTO policies with practical implications for trademark applicants and firms, and the NIH's notice of special interest concerning the use of cannabis derivatives in cancer biology. We also share the new open gTLD sunrise period.
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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.
McKinsey Operations
MAY 26, 2022
Nonpromotable work profoundly affects women’s careers and lives. In her new book, Lise Vesterlund explains why women so often agree to it—and how they can say no.
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Rob Potter and Sarah Anderson recently participated in a panel of thought leaders to discuss the recent trends and significant challenges surrounding NFTs and the associated legal landscape, including helpful insights to avoid potential risks. The recent surge of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—in number, value, and type—has become a clear sign of their high growth potential across all types of industries.
McKinsey Operations
MAY 26, 2022
Spatial inequality limits opportunities for millions of Americans. How can companies leverage their unique positions to promote sustainable, inclusive growth in the communities they call home?
Copyright Alliance
MAY 26, 2022
Art is often molded by its creator’s personal experiences—a large part of which is influenced by the creator’s cultural background and heritage, whether the creator is aware of it or […]. The post AAPI Heritage Month 2022: Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Creators appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior copyright has its advantages in trademark opposition and invalidation cases. However, there is some misunderstanding about work and copyright in practice.
IP Law 360
MAY 26, 2022
While some view the American Bar Association’s elimination of continuing legal education diversity requirements as capitulating to a Florida Supreme Court decision against the mandate, it was a strategic decision to serve Florida members while improving diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in other ways, says Tiffani Lee at Holland & Knight.
IP Watchdog
MAY 26, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today granted Apple’s petition for a writ of mandamus asking the court to direct the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to transfer a case brought by BillJCo, LLC to the Northern District of California. BillJCo owns six patents directed to beacon technology, with Bill Johnson and his son Jason Johnson, who lives in Waco, Texas, named as inventors or co-inventors.
IP Law 360
MAY 26, 2022
A Boston federal jury on Thursday acquitted a former Analog Devices Inc. engineer on all but one charge in a case alleging he stole company trade secrets to jump-start a side business selling computer chips and violated export laws by shipping the schematics overseas.
Barry Sookman
MAY 26, 2022
I had the pleasure earlier today to provide a talk to ALAI on “ Copyright The Year in Review 2021-2022. I prepared an annotation of the cases covered which included the following cases: . Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. , 2022 FCA 7. Trimble Solutions Corporation v. Quantum Dynamics Inc., 2021 FC 6. Patterned Concrete Mississauga Inc. v. Bomanite Toronto Ltd. , 2021 FC 314.
IP Law 360
MAY 26, 2022
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing comedian and recording artist Lil Duval and Rich Broke Entertainment LLC of wrongly denying two former creative partners writing credits and profits from a hit record they claimed to have co-written with him.
Patently-O
MAY 26, 2022
The Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) forms a board of advisors for the USPTO Director. Nine members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for three-year terms. Although PPAC does not have formal power to take action, the USPTO Director is required to cooperate with the committee, provide it with access to information, and consider its advice.
McKinsey Operations
MAY 26, 2022
Four key elements that can help companies launch advanced analytics and machine learning programs.
IP Law 360
MAY 26, 2022
Houston litigation boutique Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi & Mensing PC has split, with two name partners leaving to form their own trial-focused firm, Alavi & Anaipakos PLLC.
LexBlog IP
MAY 26, 2022
Arizona State University (ASU) and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) cannot sue the owner of an Instagram account over trademark infringement claims. The Ninth Circuit upheld the lower court decision in May 2022, throwing out ABOR-ASU’s lawsuit. The University’s ire was directed at an Instagram content creator. He used the ASU logo and other marks to promote “COVID parties” and other misinformation postings, which risk public health.
Olartemoure Blog
MAY 26, 2022
26/05/22 – Litigation and ADR. On 17 May 2022, authorities reinstated the statutory period for citizen petition rights that had been extended during the COVID public health emergency. In 2020, the extension was set to 35 days for addressing citizen requests in most cases. Government agencies were even allowed to suspend operations at their administrative headquarters, further delaying response times.
LexBlog IP
MAY 26, 2022
Trial Dates & Backward Looking Stats Unreliable? This past November, Senator Tillis has cautioned the agency that “it is difficult to imagine any plausible justification for the continued reliance on the demonstrably inaccurate trial dates set by the Waco Division.” Fintiv practices have remained unchanged since that time. More recently, the WDTX had occasion to consider the competing schedule of another forum.
Sander Law
MAY 26, 2022
Trademarks vs. Certification Marks. The purpose of a trademark is to distinguish the goods and/or services of one entity from goods and/or services provided by others in the marketplace. In contrast, the purpose of a certification m ark is to distinguish the goods and/or services of a defined standard from the goods and/or services that do not meet the defined standard.
IP Law 360
MAY 26, 2022
Silicon Valley-based cancer diagnostics startup Guardant said that a Delaware federal judge should toss gene sequencing company Illumina's lawsuit alleging trade secret theft, saying Illumina was just trying to suppress competition and ruin a competitor's business.
Patent Trademark Blog
MAY 26, 2022
How to prepare for a US national phase application. Almost every PCT application is filed with the US national phase in mind. Even if a PCT applicant ultimately chooses not to enter the US, foreign IP firms will be greatly helped by understanding a few key nuances of US patent practice. Knowing certain US national phase strategies upfront can streamline a foreign PCT application for entry into the US.
LexBlog IP
MAY 26, 2022
The California Office of the Attorney General issued its first opinion interpreting the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on March 10, 2022, addressing the issue of whether a consumer has a right to know the inferences that a business holds about the consumer. The AG concluded that, unless a statutory exception applies, internally generated inferences that a business holds about the consumer are personal information within the meaning of the CCPA and must be disclosed to the consumer, upon
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Velocity of Content
MAY 26, 2022
CCC is thrilled to be sponsoring and attending this year’s Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois from June 1-3. True to the theme of “Building a More Connected Scholarly Community,” this in-person event will bring together academics, funders, librarians, publishers, and more from across the globe. As a Gold Sponsor, CCC looks forward to connecting with our peers in the scholarly publishing community during a series of breaks throughout the event, and three di
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
Proposed in May 2021 and adopted on May 25, 2022, Bill 96 amends the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”) – the statute governing the use of French as the language of business in the province of Quebec, including contracts and trademarks.
IAM Magazine
MAY 26, 2022
Paul Davis appointed to run Adeia following the departure of Samir Armaly, as company makes internal promotion ahead of planned autumn spin-out for patent business.
JD Supra Law
MAY 26, 2022
Addressing laches and progressive encroachment, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s grant of summary judgment based on laches because the district court failed to “conduct a meaningful analysis” as to when the trademark infringement first became actionable.
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