Plagiarism Today
MARCH 14, 2023
The Rolling Stones sued over Living in a Ghost Town, lawsuit against Benny Blanco dropped, and Pokémon YouTubers facing copyright strikes. The post 3 Count: Suing in a Ghost Town appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 14, 2023
This week, we reflect on some milestones, including more than 4,000 client trademark registrations at the USPTO and more than 100 five-star reviews on Google. The post EMP&A by the Numbers: 4000 Trademark Registrations appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. This week, we reflect on some milestones, including more than 4,000 client trademark registrations at the USPTO and more than 100 five-star reviews on Google.
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IP Watchdog
MARCH 14, 2023
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential ruling Monday that vacated and remanded a district court ruling on patent infringement in a case between Amazon and AlterWAN. The circuit judges vacated the ruling, which found Amazon did not infringe on two AlterWAN patents for internet network technology. Based on two of the district court’s claim constructions, the parties entered into a stipulation of non-infringement; however, AlterWAN appealed the case
SpicyIP
MARCH 14, 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT, and Third World Network are jointly organizing the 4th edition of their workshop on ‘Patent Opposition in the Pharmaceutical Field’ between April 24-28, 2023. The last date to apply for the workshop is March 25, 2023. For further details, please read the call for applications below: Workshop on ‘ Patent Opposition in the Pharmaceutical Field’ [Kochi, April 24-28] Inter-Universi
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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?
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 14, 2023
This case involves an article that allegedly defamed Dr. Janet Monge. Dr. Deborah Thomas, a Penn professor, forwarded the article to an email list run by the American Black Anthropologists. Dr. Monge sued Dr. Thomas (and many other defendants). For more background on this complex case, see this opinion. In this ruling, Dr. Thomas successfully invoked Section 230.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 14, 2023
The USPTO was actively working behind the scenes to revise sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure pertaining to the subject of its recent Request for Comments, including policies and procedures relating to restriction, continuation, divisional, double patenting and terminal disclaimer practice. Three days after the RFC response period ended, the USPTO announced publication of a revised version of the MPEP in the Federal Register.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 14, 2023
“Women should always have a seat at the table. They bring a unique vision and voice in every situation. I have had great pleasure in meeting and working with many amazing women from all over the world who have overcome challenges through perseverance and hard work, while remaining true to their individual cultures and backgrounds.….
Velocity of Content
MARCH 14, 2023
Your employees and copyright awareness – sharing your policy may not be enough. Trends reported in the latest Information Seeking and Consumption Study, published by analyst firm Outsell, Inc. , shows that companies are discussing their copyright policies more frequently, leading to 74% of employees reporting awareness of those policies. However, employee behaviors are often misaligned with policy expectations.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's reputation as a go-to jurist for patent owners has been left in limbo as the Western District of Texas adjusts to a rule making it harder for any one judge to amass patent suits. In a wide-ranging recent interview with Law360, the former patent litigator discusses how that rule is playing out, what jury trials have been like and why his dog has an unusual name.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 14, 2023
In ChromaDex Inc. v. Elysium Health Inc., the Federal Circuit found U.S. Patent No. 8,197,807 (the “’807 patent”), which is directed to a dietary supplement comprising an isolated vitamin, invalid for lack of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. ChromaDex, a dietary supplement company and licensee of the ’807 patent brought a patent infringement suit against Elysium.
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Michael Geist
MARCH 14, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is on the defensive as he tries to defend Bill C-18 in the wake of both Google and Facebook signalling that they may remove Canadian news from search results and social media sharing in light of the government’s approach that creates mandated payments for links. Rodriguez appeared on CBC yesterday and had no answers for the questions about what he will do if the companies walk away from news given government estimates that they could be on the hook for
JD Supra Law
MARCH 14, 2023
Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., Appeal No. 21-2168 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2023) The Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent opinion this week focuses on the written description requirement in the context of an anticipation analysis in the chemical arts. Specifically, it concerns whether disclosures in asserted prior art were sufficient to disclose a claimed molecular structure.
IAM Magazine
MARCH 14, 2023
This Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Equifax IP chief Elizabeth Lester shares her personal experience and approach to working with neurodivergent innovators
TorrentFreak
MARCH 14, 2023
Operating a mixtape site is not without risk. By definition, mixes include multiple sound recordings that are often protected by copyright. Popular hip-hop mixtape site and app Spinrilla , which has millions of users, is well aware of these risks. In 2017, the company was sued by several record labels, backed by the RIAA, which accused the company of massive copyright infringement.
The IPKat
MARCH 14, 2023
Designs are meant to protect the appearance of a product or a part thereof. Patents protect technical innovations. In order to demarcate both IP rights, Art. 8(1) of EU Regulation No. 6/2002 (‘Design Regulation’) stipulates:-- A Community design shall not subsist in features of appearance of a product which are solely dictated by its technical function.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 14, 2023
Providing consumers with the experiences they increasingly expect and demand at every stage of the healthcare journey could substantially improve care and cost outcomes.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 14, 2023
Having developed a highly automated system that attempts to deal with huge and increasing instances of piracy, YouTube has shown it can handle copyright complaints on an unprecedented scale. Whether the next stages of development will tackle widespread abuse of the takedown system remains to be seen but the High Court of Justice, via the Business and Property Court in Birmingham, UK, hopes to reduce the volume, if only by a little.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 14, 2023
Judith Persichilli was confirmed as New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic. She recently sat down with McKinsey to share her insights on leading through crisis and ambiguity.
43(B)log
MARCH 14, 2023
Is in. Obviously there are many things to say about it, but I suppose the easiest is that the parade of horribles sounds kind of just like a parade (albeit perhaps a Halloween one): VIP’s logic would extend to vases mimicking Coca-Cola bottles (pretend sodas), replica toy Mercedes (pretend cars), pillows resembling Goldfish crackers or Hershey Kisses (pretend snacks), or key chains consisting of miniature Lucchese cowboy boots (pretend shoes). (1) Wonder what Ai Weiwei has to say about that firs
Patently-O
MARCH 14, 2023
by Dennis Crouch AlterWAN sued Amazon for patent infringement back in 2019, asserting two patents claiming claiming wide-area-network improvements. US8595478 and US9015471. As the case moved forward, the district court issued a claim construction that favored Amazon. And, at that point, the parties entered a “stipulated judgment” of non-infringement; and the Judge signed the order.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 14, 2023
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
Christopher Roser
MARCH 14, 2023
The qualification matrix (also skill matrix, competence matrix, or Q-matrix, one of the few examples where Q does not stand for Quality) is a simple tool to keep track of the qualifications of your employees. It keeps track of who can do what and how well. As a tool, it is not overly complicated but. Read more The post How to Establish a Qualification Matrix first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
A New York federal judge has thrown out a suit accusing Sony of infringing a turntable patent, finding that the patent wasn't valid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 14, 2023
As 2023 unfolds, many feel that it’s Asia’s time to lead. What are the business news stories leaders should look out for in the year ahead?
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
An Atlanta federal judge on Monday threw out a photography agency's lawsuit over a Georgia artist's alleged unlicensed use of a photograph of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, saying the agency doesn't have standing to sue, but will allow it to rework its complaint.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 14, 2023
Companies that take a programmatic approach to M&A deals outperform their peers, but this strategy requires differentiated capabilities and effective execution.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
Nexstar Media Group is using so-called sidecar agreements to maintain control over its divested stations and is using that power to team up against DirecTV when it comes to retransmission negotiations, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 14, 2023
On March 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in Intel Corp. v. PACT XPP Schweiz AG reversing a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that found Intel had failed to show that PACT’s patent claims were invalid for obviousness. In reversing, the Federal Circuit ruled that the PTAB improperly rejected Intel’s “known technique” rationale supporting a motivation to combine prior art references under the flexible analy
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
Samsung's use of talent management company S10 Entertainment's trademark in its marketing of the S10 Galaxy smartphone was responsible for up to $243 million in profits on sales of the devices available for disgorgement, a damages expert for S10 Entertainment told a California federal jury on Tuesday.
IP Close Up
MARCH 14, 2023
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank was largely a failure to understand depositors and the viability of their assets.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
Reunion Neuroscience Inc. is suing a rival pharmaceutical company in New Jersey federal court, saying that the rival is infringing its patent for a new psychedelic treatment while claiming to have invented it first.
CoCal IP Law Institute
MARCH 14, 2023
Remedies for Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Infringement Patent The remedy statute for patent infringement states, “Upon finding for the claimant the court shall award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by the infringer, together with interest [.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
A New York federal judge has tossed antitrust, unfair competition and other counterclaims in a suit against wireless streaming technology company Amimon from a Chinese competitor over trade secrets, but also shot down Amimon's request for a preliminary injunction.
Copyright Alliance
MARCH 14, 2023
At the end of February—about eight months after the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) opened its doors—the Board issued its very first final determination based on the merits, in the case […] The post Lessons Creators Can Learn from the First CCB Decision appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2023
There's little data on how litigation finance would fare in a recession, but a look at stakeholders' incentives suggests corporate demand for litigation finance would increase in a recessionary environment, while the number of funders could shrink, says Matthew Oxman at LexShares.
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