IP Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2022

On April 13, 2022, the Federal Court of Australia, on appeal, reversed its 2021 decision that DABUS, an artificial intelligence (AI) machine, qualified as an inventor for a patent application under Australian law. DABUS is a computer built, programmed and owned by Dr. Stephen Thaler. Thaler has filed patent applications in several countries around the world for inventions created by DABUS.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 17, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-04-09 [link] 2022-04-10. IP: If Warhol Isn’t Transformative, Redux, In The Supreme Court [link] 2022-04-11. Mailchimp Suffers a Data Breach | Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider [link] 2022-04-11. What to Know; High Court Bars Use of Bitcoin as Security [link] 2022-04-11. LANDMARK NFT JUDGMENT [link] 2022-04-11.

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The Trichordist

APRIL 17, 2022

We are participating in a survey being conducted by a number of songwriter groups around the world to ask our readers what you think the new un-frozen… Read more "Please take our physical and download mechanical royalty rates survey and help decide the new rates!".

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2022

We wish all our KatReaders who are celebrating this weekend a lovely time. As always, it’s also time to check out the latest IP events and opportunities:- 4iP Council – AI and Copyright in the Creative Industries The 4iP Council will be holding a webinar on 20 April 2022 (4 p.m. Brussels time) presented by our very own SpecialKat Hayleigh Bosher on the topic of AI and copyright in the creative industries.

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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?

Technology

IAM Magazine

APRIL 17, 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 17, 2022

More pain, very little gain — besides for lawyers’ college funds — in the roiling world of trademark fair use. Originally posted 2012-09-10 06:00:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Unfair use appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The Trichordist

APRIL 17, 2022

We want to know what you think about songwriter royalties when the Copyright Royalty Judges unfreeze the frozen mechanicals! Watch this space!

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2022

More than a decade has passed since the file-storage empire of Kim Dotcom collapsed and Megaupload became the prime target in a high-profile law enforcement operation. Aside from Andrus Nomm’s plea deal and conviction , progress in the criminal proceedings against Megaupload’s founder and former associates is slow. The United States has asked New Zealand to extradite Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, but the German-born entrepreneur and his former colleagues are fighting the request tooth and nail.

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