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CNET’s AI Plagiarism Debacle

Plagiarism Today

CNET was recently called out for using an AI reporter for dozens of its stories. Then it went from bad to worse with mistakes and plagiarism. The post CNET’s AI Plagiarism Debacle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Where do US interests lie when It comes to Canada’s Online News Act?

Hugh Stephens Blog

Back in November, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually with her Canadian counterpart, International Trade Minister Mary Ng. According to the account of the meeting released by USTR, among the issues raised was impending or proposed Canadian legislation related to digital platforms; “Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed unilateral digital service tax and … Continue reading "Where do US interests lie when It comes to Canada’s Online News Act?

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3 Count: Off Target

Plagiarism Today

Small fashion company gets big win over Target, Ukrainian anti-piracy efforts continue, and court dismisses Malibu Media case. The post 3 Count: Off Target appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Behind the Scenes of Our Trademark Videos and Podcasts

Erik K Pelton

Take a tour to find out how our trademark videos and podcasts are made! Erik shares the video and podcast recording studio details and specifics regarding the camera, microphone, computer, lighting, and other equipment use to make a high-quality podcast and YouTube video channel. The post Behind the Scenes of Our Trademark Videos and Podcasts appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Champagne’s Choice

Michael Geist

The Rogers-Shaw merger saga was always destined to end on the desk of Innovation, Science and Industry Ministry François-Philippe Champagne. The merger has followed a familiar pattern: the companies started with a plan to merge without any divestitures that never stood a serious chance of approval, followed by adopting the Bell-MTS playbook of divesting assets to the weakest possible competitor in Xplorenet.

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Bungie Expert: Destiny 2 Cheats Logged “Active Military” Patient Data

TorrentFreak

In August 2021, Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a number of defendants involved in the development and supply of Destiny 2 cheating tool, Wallhax. Last summer, Elite Boss Tech, Inc., 11020781 Canada Inc., and owner Robert James Duthie Nelson, admitted that their tool breached copyright by injecting new code into Bungie’s, thereby creating an unlicensed derivative work.

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‘Shenanigans’ Gone ‘Off the Rails’: PQA Asks CAFC to Step in on Vidal Director Review Sanctions

IP Watchdog

Following United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal’s December 2022 precedential decision that Patent Quality Assurance (PQA) abused the inter partes review (IPR) process in its case against VLSI Technology, PQA has filed a petition seeking mandamus relief in the matter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).

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How ambidextrous leaders manage through volatile times

McKinsey Operations

When uncertainty reigns, the best leaders play both defense and offense. That requires honing three types of competitive edge: insights, commitment, and execution.

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Practicing Generic Pharmaceuticals at TEVA: Practicing Working as a Full-fledged Lawyer

IPilogue

Richard de Almeida is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. This semester, as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program, I had the pleasure of participating in a 10-week internship at Teva Canada (“Teva”), a (mainly) generics pharmaceutical company, and it was the highlight of my tenure thus far at Osgoode.

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E-sports

Olartemoure Blog

E-sports (electronic or cyber sports) are multiplayer video game sport competitions in which usually, professional players participate. Depending on the game, they participate individually or in teams. Most famous franchises:  League of Legends  Dota  Counter-Strike  Overwatch  Street Fighter  StarCraft  How does videogame protection operate?

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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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Federal Court of Appeal restores Minister of Health’s decision to grant RUZURGI NOC despite FIRDAPSE data protection

JD Supra Law

As previously reported, the Federal Court quashed a second decision by the Minister of Health (Minister) to issue a Notice of Compliance (NOC) to Médunik Canada (Médunik) for its amifampridine product, RUZURGI, following the Minister’s redetermination. The Federal Court found that subsection C.08.004.1(3) of the Food and Drug Regulations applied to prevent the Minister from issuing an NOC in view of the data protection granted to FIRDAPSE, a drug containing amifampridine phosphate.

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Comparing AI Prompts to Button-Pushing on a Camera

The Illusion of More

Plenty is being said about AI systems that generate visual works, written works, music, etc. And plenty more will be said, especially now that lawsuits have been filed against some of the AI-generated image companies. In this post, I want to address a misconception about authorship in copyright law that may be warping the AI […] The post Comparing AI Prompts to Button-Pushing on a Camera appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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A Look At The Legal Intersection Of AI And Life Sciences

JD Supra Law

This article was not written by ChatGPT. Will all articles have to start with a statement like this? And will any statement like this be true? ChatGPT uses artificial intelligence, or AI, to develop written work product. While this application of AI has grabbed the news, there are many other exciting applications of AI, including in the domain of life sciences.

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Information Seeking & Consumption Study Results to be Announced Next Wednesday on CCC Webcast

Velocity of Content

Remote Work & Information Sharing Findings to be Revealed Next Week Since 2007, CCC has partnered with Outsell, Inc., to conduct quantitative research into how copyrighted content is used in a variety of industries. We’ll be reporting on the insights from the 2023 Information Seeking & Consumption study on Wednesday, 1 February at 10:00 a.m.

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Planning a Super Bowl Marketing Campaign? 5 Quick Tips for Staying in Bounds and Avoiding Disqualification

JD Supra Law

With the Super Bowl coming up, it is important for brands looking to capitalize on football-themed promotions to remember that the terms “Super Bowl” and “Super Sunday” are registered trademarks guarded by the National Football League (NFL) more closely than a shutdown corner on a wide receiver.

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Six key outcomes of Taiwan’s IP law overhaul

IAM Magazine

Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act is being amended in order to strengthen the protection of trade secrets and modernise the country’s IP litigation system.

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Buchanan Ingersoll Hires Former DLA Piper IP Pros In DC

IP Law 360

Pittsburgh-based Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC has boosted its Washington, D.C., office's intellectual property practice with the addition of two new shareholders who were formerly partners at DLA Piper.

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Fixing the ladder: How UK businesses benefit from better social mobility

McKinsey Operations

Socioeconomic diversity merits consideration alongside gender, race, ethnicity, and other diversity dimensions on the UK corporate agenda.

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DOJ and Attorneys General Say Google’s Tactics Have ‘Broken’ Ad Tech Competition

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Attorneys General of eight U.S. states on Tuesday announced they are suing Google for antitrust violations of the Sherman Act with respect to the tech company’s monopoly on digital advertising technology. The Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia joined the suit.

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Diversity as a Win-Win

U.S. Department of Commerce

Diversity as a Win-Win January 25, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Wed, 01/25/2023 - 16:28 By Junish A. Arora As the new Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDO) at the Department of Commerce, I wanted to share my diversity story and some recent thoughts on the value proposition for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA). Born in India, my family immigrated to the United States when I was five years old.

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New Federal Law and FTC Rule Will Imperil Trade Secret Protection

IP Watchdog

When Adam Smith spoke about an “invisible hand,” he was talking about a good thing – the way that free markets harness the laws of competition, supply and demand and self-interest to improve the economy. But he also could have been thinking of another law. The law of unintended consequences: that actions of people, and especially of governments, always have unanticipated effects.

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IP Ruling Shows Even Uncle Sam Must Abide Licensing Terms

IP Law 360

The Court of Federal Claims' recent decision in Bitmanagement v. U.S., involving copyright infringement claims against the Navy, demonstrates that the government can be held accountable as any other intellectual property infringer or licensee notwithstanding its size and bargaining power, say Brian O'Shaughnessy and Walter Wilson at Dinsmore.

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Employee well-being: The holistic way

McKinsey Operations

Thinking comprehensively about health can help workers live longer, better, and more productively.

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6th Circ. Won't Revive 'Gimme Some Lovin'' Copyright Fight

IP Law 360

The Sixth Circuit refused to revive a copyright lawsuit alleging that the Spencer Davis Group's hit song "Gimme Some Lovin'" ripped off two songwriters' 1966 song "Ain't That a Lot of Love," finding that the co-writers were barred from suing because they failed to satisfy copyright registration rules.

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What to expect from China’s travel rebound

McKinsey Operations

Mainland China is dropping quarantine on arrival which is likely to boost air travel—here’s how this could play out.

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Judge Recommends Trimming WSJ Article Thievery Suit

IP Law 360

A Texas magistrate judge recommended on Wednesday that Dow Jones & Co.'s copyright infringement suit accusing a prominent investment manager of unlawfully copying and distributing thousands of news articles from The Wall Street Journal be trimmed, saying the media company cannot claim statutory damages from each individual allegedly infringed article, among other things.

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The Fight for Red: Fashion Statement or Protected Trademark?

JD Supra Law

Louboutin v. YSL - Christian Louboutin (“Louboutin”), the designer of the famous red bottom shoes, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) claiming YSL infringed on its red sole trademark (the “Red Sole Mark”) by selling a monochrome dress shoe that was entirely red, including a red insole, heel, upper, and outsole.

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BREAKING: Judge Declares Mistrial In MGA Fight Over OMG Dolls

IP Law 360

A California federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in MGA Entertainment's intellectual property battle with T.I. and Tameka Harris over its O.M.G. Dolls collection, after jurors heard video testimony of a witness who spoke about cultural appropriation from the Black community, a subject that was previously ruled inadmissible by the court.

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Smart scheduling for utilities: A fast solution for today’s priorities

McKinsey Operations

AI-driven schedule optimizers are alleviating long-standing headaches for utility companies by reducing employee downtime, improving productivity, and minimizing schedule-related service disruptions.

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Auto industry demands a fresh SEP/FRAND focus in 2023

IAM Magazine

Power in the OEM space is shifting, while 2023 promises even greater numbers of standards implemented in vehicles. IP professionals, as well as directors in standards development, should bear several key considerations in mind as we settle into the new year.

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Workplace rituals: Recapturing the power of what we’ve lost

McKinsey Operations

The right rituals can revitalize meaning at work—and help employees move beyond “me” to “we.

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What the plausibility requirement means for Turkish IP law

IAM Magazine

The heavily debated concept of plausibility is quickly gaining prominence in invalidity proceedings. While it remains to be seen how the EPO will cement the concept into case law, several key existing cases present a number of conflicting arguments on the issue.

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Writing on to Blawg Review

Likelihood of Confusion

I didn’t “go out” for law review in law school — don’t get me started — and my career has been a pretty sordid exercise since then because of it. I’m not. The post Writing on to Blawg Review appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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ITC Practice and Procedure: Form of Witness Testimony

LexBlog IP

Over the past five years, five of the six Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) at the International Trade Commission (ITC) have retired and four new ALJs have been appointed. Former Chief Judge Charles Bullock, along with Judges Theodore Essex, Thomas Pender, Dee Lord, and David Shaw have all retired and, in their place, Chief Judge Clark Cheney, Cameron Elliot, Monica Bhattacharyya, and Bryan Moore have been appointed (with one vacancy remaining).

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ChatGPT: What It Is and What It Can and Cannot Do

JD Supra Law

The talk of the Internet these days (with spillover into traditional media) is ChatGPT, a large language model that is capable of producing remarkably human-like text. Trained on millions of human language documents, ChatGPT can generate impressive results from a simple prompt.

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