Hugh Stephens Blog
MARCH 27, 2022
Recently the US Copyright Office (USCO) reaffirmed its longstanding position that human authorship is a pre-condition for recognition of copyright, despite being pushed hard by a particular protagonist within the tech community to accept artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of a machine (NB his machine) or software as a creator with rights.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 27, 2022
Tonight in the men’s Elite Eight ® of the NCAA ® March Madness ® basketball tournament, many will be rooting for the underdog, the St. Peter’s Peacocks, against one of the powerhouses of basketball, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. This isn’t just David vs Goliath on the court, but in trademark protection. The University of North Carolina system owns more than 100 trademark registrations and applications, and UNC at Chapel Hill owns more than 20 registrations.
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TorrentFreak
MARCH 27, 2022
Those wanting to learn how many DMCA notices have been sent to Google over the past few years need look no further than the copyright section of its vast and constantly updated Transparency Report. This colossal database contains information on more than five billion DMCA takedown requests, including who sent them, when, and which platforms were targeted.
Patently-O
MARCH 27, 2022
New pending petition for certiorari in Interactive Wearables, LLC v. Polar Electro Oy , 21-1281 (Supreme Court 2022) on patent eligibility grounds. Question presented: The patents-in-suit are directed to an electronics hardware device comprising a content player/remote-control combination having numerous concretely-recited components that undisputedly qualifies as a “machine” or “manufacture” under the statutory language of 35 U.S.C. § 101.
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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?
IP Watchdog
MARCH 27, 2022
On March 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Precedential Opinion Panel’s (POP’s) decision allowing patent owner DynaEnergetics Europe GmH to amend its claims, and also affirmed the PTAB’s decision that the original claims of the patent were unpatentable. Hunting Titan, Inc. petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1–15 of the U.S.
SpicyIP
MARCH 27, 2022
Image from here. The seemingly never-ending saga of copyright licensing societies in India has taken a fresh turn after the Delhi High Court (through Justice Yogesh Khanna) in its judgement of March 9, 2022, accepted Phonographic Performance Limited’s (PPL) Writ Petitions directing the Government of India to reconsider PPL’s application for registration as a copyright society, and accordingly, to set aside the registration of Recorded Music Performance Limited (RMPL) as a copyright society for s
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The IPKat
MARCH 27, 2022
April is just around the corner! A good time for The IPKat to report on some of the posts compiled this week on the surrounding IP blogs. TRADE MARKS A few days ago, the virtual event " Metaverse Fashion Week " (MVFW) started in the virtual environment called " Decentraland ". The Wall Street Journal reported on the event, which was "attended" by Dolce & Gabbana, Paco Rabanne, Elie Saab, Tommy Hilfiger, Etro, Dundas, Cavalli, Cider, and The Fabricant, among others.
IP Law 360
MARCH 27, 2022
While the U.S. Supreme Court has provided limited guidance on when justices must recuse themselves, the rules and statutes governing judicial recusals make it clear that Justice Clarence Thomas should not rule on issues related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, considering his wife's involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, says Hilary Gerzhoy at Harris Wiltshire.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 27, 2022
Cartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either un-sued them or announced that they were about to withdraw the complaint, which. The post Tanked? appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IAM Magazine
MARCH 27, 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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Barry Sookman
MARCH 27, 2022
Law Society of Ontario cancels upcoming bar exams over potential test material leak [link] 2022-03-20. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-03-19 [link] 2022-03-20. Supreme court to decide whether to grant leave in the GoldTV copyright blocking order case this Thursday [link] 2022-03-21. Supreme Court also to decide whether to grant leave in the copyright retransmission case [link] 2022-03-21.
IAM Magazine
MARCH 27, 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.
CoCal IP Law Institute
MARCH 27, 2022
Please join us on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm, where we will discuss two recent Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decisions. Dyfan, LLC v. Target Corp., No. 21-1725 (Fed. Cir. 2022) addresses claim construction to determine whether a patent is invalid. The evaluation includes consideration of whether patent claims adhere to [.].
IAM Magazine
MARCH 27, 2022
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The IPKat
MARCH 27, 2022
For anyone who has spent hours doom scrolling on Instagram or Twitter, and your algorithm is set up like the AmeriKat's, you may have seen ads for leather riding boots. One of these brands that has popped up on the AmeriKat's Instagram are riding boots from Fairfox & Favor. A very popular design of one of these boots is based on a traditional Spanish riding boot - the Regina boot or Heeled Regina - which looks like the below (and for a closer look click here ).
IAM Magazine
MARCH 27, 2022
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