Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: NYC artist granted first known registered copyright for AI art. First off today, Adam Schrader at UPI reports that New York artist Kris Kashtanova has received a copyright registration for a graphic novel entitled Zarya of the Dawn , representing the first known copyright registration granted to a work of AI-generated artwork.
Hugh Stephens Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
As Bill C-18 continues its deliberate journey down the Canadian Parliamentary legislative track on its way toward enactment, the Bill’s prime targets (Alphabet, in the form of Google Search and Meta in the form of Facebook) continue to deploy the full force of their lobbying efforts to derail the legislation. Their most recent effort is … Continue reading " Bill C-18, the Online News Act: Does it Violate Canada’s Trade Agreement Obligations?
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Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. A quick recap: Despite dozens of interesting and important cases, the Supreme Court denied all petitions for writ of certiorari for the 2021-2022 term. The most anticipated case last year was the 101 eligibility petition regarding automobile drive shaft manufacturing process.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Image from here. Policy makers have often been caught off guard with new age technology. Technology emerges and evolves rapidly and regulations are slow to catch up. This cat and mouse game continues with another fast emerging and disruptive technology – AI / ML based medical devices. The US and EU are seeing waves of regulatory and policy level curiosity in AL / ML medical devices.
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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?
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Rightsholders seeking to crack down on pirate streaming services in the UK can do so under civil and criminal law but the former has mostly been abandoned. Rightsholders such as the Premier League, Sky and BT Sport, with support from the Federation Against Copyright Theft, now tend to conduct their investigations before referring them to the police.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Aviation Safety Subcommittee takes a look at incorporating unmanned aerial systems more fully into the U.S. national airspace, while the full Senate Commerce Committee explores how to maintain U.S. leadership in emerging compute technologies. Over in the House of Representatives, the House Science Committee focuses on the risks that must be managed as artificial intelligence (AI) systems become more highly developed.
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Article 10(8) of the PRC Trade Mark Law (2019 Amendment) concerns one of the absolute grounds for refusal/ invalidity. It prohibits the registration and use of signs that are “detrimental to socialist morality or customs, or hav[e] any other adverse effect”. The meaning of ‘adverse effect’ is not self-explanatory, rendering the official guidelines and interpretations helpful for reference.
Copyright Lately
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In a first-of-its-kind copyright trial, a jury will decide whether tattoo artist Catherine Alexander can effectively control the use of Randy Orton’s likeness in video games. After over four years of litigation and five COVID-related continuances, it’s finally time for the main event. In a trial starting Monday in the Southern District of Illinois, a jury will determine whether Take-Two Interactive’s realistic depiction of wrestler Randy Orton in the “WWE 2K” video game series infringes ta
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Sanam Singh is a Grade 12 student and the Head Girl at TMS School in Richmond Hill. I was honored to have been accepted into the Harvard Summer School program this past July. As someone aspiring toward a legal career, my time on Harvard’s campus was wonderful and extremely memorable. The program participants did not know each other, but were required to work together on an assigned project.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Netflix has settled a copyright and trademark infringement suit against a Grammy award-winning songwriting duo over their stage show, which the streaming giant alleged in a suit filed just shy of two months ago had ripped off its original hit series "Bridgerton.
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Likelihood of Confusion
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Blawg Review #279 is up at Mirriam Seddiq’s Not Guilty blog. It’s not safe for work. Unless you work in a law office. Home… that’s something else. Originally posted 2011-12-31 18:11:00. Republished. The post Not safe for work appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Law firm associates laid off due to economic conditions can recuperate and move forward by practicing self-care, identifying key skills to leverage during the job search, engaging in self-reflection and more, say Kate Sheikh at Major Lindsey and wellness consultant Jarrett Green.
BYU Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Last year, we reported on a case where photographer Peter Massini (“Massini”) filed a complaint against Wasatch Academy (“Wasatch”), a Utah boarding school. Massini claimed that Wasatch used his photograph on its website without his permission.After our initial post, Wasatch never responded to the lawsuit with a formal filing. The Answer was due in November of 2021.
Velocity of Content
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Grapefruit peel and lemon peel simmered slowly in water to extract the maximum quinine and vitamin C. It’s not a recipe for a trendy homemade energy drink, but a DIY prescription for hydroxychloroquine and touted online as a cure for COVID-19. You can find the phony pharmaceutical on the world’s most popular website. No, not Google – the new Google , TikTok.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Lewis Brisbois, the 1,600-lawyer BigLaw behemoth that's been around since the Carter administration, is suing Lewis Brisbois, a "mediation and related services" business registered in May to a UPS Store address outside Houston.
43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
PharmacyChecker.com v. National Ass’n of Bds. of Pharm., No. 19-CV-7577 (KMK), 2022 WL 4368036 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 20, 2022) Plaintiff PCC sued NABP, a nonprofit whose membership consists of state/similar political unit boards of pharmacy (some other pharmacy associations/partnerships are also separate defendants), alleging violations of the Sherman Act and false advertising under the Lanham Act.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
A federal judge has denied New York City's bid for default judgment against a man behind a cannabis-apparel brand over allegations that he copied city marks.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Recent Headlines in the IP World: Heather Landi: Judge Rules Apple Watch Infringed AliveCor’s ECG Patent, Setting Up Potential U.S. Import Ban (Source: Fierce Healthcare). Blake Brittain: Apple Asks Appeals Court to Overturn $502 Million Verdict in VPN Patent Case (Source: Reuters). Atty. Brandon Heard: Ontario Court of Appeal Affirms Dismissal of Apotex’s Statutes of Monopolies and Trademarks Act Claims Regarding Olanzapine (Source: JD Supra).
43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Demetres v. Zillow, Inc., 2022 WL 4367597, No. 3:21cv00802 (JBA) (D. Conn. Sept. 21, 2022) Demetres, a real estate salesperson/broker, alleged that Zillow violated the Lanham Act, the Sherman Act, and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, and engaged in tortious interference with contractual relationships. The court dismissed some of the claims.
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
USAA also has an impressive track record fending off PTAB attacks on its assets, according to Docket Navigator
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
An Illinois federal judge has confirmed a $2.6 million arbitral award against author Harper Lee's estate in a publishing company's copyright dispute over a theatrical adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird," ruling that it's not necessary to wait and see if an arbitrator raises the fee amount in remanded proceedings.
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
USAA also has an impressive track record fending off PTAB attacks on its assets, according to Docket Navigator
Stock Legal Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Hello! My name is Lindsey Fafoglia and I am proud to be writing my second bio as a member of Stock Legal! My first as a summer associate and law student, and now this one as a full-time member of the Stock Legal family. I am so excited to transition into my first career as an attorney at the place that has made me love the profession so much.
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
IAM Q2 panel report reveals growing awareness of new European patent system’s strategic significance
Kluwer Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Photo by Markus Winkler via Pixabay. This is not the first time that readers of the Kluwer Copyright Blog will have read about either the CDSM Directive or the reCreating Europe project. This post enriches the body of work in this area by summarizing the key findings of our two-phase empirical research on end-user flexibilities and end-user license agreements (EULAs) of online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs).
IAM Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
IAM Q2 panel report reveals growing awareness of new European patent system’s strategic significance
The TTABlog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In this opposition to registration of the mark TORTRIX for "corn-based snack foods," the Board ruled that a claim for misrepresentation of source under Section 14(3) of the Lanham Act is available not just to a cancellation petitioner, but also to an opposer. However, it dismissed Opposer PepsiCo's Section 14(3) claim due to the insufficiency of its allegations.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Following the Twitter account of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom every single day for the last ten years is a requirement for keeping up to date with the largest copyright infringement case of all time. It’s also pretty depressing, not to mention exhausting. Copyright law has always been controversial, but rarely this political or to these depths.
43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Geomatrix, LLC v. NSF Int’l, 2022 WL 4369950, No. 20-13331 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 21, 2022) Geomatrix sued defendants for Sherman Act violations and false advertising in the market for onsite wastewater treatment systems, aka septic systems. The antitrust claims failed because they were antitrust claims/because of Noerr-Pennington (First Amendment protection for petitioning government trumps antitrust laws); the false advertising claims also failed.
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