Plagiarism Today

APRIL 5, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge’s Ruling Due in Ed Sheeran and Sami Switch Copyright Row Over Shape Of You. First off today, Kent Online reports that the judge in the Ed Sheeran case has announced that he will be handing down his ruling in the closely-watched case tomorrow. The case was filed by artist Sami Chokri, who accuses Sheeran of copying his hit song Shape of You from his earlier track Oh Why.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago. This ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is put together by the European Commission. As in the US, it relies on stakeholder groups to nominate several problematic sites and services for inclusion. The third iteration of the EU watchlist will be published towards the end of the year and several interested parties have already submitted their nominations.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 5, 2022

In the month of March, the U.S. Copyright Office published several final rules related to the copyright small claims court while various U.S. courts weighed in on several closely watched […]. The post March 2022 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

While historical and geopolitical ambitions sit at the heart of the war in Ukraine, cynical disinformation and denial of knowledge allowed it to happen and now fuel its momentum. When used responsibly, the internet should provide mechanisms to counter these evils. In Russia, however, the state has decided that only its narrative is correct and anyone stating otherwise faces website blocking and up to 15 years in prison.

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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?

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 5, 2022

As the music world just celebrated the annual Grammy awards, Erik reflects on the fact that many bands, artists, and musicians fail to realize the importance and strength gained by registering and protecting their brands. BONUS CONTENT: listen to Erik’s playlist of well-known songs featuring prominent brand references at: [link]. The post Trademark Protection for Bands and Musicians appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The U.S. Senate confirmed Kathi Vidal as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Tuesday night in a voice vote. Vidal’s confirmation comes after more than one year with no Senate-confirmed Director or Acting Director at the agency. Drew Hirshfeld has been operating under the title of “Performing the Duties and Functions of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO” since January 2021.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

On Friday, April 1, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to once again voice his concerns about several sources advancing data on the effects of pharmaceutical patents on drug pricing. Tillis is specifically troubled that the data seems to be based on opaque methodologies and to contain inaccurate or incomplete information that may mislead policymakers.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

A few years ago, I inadvertently offended an artist friend of mine. We were discussing whether computers would ever generate art that matched what humans could create. She took the position that machines cannot "create" anything. I took the opposite position, contending that there is nothing humans can do that machines cannot. This post dives….

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

There were 188,600 European patent applications filed last year, an annual increase of 4.5%, according to figures published by the European Patent Office (EPO) on April 5. Despite the impact of the pandemic, applications increased to a record level following a slight decline in 2020. The United States was once again the top country for applicants, accounting for a total of 46,533 applications in 2021 (an increase of 5.2%) or 25% of all filings.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), 34 biosimilars have been approved, 23 of which have launched. Notably, since our last update, AbbVie has settled its long-running dispute with Alvotech over Alvotech’s adalimumab biosimilar—making Alvotech the 10th company to settle with AbbVie.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

On March 28, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied petitioner OpenSky Industries’ request for rehearing of an earlier decision denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) of one of two VLSI patents supporting a massive $2.2 billion infringement damages verdict in U.S. district court. The ruling is the latest chapter in a series of challenges to VLSI’s patent claims, which has forced VLSI to run a gauntlet arguably demonstrating that the

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A London judge sided with pop star Ed Sheeran on Wednesday in a trial over his hit "Shape of You," finding that the star had not "deliberately or subconsciously" copied the hook of a lesser known grime track.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 5, 2022

There are many parallels between racing across the Atlantic in a sailboat and managing a corporate deal, says Bruno Basuyaux. The relentless pressure, the lack of sleep, the physical exertion (yes!) and, above all, the need for a high-quality teamwork. Recalling his world record-breaking seven-day race across the Atlantic in June, Bruno says that he was wet (a lesson of humidity both inside and outside the boat) through the entire time, he barely ate or slept, keeping three-hour watches, he was

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IP.com

APRIL 5, 2022

How the right editing services can set you on the path to protect that IP. When you open your GPS to get directions, you must know your destination before. The post The Truth About Invention Disclosures appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 5, 2022

There are many parallels between racing across the Atlantic in a sailboat and managing a corporate deal, says Bruno Basuyaux. The relentless pressure, the lack of sleep, the physical exertion (yes!) and, above all, the need for a high-quality teamwork. Recalling his world record-breaking seven-day race across the Atlantic in June, Bruno says that he was wet (a lesson of humidity both inside and outside the boat) through the entire time, he barely ate or slept, keeping three-hour watches, he was

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

Legislative Priorities. On March 22nd, the Public Works Committee of the Chamber of Deputies received the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications (Juan Carlos Muñoz Abogabir) and the Undersecretary of Telecommunications (Claudio Araya San Martín), who presented the legislative priorities of the Executive in the area of telecommunications: Telecommunications Infrastructure Company, connectivity maps, reduction of concession terms, demand subsidy for connectivity services, etc.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A Florida federal judge won't let a group of timeshare exit companies escape claims they misled consumers into thinking they could easily get out of their contracts, saying there is enough of a factual dispute about their advertisements for a jury to weigh in.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

As previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside the Federal Court’s decision dismissing Alexion’s application for judicial review and remitted the matter of whether Alexion’s SOLIRIS (eculizumab) was sold at an excessive price back to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB or Board) for redetermination.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kathi Vidal to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, making her the second woman to head the agency with congressional approval.

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2022

On 16 March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) issued the Judicial Interpretation by the SPC on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL; see the translation by WIPO Lex here ) of China (JI 2022; full context here in Chinese), which took effect on 20 March 2022. This post serves as a brief introduction to the JI 2022.* As shown in the chart below, the first AUCL was enacted in 1993 and remained in force for more than two decades before its f

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

An inquisitive Federal Circuit panel sought to pin down Tuesday whether a small liquor company should be allowed to lampoon the Lehman Brothers name on whiskey bottles 14 years after the investment bank's collapse or whether its name carries on as a protected trademark.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

USPTO Launches New Patent Search Tool - In a press release issued earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the launch of a new Patent Public Search tool. The Office notes that the new patent search tool, which is based on the Patents End-to-End (PE2E) search tool that USPTO Examiners use to identify prior art, will provide for convenient and robust full-text searching of U.S. patents and published patent applications.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 5, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute. Estates lawyer Avery Yandt joins CTV’s Ask the Experts to answer view questions about estate planning, Will disputes, and Power of Attorney issues. Watch parts 1-3 of Avery’s interview below: Part 1: Part 1: Part 3: The post Avery Yandt on CTV’s Ask the Experts appeared first on Nelligan Law.

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Garrigues Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Amending a patent application or a patent that has been granted, in such a way that it contains subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as originally filed, is a ground for revocation of said patent. This ground for revocation, which has not been explored a great deal in the past, has been dealt with in a case pitting Thermomix against Lidl.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson largely deflected questions about patent eligibility, inventions created by artificial intelligence, venue for patent cases and other intellectual property issues in written responses to senators, but she did shed some light on her thinking.

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Patently-O

APRIL 5, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Atty. James Singer: Russia Decrees Patent Owners from the U.S. and Other “Unfriendly Countries” Not Entitled to Compensation for Infringement (Source: JD Supra). Blake Brittain: Canadian Pfizer Partner Sues to Head Off Patent Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Vaccine (Source: Reuters) . Ryan Mac and Kellen Browning: Apps and Oranges: Behind Apple’s ‘Bullying’ on Trademarks (Source: The New York Times).

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A New York federal court's recent decision to reject Newsweek's defense against a copyright infringement claim for embedding a photographer's Instagram photo in an online news article shows that existing law may not approve of interaction with others' intellectual property just because technology enables them to do so, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 5, 2022

In the second annual installment of Seyfarth Shaw’s Commercial Litigation Outlook , our nationally-recognized team provides keen insights about what to expect in 2022. It will be a busy year that will call upon clients and their counsel to be flexible, creative, and proactive on many fronts. As the pandemic morphs into an endemic, we are seeing overall litigation activity increase as court backlogs have cleared and trials have resumed.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

In order for law firms to convert their diversity and inclusion activity into lasting advancements, they must prioritize accountability and transparency when crafting policies, and take steps to engage with attorneys and staff at all levels, say Jacqueline Simonovich at Weintraub Tobin and Lindsey Mignano at Smith Shapourian.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2022

Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., Appeal No. 2020-2167 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2022) - The Federal Circuit’s only precedential patent opinion this week turned on issues of claim construction. In particular, the issue was the effect of statements made by the applicant during the patent’s prosecution. The Court held that the district court erred in applying too narrow a construction, and reversed with a modified construction.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

UFO Magazine has hit Showtime Network with a trademark suit in Wyoming federal court over a four-part docuseries centered on extraterrestrial phenomena, contending the show's title infringes its registered mark for television and motion pictures.

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Christopher Roser

APRIL 5, 2022

On the web and in print, you find frequent mention of a “lean toolbox,” “lean toolbook,” or similar. These books do have their use, and at least one of them is written by an author that I highly respect. Many other lean books also focus on the different tools and methods. But focusing on a. Read more. The post On Standard Tools and Standard Solutions… first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A private zoo formerly owned by "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic has been sanctioned by an Oklahoma federal judge for failing to pay more than $50,000 to an attorney appointed on behalf of Big Cat Rescue Corp., an animal sanctuary run by rival Carole Baskin, to collect the zoo's revenues.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 5, 2022

CCC and the OA Switchboard , a global, not-for-profit collaboration between funders, institutions and publishers, have announced a collaboration to automate the exchange of OA transactional information between publishers and their customers through the OA Switchboard. The OA Switchboard provides essential infrastructure and standardized reporting to facilitate the fulfillment of OA strategies across business models, policies, and agreements.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2022

A Los Angeles designer's nonfungible token series called "MetaBirkins" is not merely a metaverse experiment, but rather a trademark infringement of the Hermes Birkin bag, the luxury brand told a New York federal court.

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