TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Sharing copyrighted content online is certainly nothing new but over the years the sharing mechanisms have expanded to incorporate new methods of distribution. Where once peer-to-peer services were the obvious choice, these days people also utilize platforms such as WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook, which add social elements to the sharing experience by bringing like-minded people together, often around a central topic.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Did you know that the recipe for storing trademark protection requires just a few ingredients? In this episode, Erik discussed those ingredients and the steps needed to create a delicious dish of brand protection for your business. The post The Recipe for Strong Trademark Protection appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Did you know that the recipe for storing trademark protection requires just a few ingredients?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 28, 2021

When we first read about White Rabbit years ago , we initially dismissed it as yet another attempt to make pirates voluntarily pay for the content they consume. We have seen a few of these services come and go over the years. They all failed due to a lack of support from both content creators and pirates. That White Rabbit first sought interest from the press during the 2018 “ ICO craze ” didn’t help either.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Following on from our IPKat EBA 2021 Year in Review , here is some more festive holiday reading on some of the important decisions to come out of the EPO Boards of Appeal this year. 2021 saw key decisions on claim supremacy, types of antibody claims, the data threshold for second medical use inventions and the AI inventor debate. ?? DABUS: An AI inventor or the Emperor's New Clothes?

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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?

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As we close out another calendar year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2021 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. There were many interesting decisions and other developments in district court, at the Federal Circuit, at the PTAB, and even at the ITC. .

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. The agreement enabled the three parties involved to obtain Freedom to Operate (abbreviated as FTO) , thereby authorizing one another to use some of their respective patented technologies without worrying about Patent Infringement.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Earlier today, the Federal Circuit affirmed the final determination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding claims 1, 2, and 4-14 of U.S. Patent No. 8,409,862 unpatentable as either anticipated or obvious.

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Nine companies were added for the first time to Clarivate’s 2021 list of the Top 100 Global Innovators, including a few relatively unknowns: BorgWarner, ASUS, Bose, Continue reading.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 brought a huge increase in the interest of NFTs leaving many to wonder whether this fascination will continue into 2022. As 2021 comes to end, here are a few noteworthy NFT projects to remember. The CryptoPunks are one of the earliest examples of an NFT. Launched in June 2017 by Larva Labs, the CryptoPunks….

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 28, 2021

With growing inventions, inventors are gaining prominence and expertise in their field. The main crux lies in the fact that the inventions are there for revolutionizing the field. For such inventions, it is necessary that the inventors gain a full monopoly and they should be able to get utmost profit out of his invention. For this, it is important to understand the relevance of patents.

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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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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Judge Albright Construes a Cannabinoid Extraction Patent - We have been monitoring the patent showdown between Canadian corporation Canopy Growth and its suit against UK-based specialty pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals before Judge Albright in the Western District of Texas. GW is known for its FDA-approved cannabinoid therapy for treating certain forms of epilepsy (Epidiolex).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 has been year brimmed full with juicy case law from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA). The biggest (or at least the most controversial) story of the year was the referral to the EBA on the legality of mandatory ViCo oral proceedings (G 1/21). This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark ZERO MEAT for "Testing, analysis and evaluation of the goods and services of others to determine conformity with certification standards; testing, analysis and evaluation of the food products of others to determine conformity with certification standards relating to animal, fish or poultry," on the ground of mere descriptiveness.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front. If you are an organization that handles customer information, it is essential that you have a comprehensive understanding of data privacy to avoid costly consequences and damages

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IP.com

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Innovative companies around the world are working on big problems, like treating cancer with mRNA vaccines and making autonomous cars safer. Addressing these complicated issues takes more than just an. The post Is AI the Answer to Better Teamwork? appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

To help you address our recommendations in the blog entry from two weeks ago, we created this checklist for you to align your documents with your goals and reality (if you are reading this in an email, you may have to go to the website to see the graphic). We’re excited to see you get aligned and take off!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Image by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0. The European Audiovisual Observatory (“EAO”) has recently published the Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content (“Report”), conducted at the request of the European Commission. Through a comparative perspective, the Report examines the scope of protection of audiovisual sports content in the national framework of the 27 EU member states and the UK.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It’s the time of year again when we are taking a look at 2021’s top ten most read posts. This year, we witnessed an increased risk of trade secret theft due to the Great Resignation, proposed trade secret misappropriation penalties as a result of Chinese government trade secret espionage, and the expansion of ITC involvement in trade secret misappropriation.

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IIPRD

DECEMBER 28, 2021

SPOTIFY. Spotify is an on-demand music streaming service that allows users to browse a database of music licenced through different record labels, as well as create and share playlists with other Spotify users. It has 70 million songs on its servers, all of which are saved on its own servers. Users had three subscription options at first: free, unlimited, and premium.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

DECEMBER 28, 2021

USPTO regulations implementing two new procedures for challenging registered marks, as well as other provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), went into effect on December 18, 2021. Generally, the new procedures enable streamlined challenges to registrations for non-use within certain timeframes. The USPTO began accepting petitions to institute the new challenge procedures on December 27, 2021.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This is the most interesting Internet personal jurisdiction opinion I’ve read in years. I know that sounds like damning with faint praise, because many of you cannot find much enthusiasm about any jurisdiction ruling. Well, get excited about this one. If this opinion isn’t overwritten by further appeals, I’m likely to include it in my Internet Law reader as the principal case on jurisdiction–which would be the first time I’ve changed my principal cases on jurisdicti

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The new year is just a few days away, and it is once again time to ponder the biggest moments and events in the world of intellectual property from the previous 12 months. As we do every year, we asked a panel of industry experts for their insights for our Biggest Moments in IP series, which is the longest running series on IPWatchdog.com. This year, while the role of IP and innovation in the COVID-19 pandemic continued to make the cut, other top picks included the Google v.

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IIPRD

DECEMBER 28, 2021

INTRODUCTION. ‘Enforcement of IP rights is crucial to the viability of online Information-based goods markets’ – (Bockstedt, Kauffman, & Riggins, 2005) .

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Noteworthy 2021 developments at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were primarily driven by oversight—via the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director, Supreme Court and Federal Circuit—rather than by new rules or policy of the agency. After the highly anticipated Arthrex decision fizzled at the Supreme Court, the most significant 2021 development may be former Director Iancu’s departure and legacy of decidedly pro-patent owner policies.

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