TorrentFreak
MARCH 1, 2024
In countries where internet access faces restrictions, from general government censorship through to more limited site-blocking programs to protect copyright, citizens have grown comfortable with the use of VPNs. In Russia, where the government censors certain material and has an anti-piracy site-blocking regime on top, around 20% of the internet population regularly use VPNs.
Olartemoure Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
There is no accurate knowledge on when the first wheelchair was created, but some stone inscriptions from Ancient China and Greece suggest wheelchair-type furniture, and it is known that an inventor created for King Philip of Spain around 1595 a chair with four small wheels so he could be pushed around by his servants as he suffered from severe gout.
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IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to formalize its pilot program assisting patent owners in amending challenged claims, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday.
The Illusion of More
MARCH 1, 2024
Thus ends the 12th Annual Fair Use Week, and after the Warhol decision, it must be asked whether the parties who invented this holy week of the copyleft intend to continue the farce much longer. As a refresher, the fair use doctrine has been part of the U.S. Copyright Act since 1976 and a subject […] The post It’s Fair Use Week again, but the party’s over. appeared first on The Illusion of More.
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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 Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
Among associates, women now outnumber men for the first time, but progress toward gender equality at the top of the legal profession remains glacially slow, and firms must implement time-tested solutions to ensure associates’ gender parity lasts throughout their careers, say Kelly Culhane and Nicole Joseph at Culhane Meadows.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 1, 2024
Anime is growing globally as an entertainment category and this popularity surge isn’t limited to legal platforms. Today, several of the world’s largest pirate sites are exclusively dedicated to anime. This includes Aniwatch.to, the streaming portal that operated as Zoro.to earlier last year. The streaming portal, which is arguably the largest pirate site in the world, is a prime target for anti-piracy groups.
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Courtney Reigel focus on recent cases and related guidance regarding the use of training datasets for AI models and how the process is impacting creators, writers, and artists.
Patently-O
MARCH 1, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The six PTAB decisions reviewed below provide insight into the application of 35 USC 101 in cases involving more than just computer hardware and software. While the claims in each decision recite physical devices or molecules, the PTAB still found most to be ineligible as directed to an abstract idea and lacking an integrated inventive concept beyond well-understood, routine conventional activities.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Thank you for reading the February 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the advertising rights of luxury resellers and important updates to the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy copyright infringement suit. In This Issue: - First Sale Doctrine – Not a Get out of Jail Free Card - Time's Up: Supreme Court to Grapple with Damages Dilemma in Warner Chappell Music v.
The IPKat
MARCH 1, 2024
On 22 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released its report on “ The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK ”. A pilot report, mostly focused on female consumers, was delivered back in 2021 and commented by Eleonora Rosati on The IPKat here. The findings The UKIPO’s findings are based on a survey of 1,000 male participants based in the UK, aged 16 to 60 and who use social media at least once per week, so the same
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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.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Delve into the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg tackle the terms and changes in this installment of "The Briefing" by Weintraub Tobin.
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
A report by a U.S. federal agency says that people living in China have been granted more patents than people living in the U.S., and the latest figures suggest an especially widening gap in patents issued over artificial intelligence.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Welcome to the second edition of The Leisure Law Insider! It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and employment, licensing, branding, and more, with our insights and analysis on why this news matters to you.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 1, 2024
This week in Other Barks and Bites: a California district court rules a Chinese chipmaker was not guilty of stealing trade secrets; multiple news organizations sue OpenAI for using copyrighted material to train ChatGPT; and a writer accuses Amazon Studios of copyright infringement and using AI to work around the actor’s strike.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state of affairs, focusing on the NIL guidance and policies coming directly from the NCAA; the various passed and amended state NIL laws; and NIL enforcement, including how the NCAA, state attorneys general, and other regulators may investigate and punish schools for NIL.
Trading Secrets
MARCH 1, 2024
In the ever-evolving digital landscape as well as legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes to the use of non-competes, the preservation of trade secrets stands as a cornerstone for businesses striving to secure a competitive edge. As we continue to navigate the complexities of remote work and the jurisdictional differences in restrictive covenant enforcement, the safeguarding of these invaluable assets becomes not only essential but increasingly paramount.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is revolutionizing the way patents are enforced in Europe, and McDermott’s intellectual property team is here to help you navigate this dynamic landscape. Our Legal Lens on the Unified Patent Court newsletter is designed to keep patent holders and legal departments well-informed. And with an on-the-ground team in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, we offer a unique cross-border perspective.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
Delve into the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg tackle the terms and changes in this installment of “The Briefing” by Weintraub Tobin. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
On February 23, 2024, the FDA approved Alvotech and Teva’s Simlandi® (adalimumab-ryvk) as biosimilar to and interchangeable with AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab). Simlandi® is the tenth Humira® biosimilar to be approved, and the third interchangeable, following Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo® (low-concentration adalimumab-adbm) and Pfizer’s Abrilada™ (low-concentration adalimumab-afzb).
LexBlog IP
MARCH 1, 2024
This blog article is designed to serve as an introduction for my proposed future book: Replacing Lawyers with Logic ➲ The Blue Ocean Opportunity in the Legal Profession. Introducing Legal Wizards, TITAN Lawyer [Private AI], Legal Quizzes & Self-Service Smart Legal Documents, and much more.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
On June 6, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property introduced a Bill entitled “Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023” (PERA) aiming to amend the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility.
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
A Delaware federal jury on Friday awarded Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. more than $57 million after finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed its patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Last week, we asked for your input on whether certain images generated by AI programs were substantially similar to the Plaintiffs’ original artworks, as alleged in Andersen v. Stability AI.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 1, 2024
Delve into the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg tackle the terms and changes in this installment of “The Briefing” by Weintraub Tobin. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Within the last year ‘ChatGPT’ has become a household name. Some may even know that a company called OpenAI created the chatbot service based on artificial intelligence. What you may not know is that OpenAI applied to register the term “GPT” as a trademark, and that application was recently rejected by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ("USPTO”).
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
A company that creates murals resembling postcards has accused Major League Soccer of illegally reproducing and distributing one of its images to promote the organization's newest club in San Diego for financial gain.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
The Federal Circuit will hear oral argument on March 5, 2024, in In re: California Expanded Metal Products, Co., No. 23-1140, a case that presents two intriguing issues regarding patent remedies. The first issue is the minimum evidence necessary to support a jury's award of a 12 percent royalty rate on infringing sales, and the second concerns a licensor's ability to obtain an injunction where its exclusive licensee is not a party to the litigation.
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
A Federal Trade Commission representative appeared at a Colorado legislative hearing in support of a proposed "right-to-repair" law requiring manufacturers to provide documentation, software, data and certain tools to allow consumers to fix their own digital electronic equipment.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
As global interest in artificial intelligence reaches a fever pitch, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has entered the conversation. On February 13, 2024, the USPTO published Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions in the Federal Register, explaining how the USPTO plans to assess inventorship for inventions that were “assisted by” AI, and soliciting public comment through an ensuing 90-day comment period.
Olartemoure Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
Law 2300 of 2023 has been sued for allegedly violating constitutional principles. Specifically, the Constitutional Court is examining the allegation related to the legislative process of the law, as this regulation governs the fundamental rights to privacy and tranquility. However, the statutory law procedure was not followed, thus breaching the legal reservation.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Under 35 U.S.C. § 311(b), a Petitioner may challenge the validity of an issued patent in an IPR proceeding “only on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed publications.” Public accessibility has been held to be the touchstone for whether a reference constitutes a printed publication. Jazz Pharms., Inc. v. Amneal Pharms., LLC, 895 F.3d 1347, 135 (Fed.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 1, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) announcing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would make permanent certain aspects of the Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot program and revise rules around the burden of persuasion governing MTAs. The MTA pilot program for America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) stems back to March 2019, when the Office published a notice of pilot program in the Federal Regist
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
On February 26, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in the battle between Freshub, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. regarding the Alexa device. The case came down to a distinction between an “item” and a “word,” which was hotly contested at the oral argument we reported on back in January.
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2024
Before depositions, defense attorneys must prepare witnesses to recognize covert echoing techniques that may be used by opposing counsel to lower their defenses and elicit sensitive information — potentially leading to nuclear settlements and verdicts, say Bill Kanasky and Steve Wood at Courtroom Sciences.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 1, 2024
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down many patents on the grounds that they are invalid as directed to an abstract idea, relying on the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. In In re Elbaum (Fed. Cir. 12/20/2023) 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 33719, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s rejection of the claims in a patent application as directed to an abstract idea.
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