Tue.Sep 27, 2022

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Paul McCrory Faces 10 More Allegations of Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Back in March, we took a look at the story of prominent chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and brain trauma expert Paul McCrory. . At the time, McCrory was the Concussion in Sports Group, an organization that provides guidance to a wide variety of sporting organizations, including FIFA, the National Football League, the International Olympic Committee, F1 and more, on the issue of CTE.

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EUIPO on trade marks and designs in the metaverse

The IPKat

Over the past few years, there has been an increased interest in the metaverse (see IPKat posts here ) and NFTs , non-fungible tokens (see IPKat posts here ). From a trade mark perspective, the appropriate classification of goods and services has also been in the spotlight. In this sense, the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) published in June 2022 the practical approach taken for classification purposes (see IPKat post here ).

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Web3 beyond the hype

McKinsey Operations

While buffeted by the recent market downturn and bankruptcies, digital assets and the technologies underlying them still have the potential to transform business models across sectors.

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U.S. Copyright Groups Are Concerned About Russia’s Handling of Online Piracy

TorrentFreak

Following Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February, life in both countries has changed. While Ukrainians fight for their freedom, Russian citizens must deal with the effects of sanctions and other restrictions. Many large companies, including those in the entertainment industry, support sanctions. For example, major Hollywood players and streaming services voluntarily pulled out of the country.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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Jump Rope Company Asks High Court to Weigh in on CAFC Approach to Collateral Estoppel for PTAB Invalidations

IP Watchdog

The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court through her company, Jump Rope Systems, LLC, to seek clarification of the collateral estoppel doctrine as applied by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to bar a patent infringement suit in district court where the CAFC has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of unpatentability.

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Anti-Piracy Outfit Rightscorp Hit With $15m Lawsuit After Sale Went Wrong

TorrentFreak

After beginning life as DigitalRights back in 2009, anti-piracy company Rightscorp became known for its cut-price copyright-trolling operations. Where competitors would attempt to charge hundreds up to multiple thousands of dollars per alleged file-sharing infringement, Rightscorp initially offered to settle cases for around $20. The long game was for every ISP in the United States to forward Rightscorp notices to customers, thereby negating the need for courts, subpoenas, and other legal expens

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Meta Bags: NFT Complications and Considerations for Traditional Brand Owners

JD Supra Law

In yet another example of the law trying to keep up with technology, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision in Hermès International, et al. v. Mason Rothschild that examines traditional trademark concepts in connection with non-fungible tokens, or “NFTs.”.

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How can Fashion Brands feel more protected in the Metaverse?

Olartemoure Blog

The metaverse’s growth is imminent and it’s becoming by the minute the place where everyone should be. All industries are starting to grasp this and are getting involved in it. Fashion is not the exception , and different brands have become involved in the meta world. The virtual universe Decentraland hosted in March 2022, the first Metaverse Fashion Week which was a success, as it featured more than 70 brands, artists and designers.

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CCC Hosts Eli Lilly and Company for Panel Discussion on Innovation and Copyright Compliance

Velocity of Content

Tomorrow, CCC will welcome senior leaders from Eli Lilly and Company’s Legal and Library teams for an engaging panel discussion on how they partner to accelerate the innovation of new medicines, improve patient outcomes, and promote global copyright compliance. Wednesday, 28 September 2022. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT /. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST.

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§101 Reform Bill’s Murky Language Might Do the Opposite of What It Intends, Killing Patents Upheld in Court Decisions

JD Supra Law

The law of unintended consequences provides that actions “always have effects that are unanticipated or unintended.” This folk wisdom holds true when it comes to the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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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Fostering fintech in green finance: An interview with Sopnendu Mohanty

McKinsey Operations

The Chief FinTech Officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) believes that setting up a foundational infrastructure for data is needed to achieve sustainable finance.

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Reexamining Negative Limitations After Novartis Patent Ruling

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit's decision and denial of rehearing in Novartis v. Accord has created exacting standards that must be met in order for negative limitations in patent claims to satisfy the written description requirement, but whether the dissent is correct that the majority opinion heightened the standard is an arguable point, say Jonathan Fitzgerald and Jaime Choi at Snell & Wilmer.

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A sustainable society for all: An interview with Darian McBain

McKinsey Operations

The Chief Sustainability Officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore believes that people and society must be at the heart of any solution in Asia’s transition to net-zero emissions.

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The UK’s AI Strategy: Where Are We Now?

JD Supra Law

Last year, the UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its 10- year National AI Strategy for the regulation and promotion of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK (Report). DCMS seeks to build “the most pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world” and vows to make the UK the “best place to live and work with AI” over the next decade.

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The importance of financial viability for the net-zero transition

McKinsey Operations

Climate Impact X CEO, Mikkel Larsen, on financially viable green solutions, and bridging gaps between the public and private sectors to drive Asia’s net-zero transition.

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The Pitch - September 2022

JD Supra Law

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse cross-section of published articles, compelling news and stories, and original content curated and/or created by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP’s Entertainment & Sports industry team.

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The art of the possible: An interview with leaders from Scottish Water

McKinsey Operations

Many organizations have made decarbonization commitments, but meeting those goals is a different story. Gordon Reid and Mark Williams from Scottish Water share their insights.

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Importance of cash-only agreements plummets in IP licensing, according to new LES USA and Canada report

IAM Magazine

With the effects of the America Invents Act and Supreme Court eligibility decisions biting, the survey finds that deal values are down overall - with NPEs seeing among the sharpest falls

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Recent Trends in the Trans-Tasman Patent Attorney Profession

LexBlog IP

As regular readers of this blog – and watchers of the Australasian patent attorney profession in general – are well-aware, we have witnessed over recent years a significant upheaval in the profession, including three public listings of attorney firm groups and a series of acquisitions and mergers. The result of this (so far) is that there are now two publicly-listed holding companies – IPH Limited ( ASX:IPH ) and QANTM IP Limited ( ASX:QIP ) – which between them own six m

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Three score and three

Likelihood of Confusion

Counterfeit Chic’s Knockoff News #63 — a magic number for us end-of-the-boom-ers. At least it is for me. Originally posted 2012-12-31 08:30:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Three score and three appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Unraveling Copyright for Patterns

LexBlog IP

Below is an actual question that I have seen on Reddit, received on Facebook, and chosen not to answer on forums. But now is the time to unravel some copyright questions. I found a crochet pattern, and I hate it. I had to re write it in different terms to understand it. How much would need to be changed in order to have a new pattern? Plenty of designers get ideas from crochet pieces they see.

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Pandora Says Lewis Black, Agency Part Of Antitrust 'Cartel'

IP Law 360

Pandora Media LLC, facing comedians' copyright infringement claims, on Monday hit back at irascible comic Lewis Black and licensing agency Spoken Giants LLC with antitrust counterclaims, saying they are part of a "cartel" seeking to monopolize the licensing of comedians' recorded performances.

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Aristocrat Technologies: The Future Patentability of Gaming Technology and Computer-Implemented Inventions

LexBlog IP

Last month, the High Court dismissed an appeal by gaming technology provider Aristocrat Technologies over whether computerised components in their electronic gaming machines ( EGMs ) which triggered a “feature game” constituted patentable subject matter. The judgment was split evenly between the six justices. Although in theory the ruling should provide more clarity on the increasingly important question of the patentability of computer-implemented inventions ( CIIs ), the opposing v

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Eli Lilly Off The Hook In Trade Secrets Suit Over Migraine App

IP Law 360

A North Carolina federal judge on Monday dismissed a suit against Eli Lilly over allegations that the pharmaceutical giant stole an app developer's confidential information to launch a rival migraine tracking app, ruling that the claims are preempted by Indiana's Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

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Exclusive: Litigation funder eyes Europe growth with $500m fund

Managing IP

Erso Capital said the decision to create a pool specifically for patent litigation was based on rising demand in the tech and life sciences sectors.

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Women At Ford, GE Outliers In Top Cos.' Wide IP Gender Gap

IP Law 360

The percentage of patents by women inventors at Ford, GE and AT&T surpasses the percentage of women in technical jobs there, a ratio more than two dozen top innovating companies couldn't match, according to a new analysis from a law professor and key political adviser.

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Patent pools pass the antitrust test and are here to stay, say IAM event delegates

IAM Magazine

As long as key issues of concern are always addressed, collective licensing will continue to get regulatory sign-off

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Amazon Sellers Ripping Off Mary Kay's Trademarks, Suit Says

IP Law 360

Digital storefronts on Amazon are selling used and expired cosmetics with Mary Kay trademarks on them without consent of the cosmetic giant, it said in a trademark infringement suit in Texas federal court Monday.

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Why France is an increasingly favourable jurisdiction for patent owners

IAM Magazine

A change in the patent bench has transformed the prospects of patent owners seeking remedies in the country

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USPS Hit With Ex-Contractor's $500M Trade Secrets Suit

IP Law 360

The U.S. Postal Service wrongly terminated a contract with a third-party reseller after the post office launched its own e-commerce platform and also allegedly swiped the company's confidential business knowledge, according to a lawsuit in Utah federal court.

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Two Funds Seek Invidior Antitrust Docs In Securities Case

IP Law 360

Two municipal retirement funds asked a Pennsylvania federal court for permission to intervene in a case accusing pharmaceuticals firm Indivior PLC of monopolizing the market for the opioid addiction treatment suboxone so that the funds can obtain material for use in a securities case over the alleged conduct.

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'Friday The 13th' Writer Wins $887K Atty Award

IP Law 360

A Connecticut federal judge has awarded screenwriter Victor Miller nearly $887,000 in attorney fees in litigation over the rights to his "Friday the 13th" script, even though he sought $1.18 million.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Ship Luggage Patent Suit From Texas To Fla.

IP Law 360

The Federal Circuit won't let Swiss company Wenger transfer a hi-tech luggage patent suit against it out of Texas to Florida, the third time the company has been blocked from moving the case because no party involved is based in the Sunshine State.

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Security Co. Can't Dodge Rival's Trade Secrets Suit

IP Law 360

A North Carolina federal judge won't toss a security services company's trade secrets suit against a competitor over the employment of a former executive, ruling Tuesday that it is too early to tell whether a restrictive covenant at issue is enforceable in the state.

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