Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 12, 2023
A recent lawsuit accuses Twitter of ignoring thousands of DMCA notices. Is this a systemic problem? We try, and fail, to look at the data. The post Does Twitter Ignore DMCA Notices? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 12, 2023
By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”. The site is used by researchers from all over the world, to acquire papers they otherwise have a hard time accessing. For some, Sci-Hub is essential for their work. Major academic publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society, view this rogue research library as a direct threat to their business model.
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Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 12, 2023
Computer scientist seeks copyright in AI works, Motorola wins big in Australia and court rules you can't copyright water. The post 3 Count: Ice, Ice Baby appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The IPKat
JANUARY 12, 2023
A challenging question, isn’t it? As different as these brands may be, both are certainly well-known among the general public. While Puma’s sportswear is more present in the everyday life of consumers, Rolex watches enjoy a more luxurious aura. So one could argue that both trade marks should have a similar scope of protection. The General Court and German Patent Court, however, seem to have disagreed in two recent decisions: The General Court’s decision In the matter Puma v EUIPO - DN Solutions
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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 Watchdog
JANUARY 12, 2023
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a Notice of Final Initial Determination (FID) finding that Apple violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing and selling in the United States Apple Watches with light-based pulse oximetry technology that infringed claims 24 and 30 of Masimo’s U.S. Patent No. 10,945,648. According to a Masimo press release, Apple first started selling the Apple Watch with a pulse oximeter sensor in 2020 and has continued to use it in subseq
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 12, 2023
More than two years ago the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Pennsylvania and New Jersey man, Bill Omar Carrasquillo – better known online as ‘Omi in a Hellcat’ The seizure of dozens of high-end cars and a reported $5.2m from bank accounts made international headlines in November 2019, further boosting Carrasquillo’s profile.
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Copyright Alliance
JANUARY 12, 2023
2022 was not the busiest year in terms of copyright legislation, but nonetheless, there were some significant legislative activities both in Congress and at the state level, including one copyright […]. The post Copyright Legislation in 2022: A Year in Review appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 12, 2023
The US drive to decarbonize is at an inflection point. Critical actions could accelerate the transition while enhancing energy affordability and supporting inclusive economic growth.
Stock Legal Blog
JANUARY 12, 2023
In the media and everyday conversation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (call it “M&A” for style points) often gets lumped in with concepts like hedge funds and investment banking -- something strictly in the domain of Fortune 500 companies and Manhattan billionaires.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
Mask Work Infringement - In analogizing semiconductor chips to traditional areas of copyright law, the legislative history notes that, just as a plagiarist who copies only one chapter of a book may be held liable for infringement, a person may be liable for copying a part of a mask work if it is a qualitatively important portion that results in substantial similarity.
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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.
Patent Trademark Blog
JANUARY 12, 2023
How to Use Patent Public Search (PPUBS). Wouldn’t it be great if you can find how many patents have been obtained by a patent attorney or agent? Using the new tool by the USPTO called Patent Public Search (PPUBS), you can search for patent grants by practitioner name. On the welcome page, you will find two options: Basic Search or Advanced Search.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
In a recent event hosted by Lexology, Venable partners Justin Pierce, Calvin Nelson, and Marci Ballard discussed how various entities are seeking to prepare for a future of immersive, interactive, and engaging metaverse experiences. The panelists also explored the steps companies and organizations should be taking to protect their brands and trademarks in the metaverse, how interoperability in the metaverse is likely to lead to copyright challenges, and the role of design and utility patents in.
Likelihood of Confusion
JANUARY 12, 2023
Talk about “Dear John” letters! In the June issue of Royaltie$ magazine, Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) and Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) sure know how to grab your. The post “Dear Licensor” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
The use of NFTs ("Non-fungible Tokens") can constitute a trademark infringement. This was recently decided by the IP Chamber of the Court of Rome (Tribunale di Roma, decision of 20 July 2022, ref. 32072/2022). The court emphasized that the scope of protection of a trademark also extended to goods that were not included in the Nice Classification, but closely related to the goods listed in the respective class for which a trademark was registered.
Patently-O
JANUARY 12, 2023
Guest Post by Professor Jorge L. Contreras. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act should be modified to prevent the reintroduction of patents on naturally-occurring genomic sequences that are isolated and purified in the lab, a change that will enable international pathogen research to continue while interfering little with private incentives to develop new biomedical technologies.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
In a recent article, we argued that patent law's current subjective and inconsistently-applied mental process doctrine is erroneously based on a false equivalence between human and machine cognition. Notably, inventions that would require machine implementation to be of any practical use at all are mistakenly barred from patentability because they are allegedly directed to "mental" processes.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 12, 2023
Stanford professor emerita Myra Strober details her experience combatting workplace inequity and outlines the framework she teaches for answering life’s biggest questions—like whether to move, marry, or accept a job offer.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
Durch die Nutzung von NFTs ("non-fungible tokens") können Markenrechte verletzt werden. Dies hat kürzlich die Kammer für geistiges Eigentum des Gerichts erster Instanz in Rom entschieden (Tribunale di Roma, Entscheidung v. 20. Juli 2022, Az. 32072/2022). Die Kammer betont, dass sich der Schutzbereich einer Marke auch auf Waren erstrecke, die nicht in der Nizza-Klassifikation genannt, aber eng mit den in der jeweiligen Klasse enthaltenen Waren verwandt seien.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 12, 2023
Concentration in the origins of traded products is widespread, prompting questions about whether to diversify or decouple.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 12, 2023
INTRODUCTION. Various online platforms, including social media , along with the Edtech companies played a major role in imparting education to the kids, students and learners, which was stifled during Covid-19 lockdown. Government platforms and different other start-ups including various Edtech companies even provided free education so that even the children who have suffered the pangs of financial poverty during those times can also have access to learning.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 12, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today ruled in a precedential decision that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas incorrectly found the term “enlarged chamber” indefinite, but affirmed the court’s construction of another claim term. The case stems from Grace Instrument Industries, LLC’s May 19, 2020, suit against Chandler Instruments Company, LLC for infringement of its U.S.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 12, 2023
A California federal jury has awarded $66 million in damages to retailer Talavera Hair Products after finding a rival infringed patents and copyrights over split-end trimming technology.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 12, 2023
These growth-boosting strategies can help restaurant businesses outperform during a uniquely challenging moment.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 12, 2023
Atari and fashion retailer Brandy Melville urged a Ninth Circuit panel to reverse unfavorable trial court rulings in separate cases accusing print-on-demand marketplace Redbubble of fostering rampant trademark infringement, arguing that the cases, which were litigated before separate trial judges, led to inconsistent and contradictory findings on contributory infringement.
The TTABlog
JANUARY 12, 2023
It's a new year and a clean slate. Here are the first three decisions of the year in Section 2(d) appeals. How do you think they came out? [Results in first comment]. In re Ozy Media, Inc. , Serial No. 90023072 (January 4, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Martha B. Allard) [Section 2(d) refusal of RESET for "mugs and cups" in view of the registered mark shown below for "tableware, cookware and containers, namely, mugs made of plastic. ; cups made of plastics" [PLASTIC disclaimed].
IP Law 360
JANUARY 12, 2023
Covington & Burling LLP's refusal to hand over to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a list of 298 clients affected by a 2020 cyberattack calls into question the limits of confidential attorney-client relationships and the regulator's investigatory powers.
McKinsey Operations
JANUARY 12, 2023
Anna Bligh, who formerly served as premier of Queensland, is no stranger to crisis. She explains how tough times can be an opportunity for positive change.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 12, 2023
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. on Thursday lost a bid for a new trial in a vape patent case that sacked it a $95 million judgment, despite a North Carolina federal judge finding that opposing counsel had stepped out of line during cross-examination of an expert witness in front of the jury.
IAM Magazine
JANUARY 12, 2023
Düsseldorf courts provide clarity on the consequences of failing to agree on an NDA. While it is generally incumbent on implementers to negotiate and conclude an NDA with the SEP holder, refusal to enter into one does not necessarily make the implementer a non-willing licensee.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 12, 2023
The former marketing agent for NBA player Zion Williamson told the Fourth Circuit that a lower court erred when it classified the young star as a student-athlete, which made their contract void, and also said a jury should have decided a question of misappropriation of trade secrets.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 12, 2023
In Nature Simulation Sys. Inc., v. Autodesk, Inc. , 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 28654, 50 F.4th 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2022), Nature Simulation Systems Inc. (“NSS”) found relief at the Federal Circuit when a majority panel reversed the Northern District of California’s decision that their method patents for performing computer-aided operations for three-dimensional objects were invalid as indefinite.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
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LexBlog IP
JANUARY 12, 2023
On Jan 9, Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (“Coherus”) announced that it has agreed to acquire the exclusive commercialization rights to FYB203, a biosimilar referencing EYLEA (aflibercept) from Klinge Biopharma GmbH (“Klinge Biopharma”) in the US. The parties expect to complete the transaction in Q1 2023. Coherus plans to file an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) with the FDA later this year and intends to launch the product at EYLEA biosimilar market formation,
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 12, 2023
Alvotech announced yesterday the initiation of a pharmacokinetic study for AVT05, a biosimilar referencing Johnson & Johnson’s (“J&J”) SIMPONI and SIMPONI ARIA (golimumab). SIMPONI is used to treat certain types of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and ulcerative colitis (UC).
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