Sat.Jan 22, 2022

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Pirate IPTV Reseller Ordered to Pay TV Companies $164,000 in Damages

TorrentFreak

Due to the way many pirate IPTV services are structured, top level suppliers often rely on a cascading marketing system whereby subscriptions are sold and resold through a network of so-called resellers. This type of arrangement allows lower-level individuals to sell subscriptions to their own customer bases while also helping to shield providers from unwanted attention from copyright holders and authorities.

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Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena Submitted to YouTube–Watch Tower v. Kevin McFree

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

A “lapsed” Jehovah’s Witnesses member, using the alias “ Kevin McFree ,” posted YouTube videos using stop-animation of Lego figurines to criticize the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The IP arm of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (the “Watch Tower”) claimed that one such video, the “Dubtown Video,” infringed its copyright by incorporating snippets of its videos.

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Judge Burke Recommends Grant of Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in Inventorship Dispute Action

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

In his Report and Recommendation entered in Bear Box LLC et al. v. Lancium LLC et al. , Civil Action No. 21-534-MN-CJB (D.Del. January 18, 2022), the Honorable Christopher J. Burke recommends that the Court grant Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings seeking the dismissal of Counts III, IV and V of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint which purport to assert state law claims for conversion, unjust enrichment, and negligent misrepresentation.

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Sole Proprietorship in Business

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION. Proprietorship in India is a type of unregistered business entity that is owned, managed, and controlled by one person. The micro and small businesses that are operating in the unorganized sector prefer registering as a proprietorship in India. It is very easy to start a sole proprietorship in India as it has very few regulatory compliances for conducting businesses.

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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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Intelligent digital assistant in a multi-tasking environment

Patently-O

I held a contest and Apple wins–for having the patent with the largest number of cited prior art references (patents issued 2005-2021). Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 11,037,565 is directed to a version of Siri that works across devices – an “Intelligent digital assistant in a multi-tasking environment.” The total, 9,441 cited references — 3 of which were cited by the examiner.

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Judge Burke Recommends Grant of Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in Inventorship Dispute Action

LexBlog IP

In his Report and Recommendation entered in Bear Box LLC et al. v. Lancium LLC et al. , Civil Action No. 21-534-MN-CJB (D.Del. January 18, 2022), the Honorable Christopher J. Burke recommends that the Court grant Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings seeking the dismissal of Counts III, IV and V of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint which purport to assert state law claims for conversion, unjust enrichment, and negligent misrepresentation.

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Forward into the Past: Toeppen v Panavision (9th Cir) and the Dilution theory of cybersquatting

LexBlog IP

Panavision Int’l, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1511 (9th Cir. 1998). This case was brought before there was either ACPA or the UDRP. Toeppen obtained domains reflecting the trademarks of third parties such as panavision.com and panaflex.com, amercianstandard.com, and intermatic.com. In the case of Panavision, he displayed an image of Pana, Illinois (a vision of Pana).

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Not So Plain Dealing

Likelihood of Confusion

Instapundit links to this teef-gnashing item from Michael Silence about this super-secret scandal, based on leaked documents, that the Cleveland Plain Dealer would for sure be investigating and breaking wide. The post Not So Plain Dealing appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSIONâ„¢.

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Nigeria Trademark Protection with Omolara Kayode

LexBlog IP

We recently spoke with Omolara (Lara) Kayode about brand protection in Nigeria. Lara is the founder and managing partner of O. Kayode & Co, a boutique IP law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters.

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Biden administration is right to pursue a ‘China Initiative’ reset

IAM Magazine

Even some of the programme’s architects seem to agree that it has strayed from initial focus on trade secrets and intellectual property.

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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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Nigeria Trademark Protection with Omalara Kayode

LexBlog IP

We recently spoke with Omalara (Lara) Kayode , about brand protection in Nigeria. Lara is the founder and managing partner of O. Kayode & Co, a boutique IP law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters.

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Biden administration is right to pursue a ‘China Initiative’ reset

IAM Magazine

Even some of the programme’s architects seem to agree that it has strayed from initial focus on trade secrets and intellectual property.