TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people use VPNs to stay secure and to prevent outsiders from tracking their online activities. As with regular Internet providers, a subsection of these subscribers may be engaged in piracy activities. Over the past few years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Coffey v. OK Foods , 2:21-CV-02200, 2022 WL 738072 ( W.D. Ark. Mar. 10, 2022 ). Coffey applied for a job with large poultry producer OK Foods (owned by Bachoco). The online application required her to provide substantial personally identifiable information (PII), including her name, SSN, birthdate, etc. She got the job. At some point a few years later OK Foods computer system was hacked and Coffey’s information was exposed (along with that of thousands of other employee

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced last week that it will terminate engagement with the Russian IP Office (Rospatent) as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) and the IP Office of Belarus, which has been cooperating with Russia in the lead-up to and during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The USPTO also said on Wednesday that, effective March 11, it is no longer granting requests to participate in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) at the USPTO wh

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Kat- quotation There is little doubt that one of the most (if not the most) significant exceptions in copyright law is the one relating to quotation, criticism or review. Despite it being admittedly a ‘right to quote’ from the perspective of Article 10(1) of the Berne Convention , under EU law quotation is one of the traditionally optional exceptions found inter alia in Article 5 of the InfoSoc Directive , specifically Article 5(3)(d).

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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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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 13, 2022

Last spring, I got a comment on the blog from a gentleman named Bunker Mulligan. I don’t get a lot of comments, which isn’t surprising; our content is so mind-numbing. The post Confusion Dispelled appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The Trichordist

MARCH 13, 2022

This is the third of a three part post on Spotify’s failure to qualify as an “ESG” stock. [This is an extension of Spotify’s ESG Fail: Environment and Spotify’s ESG… Read more "Spotify’s ESG fail: Governance".

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

The IPKat has been very active this past week! Have you had a chance to read the latest posts? If not, here is a quick recap! "Cosmic Kitten" by Bold Frontiers is marked with CC BY 2.0. GuestKat Sophie Corke reports on a recent case involving the German whisky “ Glen Buchenbach ” which, despite being labelled as a German product, infringes the Scotch geographical indication according to a recent decision by the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg.

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LoTempio Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

There was possibly no better harbinger for the eventual fall of the Soviet Union than opening day of the country’s first McDonald’s. In 1990, one year prior to the Soviet Union’s dissolution, thousands of eager Moscow residents waited in line for a chance at scoring a Big Mac and fries. The restaurant, a mere three […]. The post IP Relations with Russia Severed Following Ukraine Invasion appeared first on Vincent LoTempio | Registered Patent Attorney, Trademark, and Copyright | 1-800-866-0

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Managing IP

MARCH 13, 2022

Sources at Burford, Omni Bridgeway and The Judge say business is continuing to boom because of shifts in the patent landscape and COVID uncertainty

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IAM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 13, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-03-05 [link] 2022-03-06. Legitimate DMCA Takedown Notice or Phishing Scam? [link] 2022-03-07. Copyright Office Ruling Exposes Artificial Intelligence and NFT Issues [link] 2022-03-07. RT @terromur : For over 10 years, Canadian creators & publishers haven’t been paid for the educational use of their works.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: Patent Judge Leaves U.S. Tribunal for Law Firm Arnold & Porter (Source: Reuters). Angus Liu : Roche Settles Lawsuit Claiming AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris Infringes Delivery Patent (Source: Fierce Pharma). Solomon Israel: Court Tosses Canopy Cannabis Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Pharma (Source: MJ Biz Daily).

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