TorrentFreak

JUNE 12, 2022

When Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998, section 1201 outlawed circumvention of technological protection measures controlling access to copyright works. The base concept is relatively simple. When technological systems are deployed by copyright holders (or on their behalf) to protect access to their copyrighted works, in most cases these systems cannot be circumvented without violating the DMCA.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2022

The World Trade Organization's (WTO’s) 12th Ministerial Conference is set to take place this week, June 12-15, at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. As part of the four-day meeting, discussions around the latest text of the proposal to waive intellectual property (IP) rights under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for COVID-19 vaccine technology will take place around the clock, and it is expected that some agreement will be reached.

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The IPKat

JUNE 12, 2022

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a report which shows that over a third (34.95%) of UK industries are found to be ‘IP intensive’. The report, published on 9th June 2022 here , is an update to a similar publication by the IPO in September 2020. The research was undertaken by the Economics Evidence and Research team and assesses the contribution that these industries make to the UK economy, employment, output and exported goods.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2022

Initial Interest Confusion. It’s 2022 and we’re still dealing with this s**t. SMH. Can we please just outright kill the doctrine and spend our time on more meaningful problems? * “the initial interest confusion doctrine…requires a finding of likelihood of confusion.” Arizona Board of Regents v. Doe , No. 21-16525 (9th Cir.

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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?

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The IPKat

JUNE 12, 2022

The rush to file trade mark applications to capitalize on a trending term or phrase is not new. Just to mention a few recent examples, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) received applications relating to ‘ JE SUIS CHARLIE ’ in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack and ‘ BLACK LIVES MATTER ’ after the killing of George Floyd.

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IAM Magazine

JUNE 12, 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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IAM Magazine

JUNE 12, 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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IP Law 360

JUNE 12, 2022

As World Trade Organization members huddle in Geneva this week for a long-awaited ministerial summit, the Biden administration made clear that while it hopes to reach agreement on a number of pressing issues, it sees the meeting as a launchpad for future work.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 12, 2022

Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021. We’re pleased to bring you a post by Prashant reflecting on a book that we’d mentioned recently on the blog – Dr. R.V. Vaidyanathan Ayyar’s “Present at Creation” As had been mentioned in that earlier blog post , Dr.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 12, 2022

The government’s motion to cut off Bill C-11 debate will head to a vote on Monday as it seeks to wrap up submission of amendments, voting on all amendments, the House of Commons report stage, and third reading within a week. Liberal MPs argue that Conservative filibustering at committee necessitates the motion, yet with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez acknowledging that a Senate review of the bill will likely have to wait until the fall , there is no deadline and no obvious need

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