TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 19, 2021
When Fakku launched 15 years ago, it was an aggregator for unlicensed scanlations of adult manga, also known as hentai. The site’s founder, Jacob Grady, studied computer science in Massachusetts at the time and used student loans to pay the server bills of a site that was essentially a pirate operation. Fakku never sought trouble with rightsholders though.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 19, 2021
This has been a year full of ups and downs, including at the International Trade Commisison (ITC). The ITC has stayed open for business, instituting a near-record number of investigations and holding hearings, albeit virtually. There have been a number of ITC decisions with interesting holdings, all of which have been covered well here and in other blogs.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2021
The plaintiff runs Seeking Arrangements. The defense runs Luxy, a competitor. Earlier this year, I blogged a ruling holding that Seeking Arrangements’ trademark infringement claim against Luxy could proceed because Luxy included Seeking Arrangements’ purported trademarks in its keyword metatags. Yes, this was a 2021 decision. The ruling I’m blogging today involves Luxy’s counterclaims against Seeking Arrangements for buying the Luxy keyword as the trigger for search engin
The IPKat
DECEMBER 19, 2021
As we are halfway through December, it's never too late to look back at last week's activities on the blog! TRADE MARKS When it comes to trade mark disputes, Italian football club AC Milan recently lost a match against German company InterES (and yes, the company name is not intentional). Katfriend Federica Combariati discussed likelihood of confusion and trade mark reputation in her commentary on a recent Judgment of the General Court between the above parties.
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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?
Likelihood of Confusion
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Last night Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg ruled in the Apple case that “reporters who published ‘stolen property’ weren’t entitled to protections. ” B-b-b-b-b-b-but even if they’re reporters?! Yes. The post Other People’s Information Doesn’t Want to be Free appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Flatfeecorp is seeking a Trademark Attorney. Flatfeecorp is looking to add to its team a freelance (1099) Trademark Manager and is interested in candidates with 2-3+ years of experience in trademarks and interest in setting up a new trademark team in a dynamic and exciting start-up environment. This is a part-time, temporary, remote position.
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IP Law 360
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Moderna announced Friday that it has delayed pursuing a patent on its COVID vaccine while it disputes the National Institutes of Health's contention that the agency's scientists should be added as co-inventors, which could give the government greater control over the vaccine.
IAM Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: U.S. Government Must Face Patent Case Over Armored Vehicles (Source: Reuters). USPTO announces PPH pilot program with the National Institute of Industrial Property of France (Source: USPTO). Blake Brittain: Biden’s PTO Pick Calls for Clarity on Patent-Eligibility Controversy (Source: Reuters). Manoj Kumar: India to Push for Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines at WTO (Source: Financial Post).
IAM Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2021
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
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-12-11 [link] 2021-12-12. Canadian courts confirm significant limits on privacy class actions [link] 2021-12-13. Judge Cote Grants Google a TRO Against Operators of Malicious "Botnet" [link] 2021-12-13. 36-Hour Breach Notification Rule to Go into Effect for Banking Organizations [link] 2021-12-13.
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