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What the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act Means for Artificial Intelligence Inventions

IP Watchdog

PERA is no doubt an ambitious bill. In terms of its design, the proposed legislation attempts to deal with each of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Alice, Mayo and Myriad, plus all of their progeny applications thereafter engendered by the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), all the way down to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examining corp.

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Opportunity Costs (and with AI it may cost a bunch)

The Illusion of More

Lately, one reads a lot of statements with the preamble “Artificial intelligence presents opportunities and challenges…” But is this the right way to frame the conversation? Because if we’re talking about creative professionals and their industries, it is probably more accurate to say that generative AI presents clear threats and some opportunities.

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Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms

IP Law 360

The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2023 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

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Best Weblog

Likelihood of Confusion

The 2007 Weblog Awards voting is over, and LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, I am proud to say, is still listed among the finalists! Congratulations to David Lat and friends of Above. The post Best Weblog appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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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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New USPTO Madrid Protocol Webpages

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a bulletin on the New Madrid Protocol webpages for international trademark applicants (govdelivery.com). Specifically, the USPTO explains that its website has updated content to make it easier to understand and include: An overview of the Madrid Protocol process Instructions on how to apply for an international trademark registration An explanation of what happens after submitting an international application Details on how to

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New USPTO Madrid Protocol Webpages

Above the Fold

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a bulletin on the New Madrid Protocol webpages for international trademark applicants (govdelivery.com). Specifically, the USPTO explains that its website has updated content to make it easier to understand and include: An overview of the Madrid Protocol process Instructions on how to apply for an international trademark registration An explanation of what happens after submitting an international application Details on h

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Geoblocking of videogames and competition law: General Court confirms that Steam and videogame publishers breached Article 101 TFEU

The IPKat

IPKat-approved game on Steam For those interested in the interplay between IP rights's territorial character and free competition, the judgment issued by the General Court (GC) in Valve Corporation , T-172/21 earlier this week is a must-read. Not only did the Court tackle the vexed issue of the applicability of Article 101 TFEU in the copyright context, but also touched upon the relevance and treatment, under the latter, of technological protection measures (TPMs) and the doctrine of exhaustion.

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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?

SpicyIP

In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/ misuse of his personality rights. While the development is being extensively discussed in the context of interaction between personality rights and deepfakes (see here , here , here and here ), we are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Dr.