Plagiarism Today
JULY 28, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that video game makers Bungie and Ubisoft have filed a lawsuit against five individuals that they allege are behind the Ring-1 group, which makes and distributes popular cheating software for various games.
TorrentFreak
JULY 28, 2021
Internet provider Cox Communications has been on the sharp end of several piracy lawsuits in recent years. In December 2015, a Virginia federal jury held Cox Communications responsible for pirating subscribers, ordering the company to pay music publisher BMG Rights Management $25 million in damages. This damages figure was reduced in a settlement agreement but, soon after, the Internet provider was hit with a $1 billion jury verdict in a similar case, which is still under appeal.
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Erik K Pelton
JULY 28, 2021
With the Olympic Games underway in Tokyo, Erik shares the decathlon of trademark protection – 10 steps to building a strong, protected brand name. The post The Trademark Protection Decathlon appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. With the Olympic Games underway in Tokyo, Erik shares the decathlon of trademark protection – 10 steps to building a strong, protected brand name.
TorrentFreak
JULY 28, 2021
Rather than test their skills on a level playing field, some gamers prefer to deploy third-party cheating software to gain a competitive advantage. This is particularly prevalent in multiplayer games where being able to shoot through walls, automatically aim, run at advantageous speeds and retain ammo supplies naturally provides a competitive advantage.
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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?
Patently-O
JULY 28, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. Most patents involve two or more joint inventors who all claim to have contributed significantly to the invention. Conception of the invention is typically seen as the critical legal determinant of invention and some courts have written that each joint inventor must have contributed substantially to the conception of the invention.* Conception is typically referred to as a mental act.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Seven Important Traits - Attempting to value NFTs is a speculative and challenging practice, in part because they are still relatively new and there are few comparable assets. The newsletter Bankless gives seven traits to consider when determining an NFT’s value: First is chain security. It is important to the buyer that the underlying blockchain stays secure.
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IPilogue
JULY 28, 2021
Photo by Joshua Hanson (Unsplash). Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Powerful. Bold. Influential. These are just some of the words that Hadiya Roderique ’s Black on Bay Street self portrait emphasizes for a first-generation Black law student like myself. You can only imagine how much an organization could profit from using those photos for a fundraising campaign for Indigenous, Black and people of colour (IBPOC).
IP Watchdog
JULY 28, 2021
On July 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a non-precedential decision in Siegler v. Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. in which the appellate court affirmed a series of rulings on motions in a copyright and trade secret lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California. Although the Federal Circuit panel in the case “[understood] that Siegler feels unfairly treated as a result of the events she outlines, she was treated more than fairly by the district court,” said
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
“Patent Prosecution” is a curious phrase for the non-initiated. The term refers to what happens after a patent application is filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), particularly to the back-and-forth exchanges between the Patent Office and the applicant.
IP Watchdog
JULY 28, 2021
Dority & Manning is looking to fill in a full-time, permanent position of a Patent Attorney or Agent at its office in Greenville, SC. Dority & Manning has developed a dynamic, energetic, and inclusive environment where all individuals are accepted, valued, empowered, and able to meet their highest potential.
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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.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Jamie Graham is currently Associate Director and Senior Patent Counsel at Boehringer Ingelheim USA. Prior to joining Boehringer, Jamie practiced patent law for 30 years at Kilpatrick Townsend, many of them as a partner. At the firm, she focused on IP issues relating to biological and chemical technologies, particularly in the areas of biotechnology, diagnostics, immunology, and pharmaceuticals.
IP Watchdog
JULY 28, 2021
When launching a new restaurant or food or beverage company, your plate is likely full enough. To add to the pile, this last year was no stranger to delays and pivots for businesses. And we’ve been noticing one more delay that may impact your new venture. Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted a blog entry on its website addressing a development that trademark practitioners have been aware of for months: trademark applications have surged to unprecedented levels
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Australia's Copyright Act allows for various "fair dealing" defenses that set out defined categories of acceptable uses of copyrighted work. These uses include research or study, criticism or review, parody or satire, reporting the news, and provision of legal advice.
Patently-O
JULY 28, 2021
By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. Over the decades (sigh) I’ve been involved in various capacities in cases where practitioners have missed deadlines. Sometimes, the client’s partly to blame. For example, imagine a client at the last minute dumping a lot of information they expect to be included in an application or any claim is barred (say by a prior publication).
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
On July 14, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, together with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and Senator Cory Booker, released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (the “CAOA”), comprehensive legislation that proposes, among other things, removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), empowering states to implement and control their own cannabis policies, transferring agency functions with respect to regulation of cannabis products,
IAM Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
As life science companies reassess their IP strategies in the wake of covid-19, outsourcing patent research and analysis could be an ideal solution to issues associated with patentability and patent cliffs.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions - CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC v. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. [OPINION] (22020-1289, 2020-1290, 7/22/2021) (Newman, Dyk, Reyna) - Reyna, J. The Court reversed the PTAB’s obviousness determinations in two IPRs, concluding that the PTAB’s “decision on obviousness is not supported by substantial evidence” and that the PTAB “erred in its analysis of objective indicia of nonobviousness.”.
Likelihood of Confusion
JULY 28, 2021
The New York Law Journal reports that my old friend Southern District Judge Denise Cote has turned down Fox Entertainment Group’s attempt to recoup almost $280,000 in attorney’s fees (pursuant. The post Frivolous copyright claims don’t automatically merit fee awards appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Kashishipr
JULY 28, 2021
The doctrine stipulates that the scope of a patent is not confined to the literal terms laid in the claims; instead, it embraces all the equivalents to the claims described in the said application. In the absence of such a doctrine, the true essence of the patent and the monopolistic rights would never be realized to their full potential as it would enable the competitors to make unimportant changes to the invention to claim another set of rights altogether.
The Trichordist
JULY 28, 2021
Gwen Seale challenges the frozen mechanical rates.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Microsoft Corporation v. FG SRC, LLC, No. 2020-1928 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2021), is a stark reminder that an IPR petitioner must always set forth its grounds in its petition with particularity. In the decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the Board not….
LexBlog IP
JULY 28, 2021
What is “Materially Identical?” The doctrine of issue preclusion can prevent an issue previously litigated at the PTAB from being re-litigated in a later proceeding, such as in the district court. In order for issue preclusion to apply, a “materially identical” issue must have been “actually litigated and determined by a valid and final judgment,” where the determination was “essential to the judgment.” See Papst Licensing GMBH & Co.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied two requests by Junior Party University of California/Berkeley, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (hereinafter, "CVC") in Interference No. 106,115. In the first, CVC asked a conference call to discuss its renewed request for leave to file a motion against Senior Party The Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University (hereinafter, "Broad") that alleged inequitable conduct. .
LexBlog IP
JULY 28, 2021
Dans ce IP Monitor intitulé Email alternatives bring new challenges to supporting patent validity , nous analysons la croissance des plateformes alternatives au courrier électronique et les enjeux concernant la validité des brevets qui peuvent découler de leur utilisation par des entreprises dans le cadre de de la recherche et de développement.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
The rise of online intermediaries, such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook, has radically changed the way in which many businesses and individuals operate and has introduced novel legal and business questions and challenges. It is easier and cheaper than ever for bad actors to use online tools, whether it be websites, platforms, or online profiles, to commit a variety of unlawful activities such as impersonating a business, associating themselves with a business without any such connection, or.
IP Blog
JULY 28, 2021
We have frequently discussed how technological innovation is vital to the global economy's continued success and how protecting the Intellectual Property central to that process is critical. But it is not enough to simply praise tech for this fact and not examine how it can be much more than a driver of profit or creator of convenience in our personal and professional lives.
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Bulk-Filed Patent Applications Claiming Distant Priority Trigger Prosecution Laches - In Hyatt v. Hirshfeld, Appeal No. 18-2390, the Federal Circuit held that the PTO met its burden to prove prosecution laches for bulk-filed patent applications claiming priority to applications more than six years old.
LexBlog IP
JULY 28, 2021
The rise of online intermediaries, such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook, has radically changed the way in which many businesses and individuals operate and has introduced novel legal and business questions and challenges. It is easier and cheaper than ever for bad actors to use online tools, whether it be websites, platforms, or online profiles, to commit a variety of unlawful activities such as impersonating a business, associating themselves with a business without any such connection, or othe
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED v. INTEL CORPORATION Before Moore, Reyna and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A party should be given notice and an opportunity to respond before the PTAB sua sponte departs from an uncontested claim construction in a manner that omits an agreed-upon feature of the claim when the absence of that feature….
Indiana Intellectual Property Law
JULY 28, 2021
Fishers, Indiana – Digital Verification Systems, LLC (“Digital”) is apparently the owner by assignment of U.S. Patent No. 9,054,860 (the “‘860 Patent”) for a Digital Verified Identification System and Method. According to the Complaint, Formstack, LLC (“Formstack”), the Defendant, offers at least one Product, Formstack Sign, that infringes one or more claims of the ‘860 Patent.
Herbert Smith Freehills
JULY 28, 2021
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IAM Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
Chinese companies have been heavily engaged in the new standard and look set to own key elements of the IP, while also being early adopters in their product offerings.
Herbert Smith Freehills
JULY 28, 2021
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IAM Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
Decisions delivered in six months and the availability of injunctions make Southeast Asia’s largest market an attractive proposition for the Finnish company.
Herbert Smith Freehills
JULY 28, 2021
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