Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As we’ve discussed in the past , copyright has played an oddly oversized role in our modern Halloween festivities. Whether it’s establishing the modern zombie formula , essentially re-copyrighting Frankenstein’s Monster or nearly killing off one of the most iconic vampires , Halloween and copyright have a long and controversial history together. However, one of the areas that is generally less talked about is copyright’s impact on Halloween costumes.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We love working with all types of businesses, but earning the trust of many other lawyers and legal industry businesses has been extra gratifying. The post We help clients with trademark protection in all industries – even law appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Arizona Beats Back Copyright Challenge to Car-Dealer Data Law. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the State of Arizona has beat back a copyright challenge to a new car dealer data law as the 9th Circuit has rejected an appeal from software developers.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 26, 2021

From the length of trademark application filings to the Trademark Modernization Act, and the influx of filings from China, there are significant USPTO updates that Erik shares in this episode. The post Fall 2021 USPTO News Roundup appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. From the length of trademark application filings to the Trademark Modernization Act, and the influx of filings from China, there are significant USPTO updates that Erik shares in this episode.

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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?

Technology

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the DMCA, Congress enabled copyright owners to obtain pre-litigation discovery of alleged infringers (17 USC 512(h)). After sending a takedown notice, the copyright owner can apply for an unmasking subpoena, which the clerk of the court must issue without any discretion or review by a judge. This fast lane is a historical anachronism; it does little to balance the privacy interests of the alleged infringer.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

. Photo by Intepat ( INTEPAT ). Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . . The decade-long dispute between Google and Oracle over computer code’s copyrightability finally came to an end on April 5, 2021. It started out in 2010 when Oracle sued Google for copying the application programming interfaces (APIs) of Java, a programming language developed and licensed by Sun Microsystems and later acquired by Oracle, in Google’s development of the Andro

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IP Close Up

OCTOBER 26, 2021

When it comes to understanding intellectual property rights at least one organization has come to believe that less is more. A fresh approach to learning Continue reading.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The October 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses a precedential TTAB decision regarding fraud; the DEA's proposal to increase production quotas for several schedule I controlled substances, including cannabis; and the open gTLD sunrise periods. In this issue: - Ignorance is NOT Bliss: Reckless Disregard for the Truth Supports a Finding of Fraud - Watching the Pot™ - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open: October 2021 Please see full Newsletter below for more.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Kathi Vidal, the head of Winston & Strawn LLP's Silicon Valley office, to serve as the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

After a couple of weeks with lots of precedential decisions, the Federal Circuit caught its breath last week and issued only non-precedential ones (with the possible exception of a sealed opinion that may or may not be precedential). Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly subjective selection based on whatever case piqued our interest.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Live Webinar: Protect Your Most Important Asset: Intellectual Property November 03, 2021 2:00 pm EDT Learn More In competitive, fast-moving industries, engineers must constantly be generating knowledge. The ability to. The post Upcoming Webinar: Protecting Your Most Important Asset appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Most patents challenged in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are involved in co-pending litigation. A threshold question is whether litigation counsel will also handle the IPR proceedings. When engaging separate counsel for the IPR proceedings, cooperation between litigation and IPR counsel is paramount to a successful outcome both at the PTAB and in the district court.

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Managing IP

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Stakeholders could try to use Judge Pauline Newman’s dissent in Mobility Workx to extend USPTO director review to PTAB institution decisions, say sources

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Federal Circuit in SRI Int’l, Inc. v. Cisco Sys., Inc., No. 20-1685, slip op. (Fed. Cir. Sep. 28, 2021) addressed the standards for willful infringement and enhanced damages, and provided insights on litigation tactics that could lead to an award of attorney fees. Procedural Posture and Background This litigation commenced when SRI filed suit claiming that products sold by Cisco infringed certain patents.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Over the past few years, and after decades as little more than a mathematical curiosity, useful industrial applications of AI have become commonplace.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Readers interested in competition law as applied to the pharmaceutical sector will be pleased to learn that, this year, the traditional ‘Competition law in the pharmaceutical sector’ conference is returning as an in-person event taking place in Brussels on 2 December 2021. This year’s programme features 19 multi-jurisdictional speakers, including representatives of the European Commission, senior counsel from several leading pharma companies and a host of specialised advisors.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Getting into costume can be fun for any occasion, but there’s one universal time of year when you’re more likely to see anyone and everyone dressing up. As 2021 seems more hopeful than the last year, I’m sure many will be digging out that vampire or zombie costume from the back of the wardrobe for a Halloween party. Parents across the country are heading to the shops to stock up on the latest costumes for their children for a fun night of trick or treating.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The relevance of traditional medicinal knowledge. Traditional medicinal knowledge can be defined as the knowledge, skills, and practices that are based on theories, documentations, and beliefs that are used for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of physical ailments by indigenous communities. Most often than not, traditional knowledge pertaining to medicinal treatments is created, preserved, and transmitted within the indigenous community itself.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Royalty rates to assess the inter-group transfer of intangible assets (eg, intangibles or intellectual property) are the subject of persistent tax controversy in transfer pricing, including multibillion-dollar litigations involving Coca-Cola and Medtronic.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

FTC Solar can move a patent infringement lawsuit lodged against it over solar technology from Texas to New York after U.S. District Judge Alan Albright found that its license agreement with FCX Solar favors shipping the case off to the Southern District of New York.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Secondary patents, as opposed to original or primary patents, are commonly understood as patents protecting not a novel chemical entity, but a polymorph, salt, derivative, pharmaceutical composition or a specific medical use thereof, among other things.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The nomination of Winston & Strawn LLP partner Kathi Vidal to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was welcomed by observers who said her patent experience should give her insight into how to improve the office, though two key senators appear divided on the pick.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Cozen O’Connor is seeking an associate attorney or patent agent to join the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. This full-time, permanent, in-person position is located in Cozen O'Connor's Washington, DC office.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Netflix will have to face a patent dispute brought by business-to-business software company CA Inc. in Texas instead of the streaming giant's preferred venue of California, Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap has ruled.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. v. Sussman, 2021 WL 4948099, No. 6:18-cv-2171-GAP-DCI (M.D. Fla. Sept. 20, 2021) In this timeshare exit false advertising litigation, the court excludes Wyndham’s expert. Timeshare exit entities like defendant TET used “online advertising and oral sales pitches to timeshare owners to convince them to sign up for TET’s service.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

VideoShare LLC said there is "no possible way" that a 10-hour time limit on testimony at trial will allow it to competently present its case that Google and YouTube infringe its video-sharing patent, objecting Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright's scheduling order.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Have you ever wondered whether trademark protection is available for aspects of a product, such as its colour or configuration?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Yum. "A shortbread cookie topped with a layer of caramel, a layer of chocolate ganache, dipped in dark chocolate and drizzled with white chocolate." [link].

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Have you ever wondered whether trademark protection is available for aspects of a product, such as its colour or configuration?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Whether you are old-school and call them Synopses or you use the new, more in-your-face term Notices of Penalty Offenses, the fact is that this tool has dramatically and quickly increased in significance under Chair Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and this warrants attention. Round one focused on 70 for-profit colleges ; round two went broader, with over 700 letters sent out regarding endorsements and testimonials.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Ten years after the Agreement on the Application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (the London Agreement) entered into force in Hungary, the long-awaited clarification about the enforcement of European patents was provided by the courts.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Texas has seen the most patent jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap holding the most trials since August of last year, according to a new report by Baker Botts LLP.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every company that spends money and resources on research, development and marketing for its products needs assurance that competitors (or other third parties) cannot take advantage of its innovation.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We’ve all asked when on a food blogger’s site, “Why can’t you just give me the recipe and not your life story?” Many have listened to this complaint and added a much (to me) valued “Jump to Recipe” button on the top. But I am here to defend all those stories that I often skip. Why? Because that is the blogger’s intellectual property.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In today’s ever-increasing competitive landscape, the link between a firm’s knowledge assets and intellectual property and the firm’s overall competitive advantage and business success has become a key area of focus for the C-suite.

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