Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 15, 2023
After being open for five years, the literature analytics service Prosecraft became the target for author backlash. Was AI truly to blame? The post AI and the Battle Over Prosecraft appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 15, 2023
Scam alert from NTPS! This looks essentially identical to past scams, but with a new “name” from NTPS or ntp-register.com and a new address at 306 Exchange Blvd, Ste 400-17, Bethlehem, GA 30620. The offer asks for $1,450. The address appears to be a UPS Store. These “publication” offerings are worthless. For more, see the Trademark Scam Decision Tree.
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Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 15, 2023
Judgement entered in Internet Archive case, Netflix settles Stranger Things lawsuit and Sony settles its case with Triller. The post 3 Count: Non-Final Judgement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Likelihood of Confusion
AUGUST 15, 2023
For now. It was exciting last Friday, arguing the appeal of the THE SLANTS*, at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit! A little too exciting, so much so. The post This is the last SLANTS song I’ll ever sing for you appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
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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?
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 15, 2023
In the high-stakes world of global competition, China is emerging as a key battleground, making the protection of intellectual property rights more crucial than ever. With its recent revisions to its patent enforcement and damages laws, China took a decisive step towards a more rigorous patent system that favors patentees, both domestic and foreign.
Velocity of Content
AUGUST 15, 2023
Researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers face many metadata challenges across the research lifecycle. For example, it can be difficult for authors in the scholarly communications ecosystem to easily find collaborators, identify potential conflicts of interest, authenticate to content, and secure open access funding. To help address this issue, CCC and Media Growth Strategies collaborated to study metadata management.
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Christopher Roser
AUGUST 15, 2023
Kaizen (改善), or continuous improvement, is a cornerstone of lean manufacturing. If you stop becoming better, you will fall behind. But not all improvement activities are equal. There are different ways to do kaizen projects suitable for different situations. Let me give you an overview: Just Do It Kaizen comes in different forms, mostly distinguished.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 15, 2023
Under U.S. law, online service providers must respond to takedown notices and implement a meaningful policy to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies earlier this year, X is not among them. ‘Breeding Mass Copyright Infringement’ In a complaint filed at a federal court in Nashville, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others accused X Corp of R
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
A Fifth Circuit judge Tuesday came to the defense of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, who is the subject of an investigation into whether she is mentally fit to remain on the bench, saying it is "inexplicable" why measures haven't been followed to "obviate unethical conflicts and provide objectivity.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 15, 2023
In July 2021, U.S. broadcaster DISH Network and subsidiary Sling TV filed a copyright lawsuit in a Texas district court against the unknown operators of four websites – SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com. The complaint alleged that the unknown defendants circumvented (and provided technologies and services that circumvented) security measures employed by Sling and thereby provided “DISH’s television programming” to users of their websites.
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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.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
A Texas federal judge has agreed to throw out allegations that Amazon and Microsoft infringed a pair of patents related to image searches owned by a New York state-based company, but has refused to let Meta dodge similar claims.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 15, 2023
I read Influence Is Your Superpower by Zoe Chance earlier this year. One of my big takeaways was a concept I had read about other places but I liked her description best. There are two processes for processing thoughts. System 1 is mostly monitors for threats and opportunities. It is mostly controlled by the amygdala, which means it is a lot of emotion and actions unconsciously and automatically.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
An auto parts maker fighting with General Motors has laid out its case before the full Federal Circuit to discard rules the court adopted that set a high bar for invalidating design patents, in what is poised to become the appeals court's first en banc review of a patent case since 2018.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 15, 2023
In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) reversed the decision of the Examining Attorney, concluding that BOYS WORLD for “audio recordings featuring music,” in International Class 9 functioned as a trademark. ZeroSix, LLC , 2023 U.S.P.Q.2D 705 (TTAB May 1, 2023). “Boys World” is the name of a musical “girl group” that “is sometimes referred to as ‘the Gen Z Spice Girls.'” The Examining Attorney re
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
A professional photographer has reached a settlement with XFL Properties LLC after she filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in California federal court in May accusing the football organization of using her photos without permission.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
Last week, Regeneron filed a motion to terminate IPR2023-00620, an IPR filed by Celltrion on February 28, 2023, seeking cancellation of claims 1-4 of Regeneron’s U.S. Patent No. 10,406,226 which is generally directed to methods of manufacturing VEG-F antagonists, including aflibercept.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
New York federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday not to dismiss charges against a pair of Russian nationals for allegedly running an unlicensed e-library, saying their refusal to appear in court bars the request.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
The Act’s Objectives - USPTO data indicate that as many as 80% of instituted Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings that reach a final written decision (FWD) result in the invalidation of at least one challenged patent claim, with 65% of those proceedings resulting in the invalidation of all challenged patent claims.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
The Federal Circuit has shot down Universal Electronics' bid to revive its applications for patents on devices that control things like television sets, affirming Patent Trial and Appeal Board findings that the company's claims were too obvious.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
CIPO has recently announced that most of its official fees will increase by at least 25% in 2024. These adjustments will affect all pending applications for patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights, as well as fees for administrative proceedings and renewals. Owners of Canadian intellectual property may wish to consider attending to certain matters (such as new filings or renewals) before the end of the year to minimize the effect of this increase.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 15, 2023
A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered mobile game maker AviaGames Inc. to respond to rival Skillz's allegations that AviaGames' CEO and other defense witnesses lied under oath in their patent fight about critical evidence regarding AviaGames' alleged use of bots to purportedly "cheat the public," saying the allegations are "very serious.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 15, 2023
Introduction: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a prestigious financial free zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), established to diversify Dubai’s economic resources and attract capital and investments to the region. Enacted under UAE Federal Decree No. 35 of 2004, the DIFC operates as an independent jurisdiction within the UAE, with its legal and regulatory framework for civil and commercial matters.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
Section 102 of the Patent Act holds that an invention may not be patented if it was in public use before the effective filing date of the patented invention. The public use bar to patenting is triggered if the invention is both “in public use” and “ready for patenting.” US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit precedent holds that an invention is in public use if it is “accessible to the public or commercially exploited.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 15, 2023
After the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. , the Patent Office implemented an interim process for the Director to review Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions in AIA trials. The Office sought public feedback on the process last year ( link ) and received more than 4,000 responses ( link )! The process has yet to be formalized via traditional notice and comment rulemaking, though someday, perhaps, it will.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
Why You Should Attend - PLI’s Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, providing updates on cases, legislation, and government agency developments that all IP lawyers need to know.
The IPKat
AUGUST 15, 2023
Once upon a time, there were three deer. The first was a German deer, which called itself ‘Jägermeister’. Despite its enlightened appearance, it was a real party animal and looked as follows: The second was a smart-looking and ambitious Austrian deer: The third was a rather dark and angry-looking German deer: The Jägermeister deer has been around since 1935.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
Why You Should Attend - PLI’s Intellectual Property Law Institute is a “must-attend” program for IP lawyers. This program provides a complete analysis of key events in all areas of IP, providing updates on cases, legislation, and government agency developments that all IP lawyers need to know.
Patently-O
AUGUST 15, 2023
by Dennis Crouch On August 15, 2023, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules published proposed amendments to Rules 16 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. One of the goals of these amendments is to encourage parties to address issues relating to claims of privilege and work product protection early in litigation. This could be particularly impactful for patent cases, which frequently involve extensive disputes over these very issues.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
On remand from the Sixth Circuit, the Eastern District of Michigan (“District Court”) declined FCA US LLC’s (“Jeep”) motion to enjoin importation of rival automaker Mahindra’s post-2020 ROXOR utility terrain vehicle (“UTV”). The Sixth Circuit had reversed the District Court for failing to analyze the factors for applying the “safe distance rule.” On remand, the District Court held that even if the original infringement was willful, redesigning the product in good faith militates against.
WIPO Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2023
Slovenia’s Aerosol Magee Scientific, a leading developer of air quality monitoring systems keeps an eye on air quality to help reduce pollution and negative health effects.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
In an effort to shed light on the practice of filing multiple petitions under the America Invents Act (AIA) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released a detailed study. The study, spanning fiscal years 2015 through 2022, aims to analyze the frequency and effectiveness of multiple petitions filed by the same petitioner against the same patent.
WIPO Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2023
Slovenia’s Aerosol Magee Scientific, a leading developer of air quality monitoring systems keeps an eye on air quality to help reduce pollution and negative health effects.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court held claims of two patents owned by Amgen, Inc. to be invalid for failing to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the invention as required by 35 U.S.C. §112. Amgen, Inc., et al. v. Sanofi, et al. U.S. , No. 21-757 (2023). Specifically, the Supreme Court held the genus claims to be invalid because the patents did not enable persons skilled in the art to practice all species falling within the genus.
IP Close Up
AUGUST 15, 2023
From 2013 to 2017 patent suits filed dropped by 35% and stayed that way through 2022.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 15, 2023
On July 24, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced updated procedures for the interim Director Review (DR) of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions. The updated procedures could help patent practitioners manage costs by providing a new mechanism for recourse following PTAB decisions.
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