TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In July 2021, Norway’s DN.no news service reported (paywall) on the plight of Fabel, a local platform dedicated to the distribution of audiobooks. The report indicated that large parts of the Fabel catalog were being distributed for free on an unnamed pirate site. The publication managed to track down Russian man Nikita Volgin, who claimed to have connections to the platform.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

An IP announcement that may have slipped past you in the last few weeks is that China will now become a part of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Act will officially enter into force on May 5, 2022. Does this make a difference to you and your clients? Yes, in a very, very big way. Back in the mid-1990s, I had a key client operating out of Hong Kong, prior to the transfer of sovereignty from the UK back to China.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Spread the word. If you care about free speech anywhere, spread the word. [link] — Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) April 22, 2015 My brother-from-another-mother Marc Randazza is obsessed these days, The post Marco Randazza SLAPPS back appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Plaintiff, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“Plaintiff”) , approached the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (“Court”) to dismiss its claims against the Defendant, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (“ICE”). The claims were pertaining to a case of trademark validity and cancellation at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”).

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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?

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Aggregate stats have long shown that foreign IP owners fare well in China, but recent research published by IAM suggests SEP holders have justified concerns.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Introduction. Letters and numbers are included in the definition of “mark.” However, they are infamously lacking in intrinsic individuality due to the ubiquitous and natural practice of corporations and individuals using their initials on items, letters, paper, and so on, or as symbols indicative of quality or other traits. Instead of showing two or more letters as letters in and of themselves, the letters might be entwined or interwoven into a single device, formed into a monogram,

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