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Bold Brands Are Like Bees to Pollinate Marketing

Erik K Pelton

The following is a transcript of my video Bold Brands Are Like Bees to Pollinate Marketing. As you know, one of my slogans is “Making Trademarks Bloom Since 1999” As a result, I use a lot of plant and flowering—in particular sunflower imagery and terminology—in my marketing, on my website, social media, and incorporate it into other episodes of our videos and podcast in some ways.

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Next step for the Mitchell-Lama Co-ops? Bye, Bye Proxies

GDB Firm Blog

A Mitchell-Lama Reform Bill sponsored by State Sen. Brian Kavanaugh and Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal has passed both Houses and now heads for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's desk for signature.

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The Supreme Court Provides a Different Fix to Make APJs Inferior Officers

IP Tech Blog

On June 21, 2021, in United States v. Arthrex , the United States Supreme Court ruled that Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“PTAB”) Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”) are unconstitutionally appointed because they effectively wield the power of principal officers while being appointed as inferior officers. 594 U.S. _ (2021). The primary question before the Supreme Court was whether APJs, who have the authority to conduct adversarial proceedings and issue decisions regarding the validity of pat

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U.S. Copyright Formalities: Old Ideas in a Modern Age

The Illusion of More

In my post about Unicolors v. H&M, I tried to summarize a broader scope of issues than that the Supreme Court is likely to weigh in the case. The Court has agreed to resolve a narrow question: whether the Ninth Circuit erred by holding that the lower court was required to seek guidance from the […]. The post U.S. Copyright Formalities: Old Ideas in a Modern Age appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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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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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 93: Lex Gill on the RCMP, Clearview AI and Canada’s History of Surveillance

Michael Geist

Earlier this month, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released a scathing report on the RCMP’s use of facial recognition technology, particularly its work with Clearview AI. The report was particularly damaging as the Commissioner found that the RCMP wasn’t truthful when it said it didn’t work with Clearview AI and then gave inaccurate information on the number of uses when it was revealed that it did.

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Combining the Power of Human and Artificial Intelligence

IP.com

The benefits of artificial intelligence in the workplace cannot be ignored. AI excels at repetitive tasks that require extreme attention to detail for long periods of time. These types of. The post Combining the Power of Human and Artificial Intelligence appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics.

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Copyright Law and Copyright Infringement: All You Need To Know

Larson & Larson

Copyright law provides a safeguard against copyright infringement. This denotes protection of your work, including drawings, photographs, or even paintings. The rationale behind this is to ensure that original works of authorship are protected and promote their creation by giving them exclusive property rights. That being said, here is a brief elucidation of all you need to know about copyright and copyright infringement.

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Diagnosis: Third School, Same Alleged Infringement

BYU Copyright Blog

On May 10, 2021, MMAS Research LLC ("MMAS") and Dr. Donald E. Morisky ("Morisky") (MMAS and Morisky jointly "Plaintiffs") filed suit against the University of Edinburgh and a researcher, Sahar Khonsari, who have conducted medical research studies at the university (collectively "Defendants"). The Plaintiffs' complaint alleges that the Defendants violated the Plaintiff's copyright in a medical diagnostic tool called the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (the "Scale").

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The Doctrine of Fair Use: All You Need To Know

Larson & Larson

Without a shred of doubt, copyright law envisages the protection of the copyright holder’s rights. However, despite having these exclusive rights in place, certain instances may be limited. The most common limitation where the exclusive rights of a copyright holder can be limited fall under the doctrine of fair use- a defense against copyright infringement.

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TTAB Dismisses MANDALAEVERYWEAR Opposition; Opposer Proved Prior Advertisement But Not Prior Rendering of Services

The TTABlog

Opposer James Barnard claimed prior use of the mark MANDALA for business consulting and branding services, and alleged likelihood of confusion with the Applicant's proposed mark MANDALAEVERYWEAR for marketing consulting services. However, Barnard's proofs showed only that he advertised his services but not that he rendered the services. The was fatal to his priority claim and so the Board dismissed the opposition.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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.

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From the US to Europe: how counsel manage global litigation

Managing IP

Counsel from Johnson & Johnson, Ferring and Dentons revealed tips and tricks for handling litigation across borders at the Managing IP Life Sciences Forum

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Indian Cryptocurrency Saga: Regulation and IP Protection

IIPRD

Introduction. Cryptocurrency is a comparatively new word to the average Indian citizen despite the digital currency and the technology behind it i.e. blockchain being around for more than a decade with the establishment of the Bitcoin in 2008 as the first major cryptocurrency in the world. [i] Since then multitudes of different crypto currencies coming into existence, 10,295 different crypto currencies to be precise according to market cap and this number is still bound to increase.

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Brazil counsel embrace creative enforcement after SC ruling

Managing IP

Counsel at Daniel and a pharma firm said secondary patents and food and drug law have become more important as a result of the Direct Action 5,529 ruling

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Indianapolis Bouldering LLC Seeks Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Indianapolis, Indiana – Apparently Indianapolis Bouldering LLC, the Plaintiff, provides bouldering facilities as part of its fitness facility. According to the Complaint, Indianapolis Bouldering intends on opening a 52,000 square foot fitness facility (“ North Mass Boulder ”) in May 2021 using images of rocks and natural surfaces to create an organic branding aesthetic.

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‘Don’t donate AI by mistake’: in-house speak out on open source

Managing IP

Companies have to review open-source licences to make sure they don’t inadvertently donate their entire inventions to the public

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Webinar Recap! The Connection Between Wage and Hour & Restrictive Covenant Law

Trading Secrets

In the third installment of our 2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Dan Hart, Kevin Young, and Cary Burke outlined the connection between wage and hour law and restrictive covenant law. We addressed how these important and impactful areas of employment law intersect and can, if not managed appropriately, create layered and compounding risks for employers.

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Structuring the IP financial exchange

IP and Legal Filings

In the United States, the first financial exchange focusing on the IP asset was established in 2014. The main aim was to facilitate the non-exclusive licensing and trading of IP assets. Aiming for structuring the way a company must move to monetize IP assets, this exchange was the brainchild of multiple organizations ranging from some of the world’s top tech companies to universities, banks, and laboratories.

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Art. 17 DSM Directive: International Application in EU cross-border scenarios – Or: Why the EU needs a faithful implementation into national law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image of conolan on Pixabay. Article 17 Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (“DSM Directive”) is currently being implemented into national law in the EU Member States. This has caused extensive debates on the national level comparable to the debate that took place when Art. 17 DSM Directive was introduced in 2019.

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