IP Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2023

Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. filed its reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, March 10, in a major trademark case set to be argued on March 22. The brief contends that the country’s most popular brands are at risk of losing their brand identity if the Court affirms the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s view that a poop-themed dog toy mimicking Jack Daniel’s Whiskey bottle is an expressive work entitled to First Amendment protection.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2023

A new miscellany post brings to your attention the following opportunities in the field of IP law. Scholarships Image by Pixabay The Organisation of the Iberian-American States (OEI) is offering 4 scholarships for postgraduates and 1 for a researcher on intellectual property law. The scholarships are addressed to people resident in the countries of the OEI.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 11, 2023

In case you get all your news here — well, more specifically, since we have dealt with this issue — the news today is that a Update settlement has been. The post Settlement reached in Blackberry case appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IAM Magazine

MARCH 11, 2023

Saturday Opinion: USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s sanctions are a good start, but more must be done to curb untoward behaviour going forward

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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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CoCal IP Law Institute

MARCH 11, 2023

Please join us on Monday, March 13, 2023 at Noon , where we will discuss two CAFC decision for Patents: one re: Written Description requirements and the other re: Patentable Subject Matter under Section 101. For CAFC Written Description requirements, please see: University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences at 21-2168.OPINION.3-6-2023_2090143. For CAFC re: Patentable Subject [.

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