Plagiarism Today
MAY 3, 2022
Yesterday, NBC News published a note to their readers that said they had detected 11 articles written by one of their reporters that “did not meet our standards for original material.” . Specifically, the note said that the reporter in question had copied passages that were “not central to the stories” and instead represented background or supplemental material.
The IPKat
MAY 3, 2022
Last year, this GuestKat reported on an interesting case involving F1 Driver Max Verstappen. Several months after claiming his first World Championship, Verstappen now can add another victory to his trophies, as the Dutch Supreme Court rendered a principle judgment in his favor. Background What was the case about? In 2016, Verstappen was featured in a TV commercial for Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo.
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Plagiarism Today
MAY 3, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: New York Piracy Ruling May Set Precedent for Web-Blocking. First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that a New York federal judge has issued an injunction against three suspected pirate sites that aims to require all internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States to block access to those sites.
The Illusion of More
MAY 3, 2022
And if it did, really at this point…? As reported on TorrentFreak yesterday, the District Court for the Southern District of New York handed down three nearly identical rulings in copyright infringement complaints against three pirate streaming entities. Finding for the plaintiffs, who comprised several Israeli film and entertainment companies, there was nothing remarkable about […].
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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
MAY 3, 2022
On April 29, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois regarding alleged infringement by U.S. Venture Inc., (Venture) of certain patents owned by Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P., (Sunoco).
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets that are sharply rising in popularity. Every day, individuals are launching new NFT projects with similar or new features compared to prior NFT projects. NFTs are attractive to individuals and businesses because they offer the ability to own something unique and genuine. It is unique because no other NFT is the same as another—they are not interchangeable.
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JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
In CosmoKey Solutions GMBH & Co. KG v. Duo Security LLC, the Federal Circuit held that an improved method for overcoming computer hacking by turning on and off the authentication process was patent eligible. The court held that the claims recited an improved method for preventing hacking by activating a normally disabled authentication function only for a specific transaction, communicating the activation within a specific time period, and then deactivating the authentication function.
The IPKat
MAY 3, 2022
Is 2022 the year of the Metaverse? It would certainly seem so. By 'Metaverse', we mean an immersive and interactive online world (think Ready Player One ). This is to be distinguished from the internet as we currently know it. Arguably, the digital worlds offered by games such as Fortnite, Second Life, and World of Warcraft are forms of ‘Proto-Metaverse’.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 3, 2022
A conference jointly organized by the Department of Law of the University of Cyprus and the H2020 project reCreating Europe – Nicosia, 31 October – 1 November 2022. The University of Cyprus, together with the Horizon 2020 project reCreating Europe , funded by the European Commission, is conveying the conference “Rethinking copyright flexibilities”.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, lifted samples of a Texas pastor's recorded sermon to include in the song "Come to Life" on his 2021 album "Donda," according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Dallas federal court.
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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.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
Case Name: Amarin Pharm., Inc. v. Hikma Pharms. USA Inc., No. 20-1630-RGA-JLH, 2022 WL 605734 (D. Del. Jan. 4. 2022) (Andrews, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,642,077 (“the ’077 patent”), 9,700,537 (“the ’537 patent”), and 10,568,861 (“the ’861 patent”).
Copyright Alliance
MAY 3, 2022
At the end of April, creators and innovators all across the globe celebrated World Intellectual Property (IP) Day— this year focusing on how young inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs can use […]. The post April 2022 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Likelihood of Confusion
MAY 3, 2022
First posted on May 6, 2016. Interesting. This, from the mysterious Julie Zerbo at her iconoclastic blog, The Fashion Law: The newest group of potential outlaws in the fashion industry is. The post Clothiers and disclosure (Best of 2016) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IPilogue
MAY 3, 2022
Photo by fauxels ( Pexels ). Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. . Background. In July 2021, the Government of Canada launched a consultation requesting stakeholder submissions on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”). In response, thirteen Canadian Intellectual Property scholars and professors from law schools across Canada penned their suggestions to protect the interests of Canadians.
TorrentFreak
MAY 3, 2022
People being free to share and access ideas, knowledge and opinions with their peers is a universally accepted standard for the entire human race. The big problem is that the definition of ‘free’ differs widely and is often defined by the few, not the many. In online terms, true freedom is already under threat. As governments take more control over ‘their’ parts of the internet, citizens are informed that this is for the greater good, to keep their families safe and econo
IP Close Up
MAY 3, 2022
“In the world of crypto and NFTs, everyone has a shot a being a hedge fund billionaire—or at least appears to.” Digital assets on a Continue reading.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
A Georgia federal judge has rejected a Florida vitamin company's bid for a default judgment against a Canadian cannabis entrepreneur it says failed to answer a third-party complaint in a $4.2 million trademark infringement case over products made from kratom, a legal plant extract with mild psychoactive effects.
The TTABlog
MAY 3, 2022
Thus far in 2002, the Board has affirmed 77 of the first 80 Section 2(d) refusals it has considered on appeal. Here are the latest three appeals for your consideration. [Results in first comment]. In re Aubrac Holdings, Inc. , Serial No. 88586817 (April 29, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Melanye K. Johnson). [Section 2(d) refusal of ULTIMATE AMMUNITION for, inter alia , "Ammunition; Ammunition for firearms; Rifle ammunition; Shells for large size ammunition; Shotshell ammunition; Sma
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has informed a California federal judge that it settled a trade secrets suit against a former engineer, resolving claims that he swiped confidential company know-how for a rival technology developer.
Velocity of Content
MAY 3, 2022
Optimizing Research to Acclerate Food Innovation. Meeting the daily evolution of consumer trends and setting the pace with disruptive innovation is the perennial challenge for food and other consumer package goods (CPG) companies. Big and small, new and old, the challenge is the same: how to discover key research, transform it into winning, breakthrough initiatives, and do it collaboratively and efficiently.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
The new chair of the World Trade Organization's intellectual property committee released on Tuesday the latest version of a plan to waive some patent rights related to COVID-19 vaccines — a compromise that was quickly attacked by both supporters and opponents of the original proposal.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
The Canadian Trademarks Office (TMO) has taken several steps to reduce the backlog of trademark applications awaiting examination that now exceeds 39 months for national applications.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
A California federal court on Tuesday sided with Pinterest in a photographer's suit claiming the social media company promotes copyright infringement, ruling that Pinterest is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Christopher Roser
MAY 3, 2022
Toyota did not start out as a lean company, but evolved over time. This was also not an automatic process. It needed a lot of care and attention, as well as continuous improvement and PDCA. This is the second post of this short, two-post series on the path of Toyota from a messy and hard-to-manage. Read more. The post Evolution of Process Placement at Toyota – Part 2 first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
This post summarizes two recent Texas District Court opinions regarding venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. Zilker Cloud Technologies, LLC v. RingCentral, Inc., No. 3:21-CV-2807 (NDTX Apr. 12, 2022) (Karen Gren Scholer). Plaintiff Zilkr Cloud sued RingCentral in the Northern District of Texas (“NDTX”) for the alleged infringement of four patents relating to IP-enabled telephony services.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
MAY 3, 2022
Fish Principal Betsy Flanagan has been named to The American Lawyer ’s 2022 “Midwest Trailblazers” list. This list honors lawyers in the Midwest region of the U.S. who “have moved the needle in the legal industry and are agents of change, making significant marks on the practice, policy, and technological advancements in their sector.”. Flanagan is the managing principal of Fish’s Twin Cities office, where she focuses on complex patent litigation with an emphasis on life sciences, biotechnology,
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. v. U.S. Venture, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2020-1640, -1641 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2022) - Our case of the week has a little bit for everyone, including lost profits, reasonable royalties, enhanced damages, claim construction, and more.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
United Cannabis Corp. asked the Federal Circuit on Tuesday to sanction Pure Hemp Collective Inc. for filing a "frivolous" appeal seeking attorney fees after United went bankrupt and dismissed its patent suit against Pure Hemp.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
For months, companies in all industries have been talking about indefinite global supply chain disruptions and worker shortages. This is particularly true in the energy industry, with oil prices surging even before Russia invaded Ukraine.
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
Miller & Martin PLLC has added eight attorneys in Georgia and Tennessee, including a former Taylor English Duma LLP partner who advises clients in the hospitality industry, and the former chair of Chambliss Bahner & Stophel PC's intellectual property group.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
Like the United States, China offers protection for 2D and 3D designs of products and packaging, which is often known by U.S. consumers and practitioners as “trade dress.” This four-part miniseries of posts provides a birds-eye view of protections available in China for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) design elements of products or packaging under trademark, copyright, design patent, and anti-unfair competition laws.
LexBlog IP
MAY 3, 2022
Dr. Keith Bell published a book in 1982 entitled Winning Isn’t Normal which provides strategies for success in athletics. He markets the books through online retailers and his own website. One of the passages in the book that is well known is entitled the WIN Passage. He offers merchandise, including t-shirts and posters, that display the WIN Passage.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
The Board denied post grant review in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, Inc. under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) after applying the Advanced Bionics framework as informed by the factors outlined in Becton. IPR2021-01520 (March 22, 2022).
IP Law 360
MAY 3, 2022
Spencer Fane LLP has added an intellectual property attorney with a focus on technology as a partner in its Denver office, the firm announced on Tuesday.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2022
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING v. U.S. VENTURE, INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Summary: References to testing in an offer for sale do not necessarily trigger application of the experimental use exception to the on-sale bar defense. .
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