Plagiarism Today
MARCH 30, 2023
The Copyright Claims Board has received it's 400th case. However, common mistakes are keeping a lot of cases from being heard. The post 5 Easy Mistakes Made by Filers at the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 30, 2023
As the creator of The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, game developer CD Projekt won the hearts of millions of gamers. The Polish company also scored points when it spoke out against DRM on numerous occasions, including the ‘FCKDRM’ campaign promoted by its game distribution service GOG. The anti-DRM stance is laudable but also has its drawbacks.
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Plagiarism Today
MARCH 30, 2023
BMI wins a major victory at rate court, Nigeria gets a new copyright act and Kick streamers flout copyright law. The post 3 Count: 138% Raise appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 30, 2023
The U.S. Solicitor General on Wednesday filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court advising it to grant Teva Pharmaceuticals’ petition for writ of certiorari relating to generic manufacturers’ liability for infringement through the use of “skinny labels” on generic drugs. The SG’s brief said that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) got it wrong, and that the decision could upend the careful balance contemplated by the Hatch-Waxman Amendments between incentivi
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?
Cogency Global
MARCH 30, 2023
What this is : In Puerto Rico, filing an annual report is a legal requirement for corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) to maintain compliance with the government and keep their status in good standing. What this means : The annual report provides the Puerto Rico Department of State with important information about the entity, such as its name, registered agent and financial data.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 30, 2023
Z-Library has become the go-to site for many readers in recent years by providing access to millions of books, for free. The site’s continued ability to do so was put to the test late last year when U.S. law enforcement seized over 200 domain names connected to the site. Two alleged Z-Library operators were arrested as part of a criminal investigation.
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McKinsey Operations
MARCH 30, 2023
Despite a challenging landscape, China remains one of the most attractive markets in the world for multinational companies that can strike a balance between global and local.
Dragons' Den
MARCH 30, 2023
The Dragons had fire in their bellies tonight and didn’t hold back, leaving some entrepreneurs with their tails between their legs. I was however, pleased to watch such IP-rich conversations, which I’ll break down for any budding business owners looking to protect their assets. Making them sweat First into the Den was Theresa Pope, creator of Dandi London, a business that produces products to prevent embarrassment from involuntary bodily functions.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 30, 2023
Direct losses from operational-risk failures are mounting, and in today’s volatile economic environment, consequent losses in share price are many times greater.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 30, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system. Most of these fee reductions have an effective date of March 22, 2023, with the remaining ones effective as of April 1, 2023.
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IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
An Illinois federal judge granted rapper French Montana a partial win on Thursday in a copyright lawsuit over his song "Ain't Worried About Nothin," ruling that the artist who brought the suit is limited to one potential award of statutory damages for any infringement occurring after 2016.
Velocity of Content
MARCH 30, 2023
How the information team impacts a global pharma company’s pipeline A big challenge for major pharma companies these days is to systematically spot promising new ideas from universities and biotechs. The days when a pharma company could base its future on discovering a few new drugs are gone, so to grow a pipeline of new drugs, companies explore new therapy areas and technologies.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 30, 2023
Introduction In the conventional sense, trademark law requires the mark to essentially be a word or a logo. However, there have been significant advancements in the interpretations of trademark law over the years, with one such advancement being protection of fictional characters under trademark law. In lieu of a plethora of judgements, it is now established law that a fictional character could be registered as a trademark if it acts as a source of representation of the owner.
Copyright Alliance
MARCH 30, 2023
The Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Material as Training Data As the world of technology continues to evolve, one of its most intriguing phenomena, artificial intelligence (AI), has taken center stage. […] The post Current AI Copyright Cases – Part 1 appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
The TTABlog
MARCH 30, 2023
The Board has affirmed the first 15 Section 2(e)(1) refusals that it reviewed this year. Here are three more. At least one was reversed. How do you think these three cases came out? [Results in first comment]. Centerfield Nine Corporation , Serial No. 90399980 (March 24, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cheryl S. Goodman). [Mere descriptiveness refusal of DEALER-FIRST BLACKJACK for “Entertainment services, namely, conducting live table games of chance and conducting games of chance via
IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
The rise of platforms like TikTok and BeReal, that incentivize users to share workplace content, merits reminding employers that their social media policies should protect both company and employee private information, while accounting for enforceability issues, say Christina Wabiszewski and Kimberly Henrickson at Foley & Lardner.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 30, 2023
A bipartisan group of congress members sent a letter to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal late last week urging her to implement some of the proposals outlined in her October 2022 Request for Comments on Robust and Reliable Patents in order to address problems around drug pricing. The letter was sent by Representatives Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), and Darrell Issa (R-CA).
IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
Restructuring and bankruptcy happen in the metaverse, too — and the uncertain and evolving rules of digital ownership could have surprising effects on who gets paid, with increasing tension between platforms and users, say Kizzy Jarashow and James Lathrop at Goodwin.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 30, 2023
Originally published October 11, 2012. Via Courthouse News, a report of a trademark lawsuit that I’d think was merely “apostrophal” if not for the fact that that august publication says. The post Best of 2012: Apostrophe now appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 30, 2023
For IT to function better, the business side of the company has to get more involved.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
During oral argument before the Supreme Court on Monday in Amgen v. Sanofi, all three advocates (Jeff Lamken for Amgen, Paul Clement for Sanofi, and Colleen Sindzak for the United States) had reason to reference and discuss an amicus brief submitted on behalf of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Gregory Winter and colleagues,* on the scientific questions raised in the case with regard to what is sufficient to satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112(a).
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 30, 2023
Despite a relatively small R&D budget, CSL has produced a steady stream of innovative products on diverse strategic platforms. The company’s R&D head, Bill Mezzanotte, explains how.
SpicyIP
MARCH 30, 2023
Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Srujan Sangai. Srujan is a second-year BA LLB student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in intellectual property law and technology law.] Dhruv Rathee, a popular Youtuber found himself in a court battle against Dabur India ( Dabur India Limited v. Dhruv Rathee ) for criticizing its “Real” packaged fruit juice in his (now removed) video ‘ Is Fruit Juice Healthy?
LexBlog IP
MARCH 30, 2023
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IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
West Virginia's top judge on Thursday rejected arguments from the makers of gastrointestinal drug Trulance to hand the companies a win in their effort to assert patents to block several Mylan generics from competing with the drug.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
We have reached the final post of our Celebrating Women in Tech series in celebration of Women’s History Month and would be remiss if we ended this series without recognizing women who have had a major impact on our lives in the last three years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
A New York federal magistrate judge has ended a copyright lawsuit from an online jewelry retailer against a competitor, ruling that the suit fails to show the company that brought the suit had a registration of a valid copyright for the one at issue.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) issued formal guidance on the registration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated works, and announced a new initiative to further examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by AI. This guidance is in response to a recent trend of applications for works generated either in whole or in part by sophisticated AI technologies.
IP Law 360
MARCH 30, 2023
A former Fox News producer's allegations that the network's lawyers pressured her to give misleading testimony in Fox's defamation battle with Dominion Voting Systems should remind lawyers representing a nonparty witness that the rules of joint representation apply, says Jared Marx at HWG.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
A “patent cliff” refers to the end of IP protection for a drug that has enjoyed market exclusivity since its launch. Various types of regulatory exclusivity can occasionally lengthen the protection for drugs, but generally when a drug loses patent protection we begin seeing generic competitors on the market. Of course, the expected term of exclusivity for a drug can be unexpectedly lengthened or shortened based on the outcome of patent litigation, Patent & Trademark Office patent reviews, an
Velocity of Content
MARCH 30, 2023
How the information team impacts a global pharma company’s pipeline A big challenge for major pharma companies these days is to systematically spot promising new ideas from universities and biotechs. The days when a pharma company could base its future on discovering a few new drugs are gone, so to grow a pipeline of new drugs, companies explore new therapy areas and technologies.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 30, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system. Most of these fee reductions have an effective date of March 22, 2023, with the remaining ones effective as of April 1, 2023.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
In the short span of the 21st Century, the world’s two top powers, the United States and China, have moved inexplicably toward a showdown. This evolved from a commercial competition into something more akin to permanent non-kinetic warfare. What does this mean for US business doing business in and with China? For this special 5-part blog post series, I visited with Brandon Daniels, President of Exiger, to explore issues diverse as a real danger, supply chain, exports, cyber-attacks, and IP theft
LexBlog IP
MARCH 30, 2023
Russia-linked ransomware gang Clop has claimed that it has attacked over 130 organizations since late January, using a zero-day vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool, and was successful in stealing data from those organizations. The vulnerability is CVE-2023-0669, which allows attackers to execute remote code execution. The manufacturer of GoAnywhere MFT notified customers of the vulnerability on February 1, 2023, and issued a patch for the vulnerability on February 7, 20
JD Supra Law
MARCH 30, 2023
Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie s'est récemment exprimé sur le thème de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) et de la protection de la PI pour les œuvres créées à l'aide de l'IA, en tant qu'invité de « Voix de la PI canadienne », un balado officiel produit par l'Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC).
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