Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

Image: Shutterstock Although I post my blog content on WordPress, I usually use MS Word to draft my content initially. I am used to it, and it is easy to use. Little did I know that, according to the blogsite and forum nixCraft, Microsoft recently (September Privacy update) switched on a feature that allows them … Continue reading "Writers! Do You Know your Drafts on MS Word are being Scooped by Microsoft to Build its AI Algorithm?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2025

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This lingering remnant of the SOPA debacle drove copyright holders to focus on the introduction of blocking efforts in other countries instead, mostly successfully. Those challenging times are now more than a decade old and momentum is shifting. Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA), which paves the way for blocking injunctions targetin

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

The year 2024 witnessed significant developments in the legal landscape governing artificial intelligence (AI). Three states passed comprehensive AI legislation, with others passing multiple laws that regulate certain AI uses. Sector-specific regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), continued enforcement efforts under existing laws and regulations that.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Rajya Sabha MP Haris Beeran wrote to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on December 20, 2024, urging the Central Government to invoke Section 100 (1) of the Patents Act with respect to local production of the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) treating drug Risdiplam. SMA is a genetic disease affecting the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement.

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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?

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 28, 2025

The following is an edited transcript of my video What is the Supplemental Register of Trademarks? The main register of trademarks at the USPTO is called the Principal Register. The secondary register is called the Supplemental Register , and it is an important resource or tool in the trademark world where weaker trademark registrations can reside. The secondary register is for some types of marks that are not able to obtain status on the principal register: generally descriptive marks or marks

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Microsoft is facing allegations of tricking its users into searching with Bing. But what can be done to stop it? The post Why is Microsoft Impersonating Google? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

With close to a billion active monthly users worldwide, Telegram is one of the most used messaging services. The communication platform helps to connect people from all over the globe, with optional end-to-end encryption providing improved security compared to some other players in the market. Telegram can also be an excellent medium to broadcast messages to a wider audience.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 2, 2025

Celebrated on the first day of every year, Public Domain Day marks the day works with copyrights that expired the year prior enter the public domain. While the calculations to determine copyright expiration can be complicated by the availability (or lack thereof) of renewals, authorship/ownership, and publication information, works from 1929 can generally be expected to enter the public domain on Jan. 1, 2025.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the post on the analysis of Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors and enforcing criminal remedies against IP infringement in India. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Trust Issues – When Secrets Come with a Commercial Price: Analyzing Cigma Events Private Limited v.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

Artificial intelligence has gained a central stage over the past few years with the effects it has on the world. However, there are both positives and negatives of the same. While it has made our lives easier to some extent, it brings with it a lot of legal and ethical problems. One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 2, 2025

Indian action star pleads for fans to avoid piracy, Indonesian song removed from Spotify and study aid channels removed from TikTok. The post 3 Count: Helpless Not Hopeless appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been extremely high since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Currently, a patent reaching a final written decision in an IPR will on average have 78% of its claims found invalid. Perhaps more surprising, when there is a final written decision, 70% of the time all challenged claims in the patent are found invalid.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2025

Over the past two years, AI development has progressed at a rapid pace. This includes large language models, which are typically trained on broad datasets of texts; the more, the better. When AI hit the mainstream, it became apparent that many rightsholders had concerns over the unauthorized use of their copyright works. Creatives including photographers, artists, musicians, journalists, and authors, responded by filed copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 23, 2025

A longstanding Australian brand, UGG Since 1974, is fighting for the right to use its UGG trademark for footwear in the United States. Deckers Outdoor Corporation, a US-based shoe company, filed a lawsuit against the Australian brands holding company in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that it has prior rights to UGG in the United States.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Indian festival of cricket, the IPL is approaching! Being the most popular sport in India, the audience engagement that the sport receives is the highest of all other sport. But now it is not just any other sport to watch or cheer for. Popularity of the same has given birth to a whole new different method of engaging with the sport and earn some money as well.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 7, 2025

The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Classes of Goods and Services at the USPTO. When applying to register a trademark at the USPTO, it is important to know about goods and services and their classification. The classification is important because it’s required by the USPTO, and one of the reasons it’s required is that it aligns our system with other systems around the world.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 2, 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for copyright news. Here are five stories to watch over the next 12 months. The post 5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society. According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Earlier this week, various rightsholder groups submitted their recommendations for the 2025 Special 301 Report. This annual overview, compiled by the U.S. Trade Representative, highlights countries that fail to live up to U.S. copyright protection standards. Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) clarified the legal standard for correcting obvious type inaccuracies in patent claims, explaining that the view of a skilled person at the filing date is decisive when assessing whether a patent claim contains an obvious error. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Samsung Bioepis NL B.V., Case No.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Board of Appeal decision in T 0816/22 considered whether post-published phase III clinical trial data showing lack of efficacy can invalidate a second medical use patent that appeared plausible based on the data in the application as filed. The patent related to the use of a C1-esterase inhibitor for treating antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

I thought the legality of embedding was definitively resolved when the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the “server test” in the Hunley v. Instagram case (note: the 9th Circuit has reaffirmed Hunley twice). Not so. Plaintiffs are still regularly bringing lawsuits over embedding. Three embedding rulings, all from Tuesday: Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc., 2025 WL 89191 (S.D.N.Y.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

In another case before the Copyright Claims Board, a dispute that began over an Old Bay Seasoning bottle became incredibly heated. The post How Old Bay Seasoning Sparked a Copyright Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

In recent years, due to the development of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major innovation in various fields. Artificial intelligence in this century is extending its enhancement across industries, from healthcare to entertainment. Still, with these innovations, the sociotechnical task of managing IPR arises. This blog seeks to examine the relationship between AI and IPR and identify critical areas of discussion, conflict, and appropriate strategy within the expanding rubr

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov by French authorities in August 2024 was unexpected, the basis perhaps even more so. The mere suggestion that social media operators in the United States could face arrest overseas, for the alleged misconduct of a minority of users among more than a billion, would not be well received. According to reports, France accused a subset of Telegram users of committing a range of very serious crimes.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 6, 2025

Sellers on Amazon can take advantage of a great tool to have more control over their online store and sales. The Amazon Brand Registry allows owners of a trademark to protect their goods from counterfeiters and those infringing on the brand. There are just three basic requirements to register your brand with Amazon: A pending application or valid registration at the United States Patent and Trademark Office; The trademark must appear on the packaging of the products or on the products themselves

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced changes to trademark fees, all of which will take effect on Jan. 18, 2025, except for the fees for international applications filed under the Madrid Protocol, which will take effect on Feb. 18, 2025. Fees are increasing for initial filings, establishing use, and maintaining registrations.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Yesterday, we heard what our readers would like to see happen in their wildest IP dreams this year, but some wishes are more likely than others to come true. So we start the New Year off today with some educated predictions about the year to come in IP, based on what courts have said, prospects for new leadership under the next presidential administration, changes to practice due to new fees and rules enacted at the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 23, 2025

Two articles highlight a growing concern among students and schools alike: How to address students believed to have used AI improperly. The post The Backlash Against AI Accusations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. The emergence of social networking sites has presented new difficulties for the government in defending the owners’ copyrights.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

Launched last year, Italys elaborate Piracy Shield blocking scheme was billed as the future of anti-piracy efforts. To effectively tackle live sports piracy, broad blocking powers aim to block piracy-related domain names and IP addresses within 30 minutes. While many pirate sources have indeed been blocked, Piracy Shield is not without controversy.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 2, 2025

Originally posted 2014-11-17 17:55:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe NFL is a lot of things, but I never thought it was stupid. It turns out that it isn’t. The Sports Blog reports: Remember that stupid effort by the NFL to trademark the phrase “Big Game,” even though everyone knows the phrase has, for more than […] The post NFL punts in “Big game” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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The Illusion of More

JANUARY 3, 2025

One might expect a 140-year history of Supreme Court precedent would have led to a grant of summary judgment below, sparing everyone unnecessary time and money, states the brief for Jeffrey Sedlik to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Copyright infringement should have been decided by the district court as a matter of law, not […] The post Sedlik v.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 6, 2025

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we speak with Heath Hoglund, President of Via Licensing Alliance. The conversation takes us deep into the world of audio, video, standard essential patents, patent pools, patent licensing, patent dealmaking, inevitable patent litigation that is often necessary when so much money is at stake, and much more.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moana 2 sparks lawsuit against Disney, Travis Scott sued over Telekinesis and Meta trained its AI systems on pirated books. The post 3 Count: Moana Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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