Plagiarism Today
MAY 28, 2025
The 9th Circuit has ruled that Eleanor, the Mustang from the "Gone in 60 Seconds" films, is not a copyright-protected character. Here's why. The post Mustangs, Batmobiles, and Copyright-Protected C(h)aracters appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 28, 2025
In 2019, Internet provider Cox Communications lost its legal battle against a group of dozens of record labels, including Sony and Universal. Following a two-week trial, a Virginia jury held Cox liable for its pirating subscribers. The ISP failed to disconnect repeat infringers and was ordered to pay $1 billion in damages. This case is one of many. Other ISPs have been accused of being similarly lax in their stance against alleged piracy.
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IP and Legal Filings
MAY 24, 2025
The high velocity of technological developments in Information and Communication Technology and Computer Science has brought tremendous changes in the evaluation and patenting of inventions in the tech industry. With innovations in Artificial Intelligence, blockchain technology, quantum computing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and cyber security, the legal environment of Computer-Related Inventions (CRIs) has become more complicated.
IAM Magazine
MAY 28, 2025
The Zhangjiagang Court has dismissed a copyright infringement and unfair competition suit, ruling that ideas are not eligible for copyright protection. Creators using AI tools should ensure that their creative process is properly documented and could be reproduced.
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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?
Plagiarism Today
MAY 28, 2025
Anthropic's AI hallucination gets portion struck, Square Enix settles with HK Ten Tree and Disney beats lawsuit over ukulele-playing turtle. The post 3 Count: Hallucination Station appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 30, 2025
Over the past few years, stream-ripping service Yout.com has fought legal battles on several continents. The most prominent lawsuit was filed by the site’s operator, American developer Johnathan Nader, who took the RIAA to court in an attempt to have the site declared legal. Criminal Prosecution The RIAA case is still under appeal and Yout.com remains available in most countries.
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IP Close Up
MAY 28, 2025
The U.S. and the Americas continue to be the leading source in key areas of innovation such as pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, information technologies and medical products.
The IPKat
MAY 28, 2025
In the latest decision of the CRISPR patent wars, the US Court of Appeal of the Federal Circuit delivered its long-awaited opinion in Regents v. Broad Institute (Nos. 22-1594, 22-1653) earlier this month.
TorrentFreak
MAY 26, 2025
Portugal now has a decade of experience with pirate site blocking measures, which were made possible through a voluntary agreement In 2015, the country’s blocking scheme was formalized through a deal between several parties, including the Government, rightsholders, and Internet providers. Under the blocking regime, many thousands of domain names have been blocked over the years.
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
A startup's intellectual property portfolio can be the difference between success and failure, fueling growth and maximizing an exit. This webinar breaks down the different types of IP that can be of value to startupsincluding patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secretsalong with salient advice on what protection to pursue and when.
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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.
IAM Magazine
MAY 30, 2025
The jury finding offers lessons for companies that acquire patents and for patent holding companies about due diligence for acquisitions and drafting language for patent licences
SpicyIP
MAY 30, 2025
Following the discussion on non-applicability of derivative work theory in the Indian context in light of the ANI v. OpenAI case, in Part of her post, Shama Mahajan argues that the Fair Use defence of incidental or transient storage will be weak against the infringement allegations, given the dynamics of how the data processing and storage work in Gen-AI models.
TorrentFreak
MAY 28, 2025
When rightsholders, broadcasters, and ISPs have a shared interest in the success of a multi-billion euro broadcasting rights deal, there’s no dispute over the need for a blocking order. With formalities out of the way, who argues against asking the court for anything less than the full measures the judge is prepared to authorize? When Telefonica spent billions acquiring broadcasting rights from LaLiga, the companies received full backing from ISPs/TV providers to protect their collective r
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, John McInnis and Ed White will look at the continued implementation and evolution of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy and where things stand for universities, athletes, states and collectives.
IP Watchdog
MAY 28, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in both Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. v. Cox Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc urging the Court to deny Sonys petition and grant Coxs. Music publishers including Sony, Arista Records, Warner Music and Universal Music Group filed copyright claims against Cox in July 2018, alleging that Cox was liable for the infringement of 10,017 musical works that were illegal
The IPKat
MAY 30, 2025
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Adanna Onah on a recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Woodland v Hill. Here is what Adanna writes:Aesthetic theft or shared style?
TorrentFreak
MAY 24, 2025
Praised by major rightsholders as progress in the fight against piracy, Italy’s Piracy Shield system made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Authorized under new legislation and promoted as a killer blow to piracy of live sports, Piracy Shield’s launch soon descended into a series of overblocking blunders and international news headlines.
JD Supra Law
MAY 30, 2025
In the first major enforcement action involving the importation of illegal tobacco products by the new administration, and on the heels of the appointment of the new acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized illegal e-cigarettes valued at nearly $34 million.
SpicyIP
MAY 30, 2025
Images from here & here. Of late, private news agency Asian News International (ANI) has established its presence in the realm of copyright litigation through its involvement in the OpenAI case (discussed here ). The instant case, however, throws open the Pandoras box, and takes the discussion beyond proprietary rights to Constitutional freedoms.
IP Watchdog
MAY 26, 2025
Last Friday, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued a pair of orders on Director review of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) petitioned by mobile network provider Motorola Solutions to challenge digital video recording patent claims owned by Stellar LLC. While Stewarts rulings confirm there is no retroactive application of the USPTOs recent rescission of previous guidance on PTAB discretionary denials, t
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 28, 2025
ChatGPT based on the input of millions of unknown creators of visual artworks on the public internet There is a bit of excitement in copyright circles about the first case referred to the CJEU that directly addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU copyright framework. The request for a preliminary ruling Like Company v Google (C-250/25) originates from the Budapest Capital Regional Court (Budapest Krnyki Trvnyszk) and involves a dispute between Like Company, a publ
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute (Nos. 22-1594, 22-1653) addressing priority for disputed CRISPR-Cas9 patents dating back to 2012. The court partially vacated and remanded the Patent Trial and Appeal Boards (PTAB) decision awarding priority to the Board Institute for certain gene-editing patents, holding that the PTAB erred by requiring the inventors to know their.
IAM Magazine
MAY 28, 2025
Arm yourself with this guide for chief IP officers and their litigation counsel about the USPTO’s new discretionary denial procedures, deadlines, word counts, arguments, evidence and more
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MAY 28, 2025
This started out like every other SAD Scheme case. The plaintiff, a fast-fashion vendor operating under the brand Modlily, filed a complaint under seal against 20 defendants, got an ex parte TRO and asset freeze, and rolled to an unopposed preliminary injunction. Then, one defendant, Funlingo, showed up in court…and, well, you can guess what happened next… [Nomenclature note: in an example URL of “ [link] ,” the word “ericgoldman” is the second-level domain, t
IP Law 360
MAY 30, 2025
A California federal judge indicated Friday that she'd order a Chinese information company to pay Meta's contempt motion fees after it failed to pay a $5.5 million default judgment for cybersquatting, but she complained that all involved are "spinning wheels here and spending attorneys fees and making no progress at all.
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
Last week, in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, the Federal Circuit issued its first en banc decision in a utility patent case in several years. The case involves the gatekeeping function of district courts vis--vis expert testimony and the line between questions of admissibility (for the court) and questions of weight and credibility (for the jury). The en banc majority held that the district court abused its discretion in admitting an experts damages testimony that relied on certain allegedly.
IAM Magazine
MAY 28, 2025
Arm yourself with this guide for chief IP officers and their litigation counsel about the USPTO’s new discretionary denial procedures, deadlines, word counts, arguments, evidence and more
Selvam & Selvam Blog
MAY 29, 2025
Navigating global patent strategy can be complex, especially when national laws impose pre-filing requirements. One such legal obligation under Indian patent law is obtaining a Foreign Filing License (FFL) before filing a patent application outside India. What Is a Foreign Filing License (FFL)? Under Section 39 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, any person who is resident in India must either: First file the patent application in India, and wait six weeks for any secrecy directions from the India
IP Watchdog
MAY 28, 2025
It is an understatement to say that the patent system in the United States has seen better times. The belief that U.S. patent quality is low is unfounded, but like so many other myths it endures despite its falsity. The persistent myth about low patent quality continues to mislead patent policy even though annual correctness reviews by the Patent Office show remarkably high levels of accuracy for patent examiners.
JD Supra Law
MAY 30, 2025
During uncertain economic times, it may be tempting to forego the expense of filing for (or maintaining) a federal registration to protect a trademark, relying instead on common law rights acquired through use in commerce. This may be an appropriate protection strategy depending on the nature and geographic use of the trademark at issue. However, it is important to remember that a federal trademark registration on the Principal Register offers numerous advantages, which span from defending.
IAM Magazine
MAY 30, 2025
The jury finding offers lessons for companies that acquire patents and for patent holding companies about due diligence for acquisitions and drafting language for patent licences
McKinsey Operations
MAY 27, 2025
Given the shifting landscape, semiconductor executives could prepare their companies by determining the potential impacts of tariffs and exploring different scenarios to mitigate them.
IP Watchdog
MAY 27, 2025
Some who listened to the Squires confirmation hearing last week became concernedhaving almost a flashback to everything that has transpired over the last generation leading up to this moment. These patent owners have been kicked again and again, with many having lost everything. And they have seen how the low-patent quality argument insidiously infects debate on patents.
JD Supra Law
MAY 28, 2025
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, Appeal No. 2023-1101 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2025) In its first en banc decision of the year, the Federal Circuit reversed a district courts admission of expert testimony concerning damages, holding it did not pass muster under Rule 702. The Court concluded that the experts testimony about a reasonable royalty rate was not sufficiently connected to three license agreements he relied on.
IAM Magazine
MAY 29, 2025
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