Plagiarism Today
JULY 26, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. First off today, Stephen Carlisle at NOVA Southern University reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in the Starz v.
Erik K Pelton
JULY 27, 2022
Did you know that a brand can acquire some trademark rights without registering at the USPTO? Erik explains what these common law trademark rights are and how they work. The post What Are Common Law Trademark Rights? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Did you know that a brand can acquire some trademark rights without registering at the USPTO?
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TorrentFreak
JULY 24, 2022
Copyright holders send out millions of takedown notices a day, hoping to remove pirated content or making it harder to find. The efficacy of the DMCA takedown process is open for debate but it certainly doesn’t help when companies flag their own websites as copyright infringing. Sony Targets Sony. This is exactly what happened a few days ago. In a notice sent on behalf of Sony Pictures Network India, the company asks Google to remove 34 URLs from the Sony Liv platform, which is owned by So
Michael Geist
JULY 27, 2022
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology hearing into the Rogers outage was notable for how similar Tony Staffieri, the Rogers CEO, and Ian Scott, the Chair of the CRTC, sounded on key issues related to the outage and the state of Canadian telecom regulation. In fact, Conservative MP Tracy Gray noted during the hearing that “listening to the answers from the executives at the CRTC, I felt like I was actually questioning senior telecom executives not the regulator.”
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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
JULY 28, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RIP Roblox’s Famous ‘Oof’ Sound, Which Has Been Removed. First off today, Luke Plunkett at Kotaku reports that the iconic “oof” sound effect in Roblox has been removed yet again due to licensing issues with the sound’s creator. Back in November 2020, video game composer Tommy Tallarico discovered the use of the sound effect in Roblox and, rather than pull it, struck a licensin
Erik K Pelton
JULY 26, 2022
The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Applications: What You See vs. What You Don’t. I’ve always been intrigued and fascinated by great magicians – I love watching Penn & Teller for example. I’ve been to several magic shows over the course of my lifetime and I remember vividly going to my first magic show at a birthday party when I was around 10 years old, and the wonder of what’s behind the curtain, how they make things appear, and what’s
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The IPKat
JULY 28, 2022
Sky/SkyKick - coming soon to a courtroom near you Readers interested in summer (and IP) blockbusters will be glad to learn that - like Scream , Puss in Boots , and Predator - the Sky/SkyKick saga is not over either. Earlier this week, in fact, the UK Supreme Court granted SkyKick permission to appeal the order made by the Court of Appeal on 26 July 2021.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 27, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Megan Thee Stallion, Big Sean Sued for ‘Willful’ Infringement on Collaboration ‘Go Crazy’. First off today, Larisha Paul at Rolling Stone reports that Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean are facing a lawsuit over their 2020 collaboration Go Crazy. The lawsuit was filed by Detroit artists Duawn “Go Hard Major” Payne and Harrell “H Matic” James.
IP Watchdog
JULY 28, 2022
In a recently filed suit involving the popular videogame Fortnite, the Central District of California faces an important question regarding copyright law: does a copyright in a registered choreographic work extend protection to a smaller portion of the work when that portion is copied by a third party and implemented as a dance move in a video game?
TorrentFreak
JULY 27, 2022
When videogames first began hitting the market more than 40 years ago, budgets were low, expectations were low, and customers were easily pleased. Today’s market has taken all of that and turned it on its head. Fueled by the type of budgets available to filmmakers and faced with massive competition, the videogame business abandoned its bedroom-coding roots long ago.
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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.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 26, 2022
Banks today urgently need a new core platform, but building one is time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain. It may help to think strategically and pursue a two-track process.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2022
Last week, Jamila Lemieux at Slate published an edition of her Care and Feeding advice column with an unusual question involving a young author who committed plagiarism. According to the column, the woman, going by the pseudonym Mom of the Poetry Police, was unsure how to move forward with her daughter. The daughter, reading a magazine that publishes poetry from young authors, recognized one of the poems in it from another book.
IP Watchdog
JULY 28, 2022
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that Derrick Brent will serve as the Office’s next Deputy Director. According to the announcement, Brent hails from both the public and private sectors, most recently serving as a consultant advising startups on IP and other issues. He consulted for Cut Golf, an early-stage golf equipment and apparel company.
TorrentFreak
JULY 28, 2022
Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros and Sony Music sued Internet Provider Bright House Networks. The recording labels accused the provider of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. Specifically, they alleged that the ISP failed to terminate repeat infringers. Since the complaint was filed both parties have gone back and forth in court with various arguments and accusations.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 27, 2022
The leader of a cutting-edge institute talks about innovative new materials that “eat” carbon and may enable cotton growing without irrigation, as well as the potential for building the world’s shortest supply chain in two 40-foot containers.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Ninth Circuit Boosts Efforts to Sue Overseas Copyright Infringers. First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group.
IP Watchdog
JULY 26, 2022
IPWatchdog’s Second Annual Meeting, IPWatchdog LIVE 2022 is less than two months away. Originally planned to start on March 16, 2020, we had to cancel our inaugural annual meeting when the pandemic shut the world down. We had no choice but to postpone the event on three separate occasions, but we were finally able to hold our first annual meeting, IPWatchdog LIVE 2021, on September 12-14, 2021.
TorrentFreak
JULY 28, 2022
The world of pirate streaming and IPTV services is one of intrigue. Like the internet itself, it’s a web of interconnected networks populated by devices, ad hoc groups, and individuals who can appear in one place, only to pop up in another. The case of pirate IPTV entrepreneur Carlos Rocha certainly fits the profile. In December 2020, US broadcaster DISH Network and tech partner Nagrastar filed a civil suit under seal in the United States, naming Carlos Rocha plus SolTV and Stream Solution
IPilogue
JULY 27, 2022
Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On June 23 rd , 2022, the Parliament of Canada passed legislation to extend the term of copyright protection in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works from life of author plus 50 years to 70 years. The extension may seem like an additional incentive for creativity, but many have consistently voiced that it won’t be as beneficial as anticipated.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 26, 2022
McKinsey’s recent US travel survey shows that leisure travel is booming, and this summer many people are planning to take their vacations “no matter what”.
IP Watchdog
JULY 26, 2022
Yesterday, Chief Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an order that, in Garcia’s words, will “equitably distribute” new patent cases among the district’s 12 judges. This order is an effort to address “the volume” of new cases assigned to the Waco Division’s Judge Alan Albright. Albright’s court is viewed as patent owner friendly and he has been under fire recently from both the U.S.
TorrentFreak
JULY 27, 2022
VPN services are a useful tool to protect internet users’ online privacy. In addition, they can also help to bypass geographical restrictions. The latter can be helpful if people want to access the content library of a streaming service in another country. While this often goes against the terms of service, some VPNs openly advertise this feature.
IPilogue
JULY 29, 2022
Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Big-name celebrities like Halsey and Florence Welch of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine have taken to TikTok to discuss their discontent with the new marketing approach of creating viral TikTok audios as promotion. TikTok has an established history of amplifying dance and music trends since acquiring the nearly identical app, Musical.ly.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 26, 2022
The transition to net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions will take trillions of dollars and several decades. Here’s how B2B leaders can extract maximum value from the journey.
IP Watchdog
JULY 27, 2022
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal penned a blog post today announcing several new programs aimed at expanding the U.S. innovation ecosystem, which she said “could quadruple the number of American inventors, and increase the GDP per capita by as much as 4%, or by about $1 trillion.” The initiatives are being spearheaded by the USPTO’s Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2), for which Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo serves as Chair and Vidal as Co-Chair.
TorrentFreak
JULY 25, 2022
Earlier this month we reported on what initially appeared to be just another DMCA subpoena application to identify an alleged infringer. The finer details are available here and relate to Christopher Boomer, the developer behind Roblox titles including Weight Lifting Simulator 2 and Muscle Legends. Boomer’s games have been viewed over two billion times but he claims to have a big piracy problem too.
IPilogue
JULY 26, 2022
Richard De Almeida is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On Monday July 18, I attended the Bereskin & Parr Virtual Open House to learn about practising there and in intellectual property in general. On the panel was Ryan Baker, Director of Recruitment, Partners Wynnie Chan, Reshika Dhir, Ainslie Parsons and Associate Martin Brandsma.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 25, 2022
With thousands to train, the transformation of Coca-Cola’s commercial product supply operations needed buy-in from the boardroom to the front line.
The Trichordist
JULY 28, 2022
Hipgnosis CEO Merck Mercuriadis rallies the troops after the unfortunate report from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
TorrentFreak
JULY 25, 2022
There are dozens of anti-piracy groups active around the world and BREIN is one of the frontrunners. The Dutch organization is mainly active in Europe where it’s responsible for taking down illicit sites and services, while also obtaining several favorable precedents. In 2017, BREIN booked a prominent victory at the European Court of Justice, which ruled that it’s illegal to sell devices that are pre-configured to access copyright-infringing content.
SpicyIP
JULY 28, 2022
Continuing on from the previous blogpost , we bring you part 2 of Amit Tailor’s two part series on the recent case Nippon A&L vs The Controller of Patents, which looked into questions of how and to what extent a claim in a patent application can be amended under the Patents Act. In the first part, Amit introduced the issue and argues that the court’s reliance on the European Technical Board of Appeal’s Konica case is questionable.
McKinsey Operations
JULY 25, 2022
The electrification of heating systems could play a significant role in the transition to net zero—and heat pumps are emerging as a solution.
Copyright Alliance
JULY 28, 2022
Many years ago, I had a former boss who had a variety of inspirational quotes mounted on the walls of his office that are now somewhat commonplace to see in […]. The post Poor Planning by Music Streaming Services Does Not Constitute an Emergency? appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
TorrentFreak
JULY 26, 2022
Founded more than 16 years ago, Rojadirecta is one of the oldest and most popular linking sites for sports streaming events. The site, which is operated by the Spanish company Puerto 80 Projects, has built a loyal user base over the years. At the same time, it has fought quite a few legal battles too. The Spanish site famously challenged a domain seizure by the U.S.
JD Supra Law
JULY 27, 2022
Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (at right) released a blog post on the USPTO's Director's Blog on Monday addressing the fraught subject of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted over the past decade by the U.S. Supreme Court and implemented by the Office in light of those decisions.
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