Erik K Pelton
MAY 13, 2025
The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Tips When Brainstorming a New Name. Here are twenty five things to keep in mind when working to create new brand name – whether launching a new business, new product, or new service, or renaming one: Begin with suffixes and prefixesnot full wordsand think about the message you want to convey to consumers.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 15, 2025
In March 2024, the Baystate Health Board of Trustees announced that Peter Banko would become CEO of Baystate in June. The biggest health care system in Western Massachusetts, Baystate, is a non-profit encompassing four hospitals and 13,000 employees. However, in recent months, the organization has faced financial difficulties, including multiple rounds of layoffs.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 14, 2025
On February 11, 2025, a coalition of forty media outlets took legal action in France hoping to slam the brakes on mass piracy of thousands of articles published each day. Under the umbrella groups La Dpche du Midi, La Montagne, Sud Ouest, Le Tlgramme, Publihebdos, and La Nouvelle Rpublique du Centre, and together the “Alliance”, the publishers hoped to derail “parasitic” news platform, news.dayfr.com.
JD Supra Law
MAY 13, 2025
In this episode, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close discuss the legal implications of Mike Tyson's face tattoo in the context of intellectual property law. They explore the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill in relation to the use of Tyson's tattoo design in the poster for The Hangover Part II. The conversation covers the originality and fixation requirements for copyright, the impact of preliminary injunctions, and the broader implications of copyright law.
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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?
Erik K Pelton
MAY 14, 2025
Later this week, thousands of trademark professionals from around the world will descend upon San Diego for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA). We offer this guide (prepared for the last time INTA was in San Diego) to many of the major sites and activities around San Diego, through our trademark perspective. Because this guide is for use with the INTA (Registration No. 1914028) conference, we have, of course, included information regarding interesting trademark
Plagiarism Today
MAY 14, 2025
United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is facing allegations of plagiarism in his 2003 thesis. How serious are the allegations? The post The Pete Hegseth Plagiarism Controversy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Velocity of Content
MAY 14, 2025
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) recently released its highly anticipated Report on Generative AI (the third and final part in the USCOs AI and copyright series) in a pre-publication format. At a time when headlines dominate, and despite the leadership changes underway at theUSCO, the report represents a substantial body of work and analysis that explores how copyright law applies to the training of generative AI systems with a level of nuance that reflects the expertise of its drafters and a cl
Garrigues Blog
MAY 13, 2025
Reputable trademarks enjoy enhanced protection to prevent third parties from taking undue advantage of that reputation even if the services or products are not similar. The reason: to protect the investment made by trademark owners. But how far should this protection go? We analyze the case of Game of Thrones vs Game of Dner. We could start this post by talking about what Game of Thrones is, but, as the opposition division of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) concludes , we are d
Plagiarism Today
MAY 13, 2025
Bad Bunny sued over alleged unlicensed sample, Grande Communications petitions the Supreme Court and India to study copyright and AI. The post 3 Count: Bunny Sample appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
MAY 13, 2025
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday denied Walmart Inc. and Farberware Licensing Co.'s bid to prevail in a suit alleging they sold a defective pressure cooker that erupted and burned a woman using it to make steak.
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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.
SpicyIP
MAY 12, 2025
Image from here ANI v. OpenAI is Indias first copyright challenge against generative AI. Filed in 2024, it has since drawn in other industry groups, reflecting its wide impact. As on date, the Amici Curiae , plaintiff and defendant have nearly completed their submissions (presumably on the interim application). Unfortunately, these submissions are not available to the public.
The IPKat
MAY 11, 2025
At the beginning of 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its much-anticipated judgment in Audi (Case C-334/22), which addressed the delicate issue of trade mark use on spare car parts produced by independent third parties.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 12, 2025
New Nintendo license agreement lets them brick modified consoles, musicians petition UK government on AI and LaLiga blocks more IP addresses. The post 3 Count: Bricked Switches appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 12, 2025
On a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has conferred trademark ability for the name and photograph of Ratan Tata. This ruling stresses the intensifying importance given to intellectual property rights in the same context in public figures whose names, appearances, and images are valued so much that their reputation may justify their use. It was a fight for Ratan Tata involving the brand Tata, which also became a precedent for individuals regarding how personal branding and legacy misuse c
JD Supra Law
MAY 14, 2025
On May 1, 2025, a federal courtroom in San Francisco became ground zero for one of the most consequential copyright hearings in recent memory. The three hour hearing in Kadrey v. Meta Platforms marked the first major judicial test of whether using copyrighted works to train generative AI systemslike Metas LLaMA modelsqualifies as fair use under U.S. copyright law.
Copyright Alliance
MAY 13, 2025
Whatever the occasion, a well-selected greeting card with just the right words and images can make the recipient laugh, cry, or want to give the sender a hug. They can […] The post Copyrightability of Greeting Cards appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 13, 2025
Chris Downer / Wimborne Minster: later books in the chained library / CC BY-SA 2.0 This two-part blog looks at the provisions that exist in library laws across European countries concerning the building of collections and what libraries can do with them. It then assesses how far the achievement of these mandated functions is frustrated by a lack of access to e-books.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 15, 2025
Intellectual debates about Hindu divorce laws form a densely woven tapestry that ranges from the pre-independence era to contemporary times. Major contributions of scholarship have been synthesized to identify important themes and debates relevant to the said field. Historical Development and Implications of Colonialism A seminal work by Werner Menski on Hindu Law: Beyond Tradition and Modernity written for Oxford University Press, 2003 offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Hindu l
JD Supra Law
MAY 12, 2025
From iPhones to encrypted messaging apps, mobile devices are the new frontier in eDiscoveryand if youre not addressing them head-on, you may be overlooking massive risk. In this fast-paced 15-minute episode, Kelly Twigger breaks down why mobile data isnt just extraits often central to modern litigation. Join us as we unpack: ?? How courts are treating mobile device data ??
The IPKat
MAY 13, 2025
The UK's House of Lords (the upper chamber in the UK's Houses of Parliament) has voted to add what are known as Baroness Kidron's amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill. This amendment would, if it becomes law, require the Secretary of State to force AI developers to publish information about the works used to train their models.What is the Bill?
Nelligan Law
MAY 15, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pedestrian accidents can happen suddenly and leave lasting physical, emotional, and financial consequences. If youve been hit by a vehicle while walking in Ontario, its important to know that the law offers you significant protections, and that you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Pedestrians Have the Right of Way in Many Situations While not all pedestrian accidents involve a driver who is at fault, Ontario law generally places a high duty of care on dr
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 12, 2025
Chris Downer / Wimborne Minster: later books in the chained library / CC BY-SA 2.0 This two-part blog looks at the provisions that exist in library laws across European countries concerning the building of collections and what libraries can do with them. It then assesses how far the achievement of these mandated functions is frustrated by a lack of access to eBooks.
JD Supra Law
MAY 12, 2025
The Copyright Office released a Pre-publication version of Part 3 of its Report on Copyright and AI. Coincidentally (?) Shira Perlmuter, the Register of Copyrights, was fired amid a shakeup at the Copyright Office. The Report was also supposed to address infringement issues, but did not. Those issued will now be addressed in a Part 4 of the Report.
The Illusion of More
MAY 14, 2025
Four luminaries of copyright law and scholarship submitted a letter to the American Law Institute (ALI) formally withdrawing their names as Advisers from the Restatement of Copyright Law, approval of which is set to be voted on next week. Professors Shyam Balganesh, Jane Ginsburg, and Peter Menell, along with attorney David Nimmer submitted the May […] The post Leading Scholars Insist Their Names Be Removed from the ALI Restatement of Copyright Law appeared first on The Illusion of More.
Nelligan Law
MAY 13, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes After a car accident, many people understandably want to know what kind of compensation they can expect. Medical bills, missed work, and ongoing pain can all take a tollnot just physically, but financially and emotionally too. Under Ontarios no- fault system, various benefits are available from ones own insurer. In addition, if you are not 100% at fault, a claim may be possible against the other driver.
IP Law 360
MAY 15, 2025
Buchalter PC has named Josh Escovedo, co-chair of its sports law industry group, as co-managing shareholder of the firm's Sacramento, California, office.
JD Supra Law
MAY 13, 2025
As we move further into 2025, the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace; indeed, nearly every week seems to bring news of another major AI breakthrough. In this post, we highlight the emerging AI-related business and legal developments that we will be closely monitoring over the course of this year and explore issues and opportunities raised by these developments.
The TTABlog
MAY 14, 2025
On May 8th, the Board decided two oppositions involving claims of dilution-by-blurring under Secction 43(c) of the Lanham Act. In one, it found the marks THE IVY LEAGUE and IVY LEAGUE to be "household names." Council of Ivy Group Presidents v. IV League Nurse Concierge, Inc. , Opposition No. 91285794 (May 8, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Lawrence T.
TorrentFreak
MAY 12, 2025
For those who had fun playing #laligagate ‘collateral damage bingo’ over the weekend, a full house meant identifying the top internet intermediaries and services, blocked by LaLiga on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Most services utilize shared IP addresses, so typically the number of non-pirate sites blocked at the same time can run to hundreds of sites, potentially more.
IP Law 360
MAY 12, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.
JD Supra Law
MAY 14, 2025
As more companies seek to spin out non-core businesses and the market for carve out divestitures heats up, counsel representing potential buyers and sellers should be prepared to identify and mitigate key risks that may arise in spinout transactions.
SpicyIP
MAY 11, 2025
In these tough times of conflict, we saw numerous applications seeking a trademark over the codename of India’s military response against the Pahalgam attack- “Operation Sindoor” To comment on the surge in these applications, we invited Mr. Sunil Jose to share his views on whether the Trademarks Act allows such applications or not.
Barry Sookman
MAY 13, 2025
The Alberta Court of Kings Bench just released a bombshell decision in Clearview AI Inc v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) , 2025 ABKB 287. In short, it found that sections 12 , 17 , and 20 of the Personal Information Protection Act , (PIPA), unjustifiably infringed section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In so ruling, it essentially found that PIPAs blanket restrictions against collecting publicly available information from the Internet without obtaining indiv
IP Law 360
MAY 14, 2025
The exceptions to the roster limits rule added to the NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement over college athlete compensation for name, image and likeness failed to fix the damage the rule causes for several current and prospective athletes, objectors told a California federal judge in demanding that the latest settlement revision be rejected.
JD Supra Law
MAY 12, 2025
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), a United Kingdom (UK) not-for-profit, has announced that it is developing a Generative AI (GenAI) Training Licence, and is hoping to publish the licence in the third quarter of 2025.
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