Plagiarism Today
JULY 27, 2021
On May 21, the popular K-pop band BTS released their latest single, Butter. However, despite the popularity of the track and solid reviews for it, the release itself has been anything but buttery smooth.
Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2021
On October 22, the Malta registered giant container ship Zim Kingston, enroute from South Korea to Vancouver, lost 109 containers overboard in heavy seas off the coast of Vancouver Island. Although four containers washed ashore further north up the coast, most are assumed to have sunk.
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Creative Law Center
APRIL 10, 2021
You can't just slap your style on someone else's creative work and call it transformative. Fair use guidelines are evolving. The post New Fair Use Guidelines: the Defense Narrows appeared first on Creative Law Center. Copyright & Content Protection
Intellectual Property Law Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Introduction. This is the second article of the multi-part series discussing benefits of prosecuting patents under Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH. The first article can be accessed here.
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Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 16, 2021
On Friday, Buzzfeed published an article that highlights the widespread and long-running plagiarism of Snopes CEO and co-founder David Mikkelson.
Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Note: First published in The Intellectual Property Strategist and Law.com. This article is Part Two of a Three-Part Article Series. Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Disclosure: Though I have no relationship or connection with this story, I am a long-time fan of James Rolfe and his work. James Rolfe is one of the most famous YouTubers working today.
Hugh Stephens Blog
AUGUST 9, 2021
Singapore’s long awaited and long debated revisions to its copyright law were tabled in Parliament at the beginning of July with a view to enactment by the end of summer. This follows a two-month public consultation by the Law Ministry and Intellectual Property Office.
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 19, 2021
A “brand” is the sum total of a number of things that go to the heart of a business’ relationship with its customers and within the marketplace of competitors: For more about Building a Bold Brand , see my book ! The post What is a brand made of?
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 27, 2021
With more ways to stream online video than ever before, protecting video continues to be a key issue for copyright holders. This is often achieved through Digital Rights Management, which is often referred to by the initials DRM.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 1, 2021
There is a split developing in the world over whether artificial intelligence software (AI) can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. A recent U.S. district court decision illustrates the consistent position taken in the U.S.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The much discussed, but previously unreleased, Restoring America Invents Act has finally been made public.
Michael Geist
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The Liberal party released its election platform yesterday and perhaps everything you need to know can be gleaned from the fact that Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault posted multiple tweets about plans for new cultural spending initiatives and Internet regulations in French without a single English language tweet.
WIPO Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2021
This year, NFTs (non-fungible token), the latest hype in the world of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies, have taken the art and tech worlds by storm. But what are the implications for copyright, if any
Likelihood of Confusion
JULY 9, 2021
As it says in the tweet-within-a-tweet above, today the New York State Supreme Court dismissed all claims against our client, Logan Cook. He’s “Carpe Donktum,” and this is the infamous. The post Why can’t we all just meme along? appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Creative Law Center
AUGUST 21, 2021
The independent life of fictional characters. Consider them an additional creative asset in a writer’s intellectual property portfolio. The post Are Fictional Characters Protected Under Copyright Law? appeared first on Creative Law Center. Copyright & Content Protection
Intellectual Property Law Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Introduction. Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Building a new website is literally easier than it’s ever been. There are countless services that will help you get started and a never-ending slew of tools to help you get your business or personal endeavor online. However, that’s not to say that there is no work.
Hugh Stephens Blog
AUGUST 16, 2021
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 14, 2021
A new report from the Department of Commerce, the agency of which the USPTO is a part, was released last week following its ” audit of the United States Patent and trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) efforts to improve the accuracy of the trademark register” that began in April of 2020. See all the details here: [link].
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 18, 2021
By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”. The site is used by researchers from all over the world, to access papers they otherwise have a hard time accessing. For some, the site is essential to do their work.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 4, 2021
On September 2, 2021, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) motion for summary judgement, finding that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be named as an inventor on a patent.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 30, 2021
One of the latest controversies in copyright law concerns the practice of controlled digital lending (CDL) by libraries. The idea is simple: Libraries take the physical books on their shelves, digitize them, and then share the digital copies with members of the public.
Michael Geist
AUGUST 5, 2021
Last week’s Supreme Court of Canada copyright decision in Access Copyright v. York University has unsurprisingly been applauded by the education community, which having faced years of litigation launched by the copyright collective, now finds its position vindicated.
Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character?
WIPO Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2021
As private companies like Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and Blue Origin signal a shift from space exploration to commercialization, is the time ripe to re-visit trademarks and other intellectual property rights in space
SpicyIP
AUGUST 21, 2021
We’re pleased to inform you that NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad is inviting applications for two research assistants for the IPR Chair Project. The deadline for applications is August 25, 2021.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2021
This post originally appeared as an article (“Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation for Feedback on Patent Eligibility”) on Law.com on October 7, 2021.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
If you’ve had any issues with copyright over the past few years, whether you are on YouTube, Facebook or even operating your own website, it’s probable that your issue didn’t start with a human, but with a bot.
Hugh Stephens Blog
JULY 26, 2021
Last week I posted a blog on the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), draft US legislation that seeks to end the exemption that US terrestrial broadcasters enjoy with respect to payment of broadcast royalties to performers and labels for playing recorded music.
Erik K Pelton
JUNE 22, 2021
We are excited to to announce that we are hiring an Associate Attorney in our trademark firm! Details and application information below: Erik M Pelton & Associates – Job Posting Associate Attorney Trademark by Erik Pelton on Scribd. The post We’re hiring!
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
This year, The Pirate Bay officially reached adulthood, which is quite an achievement considering the immense legal pressure it has faced over the years.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 13, 2021
The question whether an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system can be named as an inventor in a patent application has obvious implications for the life science community, where AI’s presence is now well established and growing.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 9, 2021
In 2001, six years before the iPhone appeared, a futurist named Ray Kurzweil wrote that humankind would cram 20,000 years of technological progress into the century that had just begun.
Michael Geist
JULY 30, 2021
The Canadian government released its plans yesterday for online harms legislation with a process billed as a consultation, but which is better characterized as an advisory notice, since there are few questions, options or apparent interest in hearing what Canadians think of the plans.
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