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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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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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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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 15, 2025

Our final (for now!) podcast and some reflections from Erik in this special episode. The post Tricks of the Trademark – That’s a Wrap (final episode) appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Our final (for now!) podcast and some reflections from Erik in this special episode.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 12, 2025

Manga and anime have become increasingly popular in recent years. These formats originate in Japan but are now in demandworldwide. Similar popularity also extends to the adult counterpart known as “hentai,” which has millions of avid fans. Like other forms of media, not everyone accessing hentai content chooses to pay for it. Instead, many people opt for free websites like nHentai.net, which averaged close to 80 million visits in recent months.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

Introduction What is Artificial Intelligence? Creating computer systems capable of carrying out activities that need human intellect is known as artificial intelligence or AI. AI analyses vast volumes of data to spot trends and conclude from the material it has gathered. This may be accomplished by using methods like robotics, computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning.

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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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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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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 1, 2025

Erik shares 25 of his favorite Peltonisms in this episode. Check out the full library at [link] The post 25 Peltonisms appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares 25 of his favorite Peltonisms in this episode.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2025

With the next cutting-edge big-budget AAA masterpiece never too far away, thousands of 8bit and 16bit classics dating back almost 50 years sit quietly by, waiting for the arrival of the next wave of curious explorers. The magic of emulation makes all of this happen and for many retro gaming enthusiasts, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator ( MAME ) rules them all.

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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.

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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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IP Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2025

The tax-evasion indictment of U.S. Supreme Court expert lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein features an eclectic cast of characters linked to his purported side career as a high-stakes poker player, including law firm partners, professional gamblers, a Texas billionaire, a movie producer and an actor.

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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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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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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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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 3, 2025

Image by storyset on Freepik [ This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Kaustubh Chakrabarti. Kaustubh is a second year BA.LLB. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. ] Recently, a division bench of the Delhi High Court in Navigators Logistics Ltd vs Kashif Qureshi has provided relief to an appellant whose plaint application was rejected by a single judge bench back in 2018.

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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 Law 360

JANUARY 16, 2025

Tom Goldstein, a publisher of SCOTUSblog and one of the most experienced U.S. Supreme Court lawyers in the country, was indicted Thursday in Maryland federal court on charges he schemed to evade taxes for years and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts.

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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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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 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 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors. Historically, there were two traditions within Europe, namely, the German principle of separation (often wrongly called also bifurcation), according to which infringement actions and nullity actions were separate and handled at different courts, and the otherwise prevailing principle of unity, according to which infrin

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sculpture case against Aritzia revived by Ninth Circuit, Indian blockbuster faces piracy challenges and NHL copyright claims commentators. The post 3 Count: Fixed Tangles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 16, 2025

Patent lawsuits launched by nonpracticing entities shot up in 2024, with the Eastern District of Texas being the primary hotbed for such cases, according to a new report.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

The United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) published its annual Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets a few hours ago. The non-exhaustive list includes dozens of sites and services linked to piracy or counterfeiting activity. The report is largely based on input from copyright industry groups, including the RIAA and MPA. Platforms detailed in recommendations filed late last year, are meant to serve as ‘prominent and illustrative examples’ without the USTR drawing any legal co

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents. The increase in fees and the introduction of new fees by the USPTO is significant, necessitating careful budget considerations requiring many applicants to adjust filing and prosecution strategies.

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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 6, 2025

Anthropic reaches deal with music publishers, Illinois club sued by BMI and restaurant chain accuses former employees of trade secret theft. The post 3 Count: Paella Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2025

OpenAI and its backers at Microsoft will try persuading a New York judge to dismiss one of the major copyright suits against them, with arguments that using news stories to train the startup's artificial intelligence model is a "transformative" use.Here's a spotlight on where that case stands plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 7, 2025

Why monitor your registered trademark? Erik shares 3 reasons why this is valuable for your brand in this episode. Learn more about monitoring at [link] The post 3 Reasons for a Trademark Watch Service appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Why monitor your registered trademark? Erik shares 3 reasons why this is valuable for your brand in this episode.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 9, 2025

In the early 2000s, the music industry took a stand against online piracy by going after tens of thousands of alleged pirates through U.S. courts. The RIAA tracked down IP addresses of suspected music pirates and requested corresponding DMCA subpoenas, hoping to link these addresses to subscribers’ contact details. This initially worked well. However, as the practice became more common ISPs began to object.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

With the advent of generative artificial intelligence (or GenAI), many companies have begun to shift their innovation strategies to incorporate and rely on GenAI tools. These tools can be powerful drivers of technological innovation, but their use can affect whether the resulting innovations are protectable.

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