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3 Count: Bunny Sample

Plagiarism Today

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.

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25 Tips When Brainstorming a New Name

Erik K Pelton

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.

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[Audio] Can Tattoos Be Copyrighted? The Legal Battle Over Mike Tyson's Iconic Ink — No Infringement Intended Podcast

JD Supra Law

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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Ratan Tata’s Trademark Victory: A Deep Dive into the Legal Battle Over His Name and Image

IP and Legal Filings

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

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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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3 Count: Bricked Switches

Plagiarism Today

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.

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How Much Money Do You Get from a Car Accident Settlement in Ontario?

Nelligan Law

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.

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AI and Copyright - the Kidron Amendments

The IPKat

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?

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Game of Thrones defends its throne against Game of Döner: dragons, key piece

Garrigues Blog

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

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“Never Terminate” Policy: Music Labels Slam Grande’s Supreme Court Piracy Appeal

TorrentFreak

Late 2022, several of the worlds largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The record labels accused the Astound-owned ISP of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. Specifically, they alleged that the company failed to terminate repeat infringers.

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Copyright Office Report on Training AI and Fair Use

JD Supra Law

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.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

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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The Indian concept of ‘derivative works’: Reframing issues in ANI v OpenAI

SpicyIP

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.

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Copyright against culture: Do restrictions on e-book availability and use undermine library laws? Part 2

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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.

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Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

IP Law 360

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.

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[Video] Tariffs and Trade Series: What Senior Management Teams Need to Know

JD Supra Law

Companies around the world are facing increasing uncertainty brought on by the unpredictable and rapid shifts in tariff policies. As a result, corporate leaders are seeking ways to adapt and respond to the sudden and unprecedented changes in the international trade landscape. In this video, Brian Gleason, John Peiserich, James E. Malackowski, and Livia Paggi experts in turnaround, supply chain, intellectual property, and political risk discuss key strategies for senior management teams to.

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Copyrightability of Greeting Cards

Copyright Alliance

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.

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LaLiga Disregards Vercel’s Piracy Overblocking Outreach, Blocks it Again

TorrentFreak

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.

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Whirlwind of Changes Expected in India’s Patent, Copyright, and GI Regimes as India and the UK Finally Finalize the FTA 

SpicyIP

Image generated through ChatGPT Running a few years behind the initial 2022 Diwali deadline, India and the UK have finally concluded their talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Projected as an ambitious and mutually beneficial FTA, the agreement marks a significant step for both economies. Reportedly , this is the UKs biggest trade deal since Brexit and on the Indian side, it shifts the focus from east to west, in terms of bilateral trade partnerships, and saw India negotiating on many non-tr

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Global Capability Centers in 2025: Key Legal and Strategic Considerations

JD Supra Law

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) have become strategic hubs for multinational corporations, financial institutions and other organizations because they can provide centralized control over high-value technology and back-office functions.

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Copyright against culture: Do restrictions on e-book availability and use undermine library laws? Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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.

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[Guest Post] Out the Door, Back In Through the Grille: Warsaw Court Reverses Audi Advantage

The IPKat

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.

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“Operation Sindoor” and the Misguided Idea of “Moment Trademarking”

SpicyIP

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.

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UK Court Rules on Reverse Engineering of Mainframe Software

JD Supra Law

IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product.

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Did AI Co. Anthropic's Expert Cite AI-Hallucinated Study?

IP Law 360

Music publishers claiming artificial intelligence company Anthropic infringed their works to train its AI models told a California federal magistrate judge Tuesday that an Anthropic expert witness cited a "fictitious" AI-generated study in a recently filed declaration, urging the judge to sanction the company's Latham & Watkins attorneys for not catching the issue.

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Defining the undefinable: The challenges and opportunities for cell therapy IP

The IPKat

IP strategy for cell therapies presents unique challenges compared to traditional pharmaceuticals and biologics. Previous posts have highlighted the limitations of process patents in cell therapy (IPKat) and the need to think strategically about how best to protect the product from fast-follower competition (IPKat).

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The AbbVie Biotherapeutics Case: A Study in the Limits of Patent Amendments in India

Intepat

The High Court of Delhi’s recent ruling in AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc & Anr. v. Assistant Controller of Patent Designs [C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 44/2023] addresses a critical aspect of Indian patent law: the permissible scope of amendments to patent applications. This case originated from an appeal filed under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970, against an order dated July 31, 2023, issued by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs.

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Brewed in San Diego Trademark Lessons from Americas Craft Beer Capital and Beyond

JD Supra Law

This year, the INTA Annual Meeting lands in sunny San Diego, Californiaa city known not only for its breathtaking coastline, laid-back vibe, and rich cultural diversity, but also for its dynamic landscape of iconic brands and trademark activity. From the world-famous San Diego Zoo to the fiercely protected Comic-Con International brand, San Diego offers a case study in how intellectual property shapes local industry and culture.

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Cancer Centers Want Fed. Circ. To Rehear Antibody IP Fight

IP Law 360

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say the full Federal Circuit should review a decision rejecting Xencor's application for an antibody patent, arguing that the decision wrongly created a new precedent that could be harmful to other patents.

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Privacy Internet Scraping and Canadian Privacy Law: Clearview AI

Barry Sookman

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

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Was the Copying Rightful?

BYU Copyright Blog

Was the Copying Rightful? Faculty,Secondary Education,Fair Use,College May 12, 11:43 AM May 12, 11:44 AM On March 18, 2024, we published a post on the case Wilder v. Hoiland , reporting on the decision made by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which ruled in favor of Defendant Sarah Hoiland (Hoiland) on a claim of copyright infringement.

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Federal Circuit Defines Scope of IPR Estoppel

JD Supra Law

In Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, the Federal Circuit defined for the first time the scope of inter partes review (IPR) estoppel in district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) proceedings: IPR estoppel applies only to invalidity arguments that the claimed invention was described in a patent or printed publication before the critical date.

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Farberware, Walmart Can't Duck Pressure Cooker Burn Suit

IP Law 360

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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CCC Honored with Top Workplace Culture Excellence Awards

Velocity of Content

CCC has earned 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards from Energage LLC for Leadership, Work-Life Flexibility, Innovation, and Purpose & Values for the third consecutive year. The Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards recognize organizations prioritizing their employees workplace experience, while making them feel truly valued for their contributions.

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Amazon Merchant Takedown Notice Attack Spills Over to Court–GM Photo v. Focus Camera

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. I’m blogging this case as an exemplar, not because it’s unique.] This case involves two Amazon marketplace merchants, GM Photo (operating as Digital Village) and Focus Camera. At issue are “high-end Sigma brand single-lens reflex camera lenses that retail for approximately $600 to $1,200.” GM claims that in October 2022, Focus “conspired to de-list certain of GM’s Amazon listings” by claimi

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In Limited Cases, Foreign Trademarks Can Affect U.S. Registration Rights

JD Supra Law

It is a basic tenet of trademark law that rights are jurisdictional. Trademark owners only have rights in the mark in the jurisdictions in which they have registered (or, in some cases, used) the mark.

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Albright Scraps $26M Video Patent Verdict Against Google

IP Law 360

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has overruled a jury's $26 million verdict against Google LLC and its YouTube LLC subsidiary for infringing VideoShare LLC's video sharing patent, finding that as a matter of law "the only reasonable interpretation of the claim language" shows no infringement.

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