The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2021

a connection between the product and the place, from which it originates), but in different modalities, as described below. The empirical analysis presented in Chapter 4 discusses the evolution of the EU GI regime after Regulation 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Law 131

Law Registration Publishing Designs 131

Patently-O

MAY 31, 2023

These included: documenting gender disparities in attribution for innovative output, understanding how “opt-in” organizational processes can unlock the innovative potential of engineers from underrepresented groups, and measuring how broader representation can help bring more valuable innovations to market.

Inventor 104

Inventor Invention Intellectual Property Business 104

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2024

Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena, requesting Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court but wanted to use their comments as evidence in an ongoing piracy lawsuit against Internet provider RCN.

IP 99

IP Copying Copyright 99

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Labor (DOL) in ordering Alight Solutions, LLC, an ERISA plan services provider, to comply with an administrative subpoena seeking documents pertaining to alleged cybersecurity breaches. Alight also contended that the document requests in the subpoena were “too indefinite.” Alight Solutions, LLC, Dkt. #

Reporting 52

Reporting Business Blogging Law 52

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Entity is working towards innovation, development or improvement of products or processes or services, or if it is a scalable business model with a high potential of employment generation or wealth creation. All the supporting documents will be needed for the process of registration.

Registration 68

Registration Business IP Patent 68

Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” This Guidance covers some important topics. Some companies require contractors to disclose if they have used GAI in the past.

Government 237

Government Business Licensing Copyright 237

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the coming weeks, we will dive deeper into critical topics covered by the new EO. OMB is accepting public comments on this draft document until Dec. Protect the interests of Americans using AI products in their daily lives. The EO uses the Defense Production Act to mandate certain reporting requirements.

Government 52

Government Reporting Technology Privacy 52

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the FTC approved a resolution that authorizes its staff to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) in cases involving AI or generative AI products and services. CIDs are legal requests for information or documents that the FTC uses to investigate potential consumer protection or antitrust law violations.

Privacy 40

Privacy Business Technology Reporting 40

Velocity of Content

APRIL 30, 2024

We explored the webinar topics in more depth, and the following is our edited and abridged conversation. Indexes use word embeddings with the goal of retrieving the most relevant documents. In the generative AI context, you get the ability to reproduce the text of the document.

Licensing 52

Licensing Social Media Copyright Publishing 52

The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Already in 2016, the SCT drafted the document that would constitute the basis of the negotiations. The Treaty would indeed probably require some advanced technical infrastructure, e.g., to connect to the global design database, to use Model International Forms or for electronic priority document exchange.

Designs 70

Designs Design Law Trademark 70

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

That book documented the efforts and plodding steps taken by China, a country that used to lacking experience in modern IP laws, during the 25 years since it entered the international community (China joined the WIPO in 1980; see also WIPO article China’s IP journey ).

Intellectual Property Law 130

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Editing Law 130

LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2023

So our holiday gift from the FTC, which flew a bit under the radar if you ask us, was the Health Products Compliance Guide. We also have an upcoming webinar covering the topic in March – details here.) NAD found these studies supported monadic claims about the efficacy of the Lumineux whitening products. We shall see.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Branding Brands 52

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In 2016, an Action Plan for Startup India was released which covered a variety of topics such as funding support and incentive, partnerships, etc. All the supporting documents will be needed for the process of registration. The aim was to create a robust ecosystem in the country for innovation and startups.

Registration 52

Registration Business Intellectual Property Government 52

SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. I argue that rewarding knowledge production and creative effort itself through maximising commercial advantage via exclusive rights are incentives that do not apply to government works whose primary motivation for creation is public dissemination. Golden Tobacco Ltd. June 29, 2021].

Intellectual Property 105

Intellectual Property Trademark Licensing Copyright 105

Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Protecting your business’s ideas, products, and processes is a critical part of any entrepreneur’s journey. Today, we’ll be discussing the following topics: -Why you should pursue a patent. In general, patents provide protection for your ideas, products, and processes from being replicated or stolen by others. Let’s get started!

Patent Application 40

Patent Application Patent Invention Business 40

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, the failures of the WTO to serve as a unifying body for a response to the COVID pandemic have been well documented on the blog recently (for eg here ). However, during discussions, these two topics have been the main points of disagreement. However, there are still significant differences on crucial issues.

IP 59

IP Intellectual Property Publishing Technology 59

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI is already impacting the document review and production process, legal research, and the drafting of court submissions. See also Cleary Gottlieb, Modernising Liability Rules for Products and AI in the Digital Age (25 April 2023), [link]. 1 November 2023), [link]. [11]

Publishing 52

Publishing Government Litigation Inventor 52

TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

McFree utilized copyrighted material owned by Watch Tower in his productions, something that gave the religious group a leverage point to shut him down. After reading one of our articles on the topic, attorney Paul Levy at the Public Citizen Litigation Group concluded that it was. And then things got dark. Really, really dark.

Fair Use 121

Fair Use Copyright Litigation Music 121

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Differentiated products help the client or the customer in distinguishing among the products. The recent case of Revlon is related to bankruptcy but focusing on the other side, the case has brought the attention to the topic that could be of useful to intellectual property rights that is the relation of IPR and the bankruptcy.

Intellectual Property 80

Intellectual Property Licensing Trademark IP 80

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Not all output, even if directly the product of human hands, benefits from copyright protection under EU copyright law. The publicly available and relevant documents almost unanimously necessitate the client to provide the source data and allow the use of the content without claiming any copyright interest in the input content.

Copyright 107

Copyright Journalism Intellectual Property Copyright Law 107

TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2023

After reading hundreds of copyright reports, anti-piracy studies, lobbying documents, and submissions to government and law enforcement agencies, anything that strays from the norm tends to stand out. Our initial article focused on just one item in the report but something much more fundamental ran throughout. A pleasant surprise, even.

Government 100

Government Reporting Due Diligence Copyright Infringement 100

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Director Vidal highlights four different topics as they relate to the duty of disclosure standard: 1. For example, the USPTO highlights the duty of disclosure on the applicant to review documents submitted and received from other government agencies. Who Has a Duty to Disclose.

Government 52

Government Intellectual Property Marketing Marketing 52

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 23, 2023

They must also disclose to their customers the methodology and procedures used in the production of their research and suggestions. [5] They must also disclose to their customers the methodology and procedures used in the production of their research and suggestions. [5]

Government 88

Government Marketing Marketing Business 88

The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

27792495) in class 30 for food products to the Trade Mark Office of China (TMO). Taking into account other publicity and use evidence, the disputed sign on the fast food products to which it was designated had no adverse effects in actual use either. On 29 November 2017, an individual named Seng Lei (‘Seng’) filed an application (No.

Intellectual Property 62

Intellectual Property IP Law Registration 62

SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Here is another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh, where he looks into a variety of topics ranging from IP and Gaming to Biodiversity and Benefit Sharing! Upon comparing the competing products, the Court found them to be deceptively similar to one another and passed the ex parte ad interim injunction order.

Invention 59

Invention Trademark IP Patent 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

What is perhaps different with AI technologies is the magnitude of the potential impact, brought about by the unprecedented scale of automation that increases productivity and access to creativity. 1] (On the topic of AI outputs and derivative works, see here.). In our analysis, we applied this test to AI musical outputs.

Music 67

Music Copyright Derivative Work Ownership 67

The IPKat

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This applies in particular when the objective technical problem has to be reformulated, e.g. with regard to a closest prior-art document previously unknown to the patent proprietor" (T 0116/18, r. Unlike in the UK, the sufficiency requirement remains a low bar for a product claim ( IPKat ). EPO Guidelines for Examination, H-V, 2.2 ).

Invention 70

Invention Art Publishing Patent 70

Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This is a summary of a pre-print article my team has written on this topic (with supporting data and references); it is accessible at biorxiv. A knowledge graph is the product of a knowledge system. This post has emphasized that even the simplest data sets are fraught with problems that impede the production of knowledge.

Publishing 97

Publishing Journalism Blogging Reporting 97

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. The system allowed the certificate issuer to match user credentials with a specific certificate digitally.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. The system allowed the certificate issuer to match user credentials with a specific certificate digitally.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The patent had rights over a blockchain technology that improved the efficiency of certificate insurance and saved the users from the repetitive filing of the same documents demanded by multiple entities. The system allowed the certificate issuer to match user credentials with a specific certificate digitally.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. In the case, a pharmaceutical company sued a former product development employee and his new employer in the District of New Jersey for misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the DTSA. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d

Law 59

Law Confidentiality Designs Design 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Lacking relevant solutions in international treaties and with the general topic still being debated in international fora , the UK is one of few national jurisdictions that have already provided for CGW protection. This is well-evidenced by the range of concerns identified and alternatives considered in the consultation documents.

IP 60

IP Public Domain Copyright Intellectual Property 60

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As many of our readers know one of the most recurrent tax-related topics that come into discussion in the IP field is the so-called Patent Box (sometimes also - more properly - defined as the Innovation Box since it is not all about patents ).

Designs 70

Designs Design Patent IP 70

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

On the consumer protection side, the topic was initiating a Mag-Moss rulemaking concerning earnings claims – the statements that businesses may make when trying to encourage consumers to work for them or sell their product or service. This is noteworthy for two reasons. Chair Khan expressed her “disappointment.”

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Business Blogging 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Within its objectives, there is the encouragement of “research, development and innovation by companies, ICT and non-profit private entities, with the aim of increasing the productivity and competitiveness of the economy, generating wealth and social well-being” (art.

Copyright 56

Copyright Intellectual Property IP Copyright Law 56

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

AI-generated art isn’t perfect, but it’s become a viable option for set decor on motion pictures and other commercial productions. But nobody involved in the production had asked for permission from the copyright owner to use her image in the scene, as the demand letter made sure to mention several times.

Artwork 87

Artwork Copyright Infringement Copyright Art 87