SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. In his analysis, Praharsh writes that since its inception the IPAB has struggled due to executive interference in member appointments and long vacancies in the Board. The bills intend to increase the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) powers to initiate actions against patent abuse by brand pharmaceutical companies.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Readers interested in the topic, should also note another important study on copyright and AI conducted in parallel and just released by the team of Alain Strowel, Sari Depreeuw, Luc Desaunettes-Barbero et al., The study covers practices of for-profit AI-powered online music creation services (e.g., folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2023

The copyright angle is the topic of many debates and has already made its way to court in a few cases. This includes ReCreate Executive Director Joshua Lamel, who cautions against strict regulation. Depending on who you ask, it has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of day-to-day life.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 20, 2023

This webcast series was created by CCC to help facilitate important conversations on critical topics related to standards. Judging by the participation in the Sustainability webcast in particular, and in this series overall, that our community is deeply invested in the topic and looking to achieve very high goals and meaningful outcomes.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The FTC’s attempted regulation of employment non-competes as part of its rulemaking powers is unprecedented in the 109 years since its creation in 1914. 15 USC § 45(2).

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Regardless of the current risks and realities of where the technology and rights are, more and more users now expect to be able to ask a question in natural human language and expect AI-powered machines to compose a thorough and correct response in little to no time.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

The topic of the 2014 paper was provided by Bernt Hugenholtz. The execution of a penalty in this way undoubtedly involves skill (as well as composure), but skill is insufficient to give rise to copyright in the European Union. Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. That is not to say they are easy choices.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The FTC’s attempted regulation of employment non-competes as part of its rulemaking powers is unprecedented in the 109 years since its creation in 1914. ” 15 USC § 45(2).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The cultural background of harassment and abuse originates from the presence of power imbalances tied to various social and personal factors, leading to discrimination. This type of abuse is by power which is fostered by an organisational culture which either disregards, denies or silently condone the issue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

To do so requires a deliberate, judicious, and consistently well-executed commitment to leadership and governance.” So maybe an interesting topic to consider is if Wikipedia is the model for a high-quality output of online community and user-generated content.” ” Brewster Kahle. ” Matthew Prince. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

” The mere operation of a website with later follow-up for price quotes, contract execution, and installation insufficiently establishes qualification.” ” * Powers v. 31, 2023): Powers appears to only be challenging content created by Airbnb itself, not created by other content providers. Facebook, 2021 Cal.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

To this end, we launched our AI-powered IP Innovation ChatBot , a free online service offering IP law information to users and further empowering creators with the tools to protect their IP. IP litigation experts, in-house counsel, top executives from a broad range of industries, and practitioners from major Canadian law firms.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 1, 2022

1] A 5-4 majority concluded that the America Invents Act grants “unreviewable authority” within the executive branch to administrative patent judges “incompatible with their status as inferior officers” under the appointments clause of the U.S. Supreme Court decided the highly anticipated U.S. Arthrex Inc.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. The matter is listed for May 2024 next to consider whether the suit needs to be continued or not. New Balance Athletics Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Since the report is quite lengthy, readers interested in a more detailed overview of the findings are invited to read the executive summary, available on pages 14 to 23 of the report. Chapter 3 carries out a legal mapping of the topic of this report at EU level. What the report covers. The report consists of six chapters.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The topic of the 2014 paper was provided by Bernt Hugenholtz. Winner claims that total football reconceived the game as one not merely about power, athleticism or technique but as primarily about space. Once for being able to execute the plans, but also for having the audacious ideas in the first place.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Q: What do you think is an emerging field or topic in IP law that future lawyers should focus on? This could result in the democratization of access to IP, but it could alternatively result in accumulation of power in marketplaces. Q: Where should one start learning about these topics? and social markets (Facebook).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2022

KECOBO's advisory on memes and copyright law The advisory defined a meme as "an image, video or text used in social media for humorous or political banter and illustrative of a line of thought on a topic under discussion".

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

6 grants “unreviewable authority” within the executive branch to Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) “incompatible with their status as inferior officers” under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution. The invention was a jet engine having a certain power-to-weight ratio. See United States v. Arthrex, Inc.,

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

Instead, after a century in hibernation, the FTC is just now learning that Congress supposedly intended to displace state law and gave the FTC powers to pronounce on employee contracts that have always been matters for the states for over 200 years and a feature in common law for more than 300 years.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Instead, after a century in hibernation, the FTC is just now learning that Congress supposedly intended to displace state law and gave the FTC powers to pronounce on employee contracts that have always been matters for the states for over 200 years and a feature in common law for more than 300 years.

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Contracts Law Government Reporting 52

Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

Instead, after a century in hibernation, the FTC is just now learning that Congress supposedly intended to displace state law and gave the FTC powers to pronounce on employee contracts that have always been matters for the states for over 200 years and a feature in common law for more than 300 years.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Then, this summer, President Joe Biden issued a wide-ranging Executive Order that, among many other competition-focused objectives, encouraged the FTC to “curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may unfairly limit worker mobility.” Conclusion.

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Patently-O

JULY 9, 2021

President Biden is expected to sign an executive order today focusing on competition that includes 72 separate initiatives. Right to Repair : The FTC is encouraged to “limit powerful equipment manufacturers from restricting people’s ability to use independent repair shops or do DIY repairs.” More to come on this topic.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Clearly, this topic is rapidly evolving, and it will almost certainly end up on the Supreme Court’s main docket (not just the shadow docket) soon.] * * * Twitter suspended users or deboosted their tweets based on its COVID misinformation policy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“the Platforms permit any user who agrees to their boilerplate terms of service to communicate on any topic, at any time, and for any reason. ” It simply focuses on the power of other vendors to exclude, not to uprank or downrank. It literally lacks that power. That postal service analogy is flat-out terrible.

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