The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. For readers of IPKat, this topic shouldn't come as a surprise, given the prior buzz surrounding EUIPO’s Executive Director João Negrão's expressed intention for EUIPO to potentially oversee an EU copyright title if it were to be established.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Federal Circuit cited recent case law: “To act as its own lexicographer, a patentee must clearly set forth a definition of the disputed claim term other than its plain and ordinary meaning and must clearly express an intent to redefine the term.” ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. 2022-1548, (Fed. Kyocera Senco Indus. Tools Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The word and the song that it titles has remained a part of our lexicon for nearly sixty years and, despite being a famous tongue-twister (so much so, it was featured in a recent Mental Floss episode on the topic ), has been on the tongues of generations. However, in 1965, there was a very different conversation about the song.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

The Lanham Act defines ‘trademark counterfeiting’ as producing or selling a product bearing a false trademark that is an intentional copy of a genuine trademark (15 USC §1127). What is more, the reputational damage inflicted by low-quality products can be devastating.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Starting at 2pm and finishing with drinks and canapes from 6:15pm at Simmons’ offices in Citypoint, Moorgate , the full line up is below: 14:00-14:30 – Registration 14:30-14:40 – Introduction and welcome (Darren Meale) 14:40-15:40 – Panel 1 – “Trade marks as legal weapons – are us lawyers abusing the system?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2021

TRADE MARKS When it comes to trade mark disputes, Italian football club AC Milan recently lost a match against German company InterES (and yes, the company name is not intentional). Wilkof discussed patent trolling and the long debate about it and whenever this topic might still be relevant and deserving of attention.

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DuetsBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Since November 30, 2021 , we’ve anxiously been waiting for the Federal Circuit to decide the Chutter appeal and determine whether the TTAB was correct in lowering the standard for proving trademark fraud from the far more difficult specific intent to deceive the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 18, 2022

The community-driven platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic you can think of. They delete spam, remove off-topic content, and make sure that ‘unauthorized’ content is swiftly removed. These generate a constant stream of discussions and links, some more useful than others.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For intentional infringement of a patent right, if the circumstances are serious , the amount of compensation may be determined at not less than one time and not more than five times the amount determined in accordance with the above-mentioned method. Notably, ‘intentionally’ and ‘serious circumstances’ are the two key elements.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Since November 30, 2021 , we’ve anxiously been waiting for the Federal Circuit to decide the Chutter appeal and determine whether the TTAB was correct in lowering the standard for proving trademark fraud from the far more difficult specific intent to deceive the U.S.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The third agenda topic I would like to highlight is an arcane but important matter of judicial administration: judicial assignment and venue for patent cases in federal trial court. The following comes from Chief Justice John Roberts’ end-of-year Report on the Federal Judiciary for 2021.

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The IPKat

JULY 19, 2022

The stated aim of the workshop, which took place at the end of June, was to provide users with "clarity" on description amendments in view of some recent conflicting decisions on the topic from the Boards of Appeal. The EPO has now reported that the workshop of experts "confirmed" EPO practice on description amendments.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2023

Piracy is a complicated phenomenon but most consumer research surveys on the topic are relatively straightforward. Psychology research has shown that using certain filler questions to ‘cue’ or ‘prime’ people towards positive or negative behavior can impact their follow-up answers on unrelated topics.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Who Is the Bad Art Friend” offers little in terms of legal Although Dorland’s claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress has been dismissed , her copyright infringement claim is still pending.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. .”

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

In this post, I want to get back to the registration topic itself, this time in greater detail. But it shouldn’t actually put you off your good intent. Additional reading about this topic: J D Supra: “ Blogs and other short online works now easier to register for copyrights”. That might be enough to stop you in your tracks.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2021

The eight-membered family is known for winning “ a pitched street battle against eighteen townspeople intent on revenge.” The decision comes at a time in history when anyone, including politicians and spokespeople can disseminate information on topics such as human rights, COVID-19, and other vital discussions. Or did they win?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2023

On 19 July 2023, the Irish Government announced their intention to appoint John Evans as the Digital Services Commissioner in Coimisiún na Meán ( CnaM ). His appointment will take effect from 24 July 2023.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

This brings us to the next topic on the court’s agenda; a request from the filmmakers to release the identities of 125 Grande subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing pirated films. The order means that the case will continue and the parties will continue collecting evidence.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

In Yout’s response to the RIAA filed this weekend, the focus returns to the same thorny topic. ” For example, the music group argues that the DMCA says nothing about the ‘intent’ of presumed protection measures, but Yout says that assertion is incorrect and defies common sense.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

The intent of PARC’s screening process is very similar: “to ensure that largely only residents (i.e., The plaintiff pointed out that HDR gained access to the group on a false pretense (claiming to be interested in the topic, when really it was just a data snarfer). ” Intrusion Into Seclusion.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2023

Hussain Dalal wherein it has said that “ “spoken words should be misstatement or causing confusion and deception which is the gist of the passing off action or in the alternative, the said spoken words should cause infringement by way of diluting the distinctive character and repute of the trade mark which may either intention or unintentional.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

And the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been blogging fast and furiously – one could say obsessively – about the hot topic of generative artificial intelligence (AI). And yes, there can be legal theories of enforcement for the agency if others are using your tool to deceive, even if that was not your intent.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Federal Circuit cited recent case law: “To act as its own lexicographer, a patentee must clearly set forth a definition of the disputed claim term other than its plain and ordinary meaning and must clearly express an intent to redefine the term.” ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. 2022-1548, (Fed. ” Kyocera Senco Indus.

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Inventor Patent Art Law 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

This week’s OG+S blog post is not a deep dive into a legal topic. Instead, I am taking time this week to talk about a topic that is a significant one for me and many others: mindfulness. This concept has been much discussed in the recent past, largely as an antidote to an increasingly frenetic, anxious world.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Dr. Eleonora Rosati’s IPKitten article on the topic. However, this doesn’t mean that these services have no obligations at all. According to AG Szpunar, they can be held liable if they don’t have any geo-blocking measures at all, or if they intentionally use ineffective blocking tools. For further reading, we recommend Prof.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Licensing Privacy 110

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Accordingly, the AG recalls, on the basis of the line of reasoning of the CJEU in the hyperlinking cases, that the circle of persons to whom a communication to the public is addressed is determined by the intent of the person making the communication. This intent should be deduced objectively by the applicable technical guarantees.

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Copyright Infringement Television Copyright Copyright Law 52

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Article III standing remains a hot topic at all levels of federal litigation and across many different areas of law. With surgery as the only viable course of treatment, Cloudbreak Therapeutics created a topical application of multikinase inhibitors to provide a non-surgical treatment to prevent recurring tumors, which is recognized in U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

“TorGuard knows and encourages its end users to use its VPN service to access The Pirate Bay and pirate content” the complaint read, pointing to a topic in the Torguard forums. — A copy of the joint stipulation, mentioning the dismissal and the blocking intent, is available here (pdf).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

UNOS recently approved the Acuity Circles Policy, claiming its intent is to provide more liver transplants to patients in the greatest need, even if they are farther away from donors. The Court further explained that UNOS offered “no particularly compelling reasons” to keep the documents sealed in the first place.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. The court, wrongly, began by focusing on intent: MaxRelief chose the slogan for “subjective reasons.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

However, chat histories reviewed by the court showed employees requesting to be off-the-record—with chat history off—even when discussing potentially relevant topics. Google trains its employees on document retention.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

I will be doing a webinar on this topic next month, so keep an eye out and feel free to reach out for more information. Well, if this article achieves its purpose, it will enlighten at least some athletes and their representation and hopefully prevent them from stumbling over these issues.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2024

Through these platforms, individuals can access content that was previously inaccessible and engage in discussions on topics that were once considered sensitive or controversial. INTRODUCTION The entertainment and media sector is experiencing a continuous and increasing influence on social media with each passing day.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 11, 2024

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is a topic that evokes sharp reactions across the globe. The intention is that the legal provisions protect the farmers from exploitative practices and, at the same time, secure their rights to save and exchange traditional seed varieties. India is no exception.

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