SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Said to have been inspired by the American COMPETES Act, 2007, the draft Act was to “facilitate public, private or public-private partnership initiatives for building an Innovation support system to encourage Innovation ….” The topic was particularly pondered in a post called “ Is “Science” Essential for Creating Patent Lawyers ?”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. The Principal Bench of NCLT in the case of Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2023

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti recently announced a partnership with OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool in a move he said would create a “new model for digital media.” Patent Protection Patentability of software has been a hot topic for the better part of 50 years. ” (Emphasis ours).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 21, 2022

Yesterday’s sole topic for the monthly public Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting was identity theft. The seventh (and briefest) meeting kicked off with the public comment session and the closely monitored two-minute limit per commenter. That’s it. It is available in English and Spanish.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Since we last wrote for the IPKat on the topic , additional posts have discussed the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of AI on the creative industries and the UK House of Lords Inquiry into Large Language Models. There has been relatively limited UK case law directly considering section 9(3).

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. However, he concludes that the recent stand of the Delhi High Court highlights that the judgment does not reflect an absolute bar over the arbitrability of disputes concerning trademarks, but rather it imposes a limitation only in relation to those matters which are concerned with the grant or registration of trademark.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

This may involve promoting unified messaging emphasizing the collective responsibility of the sector, establishing formal working groups and industry organizations (possibly with regulators and other stakeholders as observers) to share insights and build partnerships. Regulators should work with international standard-setting bodies.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These directives may not consider the reality and limitations of where the technology actually is, however, nor the risks in using AI. I think this is where a tight partnership with data science and some executive sponsorship really comes into play. 

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements have been a frequent topic of this blog in recent months, and rightfully so. Further, states continue to pass laws limiting or banning the use of noncompete agreements, including Illinois , Oregon , Nevada , D.C. , and Colorado. But one Texas court seems to buck this trend.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This is the first in-person Congress since London hosted in 2019, so it was only apt that the first panel session was on the topic of IP and Covid-19. But the global inequities in vaccine delivery and the limited number of countries where manufacturing is concentrated has led to a contentious global debate which continues.

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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 bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: “The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

4] The Hiroshima AI Process seeks to complement ongoing discussions within a number of international forums, including the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “ OECD ”) and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence as well as the EU-U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Instead, the CJPA takes an asinine, ineffective, unconstitutional, and industry-captured approach to this critical topic. By mandating royalty payouts despite limited ties to California, the bill ensures that many/most DJPs will not be California-based or have any interest in California-focused journalism. The CJPA is none of that.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2022

If you are interested in tracking the implementation process, we recommend you check CREATe’s resource page (in partnership with the reCreating Europe project), as well as the COMMUNIA tracker. . Many Member States missed the deadline, so in May 2022 the Commission issued reasoned opinions to 13 of them.

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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 bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: “The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations. We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 15 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations. We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 15 U.S.C. §

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC bases its rulemaking authority on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which provides: The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations. We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 15 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

Staying on the topic of Rule 12(b)(6) motions, during the course of my review of these cases each month, I am seeing a trend by federal courts denying these motions on the trade secret claims but sometimes dismissing other tort claims. In Ainslie v. Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. , 9436-VCZ, 2023 WL 106924 (Del.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Expected to find a lot of talking around the topic of pleasure, but surprised to find a lot of hostility to, especially, defendants’ enjoyment of their own conduct. Idea: collaborative model offers more effective IP protection, especially in countries like China where the capabilities of courts and right holders are relatively limited.

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