The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

They carry a heavy environmental impact Lastly - although slightly off topic for IP, but still relevant when thinking about buying, selling or advising on the topic - it is important to be aware that NFTs carry a heavy carbon footprint , because they depend on blockchain and energy-intensive computer functions.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Conducted by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the inquiry invited submissions from stakeholders on numerous topics, including the identification of barriers to maintaining and increasing overseas investment. Once again, the term ‘gold standard’ is used.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. The nomination committee will then consider the evaluation report before deciding the independent director’s reappointment.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The mandate of the group was to identify, develop and codify good practice on the use of copyright, performance and database material in relation to AI, including data mining. Copyright law has always been an emotional topic. These are the standard narratives played out in various such occasions – see the public consultation responses.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 12, 2022

Indeed, much had been written on the duty, but there was much more froth and fiction than fact or critical legal thinking on the topic. at that Conference.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Relying on an approach previously articulated by the Sixth Circuit, it held that because “the promise in a contract amounts only to a promise to refrain from reproducing, performing, distributing or displaying the work, then the contract claim is preempted.” From this perspective, Genius’s complaint is rather standard.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Topics included the territorial scope of existing marks, the potential need to expand the specifications of trade marks used in the Metaverse, the importance of clearance searches before entering this environment, and the consideration of co-existence agreements to avoid conflicts. Returning to U.S. jurisdiction, the U.S.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

The €47 million EU SME fund provides for the reimbursement of 90% of the fees charged by the Member States for IP scanning services that perform a comprehensive assessment of the intellectual property needs of the applicant SME, taking into account the innovation potential of its intangible assets.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Additionally, Symone hosts Ocean Today Every Full Moon , a collection of videos showcasing the beauty and mystery of the ocean realm while exploring various ocean topics. Instead, William learned all about model rocketry and other space science topics. National Institute of Standards and Technology. After receiving his Ph.D.,

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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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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Please bear in mind that many of these stories are old and are not written to the standards of the current site. Though not a deep article, it’s an interesting overview of the topic and a look at the copyright challenges we face running our small haunted house. Also, many have design errors due to their age.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Context Quantum computers are a new type of computing device that leverages principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations, or solve problems, that could not be solved by traditional computers. [2] Translating technical standards into practical, actionable implementation plans.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Definition of “Offer Health IT” Under the information blocking regulatory framework, health IT developers of certified health IT are held to a higher standard with respect to information blocking and are subjected to higher potential penalties for information blocking than health care providers.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Advertising Standards Authority (“ ASA ”) has issued its first ruling under the new rules that prohibit gambling ads with “ strong appeal ” to under-18s, providing a useful example as to how the new rules will be applied. The ASA standard is now effectively a ‘strict liability’ offence.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. This second part explores the potential of property rights to increase bias in content moderation by looking at the topic from the perspective of Article 17 CDSM Directive. from Audible Magic or Pex ).

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The speakers considered technological standards, IP and licences, especially by analysing who are the participants in interoperability, how contracts with the Metaverse operators work and which rights are provided to the users. The only solution that emerged was to let the technology develop and norms and legal standards will follow.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Advertising Standards Authority (“ ASA ”) has issued its first ruling under the new rules that prohibit gambling ads with “ strong appeal ” to under-18s, providing a useful example as to how the new rules will be applied. The ASA standard is now effectively a ‘strict liability’ offence.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

This pre-election frenzy leads performative bills that won’t actually help any kids. As I’ve discussed with other performative protect-kids-online bills, any attempt to segment kids from adults online doesn’t work because there’s no great method for age authentication. The Age Authentication Problem.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2022

Patent Search – The USPTO offers several search tools to help inventors find patents that may be relevant to their invention as well as strategies for performing your own preliminary patent search. In addition to standard keyword searches, Google Patents offers various filters such as inventor name, assignee, filing date, and more.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) Summary Judgment standard in Hyatt v. Oddly though, the court did not apply the summary judgment standard provided by R.56 USPTO , No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. Part II explores the potential of property rights to increase bias in content moderation by looking at the topic from the perspective of Article 17 CDSM Directive. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. We anticipate exciting new contributions on topical issues such as litigation data, trade, and diversity in the coming months.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

not to be a standard, recognised phrase, so its meaning will not be universally understood per the language and cultural habits of the general public: According to the interpretation of the Xinhua Dictionary, the common meaning of ‘?’ According to that, the Court found ‘???’ While the ‘???’

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In both cases, the Government argued that the Court’s recent decisions have strayed from earlier precedent and have fostered uncertainty regarding the patent eligibility standards. Topics for Public Comment. Brief for United States, HP Inc. Berkheimer, No. 18-415, 2019 WL 6715368, at *10-13 (Dec. 6, 2019) (Vanda CVSG Brief).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

Moreover, the statement is definite enough for the Court to ascertain YouTube’s obligation under the contract (it must avoid identity-based differential treatment in its contentmoderation) and to determine whether it has performed or breached that obligation. This sets up YouTube for a major own-goal. Yet, the court bails YouTube out.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 26, 2022

After a few sessions on conceptual and theoretical ideas around IP, this set of sessions will now take the class on a different not-so-theoretical topic and deliberates upon IP issues that crop up around clinical trial test data, drug innovation, Indian drug regulatory regulation etc. Prof Antilegend’s classes are back! interrupted ) .

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

To determine whether that person made a fair use of the copyrighted work, the courts should employ the standard of a fair-minded and honest person. It is allowed in the transient or incidental storage of a performance of an artist. If a club or a society performs a work of art, or a performance, they too are protected by the doctrine.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

” Similarly to the European practice, a computer program may be considered an invention if it produces a further technical effect beyond the standard technical effects involved in operation of a computer. I look forward to working on this year’s upcoming paper to advance these topics further.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Other states limit non-compete covenants to employees who earn compensation above a certain level or perform duties that are typically associated with exempt employees. Many states, for example, expressly or implicitly look to statutory overtime exemptions to define which types of workers may be bound by a non-compete promise.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

The videos and radio shows appear to have been unscripted, impromptu performances, which at times were rambling and disorganized. Furthermore, some of the representations he made about Vitamin D and zinc were vague or ambiguous.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

We have specifically covered this topic in a previous blog. The applicant was obviously aware that using the words “metaverse” or “virtual” would have likely led to a rejection during the formal examination phase because Metaverse is not a standard classification.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The court there was deciding the extent of the Lanham Act’s extraterritorial application, but in the course of their reasoning, several opinions said things about standard trademark use, some of which were embarrassing but at least one majority holding of which has potentially broad implications especially in interaction with Jack Daniel’s.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

There is no existence of a trusted central authority but is performed by a network of communicating nodes that run the bitcoin software. However, the need of the hour is for these blockchain operators to collaborate with these agencies to work on developing standards and the interoperability protocols for these blockchain systems.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

There is no existence of a trusted central authority but is performed by a network of communicating nodes that run the bitcoin software. However, the need of the hour is for these blockchain operators to collaborate with these agencies to work on developing standards and the interoperability protocols for these blockchain systems.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

There is no existence of a trusted central authority but is performed by a network of communicating nodes that run the bitcoin software. However, the need of the hour is for these blockchain operators to collaborate with these agencies to work on developing standards and the interoperability protocols for these blockchain systems.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

It is therefore not surprising that progress in AI technologies and their deployment in the creative sector creates new opportunities and challenges for the law, creators (authors and performers), and rightsholders. 1] (On the topic of AI outputs and derivative works, see here.). Example workflow diagram by artist duo Hyper Music.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

We have specifically covered this topic in a previous blog. The applicant was obviously aware that using the words “metaverse” or “virtual” would have likely led to a rejection during the formal examination phase because Metaverse is not a standard classification.

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