LexBlog IP

MAY 30, 2023

CLE Provided This coming Thursday at 12PM (EST), IPWatchdog will host the free webinar entitled: PTAB Rules: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. The webinar will cover the recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), preview stakeholder reactions, Congressional concerns, and discuss the most likely outcomes.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Commission’s proposal for non-agri Regulation was published in Spring 2022, along with a parallel proposal to reform the GI system for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. The “in particular” part will surely open way for further preliminary rulings on the topic. A PGI-like scheme According to art.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What other key legal topics should I consider when using synthetic data to train an AI model? These topics are not covered in this series in further detail, but it is worth noting at least that the use of synthetic data can also mitigate certain specific risks under applicable data protection and privacy laws. 3] See e.g., I.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the first installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Webinar Series, our team will focus on the new Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with employees and workers. If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 29, 2022

The surprise portion of the meeting was brought to you by the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which is a broad rule that regulates what telemarketers can and cannot do with respect to contacting consumers and also sets payment restrictions for the sale of goods and services made through telemarketing calls.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, the judge ruled that it most copyright-protected works are made up of unprotectable elements and that there is no “bright line” rule if these elements combined were protectable or not. The ruling surprised many, who didn’t expect the case to make it to trial. The desire is easy to understand.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

4] Globally, countries are at varying stages in enacting rules governing AI, signalling a range of approaches to the technology’s regulation across jurisdictions. [5] 4] Globally, countries are at varying stages in enacting rules governing AI, signalling a range of approaches to the technology’s regulation across jurisdictions. [5]

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Article 22) The length of the minimum period for keeping the design unpublished (Rule 6) Disclosure of traditional knowledge used in the design? Inclusion of the traditional knowledge-requirement was proposed in 2015 by the African Group of Member States. Sure, there are recurring methodical rules and practices and a proposed agenda.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2023

Topic This case addresses patent eligibility under Alice and whether the district court should have afforded the patent owner leave to amend its complaint. Whether Sanderling’s alleged factual disputes precluded ruling on the motion to dismiss. Whether Sanderling’s proposed amendments to its complaint were futile.

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Patently-O

MAY 5, 2022

They have reached different conclusions and proposed different actions. Given ongoing interest in the topic, USPTO has engaged ACUS to conduct. topics, whether there is a need for a small claims patent court, the feasibility. topics, whether there is a need for a small claims patent court, the feasibility. 18, 2012)).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In order to achieve this, an exercise of ‘tidying up’ and rationalizing the rulings issued so far is carried out. The organisers seek proposals in areas where the internet already impacts public policy, where it raises new challenges or dilemmas, or provides new opportunities for policy. The launch will be chaired by The Rt.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 10, 2024

Federal Landscape: Stay abreast of legislative and regulatory activity and updates, including the FTC’s proposed rule addressing non-competes with workers, which may significantly impact the enforcement of non-competes nationwide in 2024, and continued NLRB pronouncements.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2023

Patents Annsley Merelle Ward reported on the Berichten Industriële Eigendom Symposium 2023, which featured a panel comprising Dutch UPC judges and a member of the drafting committee of the Rules of Procedure which addressed topics such as the Rules of Procedure and the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On Friday evening, after 38 hours of negotiations, representatives of the European Parliament, EU member states and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the proposed AI Act. Overall, the copyright provisions in the AI Act are a step in the right direction.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The results were logically possible: “Prescribers can maintain a preference that compounding pharmacies follow all applicable rules and regulations without having an awareness of all the applicable rules and regulations.” Here, he wouldn’t be allowed to present statements such as “OSRX routinely violates the rules.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Therefore, the European Commission has, in the context of a broader set of proposal measures aimed at introducing a ‘Right to Repair’, also addressed intellectual property rights. One of these measures is the proposal to amend the Design Directive by including a specific repair clause for design protection.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

Building on the momentum of the final push towards launch of the UPC, the EPO has launched a stake-holder consultation on a proposal to unify the "fragmented" system for SPC registration. The original proposals establishing the groundwork for the UPC made no reference to extending the system to SPCs.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 22, 2023

Ramsey of the University of San Diego School of Law have just published an article on a very timely topic: "Raising the Threshold for Trademark Infringement to Protect Free Expression," 72 American University Law Review 1179 (2023). Professor Christine Haight Farley of American University - Washington College of Law, and Professor Lisa P.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Intel’s reply also provided a proposed construction not limiting “storage element” to being part of an energy transfer system. The Board did not accept ParkerVision’s proposed construction limiting “storage element” to being part of an energy transfer system. ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K.

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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. The panel also discussed the incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its expected impact.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

Federal Landscape: Stay abreast of legislative and regulatory activity and updates, including the FTC’s proposed rule addressing non-competes with workers, which may significantly impact the enforcement of non-competes nationwide in 2024, and continued NLRB pronouncements.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

New Request For Information On February 10, 2023, Shueisha teamed up with major publishers Shogakukan, Kadokawa, and Kodansha in another ex parte application ( 1 ) and proposed order ( 2 ), filed this time at a district court in Delaware. Once again, the companies requested access to information held by U.S. One of Yahoo!

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. As Yogesh Byadwal’s most recent post on this topic made me think. Intrigued, I parsed the past posts to understand how the discussion on this topic has evolved over the years. Well … not really! Statutory Law.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 13, 2023

Seyfarth attorneys, Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, and Joshua Salinas will address the following topics: . Discussion of legislative and regulatory efforts to narrow use on non-competes and restrictive covenants at the federal level, specifically the new FTC proposed rule banning the use of non-competes with workers.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Back to the meeting – and we will start with the dark patterns discussion because we keep hearing about this topic. At this meeting, staff discussed the comments filed and asked the Commission to vote out a proposed imposter rule, and the Commission did just that, with a unanimous vote on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 13, 2023

Seyfarth attorneys, Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, and Joshua Salinas will address the following topics: Significant new legislation for non-competes and other restrictive covenants and related court decisions that may affect their enforcement.

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The IPKat

JULY 25, 2021

The Tiroler Adler may fly, but the Tiroler Katze prefers to snooze The IPKat served as a platform for reporting and debate on a range of topics last week, not least through the range of guest posts published. and Yogesh Pai arguing that the exercise is futile and Murali Neelakantan and Siva Thambisetty responding.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This topic has become relevant again this month after Hellspy and Hellshare, two other Czech file-sharing platforms, signed a deal with rightsholders to filter uploads and search results. According to Uloz, the proposed blocking mechanisms are not “smart” at all. Uloz Competitors Start Filtering. Overblocking Fears.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, as previously discussed, one of the House draft bills proposes the establishment of a new regulatory agency to oversee college NIL activities. Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin have drafted a bill that sheds light on the potential federal NIL rules. On the Senate side, Sens.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2022

On March 18 th , one aspect of these potential revisions was put on the table, the “ SMART Act ,” which (among other matters) proposes updating how to address “Standard Technical Measures” (STMs). I’m looking forward to reading the submissions, when they come in at the end of May.

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IIPRD

APRIL 13, 2023

Once the measure is passed and becomes law, another innovative element of the proposal is an increase of 10% in the minimum fine and penalty assessed after each expiration of three years. Copyright Act, 1957 The Copyright Act’s Section 68 is proposed to be repealed under the legislation. here, here and here).

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Under the current rules, gambling ads are prohibited only if they appeal ‘ particularly’ to under-18s, which CAP considers means if an ad is likely to appeal more to under-18s than to adults. In April, CAP announced a tightening of these rules , which will come into effect on 1 October 2022. We discuss these amended rules below.

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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. We are years away from any final rule on impostors or on earnings claims.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. Calboli addressed the right of exhaustion of trade marks in the circular economy especially in the resale sectors.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

“In addition, ICANN has failed to adopt meaningful solutions to improve the accuracy of registrant information, despite discussions on this topic for the last several years,” the RIAA adds. This proposal is largely supported by ICANN, which stated that the information should be available to “legitimate access seekers.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The regulation of artificial intelligence is the topic of national and international public consultations and a growing area of literature. the exercise of control through rules and standards, including self-regulation; and second, that such control is exercised by one or more public bodies. Part two focuses on the tools.

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