43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2024

The AG’s expert drew a random sample of 2,234 calls, of which 561 discussed at least one relevant topic within this sample. However, it was generally appropriate to use statistical methods to estimate the number of violations. Between 2013 and 2020, there were 1,573,400 phone calls between defendants and California students.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Introduction Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. The analysis below will focus on the EU TDM exceptions, especially Article 4 CDSM Directive. If that occurs, then there is a likelihood that the output is infringing.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The European patent attorney community is currently eagerly awaiting the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal referral G 2/21 on the thorny topic of plausibility and post-filed evidence. Plausibility in inventive step The EPO also employs the concept of plausibility in the inventive step analysis of certain types of invention.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion tackles one of the hottest topics in Internet Law: do UGC services engage in editorial functions protected by the First Amendment? Up to this point, I think the panel’s ruling has been pretty straightforward and obvious, even though it rejects the voluminous pro-censorship FUD directed towards these topics.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Ardagh analysis echoes the analysis found in American courts and registration controversies, such as in the case of Ride The Ducks, LLC v. Though there are only 333 EU registered sound marks, according to EUIPO January 1996 to July 2022 statistics (section 5.2 Duck Boat Tours, Inc. 199 U.S.P.Q. 560, 563 (Tr.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fish & Richardson’s 2021 Post-Grant Report takes a deep dive into the cases, trends, and statistics that shaped post-grant practice throughout the year and postulates how they may affect practitioners going forward. 2021), the petitioner had argued obviousness, but the Board’s analysis looked more like an anticipation analysis.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

As my Content Moderation Remedies paper showed, this topic is way more complicated than a binary remove/leave up dichotomy. At minimum, unlike the purported justification cited by the 11th Circuit for Florida’s disclosure requirements, the bill’s required statistics cannot help consumers make better marketplace choices.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

On May 28, 2021, FDA notified BI via an interim response that the issues raised in BI’s petition had not yet been resolved “because it raises complex issues requiring extensive review and analysis by Agency officials.”. Tackling Biologic Drug Pricing. On September 9, 2021, the U.S. The fate of these bills remains uncertain. BPCIA Litigation.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Nonetheless, the bar is a content-based restriction because “its reach is defined simply by the topic (subject matter) of the covered speech” [8] – here, the topic being the famous person in question. Rather, the PTO bars registration whether the mark praises, criticizes, ridicules, parodies, or is neutral toward the famous person.

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