Brett TroutIn 2022, Amazon formally launched its Amazon Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program, billing it as an efficient way to resolve claims when a seller on Amazon is infringing your patent. Assuming you have signed up for the program and meet all of Amazon’s prerequisites, if you see someone
Amazon and MGM Studios raise the stakes in a copyright termination fight over the Road House reboot, claiming that writer Lance Hill’s use of a loan-out corporation prevents him from recapturing the copyright in the original screenplay. MGM Studios and its parent company, Amazon Studios, are punchin
Plagiarism is a complicated and nuanced topic. However, that nuance is often lost when it becomes a matter of public interest. The post The Difficult Nuance of Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Nintendo wipes out more than 8,500 repos on GitHub, UK Lords pressures the government to act on AI, and YouTuber praises Kendrick Lamar. The post 3 Count: Nintendo Wipeout appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
If things are finally looking up after a very busy week (and hopefully, a May Day long weekend), here's the summary of what you missed.Trade MarksThings are looking up! Image from Pixabay.Alessandro Cerri discussed the recent decision (T-157/23) which found that a trade mark's reputation i
UPCKat keeping warm on a stack of UPCawarded costsAs part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat continues its series of reports that analyze the development of preliminary injunction case law from the UPC. With our guest UPCKat team in the form of guest UPCKats Agathe Mic
The IPKat brings you the latest IP events, news, and opportunities! Events Uncovering the AI-Copyright Trap (9 May 2024)Dr Carys Craig, law professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada, will present her new paper entitled 'Uncovering the AI-Copyright Trap' be
Generative AI is generating astronomical profits by trampling authors and publishers — “Copyright is a key part of regulation, as neither the tools nor corresponding profits of big tech would be possible at all if not for the immeasurably valuable authorship that permits the technology to generate—o
Rapper OsamaSon is facing a potential lawsuit after his album cover was too close to some famous Iron Maiden art. The post Why Plagiarizing Iron Maiden is a Really Bad Idea appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Brett TroutPatents require a human inventor and copyright requires a human author, but trademarks require neither a human inventor nor author. There are many reasons the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) might reject your application for federal trademark registration, such as likeli
Lawsuit over Tiger King music is dismissed, Protecting Lawful Streaming Act sees its first conviction and band outs Spotify copycats. The post 3 Count: Spotify Robots appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Brett TroutIn the United States, as of the date of this post, you do not own the copyright in any AI work you create. The United States Copyright office has stated explicitly, that “it is well-established that copyright can protect only material that is the product of human creativity.” In reaching
The Copyright Claims Board has to strike a delicate balance between allowing for mistakes and preventing abuse. Here's how it does it. The post How the Copyright Claims Board Deals with Bad Faith Filers appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
It’s been a while since we talked about NFTs here at Llama Towers, this is mostly because not a lot has been happening, but it is also due to most of my attention being directed to artificial intelligence. But a recent event has made things interesting in the NFT space […]
More newspapers sue Microsoft and OpenAI, CJEU rules Hadopi is legal and Netflix wins dismissal of King of Collectibles lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Privacy vs. Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
In a recent decision (T-157/23) on trade marks with a reputation, the General Court of the European Union (the Court) found that a mark's reputation is acquired progressively, and lost gradually, such that evidence from some time before or after the date of assessment can still be of relevance.
There is no clear line between trade marks that are merely in poor taste (which is not a ground for refusal) and trade marks that are contrary to public policy or accepted principles of morality (prohibited from registration by virtue of Art. 7(1)(f) EUTMR). The EU Intellectual Property Network rece
Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, the President of Columbia University, is facing allegations of plagiarism. Here's why her case is different. The post Columbia Unviersity President Targeted with Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Eager student: I’m in search of a tasty legal nugget to drop into my next essay. Any thoughts?Scholarly Lawyer: I have just the thing for you: clause 122 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Post-Brexit geopolitics meets digital signatures, a strange mixture if ever there was one.
This Kat closes the reporting on the EUIPO’s 5th IP Case Law Conference, hosted in Alicante by the EUIPO Boards of Appeal (BoA). The last session of the conference dwelled upon soft law instruments at the disposal of intellectual property (IP) offices and courts to achieve high-quality decisions.EUI