The Copyright Claims Board is a powerful tool for resolving copyright disputes, but only in certain situations. Here are five to remember. The post The 5 Best Uses of the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Tattoo artist loses copyright trial, India rules some textbooks can't be copyright protected and CBS takes down massive review. The post 3 Count: Non-Infringing Tattoos appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

The UPCKat getting into the spirit of the proceedingsAs part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments,  the IPKat is kicking off a series of reporting on preliminary injunctions that analyzes the development of preliminary injunction case law from the UPC.  With our guest UPCKat team i

Trier, GermanyThe Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy organizing and running IP courses. Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees:

In what is the first referral from the Executive Director of the EU's Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the EUIPO's enlarged Board of Appeal (the Grand Board) has been requested to clarify whether a EU Trade Mark (EUTM) application, which is withdrawn during the appeal period following

A federal judge in Wisconsin suspected that one of the parties appearing before the court had used generative AI to write a brief, which resulted in a hallucinated case. The judge issued an opinion with this footnote: Although it does not ultimately affect the Court’s analysis or disposition, Plaint

Which language will it be?  The AmeriKat sporting colors (and food) from the EPO's official languages About 15 years ago, the AmeriKat started her, sometimes, daily IPKat reporting on the unitary patent package. This, even before, the CJEU challenge on language.  Fast forward to 2024 (and skipp

Can’t Hide from Brussels: EU To Require Copyright-Related AI Disclosures — “On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the AI Act.  Formal adoption of the AI Act is expected in early Summer 2024, with implementation spearheaded by the newly-formed E

On January 17, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court of China (“SPC”) published its decision upholding a ruling in favor of Sennics Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sennics”), granting them an award of RMB 201.54 million (around USD 27.86m) in a case against Chen Yonggang (“Chen”) and Yuncheng Jinteng Che

As I’ve said before in my February 23, 2024 blog, In 2018, the Province of Alberta and dozens of K-12 school boards sued Access Copyright for a refund of $25 million they allegedly overpaid for Access Copyright licences for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Access Copyright, on the other hand, has defended and  

Lakepointe Church pastor Josh Howerton is accused of plagiarizing an apology. Sadly, it's not his first run in with plagiarism. The post Megachurch Pastor Accused of Plagiarizing an Apology appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Marvin Gaye rightsholder seeks to revive Ed Sheeran lawsuit, judge denies motion by California plaintiffs in New York OpenAI case and more... The post 3 Count: Musical Appeal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

It is now confirmed that there will be a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the correct approach to claim interpretation. The Board of Appeal in T 0439/22 had previously indicated that they were minded to refer a question to the EBA on how much the description should be used to interp

Amazon is facing criticism over AI-generated spam ebooks being sold in the Kindle Store. However, the problem goes back at least 15 years. The post Why Amazon is Overrun with Plagiarism and AI Garbage appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Slot machine makers files lawsuit against competitor, Phillippine Senate takes up site blocking and Reddit copyright bans skyrocket. The post 3 Count: Copyright Gamble appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

In 2012 Canada amended the Copyright Act to introduce legal protection for technological measures (TPMs)  as part of the Copyright Modernizaton Act. In the 2024 Budget published yesterday the Government announced plans to review and possibly amend these provisions to introduce rights of repair. The

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Matilde Helene Bom (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on a recent Danish decision tackling the relationship between trade mark law and freedom of expression. Here’s what they write:Can a tradema

Retro-KatsThere are still places available for the fifth annual Retromark conference, which returns for another afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Tuesday 7 May. This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by Allan

Harvard is facing yet another plagiarism scandal, this one involves an instructor who is accused of plagiarizing in an expert witness report. The post Yet Another Harvard Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Kidd Wes appeals This is American decision, Stephen Thaler appeals AI ruling and Global Music Rights settles with radio stations. The post 3 Count: This is America appeared first on Plagiarism Today.