The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) first opened in June 2022. One of the first claims to be filed there (the twelfth according to the docket number) was the case of Benjamin Bronner vs. EssayZoo.  I discussed the case in more detail when it was filed, but a quick summary is that Bronner is a universit

US government asks Supreme Court not to take AI art case, Danish students to face lawsuits over pirated textbooks, and Google's new AI tool sparks takedowns. Source

It took a global pandemic to move some patent firms away from paper files. Today, it seems that patent attorneys are finally entering modernity with the growing adoption in the industry of automation tools for patent drafting and prosecution case management. Interestingly, much of this is being sold

On February 11, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in collaboration with the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter and the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., is hosting what promises to be an interesting and timel

The Thinker: Rodin 1904CIPPIC has filed an interesting and apparently unprecedented Federal Court application claiming standing as an “interested person” with respect to a Canadian copyright registration for a work entitled SURYAST in which an AI program is named as a co-author. CIPPIC says on its w

Originally posted 2011-04-26 21:41:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’m always seeing informative and informed content from Lara Pearson of Rimon Law Group in the virtual trademark law world. But until I saw it on Rapportive in my Gmail browser I had not known about Lara’s blog, brandGEEK. Now I

The original manuscript of Anne Frank's DiaryEarlier this week, The IPKat reported on the Opinion of Advocate General (AG) Rantos in Anne Frank, C-788/24, a referral for a preliminary ruling from the Netherlands focusing primarily on the apparent conflict between a technically borderless medium

In a judgment delivered last week, concerning a request for a declaration of non-infringement, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) determined whether Edozo Ltd (claimant) indirectly infringed the software copyright owned by Valos (UK) Ltd (defendant) by developing software that provide

Originally posted 2012-03-13 10:54:06. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf you get your kicks on 66, imagine the heaven of 77! The post Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 77 appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

Here is this week's miscellany. Remember to check the IPKat Events page to keep up to date with upcoming events.KibbleUKIPO vote on 'most iconic trade mark' To celebrate the UK's trade mark register's 150th birthday, the UKIPO is holding a poll for

Originally posted 2006-10-17 20:52:17. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Patent and Trademark Office has denied reconsideration of its denial of John Welch’s application for a registration for TTABLOG. John has appealed — to the Trademark Trial  and Appeals Board (TTAB). Well, of course, John. Ho

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a normal (and integral) part of the internet’s infrastructure. From securing remote access to networks, protecting confidential data and complying with security obligations, they are considered (in most countries) good privacy practice. This is particularly true w

The Eurovision 2026 season is ramping up; however, even at this early stage, the contest has had its first plagiarism controversy. Source

Music publishers sue Anthropic again, Massive Manga piracy site shuttered, and Korea passes site blocking legislation. Source

Originally posted 2014-02-07 13:20:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterGoogle has long played fast and loose with the sale of key words, leaning this way or that but claiming to have content- or politically-neutral rules of general application.  Like a good big new media company, it may ultimately

Graphic by Riana HarveyNot to make January feel any longer by dragging you back to last week, but… here we are. As the month that refuses to end finally inches toward the exit, the Kats still managed to pack in a full dose of posts. If the last stretch slipped by in a blur of cold mornings and rehea

In 2009, a physician took a certification exam for the American Board of Internal Medicine. What followed was a 15-year legal battle. Source

Wixen files lawsuit against Meta over unlicensed music; piracy of Japanese content rises three-fold; photographer dismisses case against Drake. Source

Originally posted 2011-03-11 17:23:32. Republished by Blog Post PromoterHere’s a roundup of what other people are saying about the decision in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced System Concepts, Inc. involving keyword advertising using other folks’ trademarks (a form of the dreaded “diversion“!) a

Researcher Vijayalakshmi S discovered that her paper was leaked and published by others. Now she's struggling to get the paper retracted. Source