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.
When an earlier sign consists of two words and the later mark consists of the same two words but in reversed order, the German Federal Patent Court calls this an ‘anagrammatic sound rotation’ (‘anagrammatische Klangrotation’). The rationale is that consumers are unlikely to remember the order of wor
A second Norwegian minister has resigned and had her degree revoked following allegations of plagiarism. Here's why it's important. The post Second Norwegian Minister Resigns Over Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
OpenTofu responds to allegations of copyright infringement, Apple removes Game Boy emulator, and Bulgarian authorities target piracy. The post 3 Count: Open Source Woes appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
If you were flat-out last week and didn't have time to follow the IP news, here's the summary of what you missed.Intellectual Property GenerallyA Kat that has been flat out. Image from Pixabay.This Kat reviewed the new book, The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable
In a recent judgment (in Czech) which is one of the first of its kind in Europe, the Municipal Court of Prague (the Court) held that an image generated by an AI tool was not capable of being protected by copyright, as it was not authored by a natural person. BackgroundThe claimant in this case, wh
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) is a federal law – part of the Lanham Act that deals with trademarks and unfair competition. It says that a person can be liable if he or she registers a domain name that contains another’s distinctive trademark with a bad faith intent to profi
Check out the latest IP events, news, and opportunities!The IPKat in the NewsThe IPKat gets hyperlinked on the NYT!The New York Times covered the dispute involving a German puzzle maker, a 1000-piece puzzle bearing Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ and the Italian Cultural Heritage Code. PermaKat
This is a review of the book, The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer. Nearly a decade after the establishment of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Agenda 2030, this volume b
