In Tube-Mac Indus. v. Campbell, the Federal Circuit upheld a district court ruling mandating a correction of inventorship for US Patent 9,376,049. While nonprecedential, the Federal Circuit opinion nonetheless provided a refresher on requirements of inventorship and the standard used when inventorsh

Copyright lawyers always want to keep up with developments in copyright law. Earlier this week I gave my annual copyright update to copyright lawyers at an ALAI Canada meeting. A copy of my presentation can be accessed below. The cases I canvassed are listed below. The focus of my talk was on copyri

Litigation involving the alleged infringement of rights in ready-to-wear clothing is a frequent occurrence [IPKat here, here]. Analysis of these cases often raises questions about the conditions for protection under copyright and design law, and even about the concept of cumulative protection. A rec

This Book Review of “Hashtags and Trade Marks - A Comparative Legal Approach”, written by Nazanin Aslani, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Thüsing (Stockholm University). Here is what Victoria has to say: Nazanin Aslani, visiting lecturer at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's Colleg

World Intellectual Property Day is commemorated every 26 April. Millions of people worldwide celebrate the essential role of IP rights in fostering creativity and innovation to drive human progress.The date was designated in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organization’s member states, coinc

The Economics of Creativity: A Q&A with the Copyright Office’s Chief Economist — “In 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office welcomed Dr. Brent Lutes to serve as the Office’s first chief economist. Office staff recently sat down with Dr. Lutes and discussed the intersection of economics and copyright as

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst (both Lewis Silkin) on protectability of AI-generated outputs under UK copyright. Here’s what they write:Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of

In the world of typography, few conversations get as heated as Arial vs Helvetica. Here's the history of the two typefaces. The post Is Arial a Plagiarism of Helvetica? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

TikTok user Trefuego ordered to pay $800K over unlicensed sample, Nigerian Copyright Commission claims new powers and more. The post 3 Count: Expensive TikTok appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

The MPA has announced that it wants to reintroduce site blocking to the US. Are we heading toward a SOPA/PIPA rematch? The post Are We Heading Toward SOPA/PIPA 2024? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

The IPKat is pleased to host a guest contribution from Katfriend Roberto Manno (WebLegal.it), who examines a recent Italian judgment on the scope of plant variety rights under EU law. A small table grape producer, Mrs. Miglionico, succeeded before the Supreme Court with the assistance of Roberto and

It’s now the law of the land that come nine months from now, if any of the app stores make TikTok available or if any hosting provider lends services enabling TikTok, those companies will face substantial penalties.That is, unless TikTok’s owner ByteDance sells off the company to an entity that is n

Internet Archive files final brief in appeal, games studios against copyright exemptions and Fallout memes get taken down. The post 3 Count: Falling Out of Favor appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

This Book Review of “Living with the Algorithm, servant or master? - AI governance and policy for the future”, written and compiled by Tim Clement-Jones, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Dipla (Greek Lawyer, IGNITE Trainee Solicitor Clifford and Chance LLP London). Here is what Victoria has

Though recent plagiarism allegations have targeted DEI officials and supporters, the issue lies with academia as a whole. The post With Plagiarism, the Problem is Not DEI, But Academia appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Former Amazon employee claims company ignored AI copyright warnings, Vietnam convicts pirate site operator and crypto group buys Doge rights. The post 3 Count: Owning the Doge appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

Music & Copyright’s annual survey of the recorded-music and music publishing sectors has revealed the changes in global market share for the three major music groups and the independent sector. UMG remained the overall global music group leader last year, but for the third year in a row, second-

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: New market share results reveal the recorded-music and music publishing winners and losersMusic & Copyright’s annual survey of the recorded-music and music publ

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on the ‘Puma-Rihanna’ decision issued by the General Court of the European Union on 6 March 2024 (Case T-647/22) [reported and commented by The IPKat here and here]. Here’

If you were too busy enjoying the spring sunshine to follow the IP news last week, here's the summary of what you missed.PatentsA Kat enjoying her time in the sun.Image from Pixabay.Guest UPCKat Agathe Michel-de Cazotte and members from the team at Carpmaels reported on the UPC Court of Appeal