The internet has completely changed how we consume entertainment in today’s digital age. Digital piracy, albeit convenient, has a negative side. The entertainment sector, copyright holders, and even customers are now quite concerned about movie sites that provide stolen content. This article seeks to list some of the movie websites that are known to host […]
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Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the post on the writs against the recent Patent Examiner recruitments, Delhi High Court decisions in the Under Armour case, the InterDigital-Xiaomi SEP litigation, and the Court’s ex-parte interim injunctions in the “Aap ki Adalat” case. Anything we are missing out on, feel
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After years of thrashing out the text of the proposed update to the EU Copyright Directive, we have come to what is almost certainly the final vote, in the European Parliament plenary early next week. You might think at this stage that it would be all over, with nothing new emerging, and most people simply
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LIFES Aims to Address the Challenges of Global Data Reuse by Facilitating an Ecosystem That Enables FAIR Principles June 5, 2024 – Danvers, Mass. – CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announced its collaboration with key industry stakeholders to launch the Leiden Institute for FAIR and Equitable Science (LIFES). In
Patent marking statutes are essential elements of intellectual property law that help inform the public of patent rights, deter potential infringers, and can significantly impact the scope of damages a patent holder can recover in an infringement lawsuit. These statutes vary widely around the world, reflecting different legal traditions and economic priorities. This article explores
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The case is Giesecke & Devrient GmbH v. United States, nonprecedential opinion authored by Judge Stoll, joined by Judges Prost and Hughes. The case is an appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims, which hears claims against the federal government. Patentee G&D filed suit against the U.S. claiming infringement of a patent directed
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Kinds of Trademark Scams Scammers Posing as Attorneys When you are applying for a trademark, you may encounter businesses that are offering unnecessary services, making unrealistic guarantees, demanding illegitimate fees, or charging inflated amounts for trademark registration services such as responding to office actions. Often times, these entities turn out to be scams, operating without
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China has issued a new landmark ruling in the field of key digital technologies. It concerns data extraction and data trading by iDataAPI and demonstrates China’s strengthened stance on protecting data rights and promoting data flow. The operator of Sina Weibo (plaintiff) sued a company and its subsidiary in Shenzhen, the operator of the iDataAPI
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The following is a guest blog post by Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education. Each year on April 26, the U.S. Copyright Office joins intellectual property organizations around the world in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day. This year’s theme, set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is
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This is a sequel to my January 4, 2024 blog on developments in DS611, the WTO case that the EU filed against China regarding its antisuit injunction (ASI) practices for SEPs, as well as my December 18, 2023 blog on the Oppo v. Nokia case which discussed global rate setting for SEPs by a Chinese court, including its relationship with DS611.