SDCBAIPLaw

Addressing matters of interest in the area of intellectual property law. (

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Supreme Court says TTAB rulings on "likelihood of confusion" can be binding on later infringement litigation http://t.co/Gr8SxUtc6d.

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Cal ND rules NCAA violates antitrust act by preventing players from being paid for use of names/images/likenesses. http://t.co/3p0akDBZMm

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John Wayne's estate and Duke University in court again, this time over alcohol. http://t.co/mgdbtyTQ36. Cue 1,000 bad Duke headline puns.

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Supreme Court: Aereo violated copyrights by leasing antennas to users to stream TV network content over internet. http://t.co/w1MwKBYQmY

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Seventh Circuit shuts down attempt to extend copyright by claiming revelations in later works inform earlier works. http://t.co/feqgWVjUoL

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SCOTUS rejects 9-0 Fed. Circ. indefiniteness test. New test has 'reasonable' standard. Issues of fact forthcoming? http://t.co/BKVwUVfoab

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SCOTUS: no inducement liability under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) when no one has directly infringed under Section 217(a).
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FTC report calls for legislation to reform and regulate commercial big-data and enable individuals to control data. http://t.co/LY7ffoWtM1.

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IKEA ruled not a famous trademark as of 2009, if at all. http://t.co/alZ8GYxdNk.

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Pending bi-partison federal "Defend Trade Secrets Act" bill with right to litigate in federal court picks up steam. http://t.co/hNlNCOrUQe

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Big Decision: SC changes standard of review for attorney fees awards in patent cases to abuse of discretion; eases threshold to award fees.

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Aereo: Supreme Court wary of adverse unintended impacts on existing and forthcoming technologies however it rules. http://t.co/ogErGqecme

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Tarantino copyright suit thrown out: merely linking to content posted on sites owned by third party not actionable. http://t.co/sAR7VYMgwo

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Prada sued in USDC CD of California for copyright infringement over handbag pattern. (Case 2:14-cv-02941).

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Congress sends letter urging revision of patent "utility" standard by Canadian courts. http://t.co/cHZBGAcYYU

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"Reputation management" company sued for registering harassing domains to generate customers. Randazza v. Cox, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49762

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Interesting article about a stolen domain name, and steps one can take to recover it. http://t.co/MR22RIwoYd

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Dropbox reveals it scans users' shared links for copyright violations. http://t.co/wWLCBGDpEB. Lawyers should be very careful using dropbox.

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UK set to legalize ripping CD/DVD's to owner's devices "for private purposes such as format shifting or backup." https://t.co/s4Ks7Aq5D0