Parent Rights Entangle With Copyright in Student Survey Suit
Miranda Stovall’s lawsuit against her local Kentucky school board in June transformed a national debate over parental access to education into a copyright dispute when the district invoked the rights of a
Microsoft Settles Cortana Patent Case After $242 Million Verdict
Eli Lilly Broadens Crackdown on Fake and Compounded Zepbound
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Puerto Rican Salsa Singer Wins Royalty Dispute With Band’s Owner
The members of Puerto Rican salsa orchestra El Gran Combo, not the company that owns the band, are entitled to royalties their recordings generated, a federal appeals court ruled.
Jetflicks Content Piracy Scheme Leads to Conspiracy Convictions
Five individuals associated with Jetflicks, a subscription-based streaming service that relied on pirated content, have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
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Apprio Rights to Programmer’s Software Affirmed by D.C. Cir.
A programmer broke a valid contract that assigned the copyright on his updated regulatory compliance software to his employer Apprio Inc., the DC Circuit affirmed Friday.
Apple Halts AI Rollout in the EU Over Regulatory Concerns
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Samsung Sued for Infringing Patents for User Input Inventions
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AbCellera Antibody-Test Patents Case Against Bruker Is Tossed
A federal judge dismissed AbCellera Biologics Inc.’s lawsuit against Bruker Cellular Analysis Inc. over technology used to discover antibodies for preventing and treating diseases, finding it failed to offer enough evidence to show how Bruker’s microfluidic devices infringe fifteen patents.
Home Solutions Company Somfy Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
French home automation company Somfy Activits SA is facing a lawsuit by patent acquisition company Fleet Connect Solutions LLC alleging its smart products infringe patents for wireless communications.
AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 1
ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?
Could America's intellectual property laws spell doom for the burgeoning field of generative AI? This video explores the brewing battle over copyright and artificial intelligence.
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Hospitals Get Reprieve on Tech From Court as HHS Weighs Privacy
US hospitals should proceed with caution in resuming the use of popular technology that collects user information while the Biden administration weighs a response to a court order greenlighting the practice.
Agriculture Services Provider CGB to Face BIPA Suit, Judge Says
Agricultural services provider CGB Enterprises Inc.'s bid to escape a proposed class action alleging its use of timekeeping technology violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act was shot down by a federal judge.
Experian, FedLoan Not Liable for Multiple Credit Report Errors
Apple Halts AI Rollout in the EU Over Regulatory Concerns (2)
Apple Inc. is withholding a raft of new technologies from hundreds of millions of consumers in the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/345300Z%20BB%20Equity","_id":"00000190-4787-d497-a7fb-ef8f495f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">European Union-bsp-bb-link>, citing concerns posed by the bloc’s regulatory attempts to rein in Big Tech.
Webinar Invitation Fax Can Be Unlawful Advertisement, Court Says
A fax from a healthcare technology company to a doctor’s office inviting recipients to a free webinar can constitute an advertisement barred by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a divided Fourth Circuit ruled Friday.
DraftKings, MGM Keep Wins Over Gaming Patent-Infringement Suits
The Federal Circuit deemed a handful of patents asserted against online betting sites, including
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View MoreCase: Patents/Stays (E.D. Tex.)
The court denied Southwire Company LLC’s motion to dismiss or to stay, pending mediation, Encore Wire Corporation’s action seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of patents related to wire manufacturing products. Encore Wire Corp. v. Southwire Co. LLC, 2024 BL 207238, E.D. Tex., 4:23-cv-00821, 6/17/24
Case: Patents/Counterclaims (M.D. Fla.)
The court denied the NOCO Company’s motion to dismiss Deltran USA LLC and Deltran Operations USA Inc.'s amended counterclaims of inequitable conduct in this action for infringement of patents for portable vehicle battery jump starter devices. NOCO Co. v. Deltona Transformer Corp., 2024 BL 206704, M.D. Fla., 6:23-cv-2194-PGB-LHP, 6/17/24
Case: Patents/Eligibility (N.D. Cal.)
The court granted Uber Technologies Inc.'s motion to dismiss Enovsys LLC’s action for infringement of patents related to location-based wireless technology because the claims recite an abstract idea and don’t claim an improvement in functionality. Enovsys LLC v. Uber Techs. Inc., 2024 BL 207079, N.D. Cal., 23-cv-04549-EJD, 6/17/24
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