Adam Philipp

“LeBron James Lakers” by All-Pro Reels is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Federal court saysTattoo artist has no claimTo tats shown in game A federal district court in Ohio has rejected an attempt by a tattoo artist to reinstate his case against video game company Take-Two. The artist claimed that the company infringed his copyright…

Musicians object To use of music by Trump; Some say they’ll file suit Dozens of musical artists have expressed their objections to the Trump Campaign’s use of their music at events. According to Wikipedia, at least 35 musicians have opposed Trump’s use of their music. Recently, the family of the late singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes (shown…

Harvard sues Samsung For infringing its patents On microchip films Harvard University has sued Samsung, alleging that the latter’s chip technology infringes two patents owned by the university. The case is President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Samsung Electronics Co, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. 2:24-cv-00636. According to the…

Copyright Office Wants People to Control Their Digital Replicas Copyright Office: Congress should create rights in Copies of people The US Copyright Office has issued a report in which it recommends passage of a federal law that would create a form of property right in a person’s digital replica. As the Report explains, In early…

“Seattle Police Department, Precinct 5, 1921” by Seattle Municipal Archives is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Federal Circuit: Background check software system Not patentable The Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision that the claims of a patent for software that manages pre-employment background checks weren’t patent-eligible. The case is In Miller Mendel, Inc. v. City of Anna,…

USPTO: New eligibility Guidance on AI The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated its Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance to address artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. This is in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14110, from November, 2023, on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. That order states…

GPS-enabled bets are just too abstract The Federal Circuit has affirmed a federal district court’s dismissal of patent infringement suits involving patents for remote gambling, because it found the subject matter not eligible for a patent. The case is Beteiro, LLC v. DraftKings Inc. Beteiro owns several patents for an “Apparatus and Method for Facilitating…

Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft powertrain, Science Museum, London” by The wub is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Federal court says Claims for electrical faults Not patentable A federal district court in Utah has dismissed patent claims directed to intermittent fault detection (IFD) technology for electrical systems in aircrafts. The court determined that the asserted claims are patent-ineligible…

“Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)- Female on a Neem (Azadirachta indica) tree at Hodal Iws IMG 1279” by J.M.Garg is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. New WIPO treaty On indigenous knowledge Governs new patents Member states of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) recently approved a new treaty on intellectual property (IP), genetic resources, and traditional knowledge. WIPO is the United…

Trademark not enforced If markets are separate Under Dawn Donuts In trademark law, the general rule is that, where two parties seek to use the same trademark in the same geographic area, the earlier (“senior”) user has rights superior to those of a subsequent (“junior”) user. However, under the Dawn Donut rule, if the use…

“Up-Close Sloth” by marissa_strniste is licensed under CC BY 2.0. USPTO Expands first-time filer scheme To speed patent grants The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently extended its First Time Filer Expedited Examination Program. This pilot program is “designed to increase accessibility to the patent system for inventors who are new to the patent application process, including those…