This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO terminates 52,000 trademark applications and registrations via sanctions; the Fifth Circuit affirms costs to Activision in a copyright case brought by former wrestler Booker T. over the dissent’s argument that the case was objectively unreasonable; Sony sues Napster for past-due royalties and statutory damages for infringement during breach of their licensing agreement; the USPTO announces a move to multi-factor authentication platforms for USPTO.gov accounts by November 1; the U.S. Copyright Office delays the compliance date for new statutory licensing reporting requirements to next March; and more.
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- ‘Illicit Association’ in Ecuador: A Legal Tool Against IP Crimes
- Tenth Circuit Partially Reverses Denial of Employee’s Trade Secret Claim Against Former Employer
- Stewart Denies iRhythm’s Bid to Review Decision Scrapping IPRs Based on ‘Settled Expectations’
- Denmark: Political Parties Agree to Protect Danes Against Deepfakes