This week in Other Barks and Bites: the Copyright Royalty Board announces audits into Section 112 and Section 114 statutory license royalty payments by iHeartMedia and others; the Ninth Circuit finds that kinetic, moveable sculptures may be sufficiently “fixed” to establish copyright protection; the USPTO publishes findings from economic studies showing that small and micro entity discounts are not doing enough to promote new patent applications; and more.
Recent Posts
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 20: Advocate General Tells CJEU to Affirm €4 Billion Antitrust Fine Against Google; Recentive Challenges Section 101 Invalidation of Machine Learning Claims
- Stewart Expands on ‘Settled Expectations’ Criteria in Interim Discretionary Denial Process
- Mediocre Results so Far for Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot
- European Patent Organization: Responses from ChatGPT Do Not Represent the “Understanding of a Skilled Person”
- Blackburn and Hirono Sign on to PERA 2025