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Ford, Hong Kong Tool Maker Settle Breached Logo Deal Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Hong Kong-based manufacturer Nine HKG's suit against Ford Motor Co., after they reached a settlement to end claims [...]
Energy Co. Says Supplier Threatened IP Suit To Get Plant Bid
Houston clean energy company Fervo Energy Co. has accused a geothermal equipment supplier of threatening to file a patent infringement lawsuit if it lost a [...]
Copyright Office Issues FRN on Group Registration Option for News Sites
The U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news [...]
Copyright Office Proposes Group Registration Option for News Sites
The U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news [...]
Judge Pauses Apple Patent Suit Ahead Of PTAB Decision
A California federal judge has granted a medical software company's request to pause a suit accusing it of infringing Apple's patents while the patents are [...]
Tell It To A Jury, Va. Judge Tells Palo Alto Networks
Cybersecurity software company Palo Alto Networks has failed to persuade a Virginia federal judge to trim anything from a small, litigious startup's patent lawsuit before [...]
4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
Media coverage of new lawsuits exploded last year, demonstrating why defense attorneys should devise a public relations plan that complements their legal strategy, incorporating several [...]
Dallas Chevy Dealership Ripped Off Viral Video, Suit Says
A marketing company that runs a Facebook account for a Dallas Chevrolet dealership has been accused of improperly using a copyrighted video of a Chevy [...]
Trouble Indemnity: IP Lawsuits In The Generative AI Boom
Attorneys at Ropes & Gray explore the contours of the intellectual property indemnification protections offered by providers of generative AI models — including their scope, [...]
Pa. Judge Slices Inventor's Requested Attorney Fees
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday upheld an arbitrator's $258,000 judgment against an invention-marketing company, but declined to award the nearly $50,000 in additional attorney [...]
6 AI Cases And What They Mean For Copyright Law
Artificial intelligence cases filed last year, some decided and others pending, demonstrate how the appellate courts that set binding precedent look at the intersection between [...]
Fed. Circ. Backs Refusal To Block Abbott IPRs Of DexCom IP
The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court's denial of DexCom's motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prohibited rival Abbott from proceeding with [...]
Winston & Strawn Accused Of Copying Brief In Patent Suit
A Boston boutique law firm has filed a copyright infringement complaint against Winston & Strawn LLP, accusing it and four of its attorneys of copying [...]
HHS Issues RFC on WHO Pandemic Convention’s Provisions Impacting IP Rights
On December 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice and request for comments (RFC) regarding the United States’ negotiating [...]
Ipsilon USA, LLP is Seeking a Part-time Patent Attorney in Life Sciences Field
Ipsilon USA, LLP is seeking a part-time patent attorney in the life sciences field, preferably with a Ph.D. and over 5 years of prosecution experience. [...]
Copyright Office Pitches Easier Option For News Websites
The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking feedback on its pitch to create a group registration option that would make it easier for online news publishers [...]
NHL Seattle Kraken Owner Stole Historic 'S' Logo, Suit Says
The Seattle Kraken has been slapped with a trademark lawsuit in Washington federal court accusing the National Hockey League team's owner of flooding the retail [...]
Wash. Court Renews Fundraiser Site's Suit Against Ex-Staffers
A Washington appeals court has revived an online fundraising platform's suit accusing former sales representatives of improperly moving to a competitor, distinguishing the website's claims [...]
Can AI Prompts Be Patented? Don’t Be Too Quick to Dismiss this Question
Recent debates about AI patentability have focused on whether the outputs of an AI system, such as a neural network, can be patented. Such debates [...]
What To Know About The NYT Suit Against Microsoft, OpenAI
The copyright infringement complaint The New York Times filed against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging that the companies ripped off millions of its articles to train [...]
You Can't Double Dip The Patents, Judges Told
In arguing that a panel of federal appeals court judges were right about the issue of so-called "double patenting," a seed-selling startup likened the legal [...]
Apple, USPTO Tell Justices VirnetX Can't Revive $576M Award
Apple and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have told the U.S. Supreme Court to reject VirnetX's appeal claiming that Apple was wrongly allowed into [...]
Fed. Circ. Backs Calif. Decision Invalidating Sweetener IP
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed a lower court's invalidation of a pair of PureCircle USA Inc.'s patents on non-caloric food sweeteners, finding that most [...]
Intel's License Defense Left To Jury In VLSI Patent Case
A California federal judge has rejected dueling motions by Intel Corp. and VLSI Technology seeking summary judgment on Intel's argument that it has a license [...]

Christmas Season Greetings from W3IP Law *<[:{)

The season is in the air! – W3IP Law Our closing date will be Friday, 23rd December 2016 and we will be re-opening on Monday, the 9th of January 2017. W3IP Law wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. For those of you working through the holidays and have enquiries, we are contactable […]

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Safety Net your Business with a Registered Trade Mark

Why you need a Registered Trade Mark  There are very good reasons to obtain trade mark protection for your brand. Not the least of these is that a registered trade mark is a valid defence to allegations of trade mark infringement. Many small businesses take risks that would otherwise not have cost a lot to avoid. […]

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More than IP for the Success of Your Business

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo The most powerful ideas are accelerating changes in markets in a way that has never been seen before.  The two great forces of our era driving progress are technology and globalisation. […]

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Bonfire of the Unicorns: Start-Up Conference in Sydney

The largest conference in Australia for entrepreneurs, start-ups, marketers and growth and innovation teams. The theme this year is ‘How to survive and thrive in any economic environment’. Startcon 2016 features two days of exhibitions, a hackathon, a pitch competition, and international speakers including: Elena Verna, Vice President of Growth, Survey Monkey Nate Moch, Vice […]

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Design Registration Lawyers and Attorneys

Protecting the Unique Shape and Appearance of your Design from being copied by Competitors Design law protects the unique look and shape of a product rather than the way a product is used and works. A registered design protects the unique shape of a product’s visual appearance. Designs cover the shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation applied […]

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EVENT   |   14th March, 2017

ad:tech Technology Expo 2017, Sydney March 2017

Interactive Advertising and Technology Conference and Exhibition, Sydney The term Ad Tech is short for advertising technology. The term broadly refers to technologies, software and services for delivering and controlling advertising using analytics and digital tools. It refers to a disruptive force representing a breakthrough in accelerating change to improve the advertising of products and […]

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Property Lawyers Deal in Sydney

Intellectual Property Services in Sydney for the Digital Savvy

Digital Evolution As the Internet evolves and businesses become increasingly digital,  every business needs to consider how intellectual property rights impact their business from how to protect their own IP and also not to risk infringing the rights of others. The globalisation of markets is at  hand where people and cultures are being integrated into […]

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Intellectual Property Lawyers

Intellectual Property Lawyers – Client services in Sydney

What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property is an area of the law that deals with patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and trade secrets. Lawyers that specialise in this field are trained to advise you on how to protect your intellectual property assets such as novels, scientific or business inventions, designs, new technology, computer programs or a […]

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Does your Service Level Agreement need a tune-up?

Technology Lawyers that can help with IT Agreements A good technology agreement is written in plain English. It should properly define the expectations of the parties as to service type and quality by clearly setting out responsibilities and level of performance required. There are four principal types of IT Agreements. Firstly, Software Licence Agreements and […]

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Technology Lawyers Protecting the Intellectual Property in your Software

The Rights granted by Copyright Law for Computer software Computer software is protected as a literary work under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (‘the Act’). A literary work includes: a table, or compilation expressed in words, figures or symbols; and a computer program or compilation of computer programs. In order to attract copyright protection, the work must […]

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