Patent & IP news for February 3, 2018

BMG v Cox - when does an ISP lose its safe harbour protection? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

On 1 February last, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided a case closely watched by both internet service providers (ISPs) and content owners. The ruling is a partial win for both sides ...

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They Invented What? (No. 33) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,656,770:  Bird repelling means.   Abstract:  This invention is a combination of visual and aural devices to create panic in ...

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Turnitin's product: Authorship Investigation from ipbiz.blogspot.com



The Telegraph talks about "contract cheating," related to students paying third parties to perform
course work, which amounts to a form of plagiarism:



Amid growing concern over “contract cheating”, Turnitin, the largest provider of monitoring ...

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Aspirational claiming from www.717madisonplace.com

It is always interesting when the Federal Circuit introduces a new term into the lexicon of patent law.  The court did so the other day.  Judge Stoll’s opinion for the court referred to a ...

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