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Apple Allies’ Brief Should be Rejected, Masimo Tells Fed. Cir.

The Federal Circuit should reject arguments from a handful of tech industry groups urging the court to overturn a trade tribunal’s import ban on Apple Watches, Masimo Corp. said in a new court filing.

Splunk Jury Awards $1 for Software Copyright Win Over Cribl

Software firm Splunk Inc. won its infringement case against startup competitor Cribl Inc. for copying enterprise data analysis software.

Meta Nixes VideoLab’s Data-Processing Patent in Mixed Ruling

Meta Platforms Inc. convinced a federal judge to cancel one of two patents it wanted tossed from VideoLabs Inc.’s lawsuit alleging infringement of several video-processing patents.

Appeals Court Clarifies Justices’ Foreign Sales Trademark Ruling

Foreign sales destined for the US can’t support trademark infringement damages, a federal appeals court ruled as it remanded a case where the US Supreme Court nixed a $90 million award.

FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms

The US Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.

AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 2

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TikTok Ban in US Looms as Biden Kicks Off 270-Day Countdown

For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden plans to sign it Wednesday — beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale or a US prohibition of the popular video-sharing platform.

ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?

Could America's intellectual property laws spell doom for the burgeoning field of generative AI? This video explores the brewing battle over copyright and artificial intelligence.

AI Trained on Famed Authors’ Copyrighted Work. They Want Revenge – Part 2

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TikTok Ban in US Looms as Biden Kicks Off 270-Day Countdown

For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden plans to sign it Wednesday — beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale or a US prohibition of the popular video-sharing platform.

TikTok Says Law Is on Its Side as It Readies to Fight US Ban (1)

TikTok said <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SCEYYVT1UM0W","_id":"0000018f-113c-d583-afbf-d3fca5900000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">legislation passed by the US Congress Tuesday evening that would force its Chinese parent company to sell its stake or face a total ban of the app in America is “unconstitutional,” and the company will challenge it in court.

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Case: Trademarks/Pleadings (C.D. Cal.)

The court granted Marolina Outdoor Inc.’s motion to dismiss a pro se individual’s fraud and trademark infringement claims, and denied the individual’s motion for a preliminary injunction for failure to state a claim or to establish a likelihood of success. Murdock v. Marolina Outdoor Inc., 2024 BL 137380, C.D. Cal., 2:23-cv-10231-DSF-PVC, 4/22/24

Case: Trademarks/Pleadings (W.D. Wash.)

The court denied individuals’ motion to dismiss GS Holistic LLC’s Lanham Act claims, because GS Holistic alleged sufficient facts to support infringement claims against Vape Savvy LLC and the individuals, and the court granted GS Holistics’ motion to strike affirmative defenses. GS Holistic LLC v. Vape Savvy LLC, 2024 BL 135188, W.D. Wash., C23-0373JLR, 4/19/24

Case: Trademarks/Fraud (W.D. Va.)

A federal district court in Virginia granted Bang Laugh Love LLC’s motion to dismiss an individual’s fraudulent procurement counterclaim in this trademark infringement action relating to the “Pippa Grant” mark, finding that the individual failed to meet the fraud pleading standards. Bang Laugh Love LLC v. Viragh, 2024 BL 133892, W.D. Va., 7:23cv00633, 4/18/24