Our own @mattpoulsen & @scot_ringenberg joined @GovRicketts & @OPS_LoganSupt of @OmahaPubSchool to present bikes & helmets to @OPS_GiffordPark students through the @AllKidsBike program! The kids were all very excited!
@SuiterSwantz is proud to be a sponsor of @AllKidsBike.
Fun day for kindergartners @OPS_GiffordPark! We are excited to sponsor the @AllKidsBike program and provide them w/ Strider bikes and helmets! Our own @mattpoulsen & @scot_ringenberg joined @GovRicketts & Dr. Cheryl Logan, of @OmahaPubSchool,to watch them receive their new bikes.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is supporting a movement to place more bikes and helmets in public schools at no cost to districts. @AllKidsBike @OPS_GiffordPark
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/program-ready-to-launch-in-omaha-and-lincoln-schools-to-teach-students-how-to-ride-bikes-stay-fit
When ‘Boo!’ Is Only the Beginning https://nyti.ms/3EgJZ05
President Joe Biden nominated Kathi Vidal, the head of Winston & Strawn LLP's Silicon Valley office, to serve as the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Congratulations!
@uspto #patent #trademark #uspto
From the EPO: Towards a common understanding of quality: 75 members of the SAC#EPO Working Party on Quality connect to their seventh meeting over three days http://dlvr.it/SBGxqf
Come join me at @attentivemobile! We are looking to hire a Senior Employment Counsel with 7+ years of L&E experience. Let me know if you are interested. https://jobs.lever.co/attentivemobile/6642b3e1-3d54-40b3-8d10-69cf9af5441d
The beauty of owning your own IP
Literally the coolest man on the planet
“If you accept that meaning is something that emerges from sufficiently complex biological machines, then the only place those machines might exist is here; then it’s correct to say that if this planet weren’t here, we’d live in a meaningless galaxy.”
Earth’s demise could rid galaxy of meaning, warns Brian Cox ahead of Cop26
Unique events that led to civilisation mean its demise could ‘eliminate meaning in galaxy for ever’
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There's an unprecedented backlog at the U.S. Trademark Office, thanks to COVID, a boost in online shopping, etc.! Will the Trademark Modernization Act help in any way? https://youtu.be/Ly_R0FjrBZQ
#trademark #trademarks #uspto #intellectualproperty #ip #patents #patent #ngm #lawfirm
From the EPO: SAC#EPO discusses digital transformation and data protection: The Working Party on Rules has met virtually to discuss legal changes in support of advancing the digitalisation of the patent grant process. http://dlvr.it/S9sl8d
From the EPO: New #EPO study: Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows: From a global perspective, Europe and the US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative… http://dlvr.it/S9rkQ9
From the EPO: Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation re-elects Chairperson: Josef Kratochvìl (CZ) re-appointed for a three-year term http://dlvr.it/S9qCbZ
Hello Clothed people. Honest question here (as I fully support your decision to wear clothes), how do you feel when walking into a store wearing clothing knowing it excludes people who refuse to wear clothes?
Hello Vaxxed people. Honest question here (as I fully support your decision to get vaxxed), how do you feel when showing your vaxx passport knowing it excludes people?
From the EPO: Launch of Search Pilot for National Offices: The #EPO has recently launched, on 13 October, the pilot for the new Cooperation Search system, which will be used by over 100 examiners in 8 national offices over an initial period of six… http://dlvr.it/S9d0Pl
This starts in 45 minutes if you're interested.
Larry Zerner (@Zernerlaw) joins me on the next Bloodstream! On the docket: the Case of Finkelstein Vs. Voorhees! Also: Friday the 13th Pt 3, F13: The Game, the lawsuit & more! Shelly lives this Thursday, beginning @ 8PM EST! Be there!
🩸Watch here: https://youtu.be/xbJ69ydVJd8
Let's hope that @KingJames takes all that money and buys the rights to the Friday the 13th franchise.
LeBron James’ SpringHill Raises Cash From RedBird, Epic Games and Nike at $725M Valuation via @thr
LeBron James’ SpringHill Raises Cash From RedBird, Epic Games and Nike at $725M Valuation
James and CEO Maverick Carter will remain majority owners of the content company, which has a TV deal with ABC and a film deal with Universal.
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“To fight the flu right now, flu shots and nonpharmaceutical interventions are all we’ve got.”
We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?
America has a choice to make.
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Your daily reminder that the people who run record companies are horrible people who do not care one bit about artists
KC and Sunshine Band co-writer sues EMI Publishing for not recognizing his Notice of Termination to get his share of copyright back.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21084696-finch-v-emi-kc-sunshine-band-termination
From the EPO: Lithuanian e-filing becomes first national patent application to be made using new Front Office software: The first national patent application has been filed using new Front Office e-filing software, thanks to intense collaboration… http://dlvr.it/S9V605
This looks like it’s going to be amazing. Can’t wait
The Beatles: Get Back | Official Trailer | Disney+ https://youtu.be/Tb83rbm0IVI
From the EPO: Munich’s Long Night of Museums: Exploring Art at the European Patent Office: Join us for a night to remember, as around 70 leading cultural institutions open their doors for one of the city’s major cultural highlights. http://dlvr.it/S9Mn90
How did the Cleveland Guardians get their new name, from a trademark POV? Attorney @HKlineTM explains the interesting process of this change, for all IP and baseball fans out there! #baseball #clevelandguardians #intellectualproperty #trademark #trademarks https://youtu.be/cXZXz7eg9QM
From the EPO: #EPO partners with myAbility Talent Programme for third year running: The #EPO’s “job shadowing day” is part of an important initiative to help highly qualified students and recent graduates with disabilities and chronic illness access the… http://dlvr.it/S98b3F
“mess with the fastidious self-xeroxing process”
The road to genericide?
Timing Is Everything for Merck’s COVID Pill
The drug, molnupiravir, is named after Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir. But its power depends on reaching the right people, in the right time frame.
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From the EPO: EPC now at your fingertips, on all devices: Try out the new format, submit your feedback and help shape user experience on http://new.epo.org http://dlvr.it/S92C4T
I am fairly sure that the federal judges hate these copyright lawsuits and have a strong incentive to award minimum damages so to stop the filing of more lawsuits.
Is Kaley Cuoco another example of a celebrity who's purposefully defaulting in a photo copyright case in order to take her chances that the court will award minimum statutory damages?
Hmmm, what could be holding up a new Friday the 13th movie?
It's been 11+ years since the last NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and 12+ years since the last FRIDAY THE 13TH, the longest stretch between installments in both franchises. Sort of shocking in this IP-choked era.
#armenian wins Nobel Prize in medicine
"This was kind of the big elephant in the room."
For 2021 medicine laureate Ardem Patapoutian, figuring out how our sense of touch works was an unsolved mystery.
Listen to our interview with our new #NobelPrize laureate now!
WIPO Director General Opens WIPO Assemblies, Calls for Collective Action to Overcome COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Global Challenges http://dlvr.it/S8tQYd
Happy to support @JDRFIllinois and all the T1Ds out there! #OneWalkIL
No. Because Ditko's case involves the 1909 Copyright Act and the F13 case is under the 1976 Act. Different rules applied.
@Zernerlaw Mr. Zerner, I was curious: usually when legal cases such as these are won, they end up influencing unrelated cases, such as the Ditko versus Marvel/Disney lawsuit currently going on, over rights of characters Steve co-created. Will events of the F13 case benefit Ditko's state?
Can Sean make a movie called Friday the 13th that has nothing to do with the Friday the 13th? Yes. Is that going to happen? Probably not (see Halloween III).
@Zernerlaw Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that Cunningham came up with the title for the film because he took out ads in Variety with the logo and title before he even hired Miller. So, if they just don't mention the old back story or Crystal Lake could they proceed?
From the EPO: User survey on CNIPA-#EPO pilot on ISA-files: Your feedback on the PCT pilot that enables nationals and residents of the People's Republic of China to select the #EPO as their International Search Authority http://dlvr.it/S8k7Hy
I really want to know how much BW had to gross for Scarjo to get a box office bonus, but the fact that Shang-Chi only made $17 million more domestically made it very hard for her to plausibly argue that the streaming was that big a factor
BREAKING: Disney settling Scarlett Johansson's explosive lawsuit over the ‘Black Widow’ release, @THR has learned. Very huge. Disney bowing to reality it can't lose top stars as it charts its streaming future. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/scarlett-johansson-disney-settle-black-widow-lawsuit-1235022598/
When Copyright Law meets Horror Movies
In theory, Warner Brothers could make a F13 movie with Adult Jason, if they come up with a completely different backstory for the character. But in that case, is that Jason? And is it a Friday the 13th movie?
@Zernerlaw If Miller doesn't own the rights to Adult Jason, why can't an F13 movie with Adult Jason (but no mention of his background/mom) be made? Basically pull a Spiderman Homecoming:
I'm back from my walk and I've read the 2nd Cir.'s decision in the Friday the 13th case. Here are my thoughts.
First, no real surprise here. The 2nd Cir. upheld the decision of the trial court that when Victor Miller wrote the F13 screenplay 1/
I'm currently walking my dogs, but we'll have a full report as soon as I get back home
JUST IN: “Friday the 13th” screenwriter wins copyright termination appeal against producer. Full story to come. Here’s background: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/appeals-court-considers-importance-friday-13th-screenwriters-union-membership-1279444/
The October issue of the Colorado Lawyer magazine published my article entitled “Have You Considered Ford Lately?” about personal jurisdiction.
Have You Considered Ford Lately? | Colorado Lawyer
How to “Relate to” Specific Personal Jurisdiction
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Unexpectedly green! While 2020 was a challenging year, it pushed us to work from home, and therefore, drastically reduce our paper consumption! This turned out to be one of the silver linings (or rather green?) of the pandemic, and helping NGM on its track to #paperless! #green
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I am happy to share that I have been appointed as a member of the Internet Committee of International Trademark Association (INTA) for the upcoming 2022-2023 term. I look forward to meeting fellow committee members, and working to develop policy and advoc…
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Roger Nash is joining Haley Guiliano’s London office as Counsel! Roger was previously Head of Patents at British Telecom. Read what Peter Hale, head of HG's London office, has to say...
Roger Nash joins HG's London Office - Haley Guiliano LLP
Roger Nash is joining Haley Guiliano’s London office as Counsel. Roger was previously Head of Patents at Briti...
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Actually, Congress should just pass a law saying that for Pre-1978 Copyright Termination, unless the work was created by an employee, the author should be allowed to terminate. Why are we giving all of the windfall extra money to the company and not the author?
@MarkJKings Right. Unless the S.Ct. wants to jump in and throw out the "instance and expense" test (which, IMHO, they should), Disney is certain to prevail