On Friday, Netflix sued the creators of an allegedly unauthorised musical stage production of its popular Regency-era series “Bridgerton." The streaming giant accused the creators of copyright infringement. The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington, just days after “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” was performed in the […]
Following two years of disruption owed in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, new statistics show that activity at the European Patent Office is now on a rise.
AliveCor accused tech giant Apple of infringing three patents related to its KardiaBand, which monitors its wearer’s heart rate, detects irregularities, and identifies potential atrial fibrillation through ECG. The judge’s ruling establishes a vote by the full commission that may well see an import ban imposed on the Apple device. A final decision is expected […]
Quentin Tarantino has asked a Los Angeles federal court to dismiss a copyright lawsuit filed by Miramax against his "Pulp Fiction" NFT project. Tarantino, the director and screenwriter of the 1994 film, said Miramax LLC cannot block his auction of “Pulp Fiction” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) because they are based solely on his screenplay, which he […]
On Monday, the family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 film “Top Gun” sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over this year’s sequel and biggest box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick.” The complaint by Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay — the author’s widow and son — claims that the Paramount Global unit failed […]
Drawing from a rich career in intellectual property law, Marks & Clerk partner Catherine Lovrics discusses several legal disputes that shaped IP law in Canada.
Artist Kevin Atkinson of Rogue Satellite Comics claimed in a copyright lawsuit that he originally created a talking fish attached to a humanoid body which Netflix then depicted as AJ Carmichael in its popular series “Umbrella Academy”. Atkinson alleges that there is a “significant, substantial and striking similarity” between his comic book character Kingfish and […]
Apple Inc has been denied a third trial by an East Texas court after the tech giant was hit with a $300 million verdict for violating Optis Wireless Technology LLC’s wireless-standard patent rights. Last year, Apple told the court that it was entitled to a new damages trial or a ruling erasing Optis’ damages completely. […]
On Friday, a federal jury in Texas awarded financial services company United Services Automobile Association (USAA) around $218 million from PNC Bank NA, ruling that PNC’s mobile-banking technology violated USAA’s patent rights. USAA filed a lawsuit against PNC in 2020, in which it said it developed its “Deposite@Home” technology to enable overseas military persons to […]
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