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Análisis completo sobre la experiencia en 20bet
El mundo de las apuestas deportivas ha crecido exponencialmente en los últimos años. Para quienes buscan una plataforma confiable, 20bet destaca como una de las mejores opciones actuales. Su interfaz intuitiva permite que tanto expertos como principiantes encuentren su camino rápidamente en el mercado.Ventajas clave de la plataformaUno de los puntos fuertes de este operador es la impresionante...
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SABETY WINS A PATENT TROLL CASE USING ARCHIVED MATERIALS
The firm threatened a patent troll with sanction for bringing a frivolous patent infringement case in Scanning Technologies Innovations, LLC v. Shopkeep, Inc., Case No. 1:19-cv-02010-CFC (D. De.) The plaintiff withdrew the complaint. The alleged infringing software...
QUANTUM COMPUTING IS IN THE NEWS, BUT WHO HAS THE IP?
We have been asked this question several times. Below is the skinny, but we are finishing a white paper with more detail. If you want a copy of the white-paper, please send an inquiry with your full contact information to: info@sabety.net. The idea of using the...
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Federal Circuit Decision Denying that a Discovered Diagnostic Correlation is Patentable Subject Matter
The denied petition by Athena was for restoration of its patent over using a newly discovered natural phenomenon: correlation between a particular antibody and a particular neurological disease. Athena asserted that the “method detects a molecule never previously...
Ad Injection Technology Presents Trademark Liability Risks
Sabety + associates, PLLC Advises on Trademark Liability Risk Arising from “Ad Injection” Technology. Another area that has been a hot topic for us lately is the use of competitors’ trademarks in keyword searches. A Federal Court in New York has noted that “Virtually...
Unusual New Ruling in Music Copyright Law
Court in California Forgets about the Doctrine of Scènes à Faire in Copyright Law and finds Copyright in a Musical “Function.” In a bizarre case alleging copyright infringement by a pop-star, Marcus Gray et al v. Katy Perry et al, 2:15-cv-05642-CAS-JC, (C.D.C.A.) a...
Defending a Retail Website in an American Disabilities Act (ADA) Class Action Claim
Sabety + associates, PLLC Defeats an American Disabilities Act (ADA) Class Action Claim brought against a Retail Website. In the case, Traynor v. The Hereafter, Inc. d/b/a Areaware, Inc., 19-cv-3021 (S.D.N.Y.). August 2, 2019, an allegedly visually impaired person...
Surge Of Computer-Related Patents To Issue
Expect a surge of computer-related patents to issue due to relaxation of the prior standard for patentability. Jan. 7, 2019. In a significant development, USPTO has issued new guidelines for examining patent claims over computer process related inventions. The...
U.S. Senate Passes the Music Modernization Act
The Music Industry Reaches a Tortured Compromise as the U.S. Senate Passes the Music Modernization Act September 19, 2018 U.S. Senate Passes the Music Modernization Act, nee’ the “Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act.” The MMA amends the U.S. Copyright Act in a...
The CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act) Enacted
Trump Signs the CLOUD Act, Microsoft Complies and the U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses U.S. v. Microsoft, but the Forecast Remains Cloudy. April 17, 2018 The Supreme Court dismissed as moot the case United States v. Microsoft Corp. (584 U.S. ___ (2018)) in light of the...
U.S. Court of Appeals Guts Google’s “Fair Use” Defense
U.S. Court of Appeals Guts Google’s “Fair Use” Defense against Oracle’s Copyright Infringement Claim March 27, 2018 The U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, reviewing the long record in this case in a 58-page opinion, concluded that Google’s copying was a...
The Court Rules Against The U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division
Public Performance Rights Organizations for songwriters, like ASCAP and BMI (PRO) beat back an effort from the U.S. Department of Justice December 19, 2017. Public Performance Rights Organizations for songwriters, like ASCAP and BMI (PRO) beat back an effort from...
FCC Repeals Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in favor of Chairman Pai’s decision to repeal the so-called “net neutrality” regulations December 14, 2017. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in favor of Chairman Pai’s decision to repeal the...