Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 29: CNN Files IP Infringement Suit Against Perplexity; EU Fines Temu 200 Million for DSA Violations; and Bipartisan Agreement Struck on New Collegiate NIL Bill

A USPTO pilot program will send an informational Pre-Docketing Notice in pending utility nonprovisional patent applications. The notice is intended to support informed decision making by patent applicants. It will be issued approximately three months before the application is expected to be docketed to an examiner for substantive examination. The notice aims to provide greater transparency into the patent examination process. The content also lists multiple other IP-related developments, including a dissent in a trade secret statute of limitations dispute, proposed Copyright Office amendments for group registration of frequently updated news websites, a bipartisan NIL rights bill for college athletes, an EU fine for consumer safety reporting deficiencies tied to fake goods, workforce reductions at Wix attributed to AI evolution, a lawsuit by CNN against Perplexity over alleged unauthorized content use, and a WIPO ambassador appointment for fashion and design.

"This week on Other Barks & Bites: Circuit Judge Prost dissents from a Federal Circuit panel majority that found the statute of limitations had run out in Insulet's trade secret case against EOFlow; the Copyright Office proposes amendments to the group registration option for frequently updated news websites; a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators announce a new bill representing an agreement struck on name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes; the European Commission fines Temu €200 million for significant deficiencies in the company's reporting of consumer safety concerns posed by fake goods on its platform; Wix cites the evolution of AI in announcing a 20% reduction to its workforce; CNN files a copyright and trademark suit against Perplexity for unauthorized usage of its online content in responding to user queries; and Thailand's Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya is appointed to serve as WIPO's Ambassador for Fashion & Design."

"USPTO Announces “Applicant 'Pre-Docketing Notice'” Pilot - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Friday, May 29, that a a new pilot program “designed to support informed decision making by patent applicants” will send an informational “Pre-Docketing Notice” in pending utility nonprovisional patent applications."

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