Hacker News with Generative AI: Intellectual Property

Ask HN: How to pitch an idea without the risk of idea theft (ycombinator.com)
The conversation might go like this: - (the idea) manager: we have/had a project with 80% overlap, this is nothing new.<p>The manager goes ahead and add it to the backlog and no credit is given. Easy peasy.<p>(the second part may not happen publicly or immediately, rather, the project would seem to be dismissed or postponed)

Startups, Intellectual Property, Idea Generation, Management

22 points by wseqyrku 3 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: Facebook is bullying me, what can I do? Warning (ycombinator.com)
I have a Facebook page for my business that was suspended because I was accused of "impersonating any business, celebrity, or public figure." The page shares the same name as a well-known TV show, but it predates the show, and I have a valid U.S. trademark. Unfortunately, I cannot reach Facebook by email, phone, or chat. I have filed two appeals with their intellectual property section, but both times I received the same response:<p>"Thanks for your message.

Facebook, Social Media, Business, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

33 points by Beijinger 14 days ago | 17 comments

Judge's Investigation into Patent Troll Results in Criminal Referrals (techdirt.com)

Law, Patents, Litigation, Intellectual Property

83 points by isaacfrond 25 days ago | 19 comments

Temu Dropshipper Fraud Using Amazon Listings (amazon.com)
I’m beyond frustrated and need some advice here. I recently discovered that a seller on Temu is not only dropshipping my product, but they’re also stealing my product images and descriptions, listing them on Temu as if they own the brand. They’ve ripped off everything—design, images, branding—all of which I created myself.

E-commerce, Fraud, Intellectual Property, Dropshipping

6 points by ilamont 33 days ago | 0 comments

Idea stolen during an interview. What should I do? (ycombinator.com)

Ethics, Job Searching, Intellectual Property

30 points by interviewwtf 47 days ago | 55 comments

Google LLC vs. Oracle America, Inc (wikipedia.org)

Legal Cases, Software, Intellectual Property

6 points by sandwichsphinx 50 days ago | 0 comments

Company sues customer for reverse-engineering knockoff Keurig K-cup coffee pods (startribune.com)
In 2014, a Minnesota tech company helped a generic coffee-pod maker crack Keurig’s top-secret ink signature so its knockoff pods could work with the newest versions of the popular single-serve coffee machines.

Lawsuits, Intellectual Property, Coffee, Reverse Engineering, Consumer Products

3 points by walterbell 58 days ago | 0 comments

Hasbro's Trademark for the Smell of Play-Doh (2018) (uspto.gov)
Search Results

Trademarks, Toys, Hasbro, Intellectual Property

46 points by popcalc 63 days ago | 53 comments

Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated (timeextension.com)
Nintendo is famously protective of its intellectual property and has a history of suing content creators who it feels have overstepped the mark (it isn't shy about suing slightly bigger fish, either).

Gaming, Lawsuits, Intellectual Property, YouTube, Nintendo

32 points by thunderbong 63 days ago | 21 comments

Apple Gets Concept Renderer to Take Down Concept Art for Being 'Too Realistic' (techdirt.com)

Apple, Concept Art, Legal Disputes, Intellectual Property

29 points by speckx 95 days ago | 9 comments

What to do when someone clones your site? (ycombinator.com)

Website Security, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

11 points by aiagents_dir 96 days ago | 16 comments

What should I do when someone blatantly copy my open-source project on GitHub? (ycombinator.com)

Open Source, GitHub, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

45 points by edwinkys 100 days ago | 46 comments

Crayola Trademarks the Smell of Its Crayons (bloomberg.com)