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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

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Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.

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Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law: Conflicting or Complementing

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Introduction If we take a broader look at the Intellectual Property Laws, the primary objective of the legislation in framing these laws is to provide exclusive rights to the IP right holder as against the entire world. In contrast, the CCI has the authority to decide upon all the happenings in the market.

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Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc, No. 2022-1147 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 19, 2023)

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Background Amgen produces and markets apremilast, a medication for the treatment of certain types of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, under the brand name Otezla. Sandoz submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking approval to market a generic version of apremilast. Holding(s) No.

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LulaNO: The Legal Future of Multi-Level Marketing Companies

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Founded in 2012 as a multi-level marketing company (“MLM”) selling women’s clothing, LuLaRoe reached 80,000 distributors by 2017. Throughout this blog post, I take a legal look at both multi-level marketing companies and their close relation to pyramid schemes and Ponzi schemes. MLMs are nothing new.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 6- March 11)

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Highlights of the Week Learning from India’s Disastrous Experience in Protecting Itself against Biopiracy In light of the upcoming WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Prashant Reddy brings us a post highlighting India’s sub-par experience with its own Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

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Monster Energy Co. Sues Fitness Company for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Hammond, Indiana – Monster Energy Company (“Monster”), the Plaintiff, claims to be a nationwide leader in marketing and selling ready-to-drink beverages. Apparently, Monster launched its MONSTER ENERGY® drink brand including its ® mark (the “Claw Icon”) in 2002. Since 2002, Monster asserts it has spent over $8.5