Barry Sookman

MARCH 24, 2020

To consummate transactions and to otherwise engage in contractual activities, organizations have increasingly relied on electronic means of contracting using everything from webwraps and clickwraps (and hybrid variations of these forms of agreements) and electronic documents executed using electronic signatures. It has three parts.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout 2021, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing clients today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2021. View the Recording.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

World IP Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of SMEs in the economy and how they can use IP rights to build stronger, more competitive, and resilient businesses. The video is particularly apt for World IP day 2021 centring as it does on IP and SMEs, which is this year’s World IP day focus. The Azrights animation video.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

On 30 April 2021, Free Holdings, a Canadian company, re-registered McCoy’s Quantum name in the Namecoin blockchain. The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain. a jpeg) stored on the cloud. are applicable to it.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout 2021, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing clients today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2021. View the Recording.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

China has taken a further step towards aligning its regulations with the international protection system for designs. On June 1, 2021, the most recent reform of the country’s Patent Act entered into force, which includes significant changes to how industrial designs are regulated. Key reforms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

CREATe , within the AHRC Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) , launched the 21 for 2021 project in May 2021. Now, further initiatives are needed to support the tailoring of a copyright regime, in contract and statute, to encourage the use of reversion provisions. 17 of the CDSM Directive.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The copyright aspects of their position statement focus on the culumative protection of design and copyright. The copyright aspects of their position statement focus on the culumative protection of design and copyright. The copyright in these two titles expired at the beginning of 2021. Stay tuned!

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Bill has now been published , proposing new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. After reviewing more than 300 pieces of evidence, the Select Committee published its recommendations in July 2021. Equitable remuneration for streaming: Who is entitled and who pays?

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

Background The solicitors to Ini Edo and Minini Empire Productions Limited (MEP) stated in their petition to the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Trademarks and Patent Design Registry that Chinenye Nworah sought to bypass their right as co-owners of the IPRs to the movie, Shanty Town.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 2, 2022

More than 250 employees in editorial, sales, publicity, design, legal, and marketing departments at HarperCollins have been on strike since November 10, notes Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly senior writer.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e., The process of creating a digital asset with a smart contract is called "minting". The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. a MIT license ).

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2021

2021-000765, 2021 WL 2982136 (PTAB). Lawrence Ausubel is a Professor of Economics at Maryland and has published dozens of articles on efficient auction design and holds several patents. 2021-000035, 2021 WL 3015118 (PTAB) (Philips Medizin). 2021-000816, 2021 WL 3015120 (PTAB) (Alpine Electronics).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Designation of the inventor (A-III-7) A-III-7 now states that the EPO will check whether the designated inventor is a natural person. This update follows the decision in J 8/20 (DABUS) that an AI cannot be designated as an inventor ( IPKat ). 25 sequence listing filed in PDF format as part of a divisional application" (A-IV-5).

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark We’ve tried to sort this out in private and they have been uncooperative at every turn [link] — OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021. pic.twitter.com/00sjHsmntF — Streamlabs (@streamlabs) November 17, 2021. — Streamlabs (@streamlabs) November 16, 2021.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

A graphic designer’s copyright infringement claim against a builder of sunroom additions—which allegedly modified and used online a print brochure that she had designed for the builder—was properly dismissed by a district court because the designer had not obtained a copyright registration for the brochure when she filed suit.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

Here they are in case you missed them: TRADE MARKS Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis posted on a recent decision of the Lithuanian Supreme Court, which states that even if a trade mark has been registered in the international register for 40 years, this is no guarantee that a subsequent national designation will be also registered.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 13, 2022

On 5 May 2022, The People’s Republic of China (PCR) deposited a declaration of extension of the territorial application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) to Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region. . 12/05/22 – International Trade. 12/05/22 – International Trade.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Up to March 2021, his photographs have been licensed more than 800,000 times. The author may determine whether the work is to bear a designation of authorship and which designation is to be used. The plaintiff concluded an “upload agreement” with the former microstock portal Fotolia (now Adobe Stock ). According to Sec.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Katfriend Jan Jacobi reported on a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal of The Hague (19 October 2021) dealing with the Van Doren Lifestyle judgment, which deserves special attention. Bill, which has now been published and will receive its second reading in Parliament on December 3, 2021. Calboli and M. Montagnani, OUP, 912 pp.),

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43(B)log

AUGUST 10, 2021

Drone Whirl LLC, 2021 WL 3474007, No. It counterclaimed for unfair competition under the Lanham Act, as well as Texas common-law claims of fraud, breach of contract, business disparagement, and tortious interference with existing and prospective business relations. Shenzhen Tange Li’an E-Commerce Co. 1:20-CV-00738-RP (W.D.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 7, 2023

The EMSCULPT is a non-invasive medical device designed to stimulate muscle contraction using electromagnetic energy. The Muscle Stimulator is marketed and sold as a non-invasive device that uses electromagnetic energy to stimulate muscle contraction, and it is intended for use in body contouring and muscle strengthening applications.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG aggregates and collects information from the most prominent rewards programs and provides a series of rankings and recommendations designed to help maximize your rewards points. This strategy is similar to the strategy employed by hidden-city flight broker Skiplagged in its dispute with Southwest Airlines in 2021. Trespass 5.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Article 118 EPC states that, where the applicants for a European patent are not the same for different contracting states of the EPO, they shall be regarded as joint applicants and that unity of the application will thus not be affected. The PCT application (P2) named A1, A2 and A3 as inventors and applicants for the US designation of P2.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 13, 2022

million Dogecoin (DOGE) sweepstakes in June 2021, and who purchased or sold Dogecoins on a Coinbase exchange for a total of $100 or more between June 3, 2021 and June 10, 2021.” Opt in and then buy or sell $100 in DOGE on Coinbase by 6/10/2021 for your chance to win. So, which contract governed?

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. 6] Stuart D. Levi & Alex B.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

594 US (2021). Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. Other contracts are brief, but all are written against the background of default rules such as those on estoppel.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

Fish attorneys Jenny Shmuel , Philip Chen , and Kayleigh McGlynn authored a Biosimilar Development article, “ Regulatory And Legislative Actions Set The Tone For Biosimilars In 2021.” This article focuses on regulatory and legislative actions in 2020 that may impact the burgeoning biosimilars space in 2021 and beyond.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, a contract used to hire thieves to rob a bank couldn’t be enforced by a court of law for the purpose of robbing the bank. 1] Similarly, a Colorado court found the illegality doctrine did not bar a design patent infringement suit involving a TOKER POKER hand tool [2]. 16-cv-03135-PAB-GPG, 2021 WL 4480566, *3 (D.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 20, 2023

14/2021 for non-Muslims in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 14/2021, divorce is considered the termination of the marriage contract by the unilateral will of a spouse, and it does not require the demonstration of fault or damage. 14/2021), laws address the issue of financial support for the divorced spouse. Decree-Law No.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. Subsection 12(1) of the Industrial Design Act states that the author of the design is the owner unless they have done so for another person, in which case it is possible the other person is the owner.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It isn’t clear if the estate tried some of the more modern Section 230 workarounds, such as negligent design. Thus, the Terms of Use Agreement is a proper clickwrap contract, and the undisputed facts establish that Lindsey Partridge assented to its terms Case Citation : In re Chaves, 2024 U.S. .'” Publisher/Speaker Claim.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

The deal market reached historic levels in recent years, with record-setting merger and acquisition activity in 2021. This might include brand names, product line names, style names, or even unique packaging or product design. Markets have since cooled, with capital becoming harder to find.

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

The original patent application was filed Feb 9, 2021 –one year and two days later and outside the one year grace period. On appeal, the Federal Circuit looked to the contract and its own prior precedent to conclude that a purchase agreement is a classic offer to sell. The Feb 7 date is important. ” = = = =.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In 2021, Jess Miers and I published an article in the Journal of Free Speech Law (run by the UCLA Law School) entitled “ Online Account Terminations/Content Removals and the Benefits of Internet Services Enforcing Their House Rules.” When we finalized our dataset in early 2021, we found 62 opinions. Section 230.

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Recently the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of no invalidity of a design patent under the on-sale bar provision of 35 U.S.C. § 2021-1649 (Fed. 7, 1999, was a commercial offer for sale of a product embodying the claimed design. Medical Components, Inc. , Wells Elecs., 55, 67–68 (1998).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 19, 2021

On September 27, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 62 , also known as the Garment Worker Protection Act, into law. ” The new law defines “brand guarantor” as “a person contracting for the performance of garment manufacturing. Elimination of Piece-rate Compensation Plans in Garment Industry.

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