IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The next phase of blockchain technology is focussed on bringing such scarcity and uniqueness to the internet, allowing for the ownership and collection of unique digital assets. The concepts of ownership and licensing are relevant in this context. Licensing and ownership: What’s the catch? Image Sources : Gettyimages].

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . The payment beyond excessive. One potential use is Safe Creative’s.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

Consequently, the definition of NFTs as “certificate of authenticity” or “certificate of ownership” is not accurate. Ripps has clearly downloaded the digital files of the original BAYC collection, copied and re-used them to create his own RR BAYC collection. Yuga Labs, therefore, still owns the copyright in each NFT.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Dear Rich: Playboy Rights & Permissions recently denied us permission to use a Playboy cartoon in a print only, low number of copies, scholarly publication. One difference between the two types of ownership is that an assignment can be terminated after a number of years while a work-for-hire cannot.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 9, 2023

31/2021, on the issuance of the crimes and the penalties law (the UAE Penal Code). In the context of property sales, this could include forged sale agreements, title deeds, or other legal documents that are required for the transfer of ownership. What are the acts that amount to forgery? Federal Decree-Law No.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Ownership of masters within the music industry has become a contentious and popular matter, particularly after Taylor Swift’s legal battle resulted in her re-recording her greatest hits. It is not clear what the conditions were in this case besides length of time, however Baker advocated for ownership effectively and succeeded. .

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The new guidelines cover topics such as formality examination and procedures for trade mark applications, oppositions, declarations of invalidity, cancellations, classification of goods and services, examination of applications for change of trade mark ownership, trade mark renewal and other procedural issues. Is overblocking real?

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. On 30 April 2021, Free Holdings, a Canadian company, re-registered McCoy’s Quantum name in the Namecoin blockchain. McCoy’s registration on the Namecoin blockchain expired In January 2015.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 20, 2023

The basic facts don’t appear to be in dispute; Nintendo informed 1fichier that it had found pirated copies of its games on the service, but 1fichier refused to take them down. Nintendo responded with legal action in France and in 2021, won its case. Why Would 1fichier Deliberately Expose Itself? rar or PKMMEURRCGI.part1.rar

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Although Pearson does not provide these answers nor retain ownership of the solutions, Pearson alleges that Chegg provides its clients with “ textbook questions often copied nearly verbatim or with just slight changes.” Pearson filed their complaint on September 13, 2021, in a New Jersey federal court.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

‘Prior Agent’ Was Part of Infamous Guardaley Settlement Operation The complaint refers to a letter dated November 23, 2021, in which Hierl responds to a proposed complaint by Millennium which outlines the movie company’s differences with Hierl and his law firm. .” In February 2021, the law firm wired $19,100.39

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

[xii] This clause gives the original researchers ownership of their clinical trial data for a predetermined amount of time, usually ranging for a period of six years. ii] Michael Palmedo, Evaluating the impact of Data Exclusivity on the Proce per KG of Pharmaceutical Imports, 48 WP Global Economic Policy Center 1, (2021). 6, 2024). [ii]

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

In 2021, the US Department of Justice launched a criminal proceeding against two men suspected of running a massive YouTube Content ID scam. ” “We falsely claimed legal ownership over these songs to receive royalty payments,” Teran adds, noting that the scheme brought in millions. — A copy of the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

Entities utilizing the system dropped from 4,840 in the second half of 2021 to 4,646 during the same period last year. Through a third-party partner with access to the Content ID system, the pair generated over $24 million in revenue from YouTube by falsely claiming ownership. In 2020, the U.S.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Along with these evolutions in the digital space, forms of investment and ownership are also advancing to make use of these technologies. Essentially, an NFT is a digital token that can serve as a certificate of ownership. Today’s digital world is evolving constantly and at extraordinary speeds.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

The same is broadly true for blocking action in Australia while a more recent blocking injunction in India targets 18 sets of domains, with each set consisting of often multiple domains linked to the same platform or perceived ownership. The domain has been targeted in just seven requests with just eight of its URLs removed since 2018.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2021

Early July 2021, Roderique received a message from a friend who had visited The Hudson’s Bay Company (The Bay) where she came upon Roderique’s photo for the company’s “ Charter for Change ” initiative. 13(1) of the Copyright Act , “ the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright therein.”

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Back on February 7, 2021, award-winning professional photographer Jeffrey B. In comparison, previous copyright infringement cases over tattoo art focus on an existing tattoo being reproduced in another work rather than the copying of a reference image. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U. and High Voltage Tattoo, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

MindGeek Sues Goodporn Initially filed in 2021 at a federal court in California, the copyright infringement lawsuit accuses the site and its operator of large-scale copyright infringement. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. The counterclaims and defense go hand in hand.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2022

The exams at issue are Berkovitz’s “Business 215 Section 5 Spring 2021 Second Midterm” as well as the Spring 2021 Final Exam for the same class. The lawsuit alleges that Berkovitz distributed the Midterm Exam to his class on April 21, 2021 and the final on May 21, 2021. Exam Questions and Copyright.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered. Fast forward to March of 2021 and Levers decided to publish a sequel, this time with a publisher. And remember, when a work is registered with CIPO, no copies are retained. And the database only goes back to 1991.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 7, 2021

In other words, while Rin Tin Tin’s chain of title and ownership history may be a mess, it’s a mess that needs to be resolved under state law. A copy of the motion to dismiss is below: UPDATE —On May 25, 2021, Duthie filed a voluntary dismissal of Warner, prior to even submitting an opposition to its motion.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Lovland , an unpublished opinion issued on November 29, 2021, the Ninth Circuit declined to depart from its precedence and affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendants who were accused of copyright infringement in connection with the song You Raise Me Up. In Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. Goldsmith, 11 F.4 4 th 26 (2 nd Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

It is essentially a transaction ledger that is open and decentralized, so anyone, with proper access credentials, can view the ledger to the authenticity of whatever is being transferred and the chain of ownership. Because the Blockchain tokens authenticate an NFT and ownership, it allows for monetization of those works by sale and auction.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

The action for infringement can be taken under the following acts: If the work has been copied or duplicated for illegal use and exploitation with respect to literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, or cinematographic. If the original contents of a cinematographic film have been duplicated, copied, and pirated. And Others.,

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

US proceedings were filed by PQ against CyberMetrics in October 2017, Mr Aughton was deposed in October 2021 and the proceedings then settled on confidential terms. 2) was InSPC v1 copied from ProSPC, so as to infringe the copyright in ProSPC or misuse any confidential information in ProSPC? 296-297).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you go back in ancient history, if you start with the first five books in the Old Testament, the Pentateuch, you will find that the ancient Hebrew nation impaneled juries to decide issues of property ownership and property value. Aug 23, 2021) (trial transcript day 1). Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Docket No.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

MindGeek Sues Goodporn Initially filed in 2021 at a federal court in California, the copyright infringement lawsuit accuses the site and its operator of large-scale copyright infringement. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. The counterclaims and defense go hand in hand.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

billion in sales in 2021 alone, the non-fungible token (“NFT”) has recently undergone a dramatic rise in prominence in the cryptoverse, similar to the “crypto summer” of 2017-18 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. By: Joshua Durham. With an astounding $17.7 This analysis will roughly follow the below examples.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In July 2021, the Government of Canada launched a consultation on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”). The Supreme Court concluded that the creation of electronic copies through “cashing” did not implicate the interests of copyright owners. Authorship and Ownership of Works Generated by AI.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, historically, the Act had no provisions to put in place any mechanism of sorts to deal with infringing copies of film being exhibited or distributed. 7(1B)(ii) empowered the ‘appropriate government’ to take ‘suitable action against any intermediary’ found exhibiting or distributing an infringing copy or abetting the said activity.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

2] On January 4, 2021, pro se plaintiff Joe Morford filed a complaint in the Southern District of Florida claiming that Cattelan’s Comedian infringes Morford’s preexisting work, Banana & Orange. [3] Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). ” [21]. .’”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

17(9) CDSM Directive even goes one step further, explicitly recognizing for users a ‘right to exercise exceptions’ ( Geiger & Jütte, 2021 ). 6 can require that libraries must have obtained prior lawful access in the sense of a prior transfer of ownership ( VOB v Stichting Leenrecht ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 which mandates the submission of an electronic copy of the Ph. Lokesh Vyas.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

2021 U.S.P.Q.2d 2021) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. Coca-Cola submitted evidence of its ownership of the marks THUMS UP and LIMCA in India for soft drinks, where the marks are well known. Welch 2021. The Coca-Cola Company v. Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc. 2d 709 (T.T.A.B. Corcamore, LLC v. SFM, LLC , 978 F.3d

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

“Because Defendant does not dispute that it copied the entire Emmy Statuette to create the Crony Graphic, the Court finds a presumption of bad faith to be appropriate here.” Multimedia System Design , 2021 WL 3271829 (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2021). No evidence Goodman will bridge the gap. ” UGH. No evidence re.

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