Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See We blogged this case twice before.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 27, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Moreover, it applies retroactively to such transactions so parties to the transaction may not get the benefit of their bargain. We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Moreover, it applies retroactively to such transactions so parties to the transaction may not get the benefit of their bargain. We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Introduction Mergers and acquisitions have incredibly taken a sharp stride in the Indian as well as the global market in today’s time. The Indian market till 2000 witnessed some major mergers and acquisitions post that the global credit crisis took a blatant hit on many major economies of the world.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business. 7, 2022) can be found here.

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CopyrightsWorld

MAY 7, 2022

How are NFTs Transforming Digital Ownership Today, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) give a comprehensive history and evidence of ownership for digital assets and any other asset recognised as a non-fungible token. The importance of NFTs in online communities and events. Useful and interchangeable game elements.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The thrust of the Guidelines appear to be coming from the 2022 Report on Commercializing Intellectual Property from Public Funded Research (Attached as Annexure A to the Guidelines) published by the DBT and authored by a 9 member committee chaired by Prof Raghavan Varadarajan, (IISc). Discussion meeting with PMO 16th August, 2022 4.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products. While Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings Inc.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

17/2022, regulating the connection of distributed renewable energy production units to the electricity network, reflects the country’s commitment to transforming its energy sector, promoting sustainability, and attracting foreign investments. This ensures a competitive market environment that is appealing to businesses and investors.

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In October 2022, Canada’s largest intellectual property firm became a publicly traded entity. The holding company trades on the Australian stock exchange with a market valuation of $1.8 The holding company trades on the Australian stock exchange with a market valuation of $1.8 billion USD). billion USD).

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Support derivative projects from the community pic.twitter.com/g4QnF6YZBp — Spice DAO ( , ) (@TheSpiceDAO) January 15, 2022. Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. — Michael Engard (@Kaelri) January 16, 2022. That is difficult to say.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Challenged claim: DealMaker’s customers do not retain ownership over their own data. Marble explained that he arrived at the $200 million valuation by multiplying DealMaker’s $20 million estimated revenue for 2022 by a multiplier of ten. Challenged claim: DealMaker’s publicly disclosed “street” valuation is $200 million.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The non-fungible part means that it is something that has unique value based on the buyer’s sentiment and/or market dynamics. In practice, what this means is that a whole new market has been opened-up as NFTs have provided a system that has enabled the sale of digital items by transforming them into collectables, such as a tweet.

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IPilogue

MARCH 9, 2022

As of January 31, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment (“Sony”) is behind the video game publisher Bungie. In Sony’s case, it is likely more cost-efficient to purchase Bungie and gain some ownership over its future games than to create games itself for its PlayStation consoles. Behind every video game, there is a video game designer.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Company claimed to revive an abandoned mark, which allowed them to use marketing materials from the original company and used the original model numbers: leads to a lot of deception. Can provide information about consumer/target market. Had fame in the industry from 1960s on. Needs stronger normative justification.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Support derivative projects from the community pic.twitter.com/g4QnF6YZBp — Spice DAO (@the_spice_club) January 15, 2022. The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. It’s a simple idea, but one that hasn’t taken off yet.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

While most of Crocs’ lawsuits are in the US, the battles have also crossed the border into Canada, such as Crocs’ October 21, 2022 victory in Crocs Canada, Inc. Released on October 21, 2022, this case decision concerned the validity of the industrial design rights for Crocs’ MAMMOTH line of fleece clogs (“939 Design”).

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In December 2022, CCC hosted “ Workflow of the Future: Standards & Sustainability ” a webcast where a panel of industry experts discussed sustainability challenges in trying to reduce our impact on the environment and in managing the effects of the changing environment itself. This webcast was supported by the U.S.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Wilder filed an action against Hoiland in February 2022 for copyright infringement. The evidence Wilder submitted to establish valid copyright ownership indicated that she actually may not be the valid copyright owner. And, the use had limited to no effect on the market. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of Hoiland.

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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

That exchange included ownership rights of the LEHMAN BROTHERS trademarks. .” I]n modern consumer markets commercial trademarks are often licensed for use on products that may differ from the original source of the trademark. Barclays Capital Inc. ( But, as they say ‘any publicity is good publicity.’.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JULY 4, 2022

Following the major equity sale to Federation Asset Management, Edify Energy will maintain an ownership interest in the Project and its asset management team will continue to support the construction and operational delivery of the Project. Last update: Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 - 15:00. White & Case advised the lenders.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Specifically, Nike alleges that “Recognizing firsthand the immense value of Nike’s brands, StockX has chosen to compete in the NFT market not by taking the time to develop its own intellectual property rights, but rather by blatantly freeriding, almost exclusively, on the back of Nike’s famous trademarks and associated goodwill.”.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Other channels under the same ownership including Fox Movies, Fox Sports, Disney Channel and Disney Junior, were previously withdrawn, the paper reported. over the same period in 2022. National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild were named specifically along with their owner, Disney. million, an increase of 12.3% million), up 1.4%

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. The law aims to expand the scope of the Competition Act by including digital markets.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The consolidation of this many attorneys under just two ownership groups has naturally led to some concerns about a reduction in competition. So let’s dive into the details, and some charts. Read more »

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JULY 4, 2022

Following the major equity sale to Federation Asset Management, Edify Energy will maintain an ownership interest in the Project and its asset management team will continue to support the construction and operational delivery of the Project. Last update: Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 - 15:00. White & Case advised the lenders.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 22, 2022

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. 1) The sale of business exception applies even when the transferor holds ownership in the transferee.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The options are granted over a period of time and employees typically exercise the options when the market price of the stock is higher than the grant price, allowing them to make a profit. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) benefit both the corporation and its employees.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The incident in question pertains to a series of photographs taken by Messerschmidt at the La Guardia Airport on June 17, 2022. On June 30, 2022, just nine days after discovering the infringement, he applied for copyright registrations for the photographs.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Feb 25, 2022. March 4, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. Since this is a nascent market, the earlier a name is registered and the more effort trademark holders put into educating the public about selection, endorsement and sponsorship functions (e.g. Some examples under class 9 include: S.No. Application date. Description (shortened).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. On April 8, 2022, Afdah’s confirmed official domains – Afdah.com and Afdah.video – found themselves under new ownership.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

Not to mention, it allows for almost infinite expansion, allowing marketers to design apparel of any size. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with. Any brand that wants to have exclusive rights to a mark in a country must register its trademark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Copyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting Emoji Symbols in Multiple Colors–Cub Club v. Apple appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Fortunately, the court easily reached the right result in this case. Unfortunately, this won’t be the last word on the IP protectability of emojis. Apple, Inc. Marc Jacobs.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

Copyright owners tend to pursue legal recourse when a third party uses their work without permission in a way in which the owner is harmed – usually, in the form of reputational damage or market loss. However, new ownership creates new incentives, which leads to anticipated changes in copyright litigation.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully. However, the cost of obtaining and maintaining patents may be a barrier for individual inventors and small businesses to benefit from the advantage or enter certain markets.

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