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Dutch Legislators Propose Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Law

Herbert Smith Freehills

If enacted, the Bill will make it mandatory for large Dutch enterprises and foreign enterprises doing business in the Netherlands to act with due diligence to avoid adverse impacts on human rights and the environment. Due diligence requirements. Part two , sets out the requirements to prepare due diligence policies.

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2024 BakerHostetler IP Perspectives - Forecasts, Trends and Accomplishments

JD Supra Law

From the potential hazards associated with adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and the ubiquitous fraud that surrounds copyrights and trademarks to the due diligence required of offshore outsourcing and the fallout of a drop in patent litigation, risks abound. By: BakerHostetler

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The Diplomatic Conference in 2024 will focus on a narrow "Basic Proposal" (see the full text and the executive summary ). It will be interesting to see how the outcome in May 2024 shapes the conversation about intellectual property and traditional knowledge going forward.

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Sanction for non-compliance with PTEE

Olartemoure Blog

Resolution 2024-01-005951, issued on January 5, 2024, revealed that the company adopted the PTEE belatedly, violating the prescribed deadline by a delay of 17 months. The Colombian branch of a prestigious automotive company has incurred multiple fines, totaling 400 million Colombian pesos, imposed by the Superintendence of Companies.

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Cybersquatting: Delhi HC on Infiniti Retail Limited v. M/S Croma – Share & Ors.

SpicyIP

By judgment dated 19 January 2024, the Court granted permanent injunction against the defendants 1 to 4. If the domain registrar had carried out even a preliminary legal due diligence, it would not have awarded the domain names in the first place.

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Delhi HC in Zed Lifestyle Pvt Ltd. V. Hardik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya and Ors – a case of TM infringement and Intermediary Liability

SpicyIP

The defendants 1 and 2 did not appear and the Court granted a permanent injunction by judgment dated 14 February 2024. The principle of due diligence should be interpreted to include ex ante minimum diligence. As I see it, Amazon exercised due diligence in this matter.

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Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Back-Damages Under Copyright Discovery Rule

Patently-O

By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Warner Chappell Music v. 2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. 20, 2024). 20, 2024). Nealy , No. 22-1078, 601 U.S. Nealy , Patently-O (Feb. 22-787 (argued Feb.