The TTABlog

APRIL 1, 2024

Welch 2024. TTAB Affirms Refusal to Register Blue Bundle of Dental Floss Due to Lack of Acquired Distinctiveness Precedential No. 3: TTAB Rules that a Cancellation Petition Filed During Grace Period is Mooted If Section 8 Declaration Is Not Filed Precedential No. Goodyear, "Queer Trademarks."

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IP Law 360

MAY 7, 2024

Amazon Studios and others involved in the 2024 remake of 1989's "Road House" movie told a California federal court that the writer behind the original film who is suing for copyright infringement does not own the rights to the script for the original.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

UPDATED 3/04/2024 On March 1, 2024, a lower Alabama federal court held that the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires certain businesses to file a BOI Report with FinCEN that includes information about their beneficial owners, is unconstitutional. Jeanne Vance (Shareholder) Jeff Pietsch (Shareholder) Anders L.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2024

UPDATED 3/04/2024 On March 1, 2024, a lower Alabama federal court held that the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires certain businesses to file a BOI Report with FinCEN that includes information about their beneficial owners, is unconstitutional. Jeanne Vance (Shareholder) Jeff Pietsch (Shareholder) Anders L.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Stott began to "manage" the band SPLIT DECISION two years after it was formed, and claimed to be a "full, non-performing primary band member," but there was no agreement regarding ownership of the band's name. 91249613 (January 31, 2024) [Not precedential] (Opinion by Judge David K. Welch 2024. Billy Stott v. Wonderbread 5.

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The IPKat

MARCH 3, 2024

Events 5 March 2024: Workshop on Digital Assets, Ownership and Property Rights Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, in partnership with the Cloud Legal Project at CCLS, is organising a workshop exploring how the concepts of ownership and property rights relate and apply to digital assets. Book here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

The idea that there is no ownership to unprotected, non-personal, publicly available data coincides with some recent EU Member States rulings.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2024

2024 WL 1138906, No. 15, 2024) This putative class action alleged that Amazon overcharged and “[d]eceived consumers by misrepresenting that it was selling them Digital Content when, in fact, it was really only licensing it to them[.]” In re Amazon Prime Video Litig., 2:22-cv-00401-RSM (W.D. Buy” was also plausibly deceptive.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

registered legal entity is legally required to report identity and beneficial ownership details to the Beneficial Ownership Secure System “BOSS” when the new CTA laws take effect from 1 January 2024. This blog article helps you understand whether your local U.S. or foreign U.S.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has initiated the collection of beneficial ownership reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). For companies created after January 1, 2024, additional details about the founders of the company must also be provided.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

The reporting rule goes into effect on January 1, 2024. CTA defines a beneficial owner as an individual who, directly or indirectly, either (1) exercises substantial control over a Reporting Company or (2) owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership interests of a Reporting Company. What is Considered an Ownership Interest?

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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. 6, 2024). [ii] 7, 2024). [ix] 06, 2024). [x] i] World Trade Organization, [link] (last visited Mar. Kaplan, W.A., viii] EFTA, [link] (last visited Mar.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

8, 2024) , the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s legal conclusion that Weber’s operating manuals were not prior art printed publications based on the public accessibility of the operating manuals. In Weber, Inc. Provisur Techs., 2022-1751, 2022-1813 (Fed. Weber , slip op.,

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (“ CTA ”), a new federal filing requirement for many business entities, became effective on January 1, 2024. In addition to the Reporting Company’s information, the CTA Report must also include the specified personal information of the Reporting Company’s ownership, each referred to as a “Beneficial Owner”.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

In a significant step toward a future of heightened corporate transparency, the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is prepared to roll out as of January 1, 2024. Beneficial owner refers to an individual who holds the reins of substantial control over an entity or owns or controls at least a quarter of the ownership interests.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2024

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Beneficial Ownership Information [BOI] reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act. For any companies formed prior to January 1, 2024, December 31, 2024 is still the stated reporting deadline. So, what’s all the hubbub?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “ Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2024” Artificial intelligence (AI) was the biggest technology news of 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Exceptions to Disclosure of Required Information: If a reporting company was created or registered before January 1, 2024, it does not have to report any information about its Company Applicants. Any reporting company that is created or registered before January 1, 2024, must file a BOI report no later than January 1, 2025.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

Any entity that qualifies as a domestic or foreign reporting company must file “beneficial ownership reports” with FinCEN, unless specifically excluded under one of the enumerated exemptions. The CTA specifically exempts 23 categories of companies that would otherwise be required to file beneficial ownership reports.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last date to Register: 29th February 2024 Case Summaries Premier Spg And Wvg Mills Pvt. on 19 January, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff filed the present suit against the defendants for operating the impugned Croma websites and defrauding people by charging them money under the pretext of offering part time jobs.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (“ CTA ”), a new federal filing requirement for many business entities, became effective on January 1, 2024. This information includes the full company name, any trade names or DBAs, principal address, and IRS taxpayer identification number.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Any entity that qualifies as a domestic or foreign reporting company must file beneficial ownership reports ( “BOI” ) with FinCEN, unless specifically excluded under one of the enumerated exemptions. The CTA takes effect on January 1, 2024. Which entities must file BOI reports under the CTA?

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The TTABlog

MARCH 5, 2024

90518181 (February 27, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher C. JM4 relied heavily on its ownership of various design patents for the ornamental designs of holsters, but they missed the mark. Welch 2024. This post will aim to hit the high points of the 44-page opinion. In re JM4 Tactical, LLC , Serial No.

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The TTABlog

MAY 7, 2024

97291105 (May 1, 2024) [not precedential] [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas L. Trademark Rule 41(a)(1) provides that "In appropriate cases, ownership of one or more active prior registrations on the Principal Register. Welch 2024. In re Administrators of the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate , Serial No. Casagrande).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As of January 1, 2024, the CTA will be enforced for all new and existing entities. The CTA is set to fundamentally change corporate reporting requirements, impacting millions of businesses in 2024. Compliance Timeline: Companies established or registered before January 1, 2024, have until January 1, 2025, to file their initial report.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 29, 2024

91286055 (April 24, 2024) [precedential]. The Board first observed that MyMeta Software pleaded ownership of prior common law rights in the mark myMeta , and therefore sufficiently pleaded entitlement to a statutory cause of action. Welch 2024. a Delaware corporation, and MyMeta Software SRL, its Italian counterpart.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

Exceptions to Disclosure of Required Information: If a reporting company was created or registered before January 1, 2024, it does not have to report any information about its Company Applicants. Any reporting company that is created or registered before January 1, 2024, must file a report no later than January 1, 2025.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ownership of AI Works: Can work created by an artificial intelligence be protected by copyright? It’s unlikely that we’ll know the long-term impacts of AI in 2023 or even 2024. The Rights of Human Creators: What rights do human creators have when their work is ingested and used to train AI? If so, who has the rights in question?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

All three domains had their ownership hidden by a WHOIS protection service so when Namecheap refused to disable the domains or hand over the identity of the domains’ operator, Wavve Americas Inc. Liburdi handed down his order on February 6, 2024. filed its complaint. Judge Michael T.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

In the EU, Article 4(2) of the InfoSoc Directive specifically addresses exhaustion, stating that the distribution right of the copyright holder is exhausted within the EU after the first sale or other transfer of ownership of a copy of a work with the rightholder’s consent.

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The TTABlog

MAY 28, 2024

May 23, 2024) [Precedential]. The causation requirement was satisfied because "[t]he allegedly unlawful registrations of Appellees’ marks cause a diminishment of value in Appellant’s Hobbs Winery ownership interest." Welch 2024. Luca McDermott Catena Trust v. Fructuoso-Hobbs SL , Appeal No. 2023-1383 (Fed. TTABlogged here ).

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CoCal IP Law Institute

APRIL 11, 2024

Please join us Monday, April 15, 2024 at noon where we will discuss Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 (Rule 68) and the "open question" of whether post-offer attorney’s fees are part of the recoverable "costs" for a defendant, in particular, in copyright cases. I think defendants should be able to use the Rule 68 [.]

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2024

The book can be purchased here with a special discount until 7 April 2024. Neil Wilkof reviewed the book, Owning Performance | Performing Ownership: Literary Property and the Eighteenth-Century British Stage , by Jane Wessel. Eleonora Rosati informed readers of the upcoming Fashion Law London event on AI in Fashion.

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