The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

The book is advertised as being of interest to historians, historians of the map and print culture, as well as those interested in the history of knowledge and how legal control over data has been exerted overtime and intellectual property scholars. As these are more like social media apps than maps.

Copyright 67

Copyright Social Media Publishing Intellectual Property 67

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

2021 has seen the emergence of a litigation genre against “yearbook” database vendors that publish old yearbooks online. I’m keeping my fingers crossed this anomaly gets fixed somewhere in this litigation. I’ve blogged three yearbook cases so far this year ( Callahan v. Ancestry , Knapke v. Section 230.

Advertising 90

Advertising Advertising Social Media Blogging 90

The IP Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

We recently wrote about a case in the Southern District of New York against Mashable relating to the embedding of content from social media platforms like Instagram. Plaintiffs allege that Instagram encouraged the embedding of photos in order to drive up advertising revenue. The case is Hunley et al. Instagram LLC , Case No.

Social Media 59

Social Media Copyright Infringement Advertising Advertising 59

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate. Government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names.

Cease and Desist 130

Cease and Desist Government Confidentiality Settlement 130

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The FTC has used this tool sparingly in the past, so court decisions delineating how close the fit has to be between the conduct in the litigation decision and any subsequent conduct are sparse, but there is at least one circuit decision which found the link asserted by the FTC too tenuous. Hopkins Dodge , 849 F2d 311 (8th Cir.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Social Media Litigation 52

The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

“Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. In September, U.S. District Judge Charles R.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing Publishing 98

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

Devotees of this blog have learned about a lot of FTC cases that have challenged a variety of review practices, including actions involving Fashion Nova (alleged review suppression), Hubble (incentivized reviews) and Roomster (alleged fake reviews and in litigation). Fake social media indicators.

Social Media 52

Social Media Business Confidentiality Advertising 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

A new track by Drake and The Weeknd is going viral on social media and is bound to top the charts. The concept was first created when a company released an advertisement with a robot that was meant to imitate TV star Vanna White. The song has been hailed as the “banger of the weekend” and was viewed more than 8.5

Music 52

Music Privacy Social Media Copyright 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

Registration 111

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 111

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

IP 98

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2023

“You have the Truman Show versus a horror show,” said litigation legend Lisa Blatt during oral arguments in Gonzalez v. The Ninth Circuit held that most of the plaintiffs’ claims were barred by section 230, but not the plaintiffs’ direct- and secondary-liability claims based on the advertisements and revenue sharing.

Technology 52

Technology Social Media Advertising Advertising 52

Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

But the real question to me as a litigator is whether this doctrine should become part of the tool bag going forward. Included within the JLM contract were certain restrictive covenants, including a non-competition agreement, as well as various intellectual property assignment provisions. Gutman , 24 F.4th 4th 785 (2d Cir.

Social Media 59

Social Media Contracts Confidentiality Business 59

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademarks help in the advertisement of the goods in a global level: Trademarks helps a brand in gaining popularity by allowing a company to advertise or market their products on various domains around the world. Sections 9 and 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 address the notion of confusion.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

The CJPA creates a royalty pool of the “revenue generated through the sale of digital advertising impressions that are served to customers in the state through an online platform.” Publishers can charge for advertising in many ways, including ad impressions (CPM), clicks, actions, fixed fee, etc.

Journalism 89

Journalism Social Media Publishing Government 89

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. The race to protect intellectual property rights in the Metaverse is under way, despite the fact that there is still some scepticism about the concept.

Trademark 85

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 85

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although this case has yet to reach a resolution, it draws attention to the potential for litigation surrounding the copyright rights required to mint NFTs. In the Amended Complaint, Hermès claimed that Rothschild first began advertising the NFTs under the “METABIRKINS” trademark on December 2, 2021, at Art Basel in Miami, Florida.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Social Media Contracts Branding 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Alex Roberts, Multi-Level Lies Marketing and advertising claims made by laypeople selling through MLMs. Social media influencers seem reasonably held liable, but what about when the seller is texting friends. Lemley: is/should there be contributory false advertising liability? Web of federal and state regulation.

False Advertising 45

False Advertising Trademark Advertising Advertising 45

43(B)log

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Malwarebytes, which allowed a false advertising claim to proceed based on one software provider’s use of the terms “malicious” and “threat” to describe its alleged competitor’s software, despite a dissent raising free speech arguments. Then I’ll talk about the 9 th Circuit case Enigma Software v.

False Advertising 75

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Trademark 75

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

My submission is that it has to be safety against disparagement, dilution, advertising related passing off and offences of similar nature/gravity. In the bygone era before the advent of social media, picture postcards featuring beloved Indian screen actors were all the rage. But, ‘safety’ against what? Simply none.

Personality Rights 111

Personality Rights Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Social Media 111

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Moreover, the Court clarified that trial courts can dispose of frivolous trademark infringement claims as a matter of law on a motion to dismiss under the Rogers test and the standard likelihood of confusion test: “That is not to say (far from it) that every infringement case involving a source-identifying use requires full-scale litigation.

Trademark 99

Trademark Blogging Trademark Law Fair Use 99

LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2022

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. We expect to see an increase in state AGs using the media to showcase “wins” as a way to jump-start campaign efforts. IoT (Internet of Things) concept.

Privacy 52

Privacy Marketing Marketing Advertising 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Recent litigation initiated by Texas and other Republican-led AG offices includes challenges to vaccine mandates and litigation over the failure to build a wall along the U.S.

Social Media 52

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising 52