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The Briefing: Tag, You’re Sued: Graffiti Artists Sue Over Use of Their Tags

The IP Law Blog

Graffiti artists Nekst and Bates have filed a lawsuit against Guess and Macy’s for incorporating their tags in various articles of clothing. Scott Hervey and James Kachma r discuss this case in the next installment of “The Briefing.” Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.

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Two New Intellectual Property Laws Now in Effect – at Least in Theory

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property , streaming Two intellectual property (“IP”) pieces of legislation were tucked into Congress’ 2020 federal omnibus spending bill, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021,” and since it is now 2022, we thought it would be a good time to check in on those laws.

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Protection of Indian Cultural Heritage Through Intellectual Property Rights

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Another steps that can be taken in order to prevent bio-piracy the Intellectual Property Law regime in India combined with the sui-generis system can be used. Use of Geographical Indication Tags The GI tags are granted to products that have certain qualities that is to be attributed to the place or region of its origin.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it.

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Are You Sure That’s Free? Content from Others in Your Social Media

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In copyright , Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness , Social Media Big business owners, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and influencers are all looking for boosts to their reputations that drive traffic and revenue their way.

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No More Audit Anxiety: Why an Intellectual Property Audit is Nothing to Fear

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In Audit , Intellectual Property Your employment attorney has been advising you that you need to audit your independent contractors and overtime-exempt employees to comply with new rules, while your accountant has been working with you to help avoid audits by the IRS.

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March Gladness – New KY Law Allows College Athletes to Profit from Use of Name, Image, and Likeness

McBayer IP Blog

Posted In collegiate athletics , Intellectual Property , Name, Image, and Likeness On March 9 th , Governor Beshear, surrounded by Kentucky college coaches, put his signature on a new law that will allow college athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness, an opportunity formerly blocked by the NCAA.