SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Following this incident, news of Zara selling lungi as ‘check mini skirt’ a few years ago had resurfaced on social media. More people are willing to exploit such attached meanings and intellectual property law is trying to keep up with such conflicts, but with boundaries getting blurry with each step.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 16, 2021

Due to the nature of Moe’s position, she was allegedly granted access to VAF’s social media accounts including its Facebook page during her employment. Apparently, Moe’s access to VAF’s social media accounts ended when her employment was terminated on October 4, 2018. Code § 35-43-1-7. Code § 35-43-2-3(b) and Ind.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 16, 2022

As I wrote earlier, “ it’s probably not a surprise for readers to learn that copyright litigation can be very expensive – one estimate from the American Intellectual Property Law Association suggests that the average cost of a case in recent years, including appeals, runs over $278,000.” I grant those are possibilities.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

In the face of public backlash, Nintendo released a statement describing Slippi as a mod that violates their intellectual property. Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Bregoli instantly became an internet meme worldwide, and her catchphrase gained much media attention, getting her worldwide recognition as the “Catch me outside girl.” This reportedly led her to secure appearances worth $30,000, and widening her social media presence. [i]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Dorland counterclaimed for copyright infringement, claiming that Larson’s use of Dorland’s letter was a violation of intellectual property law. See Byrnes’ We Would Be Friends: Fans, Musicians and Social Media and Jarzyna’s Parasocial Interaction, the COVID-19 Quarantine, and Digital Age Media.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 4, 2021

Per the Complaint, Crepini’s new packaging has created actual consumer confusion based on social media comments indicating Egglife products can be purchased at Costco, when in fact, Crepini’s “egg wraps” are sold in Costco stores. 1125(a).

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Counsel for Alexander is quoted as saying that Alexander’s win at the trial court could “open the floodgates of litigation) and I think I agree with him. And what if that arm tattoo is fully visible in the celebrity’s social media pictures. Sounds a bit extreme, but this is a logical extension from the decision.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Our diverse IPilogue Team continued to blog throughout the summer and constitutes to be an important part of IP Osgoode’s team and vision of fostering diverse views on intellectual property and technology matters. Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot & USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 13, 2023

Patent Office issued the following 245 patents to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2023: US 11662147 B2 Heat exchange system and method US 11660952 B2 Energy storage system for electric vehicles US 11660212 B2 Method and apparatus for implanting a knee prosthesis US 11660209 B2 Acetabular cup prosthesis alignment system and method US 11660927 (..)

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Social media influencers seem reasonably held liable, but what about when the seller is texting friends. Rebecca Tushnet, Bad Spaniels, Counterfeit Methodists, and Lying Birds: How Trademark Law Reinvented Strict Scrutiny Roughly one third of the judges on the federal bench were not there six years ago.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

” The need for spring cleaning, and a sense of coming out of hibernation, seems especially acute this April for this intellectual property lawyer. See Business Standard article entitled Spring cleaning in the Supreme Court: The new Chief Justice swats frivolous litigation but more measures are needed.

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