LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2023

As we recently covered in this space , the Supreme Court in Abitron Austria GmbH et al. held that Sections 1114(1)(a) and 1125(a)(1) of the Lanham Act are not extraterritorial and extend only to claims where the infringing use in commerce is domestic. Hetronic International, Inc.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Economic Development Administration As a Black American and a career employee at the Commerce Department’s U.S. I began my Federal career at the NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in procurement and contract management. The Commerce Mission and Black History At EDA, equity is our number one investment priority.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

As we recently covered in this space , the Supreme Court in Abitron Austria GmbH et al. held that Sections 1114(1)(a) and 1125(a)(1) of the Lanham Act are not extraterritorial and extend only to claims where the infringing use in commerce is domestic. Hetronic International, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It paves the path to previously inaccessible services in an efficient manner and as a result, the internet has been one of the most important tools for the e-commerce sector. As per the Times of India, currently, the e-commerce sector is estimated at $4 billion. Piracy is an issue that plagues several sectors today.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Issue: legal is often the last to know of new designs, so you need to know before the design is launched: need to explain that legal needs to be part of the process. Burstein: even when you don’t pay, design patents issue faster than utility patents. Q: important issues now? Apple v Samsung changed perceptions.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fortunately, despite a distinct lack of space in the diary to attend the event live, I have since been able to enjoy the recording of the event. And it was acknowledged that there are issues with this; with 2 million units of counterfeit goods having been destroyed by just Amazon, in 2020 alone. Largely, these are destroyed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 5, 2022

However, overall, we can agree that metaverse means some sort of a virtual reality space. We could, therefore, define metaverse as any persistent virtual space where a user can participate by form of an avatar. DAOs have a lot of inherent issues. People are just not using the technology as yet.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision on July 30 th in the long running case of York University v. A process of public consultation was set up to address the issues raised by the president. Several copyright and licensing stories of interest have captured our attention during recent months. Access Copyright.

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43(B)log

JUNE 15, 2022

Monster also alleged interference with its shelf space agreements. Shelf space is vital to energy drinks, and so they contract for it, overriding retailers’ allocation discretion. It also didn’t show that statements about BANG/Super Creatine as a “source of creatine” entered interstate commerce. [Uh, There was contrary evidence.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

The court rejects the claim because a “place of public accommodation” does not cover “retail websites without any connection to a physical space.” We disagree that the plain language of the statute is alone sufficient to decide the issue—let alone sufficient to decide the issue in Martinez’s favor.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

About Mike Sweeney As an experienced attorney, Mike counsels brands on all aspects of brand and content protection in the digital space, with a particular focus on leveraging data-driven technology to combat counterfeiting. Targeted topics include IP infringement on fast-growing e-commerce platforms.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

This case is not only an example of the efforts companies are taking to enforce their intellectual property rights in the cannabis space. We discussed this hazy issue in a previous post. Attorneys’ fees may also be available depending on when a registration issued.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 20, 2023

The Court observes that there would be “ nothing illegal if an entity engaged in commerce puts its advertising billboard next to an exclusive store of its competitor. It is also permissible for a competitor to buy shelf space next to competing goods of a well-known brand ”.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

5296 [2019], First, Administrative Division, 73, Beijing, of Beijing Intellectual Property Court) First, the conclusion : the Beijing IP Court perceived the sign at issue as per phrase segmentation a) in the table above, which thus had no ‘adverse effect’. First instance (Case reference: Administrative Judgement No. Horrifying association?

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

Though the report gives some word space to ‘public interest’ and similar concepts, the overall approach seems to be a very pro-industry one, with academia and civil society stakeholders not even being consulted, even though corporate trade groups’ and law firms’ views were heard (see para 2, introduction).

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

This can include the use of a Convolutional Neural Network (“CNN”) to detect, classify, and/or predict objects in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) space. Together these two Tech Centers receive a majority of the AI-related patent application filings.

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IPilogue

MARCH 24, 2023

Kevin Keller is General Counsel at Super, a Series B startup with business verticals in travel, fintech and commerce. We eventually got Fred Wilson on board and got some law firms to provide us with space and funding. You were also named as an inventor on 17 issued and 6 pending Amazon patents.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

4] Predominantly means that the space allotted to the French text must be at least twice as large as the space allotted to the non-French text, or the characters used in the French text must be at least twice as large as those used in the non-French text. [5] 2] CQLR c C-11, r 9, s 25.3. [3] 3] CQLR c C-11, r 9, s 25.2(1).

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Patently-O

APRIL 2, 2024

593 (2010) discussing fundamental economic practice long prevalent in commerce. ” The per curium opinion was issued by the panel of Judges Reyna, Mayer, and Cunningham. The court noted that identifying items by their unique physical features is a long-standing practice, analogizing to the Supreme Court’s decision Bilski v.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

For most trademark applications, issues rarely arise over the choice of goods or services for which the mark has been applied. For example, foreign direct investment related rules use this term in the definition of ‘ E-commerce’ – buying and selling of goods and services including digital products over digital & electronic network.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Porta-Fab and Allied Modular compete in the modular building space, which has an average sales price of $32k. Some math: if Allied paid $10 for each click–an extremely high CPC–the total economic value of the ads at issue is about $1k.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2023

Photo by mohamed_hassan from PxHere In a period when the COVID-19 pandemic is occupying less and less space in the daily news and in our thoughts, with the World Health Organization (WHO) having stated that it “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern”, things may seem to be returning to the normal.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Lynd issued a press release, “LYND To Disinfect & Protect Apartments with BIOPROTECTUs System.” In reliance, AHBP allegedly hired employees and designers, consulted with lawyers, accountants, biologists and virologists, rented warehouse and office space, and entered into contracts with buyers in Argentina.

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Corsearch

APRIL 19, 2023

Plus, hear their thoughts on how this ties in with evolution of the online space and adoption of new platforms. Max believes that brands now need to be ‘digital native’, meaning that they should have a constant presence within the online spaces that Gen Z have adopted. Tommy Hilfiger is one such brand that has made the jump.

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IPilogue

MARCH 24, 2023

Kevin Keller is General Counsel at Super, a Series B startup with business verticals in travel, fintech and commerce. We eventually got Fred Wilson on board and got some law firms to provide us with space and funding. You were also named as an inventor on 17 issued and 6 pending Amazon patents.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The “use in commerce” requirement , which requires the applicant to provide evidence that it has placed the mark on the goods and sold them to an actual, bona fide consumer in a manner that is lawful under federal law. In the past 10 years, the USPTO has issued hundreds of cannabis-related patents (see Figure 1).

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 19, 2022

During this month recognizing their heritage, we celebrate two outstanding Commerce employees who are breaking exciting new ground in Pacific Island ecology and next-generation data encryption. In order to better understand these issues, NOAA?s NIST has programs for high-school students, undergraduates, and recent graduates.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Surprisingly, one of the areas where we have the most empirical evidence relating to copyright is in the industries where IP does not apply, or is not enforced: the so-called ‘negative spaces’ of IP, or low-IP areas. We anticipate exciting new contributions on topical issues such as litigation data, trade, and diversity in the coming months.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 27, 2022

During this month recognizing the incredible strength, perseverance, and progress of the LGBTQI+ community, we celebrate outstanding Commerce employees who are serving as leaders in their fields and their communities. These issues are compounded by problems that other communities and groups face that make it harder to break into STEM careers.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

The European Union, for example, has a notice-and-takedown system as part of its Electronic Commerce Directive , which was adopted in 2000. One nation that doesn’t get a great deal of attention in this space is South Africa. A DMCA notice direct to a host usually resolves an issue in less than 48 hours, often within 24.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 16, 2022

The initial focus appears to be around gaming, digital meeting spaces, digital assets, such as art, and brain-to-machine interactions. Also, as time passes and this virtual space evolves, artificial intelligence becomes increasingly used. This reality will make the Metaverse the biggest source of data about individuals in the world.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

However, as we ride on the everchanging wave of evolving technology, there also arises a need to reevaluate how laws, which traditionally operated in a different space, react to these new dynamics. Moving Towards The Metaverse Businesses inadvertently move towards spaces which have the potential for more money to be tapped.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, over the last two decades, the ability of computers to recognise content has become crucial for a wide range of applications (and this is not a list of the capabilities of HAL 9000 in " 2001: A Space Odyssey "). in a shop) and recognised by a camera, through a computed " automatic " process, without the intervention of human review.

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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.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

VIII, Issue I [Submit by January 7, 2024] NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue. However, the plaintiff retorted that the work was not permanently situated in the public space. The last date for submissions is January 7, 2024.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We may be teaching a doctrine modeled on commercial activity that doesn’t take up much of the space of the way people use TMs. Relates to questions like “trademark spaces” and linguistics in TM. But that opens some 1A space to ask whether Nike is exercising rights in ways implicated by 1A. empirical questions.

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Intepat

MAY 30, 2023

Recent developments In the year 2019, DRDO modified its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy to grant the Indian industry royalty-free access to patents for the technologies developed by it and detailed guidelines on the subject have been issued.

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