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Does the cumulation of IP-rights undermine the effectiveness of the Repair Clause in the Design Directive?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Provided they meet the legal requirements, both utilitarian objects and objects with a purely decorative function are covered by design protection, such as vehicles, clothing, furniture and home appliances. In the Commission’s proposal , the so-called Repair Clause is the hottest topic. In concrete terms, this will mean the following.

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Role of Arbitration In Intellectual Property

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

One of the most contentious topics in arbitration is the arbitrability of IP disputes. The question at hand was whether an arbitral tribunal may rule on a lawsuit for the enforcement of a mortgage by sale and whether the topic at hand was under the purview of an arbitration agreement.

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: November 2021

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

15, 2021); Certain Vehicle Control Systems, Vehicles Containing the Same, and Components Thereof , Inv. Certain Electric Skin Care Devices , Inv. 337-TA-1262 (Nov. 3, 2021); Certain Flocked Swabs, Products Containing Flocked Swabs, And Methods of Using Same , Inv. 337-TA-1279 (Nov. 337-TA-1256 (Nov. 337-TA-1235 (Nov. 1337(j)(3).

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Topicality/Impact]. Hero Electric Vehicles Private Ltd v. b) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) and. c) Top 10 Other IP Developments. H Lundbeck A/S v.

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Trump loses motion to dismiss Electric Avenue case on fair use grounds

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28, 2021) Eddy Grant sued Trump and his campaign for retweeting a pro-Trump video that used Grant’s famous “Electric Avenue” without authorization. After the red train passes, the beginning of Electric Avenue can be heard clearly, along with an excerpt of a speech by President Biden. 20-cv-7103 (JGK) (S.D.N.Y. So too here.

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Section 1052(c) of the Lanham Act: A First Amendment-Free Zone?

Patently-O

Nonetheless, the bar is a content-based restriction because “its reach is defined simply by the topic (subject matter) of the covered speech” [8] – here, the topic being the famous person in question. The government has not met its burden of advancing such a pro-speech rationale.