LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2023

Two popular choices are Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Corporations. It covers topics such as profit and loss allocation, voting rights, management structure, and member exit strategies. They also provide greater personal liability protection to business owners, as they limit personal liability for business debts and lawsuits.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It is not clear whether the employment of geoblocking or another technical restriction mechanism which would be ineffective, not deliberately but due to gross negligence, could also result in the professional operator’s liability. 38, 39) and the CJEU confirmed in UPC Telekabel (paras. 52 of the Opinion).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Noticeably, on appeal, the SPC ruled reversely on that part: After experiencing the previous lawsuit, Baijia store knew that Jin was the patentee involved in the case, and also knew that its sale of the accused infringing product infringed the patent right at issue. For those who are interested in this topic, the chapter might be a fun read.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. This rapid increase in the use of AI creates a number of legal issues, some of which are addressed below. Both the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. The court reasoned here that “an NFT is a ‘digital representation’ of the underlying asset, i.e., the photographs at issue. Yet Snowboards tends to suggest that copyrights may in fact protect NFTs. Copyright Enforcement.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The panel addressed what the proposed rule would do and what employers need to know to respond. 15 USC § 45(2). 15 USC § 45(2). It’s unclear whether the final rule will be as sweeping as the current proposal.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Doe II opinion addressed many of the issues before this court, including whether the claims were based on third-party content or first-party design. Facebook reached a contrary outcome, even though Liapes dealt with a different set of facts and issues. Note: Liapes v. Wait, what? That’s why so many courts, such as Doe II v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

Before the trial starts, however, some outstanding issues need to be resolved. “This assertion is irrelevant because ‘human rights’ (and international law generally) have absolutely no bearing on this case, and it would confuse the jury as to the legal standards at issue,” they write.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The panel addressed what the proposed rule would do and what employers need to know to respond. ” 15 USC § 45(2). ” 15 USC § 45(2).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Topics and speakers. General Session #1, Lingering Effects of COVID on Florida Employers , presented by Scott Atwood, Esq. Update on Recent Employment Cases and Mistakes that Employers Keep Making , presented by Scott Atwood, Esq. General Session, Workers Compensation and Employment Law , presented by David Roos, Esq.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2023

It then goes on to consider the various international treaties and finishes with a closer look at the particular issues that can arise when obtaining or litigating the relevant right in Europe. It asks why this right is necessary and how protection has evolved in a European context. The treaty section is particularly clear.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Dennis noted that all 10 of the cases involved employer/employee disputes and many arose in the sales representative context over customer and sales information. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held that the NDA’s limitation of liability provision applied to those claims as well. In Matthews Int’l Corp.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This post originally appeared in the Scholarly Kitchen on 11/28/23 Monday, October 30 was the final date for interested parties to submit comments to a comprehensive “ Notice of inquiry and request for comments ” issued by the United States Copyright Office entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright.”

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2021

The team’s ongoing work includes privacy and data governance/protection, surveillance, freedom of speech and expression, misinformation, regulation of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G and IoT, platform regulation, and intermediary liability.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Students: this post surfaces numerous potential paper topics. Cases are already going up on appeal, so there will be a lot more law coming on these issues soon. * * *. I covered this issue in extensive detail in the J.B. Thus, unless Mindgeek believes it can defeat both issues on appeal, it may be motivated to settle.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

or LGI) granted Condé Nast Publications a license to use one of her black-and-white photos of Prince as an “artist’s reference for an illustration … to be published in Vanity Fair November 1984 issue.” The magazine issue included the credit “source photograph © 1984 by Lynn Goldsmith/LGI.” Figure 2, slip op. at 6] [Figure 3, slip op.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss issues affecting competition in the labor market (“Workshop”). Takeaways from the Workshop.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

In 2021, regulatory agencies focused on three interrelated issues: (1) decreasing anti-competitive behavior in the biosimilars space, (2) lowering biologic drug prices, and (3) providing further guidance to clarify the regulatory pathway for biosimilars. Targeting Anti-Competitive Behavior. Tackling Biologic Drug Pricing.

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