LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. And outside this country, the European Data Protection Board issued some interesting guidelines on the topic. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation called the DETOUR Act that would ban dark patterns.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The district court acted within its discretion in doing so, and properly cancelled the damages phase of the jury trial because no other witness had been disclosed on damages. He himself acknowledged at his deposition that it was “beyond his scope of understanding” to explain how plaintiff was damaged.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Under this provision, college athletes must disclose their contracts to their schools within 30 days of entering into an NIL agreement, including compensation amounts, contract duration, and other details. Failure by the NCAA to fulfill its obligations under the bill could result in the revocation of its tax-exempt status.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

[Sorry it’s take me this long to get this blog post off my desk. I hope it was worth the wait.] We’ve seen a flood of terrible Internet laws in the past few years, including the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). Fortunately, a federal district judge preliminarily enjoined the AADC as unconstitutional. their website).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer important insight into how the Office plans to apply an even more flexible approach to obviousness — something Director Vidal sees as mandated by the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR Int’l Co. Teleflex Inc. , 398 (2007). 2500 words). Read the Guidance Here. John Deere Co.,

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. A special thanks to Mr. G.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It’s the first ever copyright lawsuit involving the unauthorized reproduction of tattoos in creative content to reach trial. And no, this one won’t be the second.). I first wrote about the case two years ago , when District Judge Staci Yandle denied Take-Two’s motion for summary judgment. There’s a lot at stake. Skull arm design.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 6, 2022

Hours after the Canadian men’s soccer team officially qualified for the World Cup last month, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez took to Facebook to celebrate the win. The Rodriguez post included a link to a La Presse article on the game (the same link I’ve just posted). Pablo Rodriguez Facebook post, [link].

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. The district court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim. Sufficiency of Trade Secret Pleadings and Allegations of Misappropriation. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d 3d 892 (3d Cir.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This is why ChatGPT seems so knowledgeable about a vast array of topics and subject areas. In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. Wikipedia), articles, and other information available on the Internet. How was ChatGPT trained?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Failure to comply: right to rescind; damages, including on class basis and class actions in Canada are rising, especially Quebec and B.C. I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Joseph Lewczak: FTC v.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The scope afforded to chemical genus claims under 35 USC § 112(a)’s enablement and written description requirements has been hot topic recently (at least in certain quarters). Sanofi , marking the first time that the Court has taken up patent law’s enablement requirement since enactment of the Patent Act of 1952. Int’l Trade Comm’n , 932 F.3d

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Biosimilar Approvals and Launches in 2021. Biosimilar Regulatory Updates. Legislation and Executive Orders Relating to Biologics and Biosimilars. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust and Competition. Post-Grant Challenges at the PTAB. Conclusion. Biosimilar Approvals and Launches in 2021. Amgen’s Riabni ™ (rituximab-arrx) launched in January 2021.

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