TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

The recording labels accused the provider of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. However, the record labels fear that this line of thought will confuse the jury. Again, Judge Scriven disagreed and denied the record labels’ motion. Specifically, they alleged that the ISP failed to terminate repeat infringers.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2022

RCN focuses heavily on the piracy tracking evidence from Rightscorp but has also brought up another topic; the decision by major record labels to remove DRM from the iTunes music store in 2009. RCN asked the labels to share the records it has on the DRM removal decision but none were found.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico. Empire Distribution, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

Strangely, the value of ‘likes’ and ‘views’ is comprehensively understood when the topic of conversation isn’t centered on ripping music from YouTube. History shows that when the major labels feel threatened, the internet starts to feel threatened. Both options are free; what’s the problem?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Topics that will be covered include the 271(e) Safe Harbor, peremptory challenges, labelling and timing considerations, and competitive intelligence. Click here to register for the webinar. CLE credit will be offered for California, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

First, it only applies to claims made on labels. Even though the agency developed a pretty broad definition of “labels,” this is a real limitation. According to the complaint , the company sells directly to consumers and also sells products to third-party trade customers for resale as private-label products.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The court says this is largely the same question as the Fire Video: “the application of the “Partly False” label to the Alarmism Video as part of Facebook’s fact-checking program reflects a subjective judgment about the accuracy and reliability of assertions made in the video.” See, e.g., this post. The Alarmist Video.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

In continuation of Goodwin’s previous webinar series concerning biosimilars, Big Molecule Watch is launching the 2023-2024 webinar series , which will dive deep into some of the key topics pertaining to this burgeoning industry and corresponding area of law.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Gebi Products [10] , The Gala Company used the label mark “LAXMI” to market brooms. The Court noted that safeguarding a popular term is not the same as protecting a label mark. Determining the degree of similarity requires considering the label as a whole. The legislature has not taken a stand on this topic.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

In emailed correspondence today Uberspace informed TorrentFreak that, following the cease-and-desist in October 2020, three major music labels are now suing the company in Germany. Now Comes a Lawsuit. After more than a year, the warring factions are no closer to an agreement.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?): Skinny Label Infringement in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Those labelled uses are then deleted from the label.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

For musician Maria Schneider, whose class action lawsuit against YouTube will head to a jury trial next month, the status quo and its alleged facilitator have been a constant topic of discussion for well over a decade. ” Using less colorful terminology, the major recording labels and hundreds of artists expressed similar sentiments.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

The conference lasted almost three days and with a large number of topics having been discussed. The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below. The original conference program (which was only slightly amended due to some covid-related absences).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Before I wrap this story, let’s not miss this recent post about the Agreement on Royalty Sharing Signed between ISRA and Music Labels , where Surmayi discussed whether Singers (a type of performer) are entitled to royalties for sound recordings.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico. Empire Distribution, Inc.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Challenged claims include: Defendant’s frankincense oil “promotes feelings of relaxation & tranquility”; Defendant’s lavender oil “promote[s] feeling of calm and fight[s] occasional nervous tension’ and has ‘balancing properties that calm the mind and body”; Defendant’s peppermint oil “helps to maintain energy levels when applied topically.”

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

” Among other things, the settlement marked the end of the use of “all cartoon characters, including Joe Camel, in the advertising, promotion, packaging, and labeling of any tobacco product.” Is the goal here to have consumers talk about the topic of the day – e-cigarette marketing and youth uptake?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2023

As such, it is no surprise that the topic is also mentioned in IFPI’s annual Global Music Report , which discusses the state of the global music industry. While not mentioned, there’s also an alternative ‘Black Mirror’ future where labels could handsomely profit from AI by replacing flesh-and-blood artists with AI.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2022

With apologies to those who prefer a classic menu, I’ll be approaching these topics in coming weeks in a mezze fashion, with several items arranged to whet your appetite and enrich your knowledge. A similar requirement, but at 95%, applies to labeling of oil from specific olive oil estates. Olive Oil and State Pride.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2022

The title of this series is an homage to the great Lesley Fair, who launched and authors many of the best of the FTC’s business blogs and who coined this term in her blog reviewing 2013 cases on the same topic. But we are here today to talk about the most recent settlement s involving textiles labeled “made from bamboo.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. To do so, we need to create a large set of images labeled with descriptions of their content. More generally, why copyright law cannot provide the solution is the topic for a separate post.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Glyn Moody says about the book: “Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa get sued for alleged plagiarism and the majority of creators see pennies for their work, while the revenues of the record labels are exploding. As you may expect by this point Moody has some views that range from copyright is “a bad fit for creativity,” to copyright is “problematic.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Given the nature of the topic, we are extremely vigilant over the security of the site. Bad Labeling, Bad Outcomes Another potential issue lies with Comodo’s Xcitium Verdict Cloud , which has categorized BeStreamWise.com as a ‘media sharing’ site.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

May 18, 2021) This would make a great student note topic: Is disparate impact “unfair” under state consumer protection laws? She ignores that the different scents, packaging, and labels make the products potentially attractive to different customers with different preferences.” Conopco, Inc., 20-2696 (8 h Cir. Seems wrong to me.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Topics included the territorial scope of existing marks, the potential need to expand the specifications of trade marks used in the Metaverse, the importance of clearance searches before entering this environment, and the consideration of co-existence agreements to avoid conflicts.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A decade later, Internet curation is still a hot topic. This is something some of the largest Hollywood companies and record labels failed to do with The Pirate Bay; a site that still uses Cloudflare to this day, despite its founders receiving criminal convictions in Sweden. Apparently, viewpoints have changed quite a bit.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

I’d be interested to know if there was any good writing on the topic of what constitutes an admissible statement about third party confusion.] The key here is labeling, and the ads were properly labeled. Multi Time Machine v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

In case you can’t make the presentation, here’s an excerpt of one of the topics covered: The 3 C’s of Affiliate Marketing Disclosures: Clear Conspicuous Content. id: ‘atatags-26942-627d994608e02’, location: 120, formFactor: ‘001’, label: {. __ATA.cmd.push(function() {. __ATA.initDynamicSlot({.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Returning to the trendy IP topic de-jour, the panel discussed the copyright aspects of NFTs and their application to decades old commercial agreements in Miramax, LLC v. Jurisdiction in the global metaverse was another topic that presented intriguing questions and as of yet few answers. Quentin Tarantino et al.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

Topical Highlight. held that the defendant’s trade dress/label WHITE MAGIK for its cream biscuits was deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s trademark BLACK MAGIC for its biscuits. Ensuring Access to TB drugs: Is Compulsory License the Way? Richfield Industries Pvt. 6 August, 2021]. 6 August, 2021]. vs Moviesghar.Art & Ors.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is the first of a series of posts on the topic of improving the Data Management practices of an enterprise so that its data can become an asset. You might attach a virtual warning label to a data set, to prevent it from being misused, just as you warn the owner of a ladder not to stand on the top step.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 16, 2023

As with the agency’s earlier studies on these same topics (2021), the refreshed data again demonstrates that Orange Book patents are very rarely subject to AIA trial proceedings, and that abusive, serial petition filings have been effectively outlawed for years now. Why are parallel petitions much more commonplace than serial?

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Notice further sets forth a lengthy list of questions on which it seeks stakeholders’ opinions – including the training of AI systems, transparency and recordkeeping requirements, copyrightability, infringement, and labeling or identification of AI-generated portions of works.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. In 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox to pay a billion dollars in damages to a group of major record labels. The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The presence of levodopa in the label for XADAGO is not a surprise. The judge also found Yeda to be entirely consistent with the (latest) CJEU case law on the topic, specifically Santen ( C-673/18 ) (para. It is common practice for new therapeutics to be approved for use in patients who are also receiving standard-of-care.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Consumers would understand the term ‘KÖLNER DOM’ merely as an indication of the topic or subject of the goods but not as their commercial origin. However, even the use of a sign on the goods, their packaging or labels does not necessarily mean that it is understood as an indication of the commercial origin.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

The plaintiff – Healthcare Resources Management Group, LLC (“HRMG”) – is a producer of pharmaceutical-grade hemp products that sells a topical cannabidiol (“CBD”) cream under its Pharmalieve brand and on a “white label” basis using alleged trade secrets. at *4-6, 15.

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