TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

Most recently, both sides requested summary judgments , hoping to start the trial with an advantage. These motions in limine can offer an interesting insight into the biases and framing both camps expect during the trial. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. The legal battle is set to conclude in a few weeks.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

For a channel that specialized in “drama related” topics, the next year of events could’ve taken it to the next level. He asked for the complaint to be dismissed with prejudice, judgment to be entered in his favor, plus an order for costs and attorneys’ fees incurred to date. Triller Lawsuit – June 2021.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’m speaking at a conference in Palo Alto, and one long topic of conversation was about the disagreement between how Judge Albright views Fifth Circuit precedent on mandamus to review discretionary transfers under Section 1404 and the Federal Circuit views that same precedent.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I first wrote about the case two years ago , when District Judge Staci Yandle denied Take-Two’s motion for summary judgment. In that case, a Southern District of New York judge ruled in the defendants’ favor on summary judgment. There’s a lot at stake. Skull arm design. Bible verse design. Upper back design. Tribal design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

McGucken moved for summary judgment on the fair use defense. In a surprise move, it grants summary judgment to defendant even though Pub Ocean did not formally request summary judgment. Plaintiff discovered the use of his photos in articles covering the following topics: “FemSkin”. The court denies plaintiff’s request.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 30, 2022

Thus, by judgment SU-418 of 2019, the corporation unified the jurisprudence and declared that the appeal had to be supported orally before the judge or the court of appeals, under penalty of being declared void. ” For more details on this topic and other current issues, we hope to see you in Cartagena!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 14, 2022

Therefore, at the motion to dismiss stage, the Court cannot conclude as a matter of law that Jack adopted the content of the tweet and was therefore calling himself a member of the QAnon movement by using the word “we.” This retweet will surely be a key topic in CNN’s deposition of Jack. Some members of Gen. I mean…really?

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2023

This year's conference focuses on the topic "L’immatériel et le matériel en propriété intellectuelle" (if you could not work it out, that means "The immaterial and the material in intellectual property"). The conference is free, but registration is required, which closes on 25 September 2023. Spaces are limited, so register soon.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2022

Judge Alsup dismisses most of Berenson’s claims, but the contract breach and promissory estoppel claims survive Twitter’s motion to dismiss. It’s nice to see the judge distinguish erroneous and bad-faith applications of content moderation policies, especially on a motion to dismiss. Berenson sued Twitter. Section 230.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. Therefore, as MindGeek’s motion to dismiss concerns only questions of law, no discovery is required to rule on the motion to dismiss. [My Quick Links publication process is broken. Savoy, 2021 N.C. LEXIS 236 (N.C. Superior Ct.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

This ruling covers two key topics related to 512. This denial is sufficient to bar judgment on the pleadings on this cause of action. Okularity * Copyright Plaintiffs Can’t Figure Out What Copyrights They Own, Court Says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ * A 512(f) Case Leads to a Rare Damages Award (on a Default Judgment)–California Beach v.

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Patently-O

MARCH 31, 2024

In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a judgment of invalidity and remanded for a new trial, holding that the district court’s jury instruction on objective indicia of nonobviousness constituted prejudicial legal error. 2021) (summary judgment). The case, Inline Plastics Corp. Lacerta Group, LLC , No. 2022-1954 (Fed.

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Bio Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

District Court for the District of Delaware granted Elysium’s motion for summary judgment that two ChromaDex formulation patents were directed to patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § Two weeks before trial, the district court granted Elysium’s motion for summary judgment under Section 101.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Mostly, the judge accepts the R&R with only minor deviations favorable to Craigslist, ending some of the lawsuit and leaving plenty of topics for further proceedings. ” Most of the topics addressed in this ruling will eventually make it to the Ninth Circuit, either in this case or one of the others pending in the court system. .”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Naama Daniel, Lost in Transit – How Enforcement of Foreign Copyright Judgments Undermines the Right to Research Copyright is territorial, but the internet is not; different scopes of protection. Heated debate on countries about enforceability of IP judgments; kept out of int’l convention. Contract instead of ©? Micropayments?

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

1, 2023) Plaintiff Gust is the “principal and owner” of plaintiff New Directions and “has been an expert in the field of treatment of addiction and intoxication for decades.” One of Gust’s students was Daily, the founder of defendant RHCS (now owned by Sierra); when he passed away, his wife—also a defendant—took over.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. District Judge Fischer granted the defendant’s motion , stating, “Given that one of the core disputes in this case concerns ownership of the copyright in the Illustration, which is governed by U.K. Background. In 1949, C.W. The Outcome.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Introduction Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In particular, Article 4 CDSM Directive contains a so-called “commercial” TDM exception, which provides an “opt-out” mechanism for rights holders. There is room for improvement on both.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Although the motion to dismiss was far better argued than the average Trump filing, it still failed—in the process signaling that the effects of Warhol may not be limited to visual art, as many had hoped. Fair use can rarely be decided on a motion to dismiss, the court said, and this wasn’t one of those cases.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Eastern Indian Motion Pictures Association stands overturned. Background In 2001 Music Broadcast Private Limited, which runs the radio station ‘Radio City’, entered into a license agreement with the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), a copyright society , to utilize its repertoire of literary and musical works for FM radio broadcast.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Clearly, this topic is rapidly evolving, and it will almost certainly end up on the Supreme Court’s main docket (not just the shadow docket) soon.] * * * Twitter suspended users or deboosted their tweets based on its COVID misinformation policy. .” This opinion is hardly the last word on online jawboning.

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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?) by Dennis Crouch. It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. American Axle (cert denied).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

It is not every day that the FTC sues the CEO of a publicly traded company, and it is even less often that we see a federal court opinion on the topic, so this decision warrants a deep dive. With that complex procedural detour, we turn to the summary judgment decision. Background. The Decision.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Several other companies have also announced plans to pursue interchangeable status for biosimilar products. For example, Amgen recently announced that it has Phase 3 studies under way to support interchangeability status for its adalimumab and ustekinumab biosimilars, Amjevita ™ and ABP 654, respectively. Zarxio ® (Sandoz). Neupogen ® (Amgen).

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The IPKat

JUNE 4, 2022

On the topic of unauthorized use of a celebrity’s image, readers might recall the IPKat post covering the high-profile Michael Jordan case in China in 2017. It is not a slam dunk, or any other motion that requires high skills, is it? Case reference (Civil Judgment No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The lower court denied Huffington Post’s Section 230-based motion to dismiss and summary judgment motion. The ruling I’m blogging today involves Huffington Post’s alleged liability for Riben’s stories posted to HuffPost’s “Voices” (contributor) section. The court disagrees. They do not.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

It also sidesteps the dispute regarding whether hiQ is still in business. Irreparable Harm / Balance of Equities : The court confirms that no viable alternative data sources exist for hiQ. Yet, the dispute is still very heavily litigated in the district court (while the Ninth Circuit was mulling over its ruling in light of Van Buren ).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Topical Highlight. Sun Pharma v. Cipla: Madras HC Rejects COVID as an Excuse for Passing Off. In this guest post , Kedar Ganesh Dhargalkar analyses the recent case of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. Cipla Ltd. , The Court rejected these arguments of urgency and public interest as having no bearing on the adjudicatory question before it.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. Assessing Misappropriation on Summary Judgment. August 6, 2021), a district court found that there was not sufficient evidence on summary judgment to establish misappropriation by a former employee who submitted competing bids for a competitor.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Students: this post surfaces numerous potential paper topics. This ruling conflicts with the more recent reconsidered JB ruling, something the court expressly addresses in its reconsideration motion discussed below. For more background, read my primer about FOSTA and 230. THE MINDGEEK LITIGATION. Ruling #1: Doe v. Mindgeek USA Inc.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Federal courts continue to grapple with the importance of circumstantial evidence to demonstrate misappropriation at the summary judgment stage. million verdict against Ford Motor Co. delivered by a Michigan federal jury for the breach of its contract with Versata Software and the misappropriation of Versata’s trade secrets.

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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. In a recent decision from the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Florida and the plaintiffs will cross-appeal the 11th Circuit ruling to the Supreme Court in the very near future. The Texas law went to the Fifth Circuit, a well-known graveyard for the rule of law, and in May 2022 the panel reversed the injunction without issuing an opinion explaining why. That was rogue behavior by the panel.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

Ericsson then filed a motion on its declaratory judgment action, which the district court granted in ruling “that, in its dealings with HTC as presented in this case, Ericsson complied with its FRAND assurance to HTC, as set forth” in Ericsson’s licensing declarations to ETSI.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs. The author would like to thank John Hodges and Elisa Li for their contributions to this post. The Specific Chinese Name for NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. Here they are: Noteworthy Defend Trade Secrets Act Cases, Federal Trade Secrets Opinions and Related Commentary: Who would have thought a case about broccoli seeds could sprout so many interesting legal issues? Certainly not me.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

19 The distinctive character of a trade mark must be assessed by reference, first, to the goods or services in respect of which registration is sought and, second, to the perception of the relevant public (see judgment of 12 February 2004, Henkel, C‑218/01, EU:C:2004:88, paragraph 50 and the case-law cited). ” Ardagh at par.

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