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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. They treat IP as if it’s just about due diligence searches on names and trademark registration. Most people assume intellectual property is primarily a distress purchase. I’m hoping to change that.

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German Federal Court of Justice: Copyright Case Law of 2021 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Part I addressed decisions in the areas of scope of protection, exploitation rights, exceptions and limitations, and copyright contract law. The existence of Störerhaftung is also dependent on the violation of reasonable (due diligence) obligations. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.

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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

LexBlog IP

More times than not, issues of ownership come to a head when it is time to apply for a trade mark registration, engage in due diligence to raise funding or sell, or when a business needs to enforce its trade mark rights. PLM operated a hotel and resort in Bali under the trade name Viceroy, which was promoted in Australia from 2004.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Sara’s IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2004 with a B.S. Sara received her J.D. in English. Liz received her J.D.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

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The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the Discovery Rule for the Copyright Act’s Statute of Limitations — Starz v. MGM (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Under the “discovery rule,” the limitations period begins to run when “the plaintiff discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered, the injury that forms the basis for the claim.” OK, that’s a clear breach of contract, but how is it copyright infringement? Petrella , 572 U.S. 17 U.S.C. § 201(d)(2). 3d at 481. (20