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Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Alexander claimed that Take-Two Interactive infringed the tattoo designs she inked on her client, professional wrestler Randy Orton, when the company produced and distributed a video game featuring a realistic in-game depiction of Orton. The implied license argument is particularly important here. Warner Bros. Copyright in Tattoos.

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This Blog Has Jumped the Shark: I’m Covering a Copyright Opinion About a Tattoo of Tiger King’s Joe Exotic–Cramer v. Netflix

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” The court doesn’t address the potential licensing market for the tattoo design. Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards Copyright in Tattoos Also, see Q2 of my 2005 contracts law exam and the sample answer. In other words, not even close. Purpose and Character of Use. Warner Bros.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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IP Audit: What is it all about?

IIPRD

In 2005, Qualcomm generated about 58% of its $5.7 designed wireless chips, which are manufactured by third parties under contract. Since 1993, IBM has been making some US$1 billion per year from licensing non?core billion through licensing R&D sharing, and Joint Ventures. In Europe, 36% of patents are not used.

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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: HTC v. Ericsson – Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fifth Circuit Doesn’t Know What FRAND Means Either

Patently-O

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area. Background.

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COP26 – Trends in Latin America

Herbert Smith Freehills

Earlier this year, President Alvarado met with the President-Designate of COP26, Alok Sharma, to discuss the implementation of the Paris Agreement at COP26, particularly in relation to Article 6 on carbon markets and Article 13 on transparency frameworks.

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COP26 – Trends in Latin America

Herbert Smith Freehills

Earlier this year, President Alvarado met with the President-Designate of COP26, Alok Sharma, to discuss the implementation of the Paris Agreement at COP26, particularly in relation to Article 6 on carbon markets and Article 13 on transparency frameworks.