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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: April 2022

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The first case deals with the Commission’s issuance of a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist order in Certain In Vitro Fertilization Products, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. On February 24, 2010, the Court remanded the finding and vacated the Commission’s prior finding of no violation.

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Filelinked Was Shut Down By ACE – Can Replacements Avoid The Same Fate?

TorrentFreak

” ACE provides no specific details on the terms of the shutdown but, if similar actions are any yardstick, a cease-and-desist notice and some kind of settlement were likely involved. . “This service was popular in both the US and in Europe, running operations out of Freising [Germany].” Intent is Significant.

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LimeWire to Return to Sell NFTs

Plagiarism Today

However, its rise in popularity also brought with it a great deal of legal attention, and it was eventually shut down by an injunction in October 2010. The company ceased operations after the RIAA sent them a cease and desist letter. Since then, not much has been done with the name LimeWire.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

IPilogue

She received a cease-and-desist notice from the photographer Michael Halsband, directing her to destroy the artwork. NFTs are not a new concept; they have existed since 2010 , but only recently blew up during the pandemic. She also discussed copyright licensing by intermediaries necessary for creating and trading NFTs.

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EU General Court considers bad faith claim in scenario of parties’ earlier cooperation

The IPKat

The fact that the contested mark had the same structure as the earlier marks registered by the intervener since 2010 showed a coherent business strategy. Furthermore, according to the General Court, there was a commercial strategy on the part of the intervener which entailed the protection of trade marks by registering them.

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

32] RuneLite HD only shut down in the first place due to a cease and desist letter from the publisher. 6] Alex Seedhouse, Pokémon Prism Cancelled After Nintendo Deliver Cease And Desist Letter, Nintendo Insider, (Dec 22, 2016), [link]. [7] First Monday , (May 3, 2010) [link]. First Monday , (May 3, 2010) [link]. [34]

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The FTC Administrative Process: Get Prepared for an Extended Engagement

LexBlog IP

That matter settled in January 2009, and in November 2010, redress was sent to consumers. We now come to Stage Two, which is all about the money. ” Bottom line: After going through the complete administrative action and all appeals, the FTC will then commence a new action in federal district court seeking monetary relief.