SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Next, I note the issues with trying to tailor TK to fit into the modern IP regime and how this overlooks the cultural significance a community attaches to such knowledge, which brings up the important question of cultural privacy. An article in Nature discusses the gender gap in the filing of patents in the United States.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

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. If anything, it just further connects NFTs with piracy and lack of security/privacy. Since then, not much has been done with the name LimeWire.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This includes phone jailbreaking, which was declared legal in 2010. That allows people to unlock valuable new features, such as adding a web browser and compatibility with other tools such as privacy-enhancing VPNs. There are some important exceptions to this rule, however. Jailbeaking Video Streaming Devces.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Read about Google’s process for European data protection law removals * * * The page in question is a 2010 post by Venkat entitled: “ The FTC Dings Twitter’s Security Practices — What Does This Mean for Everyone Else? Only the registered site owner can access this form. Here are the affected URL(s): [link] Need more help?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Design specialist Harry Brignull coined the term “dark patterns” in 2010 to capture design practices used to trick or manipulate users into taking certain actions. It was the FTC’s intent that the report “send a clear message that these traps will not be tolerated.” The FTC’s latest enforcement action confirms that message.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

In 2010, Epic agreed with Apple to a Developer Program Licensing Agreement (DPLA) that was standard for developers to distribute apps to iOS users. Epic has three primary lines of business: it’s a video game developer, it’s the parent company of the gaming-software developer, and it’s a video game publisher/distributor.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour Srijaa Grover and Yaggya Kapoor Harry Brignull introduced the concept of “dark patterns” in 2010, describing them as deceptive tactics aimed at boosting conversion rates.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2023

Arguments and Decision The plaintiff argued that the defendant has violated the late actor’s privacy and personality rights by its unauthorised use. The Hon’ble Court correctly dismissed the injunction application and upheld the non-descendability of the right to privacy and right to publicity. Maneka Gandhi and Deepa Jayakumar v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

In those cases, courts typically grant relief to communities under the banner of cultural privacy if there has been an unauthorised disclosure of their traditional knowledge. While even certain communities may want to hold on to their practices in secrecy not for commercial motive but due to customs or sentimental reasons.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

million) but according to digital rights group La Quadrature du Net, Hadopi’s “mass internet surveillance” destroyed citizens’ fundamental right to privacy. Operating the program for a decade cost French taxpayers 82 million euros ($86.5

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The court further held that patent interference proceedings in 2006 and a patent infringement action in 2010 involving the same patents at issue and some of the named-Respondents gave Petitioners “inquiry, if not actual, notice” of the misappropriation.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 6, 2021

They brought claims under the Lanham Act, Wisconsin’s privacy statute, and Wisconsin’s common law of negligence. It had applied for trademarks for dolls named “Luciana” and “Princess Luciana” between 2006 and 2010, and its partner Mattel has long produced and sold space-themed dolls and accessories, including “Astronaut Barbie” in 1986.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2009, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) mass-produced sweaters as part of their official merchandise for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Notably, Belgian copyright law includes a statutory right to privacy , which includes the right to control your image. Other Examples of Indigenous Cultural Appropriation in Canada.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

In 2010, Epic agreed with Apple to a Developer Program Licensing Agreement (DPLA) that was standard for developers to distribute apps to iOS users. Epic has three primary lines of business: it’s a video game developer, it’s the parent company of the gaming-software developer, and it’s a video game publisher/distributor.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2010, the Second Circuit issued a watershed decision about secondary trademark infringement. Who Cares About Privacy? The WHOIS system has collapsed due to the GDPR, which exposed how the WHOIS system was highly privacy-invasive. The SHOP SAFE Act doubles down on privacy invasions in two ways. Overturning Tiffany v.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Mucho Pizza, LLC et al. alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Guidelines replace the previous Opinion of the Article 29 Working Party on the concepts of controller and processor (Opinion 1/2010). privacy notice, security standards, external audits etc.) General Concepts. Control can stem from law (e.g.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We have also highlighted state attempts at legislation against foreign espionage and misappropriation, such as Florida’s Eliminating Corporate Espionage Act and SB 2010. .” Additionally, we wrote early this year about the Senate’s passage of a bill designed to punish foreign actors for IP theft.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Google (2010) and Cross v. Although the publishing of Plaintiffs’ most private and intimate information for profit might be a gross invasion of their privacy, it is not a misappropriation of their name or likeness to advertise or promote a separate product or service. Publicity Rights. ” Instead, citing Perkins v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To receive such spillover assignments, Aya (a competitor who also provides temporary nursing services) signed a contract with AMN in 2010 and included in that agreement was a non-solicitation provision prohibiting Aya from soliciting or “poaching” AMN’s employees.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

2010), the offer and acceptance were communicated by email in the absence of signature documents. Again, executing e-contracts demands public knowledge and technical literacy because they raise issues with privacy protection, transaction secrecy, and computer security. In a different case, Societe Des Products Nestle S.A

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IIPRD

APRIL 28, 2023

5] In order to foster innovation in the nation, this broad protection for IPRs is supported by their legal entitlement to privacy and seclusion. Union of India, (2010) 6 AIR Bom R 80. [8] 4] Competition Act, 2002, § 3, No. 12, Acts of Parliament, 2003 (India). [5] 5] Competition Act, 2002, § 3(5), No. Super Cassette Industries Ltd.,

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 11, 2021

10, 2015) (denying motion “to close the courtroom during periods of the trial where trade secret evidence is presented” because the plaintiff’s “privacy interests [could] be adequately protected by sealing the exhibits that are introduced at trial for the duration of the trial”); US Investigations Servs., 360 Mortgage Grp. United Indus.,

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Intrusion upon seclusion: “PeopleConnect understandably argues that Plaintiffs could not have a reasonable expectation of privacy because their names and likenesses were used in yearbooks which (1) were clearly intended for public distribution and (2) ultimately had no restrictions on their dissemination.” Jules Jordan Video, Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Section 24 of the Regulations generically refers to the Mediation Act 2017 and the Arbitration Act 2010 as frameworks supporting dispute settlement solutions with no state involvement. This is without doubt a weakness, which leaves both creators and users at the veritable mercy of online platforms.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 30, 2024

As part of anti-piracy scheme featuring warning letters, fines, and ISP disconnections, France has monitored and stored data on millions of internet users since 2010. ” Copyrights Trump Privacy Rights In its decision handed down Tuesday, initially only in French, the CJEU leaves no stone unturned in delivering a win for rightsholders.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2022

National White Collar Crime Center, VA $450,000 $2,005,692.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Publicity Rights and the Right to Privacy in India, 31.1 Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors. Rajagopal v.

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Patently-O

JUNE 11, 2023

Rothman, The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World 145 (2018) (“At least five balancing approaches have been applied to evaluate First Amendment defenses in right of publicity cases.”). [9] 310 (2010). [14] Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015). [6] 7] Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Comm’n of NY, 447 U.S.

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

1023, 1023-1035 (2010) (increases the number of patents, number of firm starts, and employment). The studies are all pre-DTSA and expansion of privacy and trade secrecy protection regimes across corporate culture. Citing Sampsa Samila & Olav Sorenson, Non-Compete Covenants: Incentives to Innovate or Impediments to Growth , 56 MGMT.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The PTO’s asserted justification for this total ban on registration is “to protect the intellectual property right of privacy and publicity that a living person has in his/her identity.” [10] 3] In re Hoefflin , 97 USPQ2d 1176, 2010 WL 5191373, *3 (TTAB 2010). [4] 10] In re Hoefflin , 2010 WL 5191373, *1. [11]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Apple positions itself as more privacy-supportive than the other tech giants, but then it committed an unforgiveable privacy faux pas by unveiling plans to proactively scan client-side files for illegal CSAM. California voters passed a terrible privacy law in November 2020. Apple’s Client-Side Scanning Plans. issue 2, Nov.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

It also puts users’ privacy and security (including minors’!) Previous year-in-review lists from 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006. This discourages visits to new sites, which will reward incumbents and thwart new market entrants.

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