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Is that Bird A Cardinal or a Scarlet Tanager? Who Cares. The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Copyright Infringement and the Issue of Mistake

The IP Law Blog

Unicolors is the owner of copyrights in various fabric designs, including a 2011 copyright registration that consisted of 31 separate designs. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit disagreed with the district court and ruled that because Unicolors had made a mistake of law in connection with the registration (i.e.

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Internet Intermediaries And Contributory Copyright Infringement

Intepat

Due to the fact that it is not practicable for copyright owners to detect and fine-tooth comb all the individual users, copyright owners depend on and hold liable the internet intermediaries that allow pirated works to exist. Internet intermediaries can be liable for contributory copyright infringement.

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Is that Bird A Cardinal or a Scarlet Tanager? Who Cares. The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Copyright Infringement and the Issue of Mistake

LexBlog IP

Unicolors is the owner of copyrights in various fabric designs, including a 2011 copyright registration that consisted of 31 separate designs. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit disagreed with the district court and ruled that because Unicolors had made a mistake of law in connection with the registration (i.e.

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Supreme Court: Mistakes of Law Can Excuse Inaccurate Copyright Registration

LexBlog IP

The Supreme Court held today that lack of knowledge of either fact or law can excuse inaccuracies in a copyright registration under Section 411(b)’s safe harbor provision of the Copyright Act. In 2015, Unicolors sued H&M in the Central District of California for copyright infringement. legal mistakes.”

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Jumeirah Beach Resorts LLC vs. Designarch Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Plaintiff is engaged in the construction business and is the proprietor of trademark BURJNOIDA in class 37 (for building and construction services) as of February 2, 2011, which it claims to have been using since December 24, 2010.

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EU General Court upholds finding of partial invalidity of the Moon Boot shape trade mark

The IPKat

Background In 2011, Tecnica applied to register the 3D sign below, corresponding to the shape of its Moon Boots after-ski footwear, as an EU trade mark (EUTM) for goods in classes 18, 20, and 25. Registration ( No 10 168 441 ) was granted the following year. Milano, Tecnica Group S.p.A. v Diana S.r.l.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Copyright Confusion: Sony Upsetting Nintendo YouTubers by Natalie Bravo. Copyright Law. David Vaver.

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