Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Eurasian Economic Commission also directs efforts towards adequate, comprehensive research on the possible negative trends concerning trade in intellectual property, in order to develop measures to overcome them together with Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

and Saranya Ravindran This June 28 th marks the thirteenth anniversary of the tabling of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008 (PUPFIP) – a legislation introduced by the UPA government on the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

holding that the language of the governing contract's forum selection clause expressly allowed for the filing of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in certain circumstances. entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

Given the contractual provision, the trial court found that it precluded Evox from bringing any copyright infringement claim for infringement that occurred prior to January 14, 2014, two years before it filed its complaint. Thus, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Chrome.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Blockchain technology was separated from currency in 2014, and that advance opened the door for using blockchain for applications beyond currency. These became known as smart contracts.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2024

American citizens or permanent residents teaching abroad are also eligible provided that they have held a faculty position or the equivalent, including positions comparable to junior faculty positions in research institutions, for less than seven years and that they earned their last degree after 2014.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

You may remember 2014 as the year when we all discovered a plague of noncompete agreements threatening our economy. Let me help you.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

Since its establishment, GEA has claimed to be entitled to collect the above equitable remuneration not only for its members (ie, rights holders represented by it) but also on behalf of producers, performers, and musicians who are not represented by it on the basis of a contract or relevant mandate.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. PDF copy available. Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection? The NFTs act to authenticate these items.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Background In 2006 and 2012, ABS and STGenetics entered into related contracts for sorting semen. In 2014, ABS filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin against STGenetics. This case addresses the issue of res judicata and the interpretation of the scope of an earlier judgment awarding an ongoing royalty.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2023

Given the contractual provision, the trial court found that it precluded Evox from bringing any copyright infringement claim for infringement that occurred prior to January 14, 2014, two years before it filed its complaint. ” Thus, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Chrome.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. from using popular actress, Mercy Johnson's image and intellectual property going forward. Katpost on some of the Bill’s highlight here. Katpost on the ruling here.

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

For almost twenty years, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have been negotiating a Design Law Treaty (DLT) that would streamline and align procedural requirements for obtaining registered design rights across jurisdictions. In the US, these are design patent rights.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

However, that agreement made it clear that FDN retained all rights to the intellectual property involved. However, in 2014 CCN began working with Amazon and Amazon was dissatisfied with the quality of descriptions that CCA created for themselves. As such, they would hold the copyright on those text descriptions.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Further to the UK departure from the EU and the obvious fact that the UK did not transpose the DSM Directive into its own law, a debate emerged as to whether the scope of the 2014 E&L should be broadened.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. As artists, commentators, and parodists flock to this new medium, the headaches for intellectual property owners have multiplied.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Although NFTs have been around since 2014 , this asset class has only just experienced its first and quite remarkable outgrowth , thus staking its claim in the broader blockchain industry. However, the NFT’s meteoric growth should also foster thoughtful discussion about its underlying technical and legal status as property.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 21, 2021

In the United States, the first financial exchange focusing on the IP asset was established in 2014. The exchange works on the Unit License Right (ULR) contract. Such a contract is offered to the interested parties who want to purchase it which is open to all without discrimination.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. As artists, commentators, and parodists flock to this new medium, the headaches for intellectual property owners have multiplied.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Subsequently, in 2006, one of the owners sought to terminate that contract against the will of the other owners. The Supreme Court considered that the Italian Civil Code governs joint ownership of property - including property of a trade mark – and withdrawal from a contract. It seems to me that the answer could be yes.

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Patently-O

MARCH 26, 2024

Moreover, the idea of placing the revolving screws at the bow of a dredging vessel had been implemented in the Wiggins Ferry, a boat fitted with an apparatus invented by Ephraim Bishop in 1858, which Brady himself had been involved in operating for a government dredging contract in 1866 before claiming to have invented his own improved design.

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

Included within the JLM contract were certain restrictive covenants, including a non-competition agreement, as well as various intellectual property assignment provisions. While the contract was originally to run through 2016, the parties extended the agreement through August 1, 2022. JLM Couture, Inc. Gutman , 24 F.4th

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2014, Lang Van sued VNG for copyright infringement. First, the Ninth Circuit found it significant that VNG had “purposefully targeted American companies and their intellectual property.” The Court also found it significant that VNG had “contracted with U.S. businesses in conjunction with Zing MP3.” content owners.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. It would also run contrary to the country of origin principle and free movement of services.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Thus, under ETSI’s intellectual property policy , which dates back to 1993, Ericsson and other holders of patents that cover ETSI’s standards agree to grant manufacturers licenses on FRAND terms. Ericsson and HTC entered into three such licensing agreements in 2003, 2008 and 2014. 2014), Microsoft v. 2014) (slip op.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2022

In April 2014 Foro contacted Vita through the generic contact form on Vita’s website to discuss building a deployment wheel for Foro’s laser, which it marketed as a multiconductor cutting tool. On July 29, 2014, the Parties executed a mutual Nondisclosure and Restricted Use Agreement (the “NDA”). Foro Energy, Inc. Code §§ 134A.001

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 19, 2022

In April 2014 Foro contacted Vita through the generic contact form on Vita’s website to discuss building a deployment wheel for Foro’s laser, which it marketed as a multiconductor cutting tool. On July 29, 2014, the Parties executed a mutual Nondisclosure and Restricted Use Agreement (the “NDA”). Foro Energy, Inc. Code §§ 134A.001

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 1, 2022

Although NFTs have existed since around 2014, the NFT market exploded last year, generating an estimated $25 billion in sales in 2021 alone. [1] 7] However, because the SEC typically has analyzed other digital assets under the rubric of “investment contracts,” we focus on that category of securities here. Howey Co. ,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The court also found that Jones didn’t enter into any implied contract with the agency or studios, and thus could not allege breach of contract. Phillip Madison Jones, the screenwriter, sued Twentieth Century Studios, The Walt Disney Co., 1] Phillip Madison Jones v.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

Background In 2006 and 2012, ABS and STGenetics entered into related contracts for sorting semen. In 2014, ABS filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin against STGenetics. This case addresses the issue of res judicata and the interpretation of the scope of an earlier judgment awarding an ongoing royalty.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Learning analytics to improve educational policies in Uruguay The educational authorities of Uruguay have signed a contract with a well-known company that provides virtual classroom services for the Primary and Secondary levels of public and private education. HathiTrust, 755 F.3d 3d 87 (2d Cir.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2014, Lang Van sued VNG for copyright infringement. First, the Ninth Circuit found it significant that VNG had “purposefully targeted American companies and their intellectual property.” The Court also found it significant that VNG had “contracted with U.S. businesses in conjunction with Zing MP3.”

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

The decision also found that HTC’s proposed FRAND jury instructions were not a substantially correct statement of the law, because Ericsson’s ETSI FRAND commitment was governed by French contract law, but HTC’s instructions were based on U.S. law without reference or comparison to French contract law.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

“You must ensure that you do not place digital advertisements on websites providing unauthorized access to copyrighted content and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that third parties with whom you contract do similar,” the regulator warns.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2022

In order to carry out this activity, company A signed contracts with certain suppliers from which it acquired all of the copyrights and related rights regarding the specific musical repertoire. 24010/21-10-2014 and 23446/15-07-2014. (3) The advertising messages are played at a higher volume than the music. Endnotes. (1)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. 3] BGH, 18 September 2014, CT-Paradies, GRUR 2015, 258. [4] Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

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