The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

Intellectual Property Anna Maria Stein outlined the findings from a report on 'Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media,' released by the UKIPO last month.

Intellectual Property 57

Intellectual Property Social Media Invention Copyright 57

Copyright Lately

MAY 10, 2024

” In 2014’s Petrella decision , a majority once again by Justice Ginsburg observed, without passing on the issue, that the limitations period typically begins to run at the point when the plaintiff can file suit and obtain relief: “A copyright claim thus arises or accrues ‘when an infringing act occurs.'”

Copyright 104

Copyright Music Due Diligence Social Media 104

TorrentFreak

JUNE 2, 2023

Grenier Advertising IPTV Boxes This image from social media represents just the tip of a very large media iceberg that has kept Grenier in the public eye for years. All of these pale into insignificance in light of a story published in the Montreal Gazette in 2014.

Social Media 122

Social Media Reporting Publishing Ownership 122

The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Respondent Davidson was entitled to rely on the April 2, 2014, filing date of his underlying application as his date of constructive first use. He also received some media attention. 108 USPQ2d 1134, 1145 (TTAB 2013). However, "actual trademark use must follow the analogous use within a commercially reasonable period of time."

Registration 73

Registration Trademark Social Media Designs 73

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Without utilising APCON in this case, MIC was able to secure the placement of an advertising in the Punch Newspaper on May 29, 2014. More particularly, the landscape of advertising and marketing has been drastically changed by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

Advertising 69

Advertising Advertising Social Media Government 69

IPilogue

JULY 21, 2022

Rhode-NYC is a fashion brand founded by two women entrepreneurs Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers in 2014, whereas Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skin launched in June 2022 during an era of celebrity brands. Hailey Bieber leverage d her fame and social media following, and that of her husband Justin Bieber’, to immediately establish her brand.

Branding 119

Branding Brands Branding Social Media 119

The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Respondent Davidson was entitled to rely on the April 2, 2014 filing date of his underlying application as his date of constructive first use. He also received some media attention. 108 USPQ2d 1134, 1145 (TTAB 2013). However, "actual trademark use must follow the analogous use within a commercially reasonable period of time."

Registration 95

Registration Trademark Social Media Copying 95

The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

Online music platforms, such as on-demand content services or social media platforms, created disparities in the remuneration of right-holders, creating the so-called “value gap”. The EU intervened with Directive 2014/26/EU and Directive (EU) 2019/790.

Intellectual Property 126

Intellectual Property Invention Social Media IP 126

The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company was found liable for copyright infringement and breach of contract for using the actor’s photographs picture for advertisements between December 2014 and April 2015 without getting his permission or authorization. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

Copyright 92

Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 92

The TTABlog

APRIL 2, 2024

Three Frog has been selling its dice box configuration since 2014 and sales have been substantially exclusive and have increased exponentially. It has advertised at gaming conventions and via social media, Google Ads, and social influencers.

Designs 57

Designs Design Social Media Registration 57

Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The principle that characters which evolve over time don’t enter the public domain all at once was established by the 2014 opinion in Klinger v. The wall clock on the right was the subject of a 2014 copyright lawsuit filed by Harold Lloyd Entertainment alleging infringement of the iconic clock scene from “Safety Last” (1923).

Public Domain 145

Public Domain Derivative Work Copyright Social Media 145

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

PAP Targets Local ISP PAP describes itself on social media platforms as a “multi-sectoral Coalition, of local and international Associations, Societies & Companies, representing Thousands of Creatives in Kenya and the World.”

Social Media 100

Social Media Copyright Marketing Marketing 100

43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

MaxRelief used to surce pain relief spray products in Australia from a non-party, but stopped in 2014. 1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States.

Television 72

Television Social Media Advertising Advertising 72

TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Following a lawsuit filed by AACS, the decryption licensing group founded by movie studios and technology partners including Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft and Intel, in 2014 a New York court ordered the seizure of DVDFab’s domains, bank funds and social media accounts.

Copying 117

Copying Social Media Licensing Technology 117

The IPKat

JULY 4, 2022

In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.

Publishing 124

Publishing Copyright Related Rights Social Media 124

43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers. 59 Murray Enters.,

Social Media 49

Social Media False Advertising Advertising Advertising 49

LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

Anyone who had any presence on social media between 2014 and 2019 probably knew someone hawking colorful patterned “buttery soft” leggings, one of LuLaRoe’s signature items and their top seller. In 2016, the company, led by a husband-and-wife team, reported sales of approximately $1 billion.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Social Media Law 52

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. That court found that most of Prince’s work was non-infringing (though several works still were) and the two sides ultimately settled the case in March 2014. 3: The Andy Warhol Ruling.

Fair Use 246

Fair Use Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Social Media 246

Velocity of Content

MAY 2, 2023

Linguamatics received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2014 , an award for International Trade in recognition of outstanding growth in export sales across USA and Europe for its Natural Language Processing [NLP] text analytics software platform. Tell us an interesting fact about Linguamatics that people may not know.

Social Media 98

Social Media Technology Blogging Business 98

IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes. ChatGPT has only been trained on pre-2021 data, before the proliferation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs (an observation and not a judgment). Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well.

Business 52

Business Law Social Media Reporting 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

A likely answer to this chicken riddle is a combination of social media , the perception of chicken being a healthier option to beef, and the impact COVID-19 continues to make on the food industry. In 2014 , Lorenzana filed a complaint in an attempt to regain the earnings for his creation.

Intellectual Property Law 52

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Law Social Media 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2022

The evidence includes the defendants’ social media posts, pictures, phone calls, and notably the lyrics from ten songs by either Young Thug, Gunna, or both together, which raises questions related to the use of artistic expression as evidence in criminal proceedings and freedom of speech. Herron or U.S.

Social Media 52

Social Media Art Law Music 52

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff is a California-based company that has millions of subscribers on YouTube and other Social Media handles, which is significant to understand the popularity of its various trademarks and copyrights with licenses for various sorts of merchandise. The background of the case is pretty straightforward. Celco Customs Servs.

IP 88

IP Social Media Copyright Infringement Trademark 88

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. 431 (2014). The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others. Aereo , 573 U.S.

Blogging 96

Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright 96

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A journalist used Midjourney to illustrate an article in The Atlantic and was attacked on social media for not hiring an illustrator. Parody, pastiche and caricature The EU’s harmonised copyright exceptions for parody, pastiche and caricature ( introduced into UK law in 2014) was tested in the UK , France and Italy.

Copyright 145

Copyright Art Fair Use Registration 145

Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In one of several different lawsuits over Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit “Shake it Off,” songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler claim that Swift infringed their 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play” (performed by female R&B group 3LW), which features the line “Playas, they gon’ play/And haters, they gonna hate.” Am I totally off base?

Copyright 117

Copyright Fair Use Social Media Copying 117

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” For ACPA purposes, “the alleged infringement regards a post-domain path, not a domain name within the meaning of Section 1127. March 29, 2023).

IP 74

IP Advertising Advertising Copyright 74

Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

In the now well-known Costeja judgment of May 13, 2014 ( here ), the CJEU held that search engines should remove links where the information included in those links is inaccurate. This Spanish law largely reflects the case law assessment by the CJEU regarding the right to be forgotten. If the truth be told, this is not new.

Social Media 52

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 52

The TTABlog

MARCH 17, 2022

The Board noted that "[i]t is not the law that 'the slightest cessation of use causes a trademark to roll free, like a fumbled football, so that it may be pounced on by any alert opponent.'"

Television 78

Television Social Media Trademark Registration 78

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

Trademark 62

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 62

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

1962, 1976 (2014). This aspect of the lawsuit has been overlooked in most of the articles and social media comments I’ve read that are critical of Netflix, so it bears repeating: Netflix offered Barlow & Bear a license to perform an otherwise unauthorized derivative work. Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. ,

Music 106

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 106

Herbert Smith Freehills

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is my husband Ben’s business, which he started with a friend in 2014. I have also been working on social media strategy, with the aim of getting the product into restaurants, hotels and airlines. Tell me about BET Vodka. The correct way to write the name, reflecting how beet is written phonetically, is B?T

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Social Media Business 52

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Delhi High Court recently in Humans of Bombay v People of India granted an interim relief to ‘Humans of Bombay’ (HoB) by issuing a notice to ‘People of India’ (PoI) (both being social media pages) for alleged copyright infringement and ‘replication of HoB’s business model’ including the stories and thus creating an imitative platform.

Ownership 105

Ownership Business Copyright Copyright Infringement 105

LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes. .” ChatGPT has only been trained on pre-2021 data, before the proliferation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs (an observation and not a judgment). Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well.

Business 52

Business Law Reporting Music 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2014, the Bombay High Court restrained the singer Mika Singh and the recording label OCP Music from publishing an advertisement that impinged Sonu’s personality rights. Interestingly, before Bachchan’s issue, Suchita elaborated on the status of personality rights in India against the backdrop of claims of the wife of the late Steve Irwin.

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

Trademark 52

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Branding 52

Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

In so growing that business, Hayley Paige used a series of social media accounts that she curated, but on which she posted a number of JLM-related content, including numerous posts dedicated to JLM dresses Hayley Paige designed. Hayley Paige rejected the proposal and, in response, changed the login credentials to the accounts.

Social Media 59

Social Media Contracts Confidentiality Business 59