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TTAB Orders Cancellation of FREEDOM PARTY Registration: Application Was Void Ab Initio Due to Nonownership

The TTABlog

Petitioners alleged that from 2003 to October 2016, Petitioners and Respondent operated as a partnership and shared equally the profits derived from arranging and organizing dance parties in New York City under the Freedom Party brand. Gilles , 115 USPQ2d 1296 (TTAB 2015). See Great Seats , 84 USPQ2d at 1239 9TTAB 2007).

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Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See We blogged this case twice before.

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Publicly Traded International Patent Firms

Patently-O

The IP Agency Practice apparently “does not practice law” and therefore is not controlled by the lawyer-ownership rule. Shelston IP was the first IP firm to list itself on the Australian Stock Exchange back in 2015. Other IPH brands include Pizzeys; AJPark, & Griffith Hack.

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ACE Finally Seizes Pirate Streaming Domains After Years of Legal Action

TorrentFreak

Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah. In 2015 it found itself among the top 250 most popular pirate sites in the world meaning that it would remain on Hollywood’s hit list. Movie Companies Increase The Pressure.

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Copyright Infringement Case Concerning Photos of Jennifer Lopez Gets Dismissed: An Overview of the August Image LLC v AirG Inc Decision

IPilogue

August asserts that the Defendant, AirG Inc, a Canadian social media brand, committed copyright infringement by reproducing six of Pugliese’s Jennifer Lopez photos on their website without permission. The Court was not satisfied that any of this evidence confirmed that Pugliese was a US citizen in April 2015, when photos were created.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. In court, the issue in dispute was the ownership of the IP in the Cubes Solution software.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Even in cases wherein there is no commercial aspect to the misuse of one’s likeness, because the persona of the individual is in itself a brand and carries public goodwill, it would be considered passing-off if such likeness is used without authorization. Varsha Productions,2015 (62) PTC 351 (Madras). 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2]