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Michigan City Resident Sues Numerous Retailers for Alleged Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Cross, the Plaintiff is the owner of three design patents for convertible t-shirt designs, U.S. Notably, it appears the ‘633 and ‘136 Patents are set to expire in November 2022, while the ‘471 Patent expired in November 2007 since the term for a design patent filed prior to May 13, 2015 is 14 years. Patent Nos.

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UK Govt. Prepares to Dissolve Anti-Piracy Group & Seize Its Assets

TorrentFreak

The common denominator is the obviously unhealthy power disparity between corporate giants and ordinary internet subscribers, something that is built-in and then reinforced by design. Hatton and Berkeley (H&B) and its partners have been demanding cash settlements from UK internet subscribers for years. No warnings, no chances.

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Enhancing Access to Justice: Artificial Intelligence is Here to Help

IPilogue

5] The design of the JPES is that of an ‘intelligent questionnaire’ interface. [6] 4] Darin Thompson, “Creating New Pathways to Justice Using Simple Artificial Intelligence and Online Dispute Resolution” (2015) 2 IJODR 4 at 5. [5] 2014) 51 Osgoode Hall L.J. 957 at 983. [2] at 965. . [3] 8] Rachel E. Automating Fairness?

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Are Courts Finally Getting Fed Up With Copyright Shakedowns?

Copyright Lately

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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Too Good a Deal? JC Penny Hit with Class Action Suit Over False Reference Pricing

IP Tech Blog

JC Penny faced a similar “price anchoring” class action suit in 2015. Part of that proposed settlement provided for “improvements” to the retailer’s price comparison advertising policies and practices, including “periodic monitoring and training programs” designed to ensure compliance with California’s advertising laws.

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Too Good a Deal? JC Penny Hit with Class Action Suit Over False Reference Pricing

LexBlog IP

JC Penny faced a similar “price anchoring” class action suit in 2015. Part of that proposed settlement provided for “improvements” to the retailer’s price comparison advertising policies and practices, including “periodic monitoring and training programs” designed to ensure compliance with California’s advertising laws.

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Dissecting registration dynamics of partly completed and ongoing projects under RERA, 2016

IP and Legal Filings

However, MahaRERA ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the complaint since the sale of the flats had occurred in 2015, prior to the enactment of RERA. The case was ultimately resolved through a settlement, wherein the allottee acknowledged the petitioner’s contention that the project did not require registration under RERA.