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Puma v/ EUIPO: Posts on celebrity's social media accounts may constitute early disclosure of a registered design

The IPKat

The promotion of items on social media by celebrities and influencers is commonplace for companies. A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. This included interest in the shoes she was wearing on the day she signed the contract with Puma. Handelsmaatschappij J.

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

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Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Ins.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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The Beat (And Cher’s Lawsuit) Go On With New Ruling in Bono Copyright Dispute

Copyright Lately

A Central District of California judge has denied Mary Bono’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over composition royalties Cher claims are owed under her 1978 marital settlement agreement with Sonny Bono. At this rate, the Cher-Bono litigation may end up lasting longer than the couple’s marriage. “Therefore, her claim fails.”

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You Got Sued Babe: Breaking Down the Cher-Bono Lawsuit

Copyright Lately

Does a copyright termination by Sonny Bono’s heirs trump Cher’s marital settlement agreement? In 2016, Sonny Bono’s heirs issued a notice of termination under Copyright Act section 304(c) to various music publishers and other companies to whom Sonny had previously assigned rights in his musical compositions. Robinson v.