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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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It’s Not Going to Be (Y)easy: What Happens when Business Collaborations Dissolve?

IPilogue

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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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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Form “Non-Disparagement” Clause Violated Consumer Review Fairness Act–State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2016, Congress enacted the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which bans businesses from trying to contractually restrict their customers’ reviews. At the time of passage, I’m not sure how many businesses were actually using contracts to control their customers’ reviews, but it was a growing trend.

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Departing Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Breach of Contract : Plaintiffs only alleged a contract claim, based on breach of a non-compete, against the one defendant who had signed the non-compete. See generally, Christopher A.

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Airline Sues to Stop Popular Web-Scraping Service–American Airlines v. The Points Guy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But before they get there, these courts must first decide whether AA’s terms and conditions constitutes a valid and enforceable contract, and whether TPG assented to its terms. dispute back in the Ninth Circuit in 2016. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together.

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The Current State of Cross-Border Data-Transfers

IPilogue

law can order social media companies to provide such data to the U.S. companies called the Privacy Shield Agreement, which the EC declared adequate in 2016. government is not a party to SCC contracts between data importers and individuals, leaving its vast surveillance apparatus unrestrained. In other words, the U.S.

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