Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Elster claims these words invoke an exchange between former President Trump and Senator Marco Rubio from the 2016 presidential primary debate where Rubio made a crude joke about the implications of Trump having small hands after Trump called him “little Marco”. Tam (2017) and Iancu v. The text of Section 2(c) is viewpoint-neutral.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Before mid-2022, the Copyright Office will deploy a new adjudicatory function called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB will be dominated by claims over alleged online infringement, so it’s a major development for online copyright law. Currently, all federal copyright infringement claims must be filed in federal court.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CS for "amplifiers," finding that Petitioner Adamson Systems proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Respondent Peavey Electronics had discontinued use of the CS mark on amplifiers, with intent not to resume use. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2023.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Court of Genoa held that the architect was the author of the work and that RAI had infringed her copyright. First, an original work can be protected by copyright law only if it meets two requirements: - originality, i.e., objective novelty compared to creative works or segments of previous creation; - creativity.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Understanding Copyright How would you define copyright? The word ‘copyright’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. Copyright is by nature a very narrow protection. Another important exception to copyright is facts or universal truths.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 11, 2022

The inclusion of copyright term extension in Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Budget 2022 may have been buried toward the very end of the last annex of the budget on page 274, but the issue has been front and centre for Freeland for many years. ” The election of Donald Trump as U.S.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 30, 2023

for Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information and Addition of False Copyright Management Information. Per the StrossStock website, Stross was nominated and accepted as a professional member of the American Society of Photographers in 2016. He received his B.S. Gotsch, Sr. 3:23-cv-00061-DRL-MG.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit involves sound recordings of 19 interviews that then-President Trump voluntarily gave to Woodward between December 2019 and August 2020, plus one interview from 2016 (when Trump was still a candidate). Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? complaint filed Jan.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright. regarding the copyright for the film “De Dhakka.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek submitted evidence of such technical trademark use from 2016 and 2017, including displays of comic book covers on Amazon, on YouTube, and in other media.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

The theory of Territoriality states that since disputes relating to the registration and validity of intellectual property rights are typically considered to fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State in which such registration was applied for, the choice of law should favour that State. Copyright is a more complicated problem.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Not very long ago, the Indian Designs Office notified the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021 and now the Copyright Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘CRO’) too has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. The Copyright Rules, 2013 was last amended in the year 2016 subsequent to which, it was done recently.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek submitted evidence of such technical trademark use from 2016 and 2017, including displays of comic book covers on Amazon, on YouTube, and in other media.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In responding to our article, practitioner Perry Saidman and Professor Mark McKenna suggested that the design patent regime can be justified in part based on the tighter functionality screen that the PTO applies to design patents than the low threshold that the Copyright Office applies to copyright registrations to useful articles.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In 2016, Unicolors, Inc., The group registration that Unicolors relied on included designs that had not been published as of the publication date set forth on the registrations. sued H&M for selling clothing that infringed a Unicolor design. 411(b)(2) requires that “the court shall request the.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• 20 of 2016, dated December 1, 2016, regarding the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Systems. registration requirements. Government Regulation No. data retention.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Opposition to registration of PAYFORME for various financial transaction services. Cohen) [Opposition to registration of THE CAVALIER RESCUE for "Animal rescue services, namely, arranging for the adoption of rescued animals." Text Copyright John L. PayNearMe, Inc. Substring, LLC , Opposition No. Cavalier Rescue of Alabama, Inc.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Panel 17 – Copyright Substantial Similarity Crossprogrammed with my panel; I came here first because I had more experience with the first paper in the other panel. Asay, An Empirical Study of Copyright Law’s Substantial Similarity Test 1005 cases found. Questions: how does this doctrine interact with concurrent registrations?

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Registration is available here. On July 9, the UK IPO and London’s Global University (UCL IBIL) are holding a webinar on “ AI and Copyright: What Now? ”. Organisers will discuss the most prominent copyright-related issues that arose from the UK’s public consultation on artificial intelligence and intellectual property.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

As you can see, emoticon references peaked in 2016, and the number has roughly stayed steady since then (but see the footnote above). Copyright Review Board ruling on emoji copyrightability. Individual emoji symbols can obtain copyright registrations… sometimes. When exactly? Emoji Co.

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The TTABlog

MAY 28, 2024

330, 340 (2016). The causation requirement was satisfied because "[t]he allegedly unlawful registrations of Appellees’ marks cause a diminishment of value in Appellant’s Hobbs Winery ownership interest." registrations are cancelled, not marks - ed. ]. Text Copyright John L. TransUnion LL C, 594 U.S. Robins , 578 U.S.

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The TTABlog

MAY 9, 2023

The Board upheld the refusals to register the marks BAKKED (in standard characters) and a stylized drop design, for "essential oil dispenser, sold empty, for domestic use," finding that the goods are illegal drug paraphernalia under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and therefore the marks are ineligible for registration.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2024

Hollywood Lawsuit Against IPTV Operator The complaint, filed by Hollywood majors including Disney and Warner Bros, as well as streaming giants Amazon and Netflix, accuses the defendant of widespread copyright infringement. “Beginning in 2016 and continuing through 2019, Freemon sold illegally modified Fire TV Stick devices. .

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

2016 survey says 59% of Americans would be willing to buy a smart gun, including 56% of political conservatives and 4 of 14 gun owners. Biofire isn’t submitting for registration in NJ to avoid triggering law. Blake Reid, Copyright’s Periphery Copyright on a dying planet. Shootings by children, suicides, etc.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. Comprehend the concept, rationale, and significance of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

Patents and copyrights were established in the Constitution and enacted by the First Congress in 1790. Those rights were fairly quickly established as exclusively federal, meaning that there is effectively no patents or copyrights offered by individual states. by Dennis Crouch Intellectual property rights in the U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The event will take place on 18 March 2022 from 1:15pm to 7:00pm (CET) and registrations are open here. Registration is open here. More details about the event and registration can be found here. More information about this event here. pre-publication event: EULAs: Friends or Foes?,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, discussions about authors and copyright societies, updates on the international IP landscape, or the hustle and bustle of the domestic IP domain, including Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, the journey through Junes had its own jilts and joys. Whether it’s P.H.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From a copyright perspective, surely that image is a ‘work’, but could it be also regarded as original enough to warrant protection under that IP right (without considering related rights in accordance with Article 6 of the Term Directive )? I think that a distinction needs to be drawn between different types of portraits.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Flashing back to 2016, only a year after Snapchat first launched its filters (more commonly referred to then as “ Lenses ”), the app introduced a design closely resembling, if not an exact replica of the rainbow teary-eyed makeup look by artist Mykie. Let’s dive into the copyright landscape to further explore this subject.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

A straightforward pink sans-serif typeface was used for the 1959 original trademark registration. More than 1,000 Barbie trademark registrations are held by Mattel worldwide, covering a wide range of products and services in addition to its primary toy line.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Board denied a petition to cancel a registration for the mark TORPEDO JUICE for "Alcoholic beverages, except beer; Gin; Liquor; Rum" because Petitioner Oregon Grain failed to prove prior trademark rights in support of its Section 2(d) claim, and failed to provide any evidence to support its nonuse claim. 28 (TTAB 2016).

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The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Applicant ADOL sought registration of the marks SKËNDERBEU and GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKËNDERBEU (Stylized) for "beverages from wine distillates, namely, brandy and grape brandy." Illyrian began distributing the products in 2016 and established a first use date of July 31, 2016. See Moreno v. Pro Boxing Supplies, Inc.,

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Visibility is, however, required in the application for registration: design protection is conferred only for those features of appearance of a registered design that are shown visibly in the application for registration (art. Cumulation with copyright (Art. 15 Draft Directive, art. 18a Draft Regulation). 6ter Paris Convention.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. The order was temporarily stayed pending full authentication of the Colombian registrations. Industria De Alimentos Zenu S.A.S. Latinfood U.S.

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