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A Seismic Ruling Undone: California’s Sound Recording Copyright Statute Does Not Include Public Performance Rights—Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM (Guest Blog Post)

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

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” That is because religion is big business, as the Washington Post noted in detailing a 2016 empirical study on the socio-economic contribution of religion to American society. provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and. places the value of faith to U.S. society at $4.8

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. .

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

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6 The potential impact of solid-state batteries on the EV industry in particular is huge, as they hold significantly more energy and charge in less time than traditional lithium-ion batteries, thereby eliminating one of the perceived drawbacks of EV ownership. higher energy density), and more durable than lithium-ion batteries.