IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. Introduction. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Trademark Law 83

Trading Secrets

JUNE 22, 2022

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. In August 2016, Owen formed a new company called Silvermark Construction Services, Inc. Owen , 74 Cal.

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Ownership Business Contracts Law 98

43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. In 2016, the Latinfood website contained the phrase “We have products from” followed by marks of imported brands, among which was an image of Industria’s Zenú mark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. The conclusion: “the purchase of a competitor’s name as a keyword in an internet marketing campaign violates the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MARPC”), Rule 8.4.” Serc-CA Discos, Inc. Tierra Caliente Music Group, S.A.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The analogous non-digital conduct would be to take a photograph of a crowd inside La Baguette with the caption “La Baguette, Christmas party 2016,” erase “La Baguette,” write-in “Tito & Tita,” and keep the photograph on the wall where customers can see it. Tito & Tita appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

This crucial development, which restores copyright as an access right (see Geiger, 2016 ; Efroni, 2010 ) provides a normative foundation to reinforce the societal bargain that creates incentives for authors, but also creates room for downstream creativity and innovation. 7(1) and art. 17(7) CDSM Directive.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 6, 2021

When we start any business, one of the first things to choose is the name that will identify you in the market and, if the homework is done, it will be registered as a trademark (see a related post here ). These issues can have a major impact on brand strategy and affect credibility in the market. Let us see it. An unpleasant surprise.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

” Although Warhol created the Prince Series nearly forty years ago and three years prior to Warhol’s death, it was not until 2016 when Condé Nast featured the “Orange Prince,” one of Warhol’s silkscreen prints, as part of its tribute to Prince’s passing that Goldsmith learned of the additional reproductions.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

The lease agreement allows the NCAA to use the trademark “Sweet Sixteen” in its marketing, promotions, and other activities related to the tournament, but the KHSAA retains ownership of the trademark. In some cases, the NCAA has even taken legal action to protect its trademarks.

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Branding Brands Branding Cease and Desist 40

SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

It noted that “ despite relevant University Ordinances stipulating access …, the prerogative lies with the University to withhold one such thesis in absolute confidentiality on the grounds of commercial viability and market competition. ”. Degrees), Regulations, 2016 and the UGC Act, 1956 which have mandatory application on the Universities.

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Patent Application Invention Confidentiality Copyright Law 131

Intepat

MAY 8, 2023

It is a decade-long dispute between the countries for claiming the geographical indication of Basmati in the European markets. The GI recognition enables consumers to trust and distinguish quality products while also helping producers to market their products better. What is a Geographical Indication?

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Marketing Marketing Government Intellectual Property 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Coca-Cola petitioned to cancel Meenaxi’s US registrations in 2016 on the grounds that the registrations misrepresent the source of the soft drinks Meenaxi sells. Instead, Meenaxi has used the THUMS UP and LIMCA marks to sell soft drinks to Indian grocers located in the United States since 2008.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2022

When Prince died in 2016, Vanity Fair’s parent company sought permission from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. which had assumed ownership of the Prince Series upon Warhol’s death) to produce one of the Prince Series works in a Vanity Fair tribute issue.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

According to ONS data, in 2016 the UK market sector invested an estimated £134.3bn in knowledge assets, of which £63.8bn was protected by IP rights, equating to 3.2% Ownership of IP rights is strongly associated with improved economic performance. of total GDP. .

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2000, the marks were assigned to another company, and the registrations were cancelled in 2016 and 2018, respectively. However, the evidence showed that DANA DESIGN-branded backpacks are currently being offered for sale on the secondary market. Opposer Mystery Ranch, co-owned by Dana Gleason.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Battle of the Firms – The Irony of IP Law Firms Being Sued for Trademark Infringement Niyati Prabhu It is well known that companies across the world take their brands seriously and deploy law firms in order to safeguard their intellectual properties, be it their names, slogans, brands, taglines, marketing tools and (even phone numbers ).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In 1963, Disney expressed skepticism about monopoly aspects of extended term and “expressed doubt that Congress would approve a longer ownership period.” Before 2016, appeared to be that these multipliers were impermissible punitive damages. In 2016, Leonard v. Authors’ groups were proponents. Where is de minimis used elsewhere?

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Copyright Copying Music Fair Use 59

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Barbie, a name synonymous with an unattainable standard of femininity and the concept of commercial feminism, was designed to captivate the toy market with all its glittery pink magnificence. Hence, it is no wonder that the battle for ownership of her trademark is also highly sought after. Yves Saint Laurent Am., Eizo Collection Co.,

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Trademark Branding Brands Branding 83

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Room 204 Christopher Buccafusco (w/ Joseph Blocher), Firearms, Innovation, and Regulation How do law and markets affect the pace and direction of innovation for firearm related safety in the US? 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.

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Copyright Fair Use Marketing Marketing 52

The TTABlog

JUNE 17, 2021

Often a party that challenges a term as generic will base its entitlement on the fact that it is engaged in marketing goods or services that are the same or similar to those of the other party. In November 2016, Respondent sent a cease-and-desist letter to Petitioner, demanding transfer of the domain name to Respondent.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016. August 30, 2016. April 5, 2016.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. The Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (Formerly, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) which is the nodal department of IPR, introduced a National IPR Policy in 2016.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Because the functionality of tweed jackets blocks any company from claiming trademark rights over this particular type of product, it puts at risk the value and exclusivity Chanel has striven towards over the past century through continuing cycles of development and marketing of this tweed jacket.

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Trademark Law Marketing Marketing Trademark 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

In another study of 2020 ( here ) FAPAV analyzes trends in audiovisual piracy in Italy over the years from 2016 to 2019, with a specific focus on piracy of sport live events, highlighting that in few years such phenomenon has more than double up its magnitude, increasing from 14.5 million to 30.9

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Television Copyright Blogging Law 52

azrights

MARCH 15, 2021

This protects your underlying business because the trust that the market has in the Nike goods is what motivates them to buy the brand’s products. Coca Cola was able to secure trademark ownership of its iconic bottle shape by firstly having the right legal agreement in place when it commissioned the bottle design.

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Branding Brands Branding Trademark 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. The Tide Turns.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

That is, in fact, the very nature of sound recording copyright and ownership.” Nash went on to make the following comment about music copyrights: “With respect to voice, I think there’s been some confusion here, and I want to be really, really clear on this point. We own all sounds captured on a sound recording.

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Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 87

IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

These items have restricted production and remain in the market only for a short duration of time. They almost never re-enter the market again. This creates scarcity of the product in the market. Basic principles of economics dictate that when a product is scarce in nature, its demand in the market tends to increase.

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Editing IP Artistic Work Designs 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The recent signing of the Digital Markets Act and the ongoing negotiations on the proposal for a Data Act present excellent opportunities to expand on the novel phenomenon. Starting from those technical definitions, the notion of portability made its way into the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Laws aiming to remedy these issues have thus been adopted in Spain in 2011 and 2022 , Italy and Germany in 2013, Austria in 2015, France in 2016, the Netherlands and Belgium in 2018. What’s next?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 In a broad sense, blockchain technology can be defined as an open ledger of information that is used to keep a digital record of the transactions that occur in the crypto market. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 64

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

In 2016, Condé Nast acquired a license from the Warhol Foundation to use the Prince Series as illustrations for a new magazine. In this case, the author of the original work retains ownership of the original, while the author of the derivative work holds rights to the creative additions they have made. In the case at stake, the U.S.

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Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Copyright Law 52

Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Key Points Highlighted by Other Speakers: The impact of the National Intellectual Property Policy in 2016, which is a formidable instrument for promoting innovation. A notable surge in patent filings and grants since 2016, accompanied by appreciable simplification of the IP processes, especially benefitting entrepreneurs and SMEs.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this context, Swaraj and Anupriya also discussed the issue of IP Ownership in Publicly Funded Research in 2021 highlighting various departmental policies and guidelines governing public-funded R&D and the issues therein. Interestingly, signing these treaties was a step towards fulfilling the objectives of the National IPR Policy, 2016.

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43(B)log

JUNE 15, 2022

Netaifm alleged that defendants engaged in anticompetitive market behavior when the Jain entities acquired majority shares of two local design firms, which connect manufacturers to growers, and alleged false advertising. Jain had approximately $25 million in Central Valley sales in 2016. Jain is Netafim’s largest competitor.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Blogging 59

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” 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. society at over $1 trillion annually.

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Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amend it later on? Case: Robotics Today B.V

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