LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Further, according to article 8(2) of Law 4481/2017, a CMO may exist under the form of a public limited company (SA), but all of its shares must be mandatorily registered. Legal forms of CMOs. In practice, most CMOs in Greece have chosen the form of limited liability civil cooperatives. to be organised on a non-profit basis.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2022

A few years ago, Advanced TV Network (ATN) was a dominant player in the Swedish IPTV market. Two years later, the Stockholm Patent and Market Court found several people connected to the company guilty of copyright infringement and the unauthorized decoding of broadcast signals. The reasons for the reversal are rather unique.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The complaint states that Boomer is the author of the massively popular Roblox games Weight Lifting Simulator (released in 2017/18) and a game with a similar theme called Muscles Legends (2019). The same gameplay mechanics also appear in Get Muscles Simulator but the complaint alleges that copying goes well beyond that.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

In 2017, LiveJournal changed its policies. In response, Newman, the community moderator, copied all of the community’s posts and uploaded them to Dreamwidth–an action we used to call “mirroring” in the old days. ” Market Effect. Newman appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Monsarrat admitted.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

“For example, Defendants Rays IPTV LLC and Daud market the Infringing Service to the public by promising ‘No More Expensive Cable Bills,’ and targeting consumers ‘tired of paying too many bills for too little channels.’” a company doing business at an address in Jackson Heights, New York. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2021

The case started on March 17, 2017, when Motorola Solutions alleged that Hytera Communications, a Chinese radio manufacturer rival, leveraged its exposed trade secrets in creating Hytera’s DMR products. copyright laws by copying their source code, it also complained that Hytera infringed the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Russia began cracking down on VPNs in 2017 to help deter copyright infringement. “This is an obvious trade barrier and real threat to the free market,” ACT writes in its letter to the USTR. — A copy of ACT’s trade barrier submission for the US Trade Representative’s 2023 NTE report is available here (pdf).

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

Government of India enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 and the act came into force with effect from May 1, 2017. As a result, the Maharashtra government also issued the following regulations: Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Officers and Employees (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2017.

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43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

Bell continues to market his 1982 72-page book, and also sells merchandise, “including t-shirts and posters that display the passage that was quoted in the tweets.” That’s what Chisholm Trail High School’s softball team and color guard did in 2017, on Twitter, to under 1000 followers, crediting Bell. NXIVM Corp. Ross Institute, 364 F.3d

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2017, Defendants’ executive assistant sent emails to Steven Sikes from SoFi seeking to schedule a meeting between Mr. Sikes and Mr. Plashkes. The post 2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The message was eventually forwarded from KeyBank to one of Plaintiffs’ employees. •

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The plaintiff, NOC, is a teenager who has copyrighted designs in hand-drawn dots that Target allegedly copied in the clothing line. However, Target’s allegedly infringing works apparently were designed no later than December 2017. Reposted to Instagram in 2017 and got 168 likes and 4 comments. –Cooley v. Target Corp.

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azrights

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Enforcement of your rights prevents market confusion. Where you do not have any legal rights in an asset, as you won’t have with colour in the early days of your use of a colour, you are largely powerless to tackle competitor copying. Competitors Copying Your Colour.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 24, 2023

In its recent Volva Penta decision, the Federal Circuit found that the PTAB had (1) created too high of a burden to prove nexus and (2) been unduly dismissive of the patentee’s evidence of commercial success and copying. The PTAB found evidence showing Brunswick copied the Forward Drive in developing its competing Bravo Four S product.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

They develop, market and sell statistical process control (SPC) software and gauge management software. The software was rewritten in C# and became InSPC v2 in 2017/2018. PQ became aware of InSPC v1 when it was promoted in demo form by CyberMetrics in the Summer 2017. CyberMetrics then removed InSPC v1 from their website.

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The IPKat

APRIL 20, 2022

Certain users are in cloud 9 as the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that private copying also applies in the cloud and warned against thinking that everything is communication to the public. The decision was reported and commented on by our GuestKat Rose Hughes. PermaKat Eleonora Rosati commented on the decision.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages. By making textbooks available to students for free, rightsholders are losing revenue, which leads to lower payments for authors and devalues the market as a whole, the publishers complain. $30

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. Outside of masks and jewellery, a 2017 U.S. In general, any clothing, including costumes, is not protected by copyright laws. There are notable exceptions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Allegedly on behalf of Barrett, an SEO vendor sent DMCA takedown notices to Google, alleging that Source Capital had copied some of Barrett’s copyrighted material. Maritas * 512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Alper Automotive v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2023

Maritas * 512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Alper Automotive v.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

of the population of India having ingress to the world wide web and ever growing e-commerce market which is forecasted to reach about twenty billion euros by 2030, it becomes pertinent to analyse the interconnect between these two. [1] AHUJA, LAW RELATING TO IPR (LexisNexis Publication 2017). Statutes Information Technology Act, No.21,

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

However, Toronto-born rapper Drake successfully used the fair use doctrine in a 2017 copyright infringement lawsuit regarding the use of thirty-five second recording of a spoken-word piece on his song “Pound Cake.” The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.

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IIPRD

MARCH 17, 2023

Subsequently, the healthcare sector has gained precedence and command over the market. The global nutraceutical market (including functional food, functional beverages, and dietary supplements) is anticipated to grow by 7.5% (CAGR) between 2022 and 2027, in which the United State market share is considered to be the biggest.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Applicant was entitled to rely on the application filing dates as its constructive first use dates: December 12, 2017 and April 10, 2018. since opening its restaurant on November 16, 2015 in the historic Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. Thus, opposer established priority of use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

” Market Effect. “Because Defendant does not dispute that it copied the entire Emmy Statuette to create the Crony Graphic, the Court finds a presumption of bad faith to be appropriate here.” Prior Posts on Section 512(f): * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. .” Amount Taken.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The blog post in question was written by Rebecca Marsh, the bank’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Late December 2017, a few months after the blog post was published, Mr. Bell wrote in demanding the immediate takedown of the photo as well as a settlement payment of $5,000.

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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 light of the size of the food market, that’s a bit hard to credit. And the copying here could also lead to an inference of deception.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The software’s creators always distanced themselves from illegal activity but third-party sellers beyond their control marketed “fully loaded” Kodi boxes as ideal tools for piracy. A few years ago, Kodi found itself at the center of this add-on controversy. This is a working paper that hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The parties compete in the market for audio products, specifically multichannel amplifiers, and sell online, including on Amazon. Statements in a user manual are ‘made to explain a user tool, not for a promotional purpose to penetrate the relevant market of the viewing public.’” Prager Univ. Google LLC, 951 F.3d 3d 991 (9th Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Maritas * 512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Alper Automotive v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

So this post is 100% true, even if it might sound farcical. * * * This ruling is part of an ongoing multi-iteration tussle (in and out of court) over market share between two rival unions. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 28, 2022

“Online piracy is the most challenging copyright enforcement issue in many foreign markets. Within hours, pirate copies were available too, mostly in very high quality, having been ‘ripped’ from these platforms. However, the US government warns that greater connectivity for legal content benefits pirates too.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Design Rights: By registering their product designs, they can prevent third parties from copying the original and new, aesthetic, or ornamental components of their creations. Sword strategy: The brand uses its intellectual properties as “weapons,” attacking anyone who tries to copy or infringe on their protected assets in any way.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2017 the RIAA sued Grande Communications for failing to take meaningful action against customers who allegedly carried out more than a million BitTorrent-based infringements. allegedly distributed multiple copies of the movies After, Hellboy and Angel Has Fallen. The Grande subscriber behind 66.196.3.46

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Benjamin. * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? RIAA appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. . * A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the plaintiffs’ reasoning, the development of the AI by Google began in 2017, when it introduced the “Transformer” neural network, a revolutionary framework underpinning the LLM. 2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir. 2019); Worldwide Church of God vs Phila.

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