JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The wranglings caused the registrant’s sticker to be removed from Amazon for a total of 44 days in 2018 across several different incidents.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Genentech previously sued Sandoz on December 21, 2017 and Celltrion and Teva on January 12, 2018. Both cases were dismissed in December 2018, after the parties filed stipulations of dismissal stating that they had entered into settlement agreements. Stay tuned to Big Molecule Watch for more updates on this litigation.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In May 2018, a massive copyright infringement lawsuit targeted PrimeStreams, one of the most recognizable pirate IPTV brands ever to hit the market. Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Over the last several years, we have reported on a number of cases that have reached quiet settlements or otherwise fizzled out without us acknowledging their end. Carrington CollegeWe previously reported on this case in late 2018. Here, we round up final updates on a few of those cases:Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2024

Initially, ID held one-to-one discussions with OnePlus (commenced in 2018), Oppo (commenced in 2014) and Redme (commenced in May 2021). Since parties could not arrive at a settlement, ID initiated patent infringement proceedings against the defendants in UK, Germany and India. The parties commenced joint negotiations in 2021.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

In My Feelings and Nice for What were both released in early-to-mid 2018, Dancing with a Stranger was released in January 2019 and Levitating in March 2020. Another element is the pandemic, which put a hold on a great deal of litigation. The reason may well be an issue of timing. Interesting Timing.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 28, 2021

patent litigation. In 2016 and 2017, the two years before Judge Albright took the bench in 2018, the Waco Division received a total of five patent cases. Quicker settlements for larger amounts allow NPEs to more rapidly move on to their next target. And those efforts have succeeded. But what do the numbers look like?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

They filed a trademark lawsuit in 2018 but abandoned the suit when it got sent to arbitration. Even though this is an obviously stupid legal theory that wasn’t worth anyone’s time or money, Edible turned to an Atlanta litigation boutique (shoutout to Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP!!!) However, they didn’t give up!

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

Almost five years ago in 2018, UCANN filed suit against Pure Hemp in the U.S. Pure Hemp then moved for attorney fees because 1) UCANN’s prosecution counsel had allegedly committed inequitable conduct and 2) UCANN’s litigation counsel took conflicting positions in its representation of UCANN and another client.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If the creator has greater leverage or financial means than the enforcement-targeted business, the result of these demands is often swift settlement. Plainly, predicting the merits of a copyright claim in this realm is extraordinarily difficult, and for many small businesses, settlement is the better part of valor. Warner Bros.

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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. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Indeed, one of us bloggers started at the FTC in 1998, and the first case he worked on was the agency’s litigation against R.J. ” Among other things, the settlement marked the end of the use of “all cartoon characters, including Joe Camel, in the advertising, promotion, packaging, and labeling of any tobacco product.”

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The first study covering these topics was released on March 13, 2018, and the second on July 18, 2019. Another interesting statistic with regards to Orange Book and biologics patent trends is the low settlement rate. This statistic likely reflects the strength, or perceived strength, of these types of patents to potential challengers.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

In 2018, Watch Tower filed an application for a DMCA subpoena to compel YouTube/Google to hand over his details. After reading one of our articles on the topic, attorney Paul Levy at the Public Citizen Litigation Group concluded that it was. McFree rejected Watch Tower’s proposed settlement and his defense went on the offensive.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 3, 2022

courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. Not too long ago Malibu was one of the most active anti-piracy litigants in the U.S., The case in question started in 2018, when Malibu Media accused Mr. The Los Angeles company, known for its popular “X-Art” brand, has gone after thousands of alleged file-sharers in U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Nealy filed suit in 2018, within three years of the date he allegedly discovered the infringement. Such a decision would decrease instances of forum shopping, level the costs of copyright litigation across the circuits, allow for more reliable damages estimations and pros and cons of settlement.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2022

courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. Not too long ago Malibu was one of the most active anti-piracy litigants in the U.S., The case in question started in 2018, when Malibu Media accused Mr. Mullins of downloading 11 pirated videos. but in recent years this activity ground to a halt. ” she says.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In particular, Adler highlights that “from 2018-2021, there were 1,595 instances of callers mentioning ‘Jim Adler’ or ‘The Texas Hammer’ in the defendants’ call logs.” 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV. LaBossiere comes out swinging, reminding the court that after eight years of Department of Justice litigation, a massive judgment against DISH put the company into financial turmoil. “In order to find new profit centers, this $15.49

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Merpel does not like this form of taxi Friend of the Kat and Legal Head of Delivery for Gett in Moscow, Konstantin Voropaev has been following some developments out of Kazakhstan relating to an uptick in litigation in the taxi-app space. In 2018, the Almaty courts also dismissed G-Taxi’s claim against the Russian entity “Leader”.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The case against the engineer settled, and as part of the settlement agreement the engineer assigned any claim against the lawyer to Prince’s estate. 1301 (2018), and his professional duties arise under. The Massachusetts firm initially represented the defendant, but then was named as a defendant. McCann, 429 Mass.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2024

Janssen and Amgen settled their BPCIA litigation regarding Amgen’s ustekinumab biosimilar product in May 2023. ” (CMS’s position on this has been challenged in pending litigation.) WEZLANA is the first product to be approved as a biosimilar to STELARA.

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Bio Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2020

This year we will see more litigation under the BPCIA, with biosimilar makers sharing or withholding information about their biosimilar products during the pre-suit BPCIA information exchanges, and continued disputes about what constitutes other manufacturing information under the statute and whether it will be disclosed. While the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

After approximately one year of litigation, the federal district court in California granted partial summary judgment to Flo & Eddie finding that section 980 did provide sound recording owners with the right of public performance and thus entitled them to royalties.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

Even after the 2011 FTC settlement, it deceptively tracked users and gave data to third party developers. The limitations period is four years, but the “period of limitations for antitrust litigation runs from the most recent injury caused by the defendants’ activities rather than from the violation’s inception.”

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For category placement, we relied on data collected and analyzed in the Stanford Law School NPE Litigation Database.[6] 13] Settlement occurred after the court ordered Energy Innovation to show cause why it failed to comply with the court’s fee order[14] and NCR moved the court to enforce the judgment.[15].

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Merpel gives the "German injunction gap" factor some much needed side-eye After the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. Will it incentivize more trademark litigation since it clearly establishes that a showing of willfulness is not required to obtain a profits award? litigation in U.S. Importance of the Defendant’s Mental State to Awarding Pro?ts. company against a Chinese company.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 5, 2023

Late 2018, after some companies did exactly that, the Canadian government amended the Copyright Act to prohibit the inclusion of settlement demands in warning notices. Under common ownership , the same companies have also been suing and obtaining settlements from intermediaries in the U.S. lawsuit, give or take.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

After approximately one year of litigation, the federal district court in California granted partial summary judgment to Flo & Eddie finding that section 980 did provide sound recording owners with the right of public performance and thus entitled them to royalties. ”).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Seventh Circuit issued this week a long-awaited opinion in the HUMIRA antitrust litigation, UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund v. AbbVie’s settlement agreements with biosimilar manufacturers provided an October 2018 market entry date for Europe and a 2023 entry date in the United States. AbbVie Inc. market until 2023.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

After approximately one year of litigation, the federal district court in California granted partial summary judgment to Flo & Eddie finding that section 980 did provide sound recording owners with the right of public performance and thus entitled them to royalties. ”).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

[viii] Spotify, Pandora and other companies also follow the principle of settlement rather than compliance in their regimes. ix] It is essentially a cheap get out of jail free card for companies like Spotify who use copyright litigation and time as a weapon to cede the music label into bowing down. [x] Author: Harjas Gulati.

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