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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. Copyright And Copyright Law Copyright is one of the crucial parts of Intellectual Property Rights which helps the owner of any creative work to have a legal right over the possession of such work or art.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In the wake of the 2020 Lukis v. As another example, when the search results provide the records associated with Mr. Abraham, “adjacent to the list of records containing [his] name, photograph, and likeness” is an advertisement promoting the subscription membership. I’ve blogged three yearbook cases so far this year ( Callahan v.

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Nike V. Stockx: An Analysis Of The Trademark Infringement In The Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

Artists are using virtual reality and augmented reality to create previously unimagined artworks. These artistsworks are undeniably unique and would be entitled to appropriate IP protection. Nike itself had taken the initiative to work with StockX primarily due to its faith in the verification process of StockX.

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It is clear after Jack Daniel’s that Rogers ’ threshold test for infringement liability cannot apply to a “‘ quintessential trademark use ’ like confusing appropriation of the names of political parties or brand logos.” In addition, in the Ninth Circuit, the doctrines of nominative fair use (discussed in Toyota v.

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USC IP year in review, TM/ROP

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Indeed, the PTO has increased its focus on whether the use an applicant is making is trademark use, as opposed to ornamental or informational use, in its registration decisions. Professor Alexandra Roberts has written an excellent recent article on this, Trademark Failure to Function.

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