43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

22, 2021) This case should be of interest to people working on contextual advertising. Interestingly, Plaintiffs plead no facts about the terms of their contracts with the designers who hire them to work the runway; the court acknowledges the very real possibility that those contracts govern how images captured from a fashion show are used.”)

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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. Below, we review these notable developments and more from 2020. Biosimilar Approvals and Launches in 2020.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

billion in 2020 to $24.1 This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 32%.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I highlighted this in 2020 by paying a writer $10 to write an essay on the history of copyright , which they did in two days time with a reasonable amount of quality. Obviously, this will have major impacts, but there is some hope that the tools developed to combat contract cheating will also work here. New Tools, New Problems.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Maryland: First ever digital advertising tax, on gross receipts. Joseph Lewczak: FTC v. NY, DC, WA are considering similar taxes so it’s a trend to watch.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

People generating advertising revenue from ‘Fast Movies’ certainly wouldn’t improve things either. All three faced potential prison sentences plus fines for crimes allegedly committed in 2020. Another key goal of media companies worldwide is to prevent pirate sites from generating revenue from advertising.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2023

15/2020 Consumer Protection Law and Federal Decree-Law No. Electronic signatures are recognized as equivalent to handwritten signatures, and contracts remain valid and enforceable if made using electronic documents. These contracts are legally valid and enforceable. 15/2020 include fines and imprisonment for non-compliance.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

billion in 2020 to $24.1 This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 32%.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

3, 2021) Plaintiffs, on behalf of a putative class of advertisers, alleged that LinkedIn overstates the level of actual user engagement with ads on its platform in order to charge premium rates to advertisers. A couple of months later, LinkedIn notified the affected advertisers and provided them with makegoods. LinkedIn Corp.,

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2023

Ethicon first filed a complaint against the defendant Mudassar Shah in July 2020 and alleged federal and state trademark infringement of five different trademarks.

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43(B)log

APRIL 3, 2024

2024) The court of appeals affirmed the dismissal of FedEx’s false advertising claims (under the Lanham Act and Tennessee Consumer Protection Act), albeit on somewhat different grounds. Collectively they’re called “contracted service providers” (CSPs). Fedex Ground Package System, Inc. Route Consultant, Inc., 23-5456, F.4th

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. The defendant has used the plaintiff’s song in an advertisement without the plaintiff's consent. Katpost on that here. March: Nigeria’s Copyright Bill, 2022 was signed into law.

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Then, in May 2021, the fashion brand Rag & Bone advertised a new, officially-licensed Cruella -inspired collection—without Beavan’s knowledge or attribution. In 2020, a licensed Harley Quinn-inspired Birds of Prey collection by Her Universe did not involve the film’s costume designer, Erin Benach.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The TTABlog reported that USPTO issued its final regulations under the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 and would likely be useful to trade mark practitioners who handle client’s US trade mark portfolios. The Fashion Law recently wrote a post specifically discussing what the metaverse means for trade mark owners.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this contract, it was stipulated that for licences, he would be paid a royalty rate of approximately 50%, but for a sale, such as the sale of a CD, he would be paid a royalty rate of 18%. When Four Tet’s contract was signed in 2001, these standard licensing terms were different for the music industry. Sales vs Licences.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Since in or about late 2020, ML Fashion has been receiving calls from vendors about unpaid bills or about where to ship certain goods that have turned out to be for Nobelle.” But the complaint didn’t actually allege that defendants advertised items from “The Line,” only that they sold them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.” Law students, this is one of many reasons why your 1L Contracts class is so important. ” Oof.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 9, 2022

. “the underlying communication created by a third-party, a Match.com user, is truly ‘the specific harmful material at issue,’ not the automatically generated advertisement sent by Match.” 2020 WL 12584274 (N.D. ” The court rebuffed the FTC’s attempt to distinguish Dyroff. ’”. . Intango, Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition). Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Finally, in October 2020, Facebook nuked the Shared account (and the personal accounts of some of its employees) and blocked Shared’s ads. Cod § 17200, for failing to provide sufficient details regarding ad rejections in violation of the Advertising Policies. & Prof.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2022

The last two years have however seen a renewed interest of the Authority in addressing cases of economic dependence (see e.g., the proceedings closed in August 2021 against Poste Italiane, the investigation opened in 2020 and still ongoing against Benetton, and the investigation opened in 2021 and still ongoing against WindTre).

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2, 2022) Before the jury verdict in favor of Monster’s false advertising claim was this opinion resolving evidentiary issues. They weren’t directly asked about the phrase “Super Creatine,” whether participants had prior experiences with or opinions of Bang, or whether they had seen Vital’s advertising in the market. Monster Energy Co.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. The original complaint lists four copyright registrations but two of these were first published on November 10, 2020, well after the cheats were first made available. Copyright Questions.

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43(B)log

MAY 3, 2023

May 2, 2023) In 2020, NAD found that Young Living’s claims that its essential oils are “therapeutic-grade” and impart physical and/or mental health benefits were “unsupported.” Young Living continued to advertise the products as being “therapeutic-grade.” Young Living Essential Oils, LC, 2023 WL 3185045, No. 22-0344, -- F.4th

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43(B)log

MARCH 4, 2022

3, 2022) Plaintiffs alleged that they employed the individual defendants in part to manage social media advertising and promotion for plaintiffs’ baking businesses, aka La Baguette. In spring 2020, the page allegedly had over 4,000 followers. Tito & Tita Food Truck, LLC, 2022 WL 622234, No. DLB-21-401 (D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Courts have rejected Section 230 defenses against claims for false advertising, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. 29 (2020); U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S REVIEW OF SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996 (2020). See, e.g., E-Ventures Worldwide, LLC v. Google, Inc. , 3d 1265 (M.D. eBay, Inc. ,

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

International Trade Commission (ITC) saw a flurry of new complaints filed in the second half of 2020, particularly in November and December. and other unfair acts such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising, breach of contract, and antitrust violations. In January 2021, I noted that the U.S.

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43(B)log

MAY 12, 2022

They are: the Unfair Competition Law (UCL); the False Advertising Law (FAL); and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA). While they often cover the same conduct in false advertising cases and are cumulative of each other, they have differences. 5th 642, 651 (2020). 5th 279, 306 (2020) (quoting § 17500). 20-15742 (9th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2022

International Trade Commission (ITC) saw a flurry of new complaints filed in the second half of 2020, particularly in November and December. and other unfair acts such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising, breach of contract, and antitrust violations. In January 2021, I noted that the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In May 2020, Spotify agreed to an exclusive $100 million deal with Joe Rogan, the biggest licensing agreement ever made in podcasting. The rapidly expanding market has attracted some of the world’s biggest celebrities – from Will Ferrell to Michelle Obama to Malcolm Gladwell, Chelsea Handler and Shonda Rhimes. Licensing Comes to Podcasting.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In the early days of the pandemic, tattoo artist Cramer created this tattoo and tattooed it onto her husband: The tattoo depicts Joe Exotic of Tiger King “fame,” a can of Lysol, some coronaviruses, and the words “Quarantine 2020.” ” None of this makes any sense to me. I guess you had to be there. Warner Bros.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Once the police have conducted their own investigations, any domain added to the IWL finds itself blacklisted by the advertising industry and then shared as part of the full list with other stakeholders, rightsholders, and anti-piracy groups. GitHub probably won’t be too alarmed about advertising issues on GitHub.io

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, between 2019 and 2020, both the New York and California attorneys general sent cease and desist letters to the Black Lives Matter Foundation, which had no involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement, yet was soliciting millions of dollars in donations.

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43(B)log

JUNE 16, 2022

It contracts with Charities Aid Foundation of America, which in turn delivers donated funds to designated charities. In 2020, Omaze reported $104 million in revenue, with only $20 million—less than one fifth—passed through to charity.” The court granted the motion to dismiss in part. Omaze now buys its own swag for contests.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

While multiple witnesses testified as to Plaintiff’s significant marketing and advertising efforts, that alone is not indicative of strength. Another witness] discussed a nearly $5 million effort to rebrand Plaintiff’s global operations as recently as 2020.

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