LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2022

The Italian Competition and Market Authority (“AGCM” or “Authority”) has closed an investigation launched in July 2021 against McDonald’s Development Italy LLC (“McDonald”) regarding an alleged violation of art. 9 of Italian Law no.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2023

In 2020, he performed procedures for four patients, Chesson, Gage, Melton, and Robinson (tragically now deceased). ” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. Hah’s filings focused on breach of contract, so his other claims weren’t properly alleged.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

There has been an outpouring of concerned citizens the world over who are hoping to help provide assistance, and a number of brands have launched “cause marketing” campaigns aimed at expressing support for the Ukrainian cause and providing financial assistance to those who are displaced. The Bottom Line.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Contracts are a state-law issue. And online contracts, even though they exist in the friction-less, boundary-less world of the internet, are also generally governed by state-law principles. There are relatively few state-court cases with outsized influence in the law of online contracts. 14, 2020, No. 3, 2020) 442 F.Supp.3d

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2023

On Friday, July 21, an Illinois district court ruled that a Pakistani employee of a medical device distribution company infringed on Ethicon’s trademark when he bought, marketed and sold counterfeit Ethicon devices. Ethicon is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and won an $18 million default judgment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. In the spring of 2021, he relocated to Montana and revamped his contracting business. Nextdoor appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Nextdoor, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

You might also check out (1) my Internet Law course page , which includes 24 years of syllabi and old exams with sample answers, (2) my article on “ Teaching Cyberlaw ,” (3) my blog post on teaching Internet Law as an online-only course , and (4) my Canvas modules for the 2020 online-only course. Weis Markets. Primer on CCPA/CPRA.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Today, Apple has about a 15% market share of the global smartphone market, with more than 1 billion iPhone users. Nevertheless, it continued to comply with the DPLA and, in 2020, renewed the DPLA but sought a “side letter” trying to modify some of its terms. Apple rejected this attempt to modify the DPLA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2022

There wasn’t a special relationship arising from Uber’s contract because it did not expressly reference any such relationship. 2020 WL 2097599 (N.D. Uber appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Also, any duty may not extend to passengers waiting for the common carrier. Uber Technologies, Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

In 2020, Sifuentes sued Dropbox for a 2012 data breach. That would be a legal fiction, but most online contract formation law is predicated on similar fictions). Anarchy Has Ensued In Courts’ Handling of Online Contract Formation (Round Up Post). Qwest Gets Mixed Rulings on Contract Arbitration Issue—Grosvenor v.

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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.” ” Market Effect. The litigants are in different markets.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

While NFTs – aka token contracts- last forever on the blockchain ledger, the linked digital asset could be taken from you or have its value/utility diminished or extinguished. Securities law, contract law, consumer protection laws, and causes of action for fraud and misrepresentation are all possible legal claims.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Singapore Treaty is applicable to all types of marks registrable under the law of a given Contracting Party. Contracting Parties are free to choose the means of communication with their offices (including communications in electronic form or by electronic means of transmittal). Image Source: IStock].

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Bill has now been published , proposing new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. Background Readers may have followed the IPKat reports on the UK DCMS Select Committee Streaming Inquiry [ here ], which took place in October 2020. What happens next?

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 27, 2021

billion in 2020. Then in 2020, Constellation introduced Corona Hard Seltzer, which is a sugar-based, fermented beverage produced in Coahuila, Mexico. The question is whether Modelo will succeed in its quest to remove Corona Hard Seltzer from the market. But what is a hard seltzer? Is it a form of beer or something else?

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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. Here, the Court has already found that Bar-Z had a legal right to interfere with App Star’s contracts with the chambers of commerce.

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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. Fourth, Shared avers that Meta committed breach of contract (Claim 3) for failing to deliver the April 2018 payment on time in violation of the FAN payment term.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the fall of 2020, hiQ Labs had its antitrust claims dismissed. In spring 2021, hiQ Labs had its motion to dismiss denied on LinkedIn’s misappropriation, breach of contract, and trespass to chattels claims. Breach of Contract. The CFAA is in part a criminal statute and breach of contract claims are not. The opinion.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

In an effort to market his script, Desny called Billy Wilder, a writer, producer and director at Paramount Pictures. The Court, however, held that Densy stated sufficient facts to establish the existence of an implied-in-fact contract between the parties. That disclosure may therefore be consideration for a promise to pay.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As of April 1, 2020, the Hispanic share of the U.S. Census Bureau also offers the Census Business Builder (CBB ), a robust application that provides selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to help users identify potential markets and better understand their industry in a simple to access and use format.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts. Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Books and Academic Articles. Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition).

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In summer 2020, AHBP began negotiating with the Lynd defendants for the exclusive license to market and sell a surface disinfectant/cleaner known as “Bioprotect 500” in Argentina. Ultimately, AHBP took an exclusive license to sell the product in Argentina, with purchasing and advertising/marketing spend minimums.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Facebook sued BrandTotal on October 1, 2020, which the court treats as a revocation of BrandTotal’s rights to access Facebook’s servers. Penal Code § 502); (5) intentional interference with Meta’s contracts with its users; and (6) violation of the “unlawful,” “unfair,” and “fraudulent” prongs of the UCL. ” Oof.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A report by Citibank published in March, 2020 observes that the Metaverse economy could be a thirteen trillion dollar total addressable market by the year 2030. But needless to say, the Metaverse brings into picture several aspects of the law such as Copyright law , Contract law, Tort law and Criminal law. Contract Law .

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

23/2020 on the Regulation of the Sale of Residential Real Estates by the Heirs and Dubai Decree No. 23/2020 – Regulation of the Sale of Residential Real Estates by the Heirs: This decree focuses on the regulations surrounding the sale of residential properties inherited by heirs in the Emirate of Dubai. 23/2020 and No.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. All this has been complicated by the fact that NFTs are both a new and complex concept.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In 2020, Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) honored KFA with its Minority Innovative Technology Firm of the Year Award for its work with the Chicago Transit Authority.? Are you interested in expanding to international markets? companies to foreign markets. President and CEO of KFA, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

With a focus on delivering above-market returns, Gaingels actively invests in companies dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams, particularly representing the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented groups. This process involves updating the socio-economic status section of the business profile on SAM.gov.

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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

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. And they targeted school districts in their marketing.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

To preclude Taylor prematurely re-recording, which would devalue the copyrights assigned to the label, the contract contained a “re-recording restriction” clause, having effect for a certain period of time. In 2020 the first recording, “Fearless”, became eligible for re-recording.

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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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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

” Today, Apple has about a 15% market share of the global smartphone market, with more than 1 billion iPhone users. Nevertheless, it continued to comply with the DPLA and, in 2020, renewed the DPLA but sought a “side letter” trying to modify some of its terms. Apple rejected this attempt to modify the DPLA.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To receive such spillover assignments, Aya (a competitor who also provides temporary nursing services) signed a contract with AMN in 2010 and included in that agreement was a non-solicitation provision prohibiting Aya from soliciting or “poaching” AMN’s employees. §§1, 2 and related California state law claims.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Positive Initiatives Undertaken in 2020-2021. In early 2020, a group of legislators submitted to the House of Representatives to prohibit the installation and operation of coal-fired power plants nationwide by 2025. Ambiguous Approaches to Climate Change. However, Colombia is also taking positive steps to mitigate climate change.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Positive Initiatives Undertaken in 2020-2021. In early 2020, a group of legislators submitted to the House of Representatives to prohibit the installation and operation of coal-fired power plants nationwide by 2025. Ambiguous Approaches to Climate Change. However, Colombia is also taking positive steps to mitigate climate change.

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