The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

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Privacy 70

Privacy Intellectual Property Registration Litigation 70

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff is focused on one “trick” this spooky season: Designing user interfaces to trick or manipulate users into taking actions they would not otherwise approve of, or putting obstacles in place to discourage consumers from exercising certain rights. Design Elements That Induce False Beliefs.

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Reporting Privacy Designs Design 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The court’s single-minded determination to find a valid discrimination claim under these conditions casts a long and troubling shadow over the online advertising industry. Who needs new privacy laws if the Unruh Act already bans most ad targeting? * * * Liapes claims she wanted to buy life insurance.

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Law Advertising Advertising Marketing 87

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that the CFRA was designed to be used as a defense to a private breach of contract action. Rivals * MIT Technology Review : This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (regarding “Nightshade”) Privacy * FTC v. Strain, No. 22-30236 (5th Cir. Kochava, Inc.,

Social Media 73

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising 73

Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The focus of these actions spans a range of issues, from anti-competitive behavior to data privacy, and more. The European Union, for instance, has introduced the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which designates certain tech firms as “gatekeepers” and subjects them to more stringent regulations. Finally, in April 2023, 19 U.S.

Marketing 98

Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 98

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Businesses harm consumers only in a few ways—false advertising, monopoly prices, defective products. Business frame obscures broader privacy harms. Essential facilities is designed to deal w/a specific kind of bottleneck—telecom, bridge, road—a channel that’s needed. What are you going to do instead, advertise on Bing?

Law 119

Law Branding Brands Branding 119

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Designer Brands Inc. Chang; Senior District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber; District Judge Joan B. Gottschall; District Judge John Robert Blakey. Claims: Infringement. Defendant: At Home Stores LLC. The Buckle, Inc. Shoe Show, Inc. Carter’s, Inc. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Johnny Was, LLC. lululemon athletica Inc.

Reporting 40

Reporting Litigation Patent Privacy 40

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

IS RIGHT TO PRIVACY VIOLATED UNDER SUCH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (PRIVACY BY DESIGN PRINCIPLE). 30] Article 21 of our constitution guarantees right to privacy under the sublet of right to protection of life and personal liberty. [31] Autonomous vehicle levels have a very contentious issue at hand.

Privacy 52

Privacy Technology Government Designs 52

43(B)log

JANUARY 25, 2022

Platinum LED Lights LLC, 2022 WL 204414, No. 24, 2022) Plaintiffs (Mito Red) sell red-light therapy products online, in competition with Platinum (which uses the Volkin defendants’ marketing services). CV-21-01700-PHX-SPL (D. And they are not providing the customers with anything new with an act like that.”

Designs 59

Designs Design Privacy Blogging 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The plaintiffs claim it was a spoof app designed to steal cryptocurrency worth $5k in Diep’s case and $500k in Nagao’s case (ouch). “plaintiffs’ computer fraud and privacy claims are based on Apple’s reproduction of an app, Toast Plus, intended for public consumption, via the App Store. False Advertising.

False Advertising 113

False Advertising Privacy Publishing Advertising 113

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

First, the court held that the damages X incurred (primarily the loss of advertisers after CCDH published negative reports using scraped data) were unforeseeable when the ToS were agreed upon in 2019. In 2022, in ML Genius v. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well.

Blogging 127

Blogging Contracts Fair Use Copyright Law 127

TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

Social media platforms like Facebook are admittedly quick and easy, but such positives are quickly overwhelmed by extraordinary privacy issues, not to mention centralized control. In February 2022, Meta told the U.S. Facebook launched its own content-matching, rights management tool in 2016.

Social Media 130

Social Media Advertising Advertising Copyright 130

Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

The rules ( Madras High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022 ) pertaining to the practice and procedure of the Madras High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division for exercising its ordinary original, appellate, criminal, and writ jurisdiction have been published in the Gazette dated April 5, 2023.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Confidentiality Privacy 52

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

Personality Rights 62

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 62

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

Historical visitors to the VPNLab.net website were previously greeted with the kind of message associated with many privacy-focused services. Our service is designed for a broad spectrum of clients: webmasters, SEO-optimizers, traders, businessmen and people, who care about their personal security,” the site read.

Law 96

Law Advertising Advertising Privacy 96

Michael Geist

AUGUST 9, 2023

Further, the Canadian plan is facing significant opposition from many OECD countries since it may jeopardize a global agreement that is designed to address the digital services tax issue. Take targeted advertising revenues, which would require that the user be physically located in Canada at the time. These are just two examples.

Social Media 52

Social Media Government Advertising Advertising 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” Gutman, 2022 U.S. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws.

Social Media 99

Social Media Ownership Branding Brands 99

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. The Defendant on the other hand relied on the exception of the lack of novelty of the Plaintiff’s design and argued that there are many designs similar to the Plaintiff’s design.

Designs 52

Designs Design Trademark Cease and Desist 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

On the other end are brick and mortar stores that sell trademark-infringing items directly to consumers, regardless of whether the stores design or manufacture those items. CafePress * Cafepress Suffers Potentially Significant Trademark Loss for Users’ Uploaded Designs * Life May Be “Rad,” But This Trademark Lawsuit Isn’t–Williams v.

Artwork 98

Artwork Trademark Publishing Marketing 98

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Industries: advertising, merchandising, movies/TV, and video games. Even where permission not legally required, thought was better results due to advances in technology—social media influencing: the advertiser wants customized content. Celebrities may collaborate on designing the product. Video games: want motion capture.

Fair Use 59

Fair Use Contracts Litigation Copying 59

Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used.

Government 237

Government Business Licensing Copyright 237

TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 15 years later, judges in dozens of countries have not only approved blocking injunctions that target static sites but are also happy to hand down flexible orders designed to rapidly counter new domains, proxies, and mirrors. The Federal Court obliged and in 2022, Justice William F. Because that’s what some did.

IP 130

IP Reporting Confidentiality Privacy 130

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. The Amended Complaint, filed on March 2, 2022, provides additional background and context for Hermès’ claims. And in February 2022, Nike, Inc.

Trademark 62

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 62

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

There are many things one could reflect on, but this blog is about advertising and marketing law, so we’ll stick to that. In recent weeks, over a thousand companies have received these letters, which cover a variety of advertising and marketing practices, including endorsements , business opportunities and for-profit education claims.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. The Amended Complaint, filed on March 2, 2022, provides additional background and context for Hermès’ claims. And in February 2022, Nike, Inc.

Trademark 52

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Branding 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

This requirement is similar to many privacy law requirements to provide users with the ability to access, delete, or port their data, so I’m guessing many privacy lawyers were relieved to see this. McManus ruling, which rejected some mandatory disclosures about political advertising. Applying the Scrutiny Level.

Social Media 99

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 99

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

DSA: they’re designer, adjudicator, rights protector, systemic risk avoider—much more detailed, rule-oriented role if they choose DSA path. YT for 2022: most removals were automated (5.2 Don’t assume that Brussels and California effect that occurs w/privacy also occurs when corps can adjust tech granularly.

Art 45

Art Copyright Settlement Moral Rights 45

LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” Some companies are advising employees not to advertise the use of AI. ” AI RMF 1.0

Government 52

Government Business Copyright Licensing 52

43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

3d -, 2022 WL 4591905, No. 26, 2022) Late, but just showed up in my Westclip! In addition, the design of the title of the 2013 Documentary was allegedly similar to plaintiffs’ registered 12 O’Clock Boyz logo. Nathan, F.Supp.3d 18-CV-5930 (MKB) (E.D.N.Y.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Trademark Copyright Editing 52