Barry Sookman

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

[link] 2022-11-20. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-11-19 [link] 2022-11-20. Canadian Federal Financial Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Crypto Assets | McCarthy Tétrault [link] 2022-11-22. no implied term of non infringement in design contract, what about an implied condition of title?

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers. The dissolution of this contract will rely on the termination clauses that stipulate the division of IP between the parties or whether any “moral” clauses allow early termination of the contract.

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Business Contracts Branding Brands 131

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] 1] See [link]. [2] 2] See , [link]. 1] See [link]. [2]

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Congratulations to the 2022 Energy & Environmental Stewardship Award winners! October 13, 2022. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 08:05. Please join us in congratulating the following recipients of the 2022 Department of Commerce Energy and Environmental Stewardship Awards: CATEGORY: Energy and Water Conservation Project. ASowah@doc.gov.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 (which came into effect in 2023) and its constitutional reference to copyright as movable property.

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Copyright Moral Rights Government Public Domain 62

JD Supra Law

JUNE 1, 2022

It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire patent life cycle in a global portfolio. In this issue: - Split Panel Weighs General Skepticism Differently in Obviousness Inquiry - Blending Butane Brings Contract Law to 35 U.S.C. §

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2023

Andrew Lykiardopoulous KC and Henry Edwards of 8 New Square presented the patent case highlights of 2022 in the form of a delayed Christmas menu, ranging from Neo crackers to Optis turkey with secret sauce. There were 17 Patents Court judgments in 2022, eight of which were written by Meade J.

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Reporting Patent Patent Infringement Technology 73

The IPKat

JULY 14, 2023

By decision of 18 November 2022 the examiner refused the application pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) and to Article 7(2) EUTMR. In general, emojis can be registered as a trade mark, as a design or be protected under copyright caw. Background of the case In 2021 a German company filed application No.

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Contracts Trademark Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Garrix had entered into a record production contract with the label at a very young age. Having become a successful DJ and finding the terms of the contract unfair, Garrix sought annulment for a variety of legal reasons. Copyright law and football matches: impossible to match?

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Copyright Blogging Fair Use Reporting 95

Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Throughout 2022, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing companies today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022. View the Recording. View the Recording.

Confidentiality 59

Confidentiality Business Law Contracts 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Part II will focus on copyright contract law and claims under copyright law. IV. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. This aspect of copyright contract law has so far not been harmonised by EU law. Section 31(5) UrhG contains an author-friendly interpretation rule for the granting of rights by authors.

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Law Copyright Law Copyright Contracts 64

BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

On January 3, 2022, Michael James Otto ("Otto") filed suit against Minnesota Independent School District No. 273 (the "District"), claiming that the District violated the longstanding copyright permissions agreement that governed the District's use of a hornet logo designed by Otto (the "Logo").

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Government 95

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

Today’s example is AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), Before we get overwhelmed by the bill’s details, I’ll highlight three crucial concerns: First, the bill pretextually claims to protect children, but it will change the Internet for EVERYONE. Age-Appropriate Design Code. So which is it? ¯_(?)_/¯.

Privacy 137

Privacy Designs Design Business 137

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

In this edition, we report on an AG Opinion that came out late in 2022 and update you on what has happened in the first trimester of 2023 in EU copyright law. On 15 December 2022, AG Szpunar delivered his opinion which sought to clarify the exception’s application to the rights of reproduction and communication to the public respectively.

Copyright Law 75

Copyright Law Law Copyright Copying 75

43(B)log

DECEMBER 19, 2022

4th -, 2022 WL 17726673, No. 16, 2022) Affirming the district court , the court of appeals agreed that Coinbase’s arbitration agreement didn’t cover claims based on a sweepstakes it ran, which had a separate set of rules that didn’t compel arbitration. a company hired by Coinbase to design, market, and execute the sweepstakes.

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Contracts False Advertising Advertising Advertising 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2023

” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. ” 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.

Contracts 69

Contracts Licensing Business Blogging 69

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we review Big Molecule Watch’s top five biosimilar regulatory developments of the year: USPTO Outlines New Initiatives Regarding Drug Pricing. The post Year in Review: Top Biosimilars-Related Regulatory Developments of 2022 appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Reporting Patent Application Intellectual Property Marketing 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Goodman: Startup Law clinic: incorporation, TM, contract formation. Designed to make students feel that they have access to attorneys, separate from university. Contract w/MIT: obligated to help every student who comes to us. Income thresholds, using Patent Office’s standards for small enough to serve. That can be a struggle.

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IP Contracts Business Privacy 61

Olartemoure Blog

MAY 13, 2022

On 5 May 2022, The People’s Republic of China (PCR) deposited a declaration of extension of the territorial application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) to Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region. . The territorial application will take effect on 1 December 2022.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Moral Rights Contracts 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Throughout 2022, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing companies today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2022. View the Recording. View the Recording.

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Confidentiality Business Law Contracts 40

The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

91246728 (November 16, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). The Board noted that the parties ignored conflict-of-laws principles, and so it "deemed their arguments as manifesting their assent that we may interpret the 2015 Contract as if it were governed by United States contract law principles."

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Contracts Designs Design Registration 52

The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e., The process of creating a digital asset with a smart contract is called "minting". The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. a MIT license ).

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Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens IP Contracts 97

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 5, 2022

The ITC monthly wrap-up for March 2022 focuses on two Federal Circuit decisions that help explore two of the major differences between patent litigation in the International Trade Commission (ITC) and federal district court: (1) the form of relief (injunctive relief; not monetary damages), and (2) the domestic industry requirement per 19 U.S.C.

Contracts 52

Contracts Litigation Patent Designs 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This is the screen design at issue: This is the Maine Supreme Court’s first foray into online contract formation. The court does not like the “done” approach: to a reasonably prudent user, clicking “DONE” would not indicate assent to a contract or, in fact, anything beyond having completed the registration process.

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Contracts Registration Designs Design 96

The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

A very popular design of one of these boots is based on a traditional Spanish riding boot - the Regina boot or Heeled Regina - which looks like the below (and for a closer look click here ). Although their products have the "country" look and feel about them, the products aren't designed for serious country wear.

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Designs Design Copying Art 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

This article summarises the most important BGH copyright decisions in 2022 as well as selected lower-court case law. Part II will focus on copyright contract law and claims under copyright law. Part II of this post will focus on copyright contract law and claims under copyright law. This article is divided into two parts.

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Law Music Copyright Art 64

Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On 1 June 2022 new competition rules for vertical agreements came into force in the EU and UK, the first time the two have diverged in recent years and a move requiring businesses operating in the territories to comply with both regimes. Last update: Friday, 9 December, 2022 - 00:15. Read more. . CMA increased focus on greenwashing.

Social Media 52

Social Media Branding Brands Branding 52

The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

Background The solicitors to Ini Edo and Minini Empire Productions Limited (MEP) stated in their petition to the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Trademarks and Patent Design Registry that Chinenye Nworah sought to bypass their right as co-owners of the IPRs to the movie, Shanty Town.

Copyright 78

Copyright Cease and Desist Ownership Registration 78

IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. 4] Andrew L. 6] Stuart D.

IP 52

IP Artwork Contracts Intellectual Property 52

Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 2, 2022

More than 250 employees in editorial, sales, publicity, design, legal, and marketing departments at HarperCollins have been on strike since November 10, notes Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly senior writer.

Contracts 52

Contracts Publishing Reporting Designs 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.

Fair Use 59

Fair Use Contracts Litigation Copying 59

Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we discussed earlier this week , artificial intelligence was by far the biggest and most important plagiarism story of 2022 and likely will be in 2023. That has been further compounded by the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. Can detect essay mill and other forms of contract cheating. The issue is simple. Advantages: .

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Plagiarism Editing Technology Contracts 227

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” Prager, which makes misleading videos that appear designed to radicalize kids to the MAGA agenda, sued YouTube over its demonetization decisions, claiming that YouTube had engaged in biased content moderation. Prager tried a variety of contract-based workarounds to Section 230.

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Contracts Publishing Law Government 135

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

26 standard for sequence listings came into force in July 2022 and applies to all new European applications filed after this date, including divisionals. Designation of the inventor (A-III-7) A-III-7 now states that the EPO will check whether the designated inventor is a natural person. 26 format for any new divisionals.

Invention 70

Invention Art Inventor Designs 70

Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On 1 June 2022 new competition rules for vertical agreements came into force in the EU and UK, the first time the two have diverged in recent years and a move requiring businesses operating in the territories to comply with both regimes. Read more. . Treatment of most favoured nation clauses – Stricter approach and more clarity needed.

Social Media 52

Social Media Branding Brands Branding 52

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Design Patent No. D450,839 looks like a set of clown feet (image below), but, in actuality it covers “the ornamental design for a handle for introducer sheath” and is used as part of a medical catheter kit. Junker designed the handle with “large, rounded Mickey-Mouse-shaped ears” to make it easier to handle.

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Business Patent Invention Design Patent 76

The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

The legal nature of an NFT In each NFT there is a non-fungible token created by the smart contract and an image (e.g., From this point of view, NFTs have been specifically designed as (or at least have become popular because they are apt to be) an ownable property, a digital intangible asset which can be sold, donated, etc.

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