SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We’re pleased to inform you that Centre for Intellectual Property Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur is is inviting submissions from law students for the ‘NLUJ CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition, 2022’ on the theme ‘“IP and Youth: Innovating for a better future’. 150/- (inclusive of GST).

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The IPKat

MARCH 5, 2024

Jane Wessel's book , Owning Performance | Performing Ownership: Literary Property and the Eighteenth-Century British Stage , is a distinguished contribution to this scholarly pantheon. One needs to look no further than Mark Rose, Authors and Owners , or Adrian Johns, The Nature of the Book. Read, learn, and enjoy.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 2, 2023

Dismisses "GREEN GOO" Infringement Action Due to Incontestability of Defendant's Right to Use the Mark TTAB Posts October 2022 Hearing Schedule: Nine Virtual and Three In-Person Hearings Text ©John L. Welch 2022. 34: "IFG" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Live Plants Because It's a Varietal Name Precedential No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Image generated with Midjourney In the middle of 2022, three significant AI text-to-image generators were made available to the public: Dall-E 2 (April 2022), Midjourney (July 2022), and Stability Diffusion (August 2022). The August 2022 date is reflective of the change in technology between April and August 2022.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 2022

15, 2022) - Our Case of the Week, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, has something for everyone: questions of venue and statutory interpretation, invalidity and written descriptions, contracts and co-ownership of patents, and willfulness, injunctions, and royalty rates. Research Org.,

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

on 2 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court) . However, the patent on Apaxiban expired in September 2022 and via the present order, the court ruled that “ there can be no injunction on the manufactured stock lying with the Defendants, from being sold as on date. ”. vs Dr. Tajinder Bhatti on 2 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court) .

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Intepat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The year 2022 has been an extremely important year for the development of trademark jurisprudence in India. Mentioned below are some crucial judgements passed in the year 2022 on matters dealing with trademark infringement. Vijaya Sai And Others (19 th January 2022). Frost Falcon Distilleries Limited (2 nd March 2022).

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2022

patent law grants patent owners the right to grant licenses to their patents in analogy to landlords granting rents to real property as a license to use without obtaining ownership. 35 U.S.C. §§ 261-262.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 27, 2022

Web3 is a tech buzzword for a blockchain-powered phase of the internet (different from the current internet state of user-generated media in Web 2.0); in other words, Web3 is a network powered by blockchain where NFTs signal ownership in the online world, which some bloggers hope will decentralize the internet to put power in the hands of consumers.

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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 30, 2022

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-01-22 [link] 2022-01-23. Copyright Ownership, Transfers, and NFTs [link] 2022-01-25. Medjedovic | CanLII [link] 2022-01-26. link] 2022-01-26. A Decade After SOPA/PIPA, It’s Time to Revisit Website Blocking | ITIF [link] 2022-01-26. Is crypto code law?

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IPilogue

MARCH 14, 2022

On February 3, 2022, Nike filed a trademark lawsuit in New York’s federal trial court claiming the online sneaker reseller, StockX, sells unauthorized pictures of Nike’s shoes through NFTs. Like with many new technologies these days, the laws around NFTs are constantly updating to accommodate this new concept of digital assets.

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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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JD Supra Law

APRIL 27, 2022

The consequences of joint development agreements, particularly under circumstances where later development is pursued independently by the parties, can create, inter alia, allegations of improper ownership and infringement if the agreements do not contemplate these possibilities and account (or attempt to account) for them.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 18, 2022

92076723 (August 15, 2022) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. In deciding the issue of ownership, the Board was guided by Lyons v. Welch 2022. Respondent TMRR created and promoted the mark but it did not use the mark in rendering mortgage services, nor was it permitted to do so by the agreement between the parties.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As patent litigators are well-aware, the Western District of Texas and the District of Delaware, the two most popular venues for patent litigation, each issued orders regulating litigation in their districts in 2022. Western District of Texas On July 25, 2022, WDTX’s Chief Judge Orlando L. The data has confirmed this prediction.

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The TTABlog

JULY 1, 2022

13: TTAB Reverses Disclaimer Requirement of "KID" in two Lego Marks Found to be Unitary Specimens of Use/Nonuse/Non Ownership: TTAB Affirms FLIPPABLE FIRMNESS Refusal: Specimens Do Not Show Use With Retail Store Services Precedential No. Welch 2022.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In an ownership dispute that "has the makings of a country song," the Board found that legendary country singer Cowboy Jack Clement and Opposer Clementvision, Inc., 91256127 (October 25, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. Welch 2022. Clementvision, Inc. Robert Clement , Opposition No. Text Copyright John L.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor. In February 2022, however, the Federal Court of Australia joined the ranks of the United States and the United Kingdom in disallowing AI to be owners of patents, even if the product is solely created by AI.

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Cogency Global

JUNE 15, 2023

In order to provide greater transparency and to help prevent money laundering, the UK government has introduced a Register of Entities through the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECTEA), that came into force on August 1, 2022.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2022-1751, 2022-1813 (Fed. The court added that Weber’s copyright ownership of the operating manuals does not negate Weber’s ability to make the operating manuals publicly accessible. In Weber, Inc. Provisur Techs., Weber , slip op.,

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As patent litigators are well-aware, the Western District of Texas and the District of Delaware, the two most popular venues for patent litigation, each issued orders regulating litigation in their districts in 2022. Western District of Texas On July 25, 2022, WDTX’s Chief Judge Orlando L. The data has confirmed this prediction.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 18, 2022

In January 2022, StockX announced its plans to launch The Vault, which uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to allow buyers to track ownership of physical products resold on its e-market and warrant their authenticity, including Nike shoes. Nike, Inc. StockX LLC, 1:22-cv-00983-VEC.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2022

Whilst on the face of it a recent Hong Kong court decision was about copyright ownership in an online game, the decision in Emagist Entertainment Ltd v Nether Games (Hong Kong) Ltd [2022] HKCFI 899 raises a host of other important issues for tech start-ups to consider. By: Hogan Lovells

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 27, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Moreover, it applies retroactively to such transactions so parties to the transaction may not get the benefit of their bargain. We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2023

There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). Moreover, it applies retroactively to such transactions so parties to the transaction may not get the benefit of their bargain. We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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IPilogue

JUNE 21, 2022

On February 3 rd 2022 Nike Inc. NFTs are unique digital assets that are digital representations of ownership of real-world items. Nike argued that the NFTs’ inflated prices and terms of purchase and ownership have led to public criticism and opinion that the StockX NFTs are a scam. The Nike Suit. StockX Vault NFTs.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2024

There’s also a growing trend of sites with common ownership operating from dozens of confusingly-similar domains by design. Similar behavior can be seen across dozens of similar domains, although not always under common ownership or even in direct response to enforcement measures. Now redirecting to ACE, kooora4.us Kooralive.io

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction India has a rich culinary legacy, in recent times, the growth of Indian cuisine has seen a tremendous commercial surge both domestically and internationally which has led to an increased need for the protection of recipes to ensure their authenticity and provide ownership rights to the actual creator of the recipe.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amendment later on. Tanvi is a second-year student pursuing BA LLB at the National University of Juridical Sciences.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As we near the end of the 2021, here are seven resolutions – not including the obligatory “get in shape” or “be more organized” – that you may want to consider for 2022. Copyright Ownership.

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Nkem Itanyi (University of Nigeria) on a recent dispute over copyright ownership of the movie, Shanty Town which premiered on Netflix in January 2023 and discussions over a sequel to the movie.

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CopyrightsWorld

MAY 7, 2022

How are NFTs Transforming Digital Ownership Today, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) give a comprehensive history and evidence of ownership for digital assets and any other asset recognised as a non-fungible token. However, this is only the early stages of the capabilities that non-fungible tokens offer to the web 3.0

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Based on the assertion that the assignment agreements relied upon by the publishers do not confer ownership of copyrights relating to the allegedly infringed works, Elbakyan declared them void. which was dismissed by this Court by way of a detailed order dated 3rd November, 2022.” After suspending Sci-Hub’s.SE

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See We blogged this case twice before.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The thrust of the Guidelines appear to be coming from the 2022 Report on Commercializing Intellectual Property from Public Funded Research (Attached as Annexure A to the Guidelines) published by the DBT and authored by a 9 member committee chaired by Prof Raghavan Varadarajan, (IISc). Discussion meeting with PMO 16th August, 2022 4.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

On October 25, 2022, the US Copyright Office proposed a new rule that would end and reverse actions of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) that have deprived songwriters and their heirs of US copyright royalties after they have recaptured ownership of their musical works following exercise of their statutory termination rights.

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