Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! Specifically, the Austrian law were found to violate the country-of-origin principle in Article 3 of the Directive. With Bulgaria implementing the directive towards the end of 2023, Poland is the last Member State missing. billion in 2022, growing 26.7%

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

District of Columbia , 2023 WL 5964764 (D.C. The court is way off-base here for reasons I explain in this article. City of Delray Beach, 2023 WL 6037456 (S.D. Manteca, 2023 WL 3833367 (Cal. June 6, 2023): Breitenbucher “liked” comments and an article in a public forum, Facebook. Six4Three v. . Kallinen v.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2024

In this article, we provide a further update on developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory, and market access) since our March 2023 update. By: Smart & Biggar

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JANUARY 9, 2023

Will the deal market take off again in 2023 after a challenging year? Tougher regulation and ESG drivers are among the key trends explored as our must-read annual report returns. Hero Image: 35131.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Allen Interchange LLC, 2023 WL 5206884, No. 14, 2023) This opinion deals only with Allen’s counterclaims. of unauthorized, gray market parts within [Toyota USA’s] PMA [Primary Market Area], or anywhere, is. of unauthorized, gray market parts within [Toyota USA’s] PMA [Primary Market Area], or anywhere, is.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 7, 2023

2023 WL 4947974, No. 2, 2023) A smoothly written opinion: As the complaint tells it, Paul Mitchell has long marketed its business and its products as “cruelty-free.” One PETA article calls out three cosmetics companies for animal-testing in China but does not mention Paul Mitchell at all. John Paul Mitchell Sys.,

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 2, 2023

No sooner had we gone to press on our January article on the latest and greatest in trademark scams than the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert raising awareness of yet another type of scam. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 7, 2023

billion) initial public offering and listing on the STAR This is the largest A-share listing in 2023 so far, and the third-largest listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (“Hua Hong Semiconductor”) (01347.HK/ HK/ 688347.SSE)

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MAY 24, 2023

The deal marks Sinopec's entry into the country's retail fuel market. The signing ceremony took place at the Presidential Secretariat on 22 May 2023, with representatives from both the Sri Lankan Government and executives of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited, as well as Sinopec in attendance.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2023

marketing the brand to a massive TV audience of millions. Omo, EVO, Mega We’ll end this brief and selective overview with a few key cases that started earlier, but saw some (preliminary) conclusions in 2023. Finally, 2023 also brought closure for two of the Megaupload defendants; Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk.

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The TTABlog

MAY 1, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled nine oral hearings for the month of May 2023. May 2, 2023 - 2 PM [In-person]: In re Puma SE , Serial No. May 9, 2023 - 10 AM [In-person]: In re International Technology Law Association, Inc. May 9, 2023 - 1 PM [In-person]: In re MercadoLibre, Inc.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In the final weeks of 2023, Velocity of Content is looking back at the past twelve months of programs. A scientific article appearing in the digital age of 2023 is largely unchanged in form and format from generations of ancestors. As 2023 closes, pandemic restrictions have lifted, and urban centers are mostly free of protests.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

16-6576 (KM) (MAH), 2023 WL 4200169, -- F. 27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Latinfood won summary judgment on the claim under Article 7, whose sole remedy is to grant priority.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: AFNIC publishes 2022 study on global domain name market / The return of.UA This is the July/August edition of Anchovy News. domain names in Germany.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 31, 2023

In this article, we provide a further update on developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory, market access and competition) since our last update in June 2022. By: Smart & Biggar

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Velocity of Content

MAY 30, 2023

This article originally appeared in The Scholarly Kitchen The Scholarly Kitchen Editor’s Note: Today’s post is by Jamie Carmichael, Jessica Thibodeau, and Chef Roy Kaufman. The result is an interactive report of the research lifecycle designed to offer everyone a deeper understanding of the state of scholarly metadata in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As we settle into a new calendar year, we reflect on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s ( ACCC ) 2022/2023 compliance and enforcement priorities announcing, amongst other priorities, their commitment to resolving consumer and fair trading issues regarding environmental claims and sustainability.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MAY 4, 2023

Kewei Law Firm has promoted Agatha Shen as an international partner in Shanghai, further strengthening China capital markets expertise in the firm's joint operation with Herbert Smith Freehills. Agatha specialises in capital markets and other corporate finance transactions. Agatha's promotion is effective on 1 May 2023.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MAY 4, 2023

Kewei Law Firm has promoted Agatha Shen as an international partner in Shanghai, further strengthening China capital markets expertise in the firm's joint operation w Agatha specialises in capital markets and other corporate finance transactions. Agatha's promotion is effective on 1 May 2023. 沈雪琪的任命于2023年5月1日生效。 2.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. The USTR links to that article in its report but the specific reasons for RARBG’s demise remain elusive.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Further, the Examiner considered that the fact the Mark had registered in the Benelux was irrelevant.

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The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2024

The reversal of the first instance decision by the UPC CoA in UPC_CoA_335/2023 puts pay to some of these initial hopes/criticisms. At first instance before the Munich Local Division of the UPC, 10x Genomics requested a preliminary injunction against NanoString (UPC CFI 2/2023, IPKat ).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

To explain the exodus, the article cites Nguyen Thanh Lam, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications. Since launching the Disney+ service, the article continues, Disney has begun to put everything it has onto the platform; it even had a message during the service’s launch ceremony: “Goodbye cable TV.”

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Increasingly complex markets, political gyrations and disruptive technologies are putting intense demands on major companies and corporate governance at a global level. A provocative new book diagnoses what ails Australia plc. Its editors set out their stall.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law. All this would serve to ‘foster the availability of reliable information’.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

On 6 June 2023, the European Commission (the Commission ) launched a consultation on the template for the compliance report that designated “gatekeepers” will be required to submit annually under the Digital Markets Act ( DMA ). All interested parties have until 4 July 2023 to submit their views on the draft.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2024

So says Christine Haight Farley in her intriguing new article. 1123 (2023). Increasingly, retail is virtual, marketing is data-driven, and purchasing decisions are automated by AI. "Consumers used to watch ads; now, ads watch them." Christine Haight Farley, Trademarks in an Algorithmic World , 98 Wash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Image by Anja from Pixabay In a statement made on 12 October 2023 , the French collecting society Sacem , which represents most authors/composers and publishers of music in France, announced that it is opting out of machine learning training for the works in its repertoire.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2024

In the first half of 2023, YouTube said it processed 980 million Content ID claims , a 25% increase compared to a year earlier. Under Article 24 (5) , these so-called ‘statements of reasons’ must also be sent to the European Commission. billion fine. billion fine. The EU system improves on the U.S.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Abstract This useful article about the effects of music on YouTube on consumption of the same music elsewhere should be understood for what it is: An empirical investigation of YouTube’s effects. Marketing Sci., YouTube, however, was already doing this. RT: This was kind of frustrating!

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The IPKat

JANUARY 19, 2024

The EU Regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for craft and industrial products was approved by the Council on 9 October 2023 ( IPKat here ), entered into force on 16 November 2023 and will be fully applicable from 1 December 2025. 206 of 27 December 2023 entered into force. 9 of the Regulation ).

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

HLG filed a motion to dismiss addressing UTL’s pre-suit willfulness allegations on August 23, 2023. In Cannon, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed disciplinary action against a lawyer who filed a brief using work that was largely plagiarized from a published article. ” The court ordered Cannon to certify he was the author.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Ibrutinib Patent Dispute Adding another chapter to the long-standing legal dispute concerning the Leukaemia medication Imbruvica (API Ibrutinib), the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2023, upheld the IPAB order setting aside the post-grant rejection of the Ibrutinib patent. Coomi Sarab Warden.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

He discussed extensively the law on permissible variations within article 18(1)(a) of the EUTMR. Then it was the turn of Mr Bartos , who addressed the role of subcategories in genuine use while applying article 18 of the EUTMR. Basire brought relevant CJEU case law with this regard and explored the meaning of “overall equivalence”.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Therefore, as regards a portrait photograph, the protection conferred by Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 cannot be inferior to that enjoyed by other works, including other photographic works. This concept of reciprocity is a well-established adage not only in copyright law but also in design law as demonstrated elsewhere.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2024

90% of Italian Publishing Market Behind Complaint Anna’s Archive is a relative newcomer to the world of online shadow libraries, but its impact has already ensured the inevitable. On December 4, 2023, the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) filed a copyright complaint against Anna’s Archive. million books and 99.4

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Eric Goldman, Associate Dean for Research, Santa Clara University School of Law Date: August 22, 2023 Re: Comments regarding Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy, Docket No. PTO-C-2023-0006 I appreciate the opportunity to submit these comments regarding the USPTO’s inquiry into anticounterfeiting and antipiracy efforts.

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