Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority had emphasised this in its April 2021 guidance on advertising cryptocurrencies. For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As revealed in our report last month , South Korea’s Naver Webtoon filed a single application containing over 350 ‘pirate’ domains, easily the highest number we’ve seen in recent years, possibly the most ever. They carry the same epilepsy-inducing gambling advertising previously seen on the now-shuttered Noonoo TV.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? 5 and on the basis of the report calculated and imposed notional damages worth INR 10 Lakhs and imposed INR 1 Lakhs as costs. Later, the plaintiff settled the dispute with other defendants, except Defendant No.5,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. StockX responded that its NFTs are permissible trademark “fair use” as part of its retail sales and advertising of authentic NIKE sneakers.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork). It therefore held that Morison was also liable for copyright infringement of the artwork in the registered trademark.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. The news is replete with reports of brand owners—including McDonald’s , Crocs , and CVS —launching promotional NFT Drops or filing trademark applications covering NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

copyright law identifies certain types of uses — such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research — that are particularly important to our society. The Supreme Court noted how this was different than Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell soup cans.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. Introduction The “ Metaverse ” has turned out as one of the most fiercely debated technological developments in the post-covid age.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Anish Jain Trading as M/s Navkar Cosmo on December 20, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The Plaintiff contended that the Defendants had adopted identical packaging of its products, including eyeliner, kajal and mascara, and had only replaced the Plaintiff’s ‘GET BOLD’ mark with ‘NEW BOLD’, keeping the writing style and artwork identical. and Ors. ,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. On March 2, 2022, Hermès filed an Amended Complaint.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The plaintiff has registered its “Social” trademark and states to have invested considerably in its advertisement from 2001-2023. Law Commission releases Report on “Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage”, recommends a legislation to protect trade secrets. Cuttack’s Silver Filigree gets GI tag.

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