IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

Noting how the Indian Government is in the process of coming up with a new bill with significant amendments, Prashant suggests that perhaps other countries should look to learn from India’s experience. ChatGPT and the Underlying Copyright Malady Can the output(s) generated by ChatGPT be protected under copyright law?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The seminar will be moderated by Dr Eleonora Rosati, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University. The full programme and registration for the event can be found here. For more information and to register, click here. More information and applications can be found here.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Once the police have conducted their own investigations, any domain added to the IWL finds itself blacklisted by the advertising industry and then shared as part of the full list with other stakeholders, rightsholders, and anti-piracy groups. GitHub probably won’t be too alarmed about advertising issues on GitHub.io

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 14 [Submissions by February 29, 2024] NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024. and Ors. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Introduction Private International Law governs the disputes between two individual parties rather than States. Unlike Public International Law that has a defined jurisdiction and law, Private International Law lacks in that area. Choice of Law is determining which country’s laws will govern the dispute.

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azrights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The value of a successful business invariably lies in its brand, and the mechanics of how brand value is protected and sold when a business changes hands is governed by intellectual property laws. If you’re an Azrights brand protection client look out for your renewal email next week.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Conclusion In India, there is no clear statutory provision within intellectual property laws that protects celebrities’ personality rights , and courts currently dealing with celebrity cases rely on constitutional protection under Article 21 of the right to privacy and publicity.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Though the deadline for sharing these comments passed on October 5 and the government is presently working on finalizing the Rules, we received a guest post underlining the need to regulate the menace caused by dark patterns and its interaction with intellectual property rights.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

On February 11, 2021, the Canadian government announced that due to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada has agreed to extend, by the end of 2022, the protection period to a minimum of the author’s lifetime, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author died, plus 70 years following that calendar year.

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Barry Sookman

AUGUST 29, 2021

SUBWAY FRANCHISEE ADVERTISING FUND, 999 F. The Federal Government Combats Hate Speech And Other Content Published On Social Media [link] 2021-08-24. Australia and South Africa find Artificial Intelligence “Inventor” compatible with Patent Law [link] 2021-08-24. Website terms not binding on consumer Soliman v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

So, question one is whether the “government works” doctrine applies. not available for any work of the United States Government,” which is defined as any “work prepared by [1] an officer or employee of the United States Government [2] as part of that person’s official duties.” ” H.R.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Despite the judiciary’s efforts to address the concerns under current intellectual property laws like copyright and trademark, the absence of relevant and specific provisions for the protection of personality rights has started to pose a serious threat. Interesting right?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Nor is it clear whether—or how—NFTs might trigger liability under the 76-year-old federal Lanham Act , which governs trademark infringement and unfair competition. They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer. Miles Parks McCollum v. Opulous et al.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime. However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. Under this Act, Sec. Additionally, Sec. Under this Act, Sec.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

The Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to regulate the cultivation, processing and sale tracking of cannabis. In concert with the provinces, the federal government has the authority to regulate road safety, impaired driving, regulatory compliance and taxation. Cannabis 2.0 The Maritimes St.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

That’s why, for example, Section 230 preempts state criminal prosecutions (except for the recent FOSTA exception ) but preserves federal criminal prosecutions–that approach ensures that Internet services have only a single body of criminal law to worry about. See, e.g., Ripple v. I even agree with the latter point!)

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Provided data privacy is regulated on a state-by-state level, businesses need to know which jurisdictions they offer or advertise their services and products to, or collect and utilize consumer data from. Governs data collected by consumer reporting agencies. Governs student education data. Outside of the U.S.,

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

applied-for or common law) English trademark will need to be accompanied by its French equivalent on commercial advertising and public signage. 5] Implications of the New Québec Language Laws: It is expected that the newly adopted Québec language laws will be in force in three years or less. As such, an unregistered (i.e.,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law? It is relevant to underscore here that since there is no ‘Indian’ Michelin guide, there is no question of any Michelin recognition being awarded to any restaurant in India. Also, the application should mention that it is for a ‘certification’ trademark.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

at 997-98, Rogers limited the application of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on false advertising “to apply to artistic works only where the public interest in avoiding consumer confusion outweighs the public interest in free expression. ” Id. In VIP Products v. Jack Daniels Products , 953 F.3d 3d 1170 , 1172 (9 th Cir.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Alex Roberts, Multi-Level Lies Marketing and advertising claims made by laypeople selling through MLMs. Lemley: is/should there be contributory false advertising liability? We don’t need to reform advertising law; we need to reform agency law. Web of federal and state regulation. How do they make that happen?

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 5, 2022

The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs and deals with the mechanism of registration, protection, and illegal use of trademarks in India. Additionally, it also deals with the exclusive rights of a trademark owner, penalties for Trademark Infringement , remedies for damaged goods, and modes of transference of a Registered Trademark.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since the travel agency had neither requested authorization, nor paid any fees, the Court issued an EU-wide injunction and ordered the removal from market and destruction of the agency’s advertising materials, rejecting, however, the request to close the agency’s website.” More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Governments and consumers face the present-day effects of incumbent tech giants building digital platforms and creating vast monopolies based on their seemingly total control of big data. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. The VCs and their limited partners do.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In return for users agreeing to the TOU, Craigslist provides services to its users “including but not limited to classified advertising, forums, and email forwarding.” Unlike the competition provision, they govern use and manipulation of the site. TOU at 6-7. ” TOU at 1. at 976-977. StabilityAI exploded.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Where it is a public sector entity, like a government initiative or a university, there is often the pressure of publishing and disseminating information at the earliest; whereas the private sector is usually free of such challenges, and major consideration is laid on the nature and value of the researched object or invention.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2022

The NCAA is governed by different decision-making bodies such as the Board of Governors, Divisional Councils, and Safety Council, with each being comprised of individual member institutions (colleges and universities). Unfortunately, the NCAA forgot what its mission was along the way.

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Kashishipr

JULY 7, 2021

The secret can be technical, like manufacturing processes, pharmaceutical test data, designs, and drawings of computer programs, or it can be commercial, like distribution methods, a list of suppliers and clients, and advertising strategies. Trade secrets are usually protected through laws addressing unfair competition or sui generis laws.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

Cotter, Nominal Damages—and Nominal Damages Workarounds—in Intellectual Property Law TransUnion v. My reaction: hysteresis is very plausible in general—after the TMA and its explicit statutory command, we’re still getting cases citing eBay in TM/advertising cases and that’s just a matter of diffusion of knowledge.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

However, the content must reflect an expression of something since ideas are not governed under copyright. Another additional benefit of securing trademarks for blogs is where the blog is making commercial gains through advertising. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

§1052(c) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when the mark contains criticism of a living government official or public figure. As the holiday approached this year, it seemed the term “Juneteenth” was everywhere – in broadcast and local media, in advertisements and on social media.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

The services are advertised on the idea that customers can store the files for offline usage, and that is a unique selling point of the service, and it thus is not incidental.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Hence, the only money directly at stake in the residual action was royalties for past digital performances of sound recordings under California law. When the lawsuit was first filed, it was clear that rights in pre-1972 sound recordings were governed by state law, not federal law.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” .” If that be the case, and I think it is, then the subtitle implies the question this piece will address.

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