IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a not for profit organization that publishes reports on among other things, hate speech and disinformation on social media. For example, it alleges that 12 posters are responsible for two thirds of the anti-vax content on social media. Are the reports advertisements?

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

18, 2021) Doe, a real a **e (“deeply unsympathetic,” to use the court’s terms), advertised “ASU Covid Parties” on a similarly-named Instagram account and spewed a lot of bile as well as, in its first post, using ASU’s colors. The Board sued Doe for trademark infringement and related claims; Doe defaulted.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) is responsible for enforcement of the advertising codes.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

According to the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport report on influencer culture , the global sector is expected to grow from $6.0 Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. billion in 2020 to $24.1

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

The parties compete in the market for skid steer attachments and other products. Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). The parties had other disputes, including accusing each other of posting false reviews of the other.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. The issue has been researched extensively with both positive and negative effects being reported, varying based on the type of content and the ‘piracy’ source, among other variables.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

30, 2022) Pegasystems alleged that defendants, which compete with it in the business process management (BPM) software field, engaged in false advertising and commercial disparagement in an online report that portrayed Pegasystems unfavorably. Defendant BPM.com reported on the BPM industry. Previous discussion.)

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) is responsible for enforcement of the advertising codes.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2022

The other day, we noticed an article announcing that legendary direct marketer Joe Sugarman had passed away. ” And the infomercials and other advertising were quite entertaining. ” And the infomercials and other advertising were quite entertaining. ” Indeed, “our entire staff wears them now.”

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

They alleged that defendants copied the program and infringed the patent, as well as engaged in a smear campaign against plaintiffs in an effort to steal market share in the pediatric orthopedic industry. I’m only going to discuss the false advertising aspects. They didn’t advertise any alternative or promote a specific product.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2023

The US Chamber of Commerce 2023 International IP Index report is a pretty big read at 213 pages, but for those interested in intellectual property matters, it’s an interesting one too. The report benchmarks the IP frameworks in 55 major economies and rates them based on how effectively they protect all kinds of intellectual property.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Z-Library was also mentioned in several recommendations to the US Trade Representative’s overview of notorious piracy markets. This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included. In some instances, third-party platforms such as TikTok were called out as well.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Was this commercial advertising or promotion? Elysium argued that Right of Assembly was “a marketing website for Tru Niagen for which ChromaDex pays commissions to Shelly Albaum for Tru Niagen customers referred through the website.” Thus, any false advertising claim would lie against Albaum, not [directly] against ChromaDex.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

23, 2024) Plaintiffs alleged that defendants conspired to inflate the US News ranking of USC Rossier School of Education by submitting inaccurate or incomplete data to US News and market the resulting ranking to the public. Instead, Plaintiffs claim that Defendants knowingly reported false data to US News.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. seeks only damages based on the reactions of advertisers (third parties) to CCDH’s speech in the Toxic Twitter report, which CCDH created after the scraping. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts. Bright Data Ltd. , 3:23-cv-03698 (N.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

. * * * To try to inject some credible information into the misinformation miasma, I’m participating in several post-oral argument events: 1) Very shortly after oral arguments are over, I will participate in a press conference to share some media-friendly quotes about the oral argument with reporters covering the case on deadline.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Readers will no doubt be aware of the recent UK Economics of Music Streaming Inquiry by the Digital Culture Media and Sport Committee [ Katposts here ], which investigated the impact of music streaming on artists remuneration, as well as other issues around the fairness and sustainability of the wider music industry.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In order to function, EngineOwning uses a number of services including internet service providers, payment providers and social media websites. For example, it’s believed that Google-owned YouTube holds information on the operators of several channels that are used for marketing and advertising EngineOwning products.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee Report on the Economics of Music Streaming has been published, calling for "a complete reset" of music streaming and the need for significant change within the music industry. The report nominates the remuneration to be paid by the rightsholders, (i.e. Explained here ].

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2021

The New York Times reported that a spokesperson for Facebook, Instagram’s parent company, confirmed that it removed Thompson-Hera’s video but claims her access to the app was mistakenly suspended. Rule 40 restricts social media posts and advertisements published by athletes and sponsors during the Games, both in volume and content.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

Around the middle of April, posts on social media sites popular in Russia (VK, Telegram) suggested that cinemas in several regions would begin screening big Hollywood movies, including ones that should not be available. Where There’s The Will, There’s a Way. The source for the movie was unofficial, of course.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2, 2022) Before the jury verdict in favor of Monster’s false advertising claim was this opinion resolving evidentiary issues. They weren’t directly asked about the phrase “Super Creatine,” whether participants had prior experiences with or opinions of Bang, or whether they had seen Vital’s advertising in the market.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

All three are functionally similar tools (marketing and community approaches aside) but Applinked is perhaps the most interesting for a couple of reasons. In fact, Applinked was initially served from the developer’s own website and is still advertised and linked from there, despite what happened to its predecessor.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The non-fungible part means that it is something that has unique value based on the buyer’s sentiment and/or market dynamics. In practice, what this means is that a whole new market has been opened-up as NFTs have provided a system that has enabled the sale of digital items by transforming them into collectables, such as a tweet.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

Fingerprint, Find, and Report New York-based tech company WebKyte recognizes the potential and has developed a technology that might be able to fill the gap one day. Several of these services have been listed in the USTR’s overview of notorious piracy markets. WebKyte is certainly not a newcomer to the copyright scene.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

COPYRIGHT Giovanni Maria Riccio and Fabiola Iraci Gambazza (E-Lex law firm) reported on the recent publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory entitled " Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content ", commissioned by the European Commission. Several cases were concluded without judgment.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Nintendo informed the Court that the platforms are commercial in nature since they generate income from advertising via “click-through” arrangements with third parties. Nintendo said that its solicitors had made extensive efforts to contact the operators of the NSW2U sites and have its social media pages taken down.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2019, LaLiga launched an investigation into a website advertised on social media that was being used to illegally market football content plus other material belonging to a “well-known” on-demand television platform. As previously reported, these are then sent to Google for delisting from its search engine.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

By making textbooks available to students for free, rightsholders are losing revenue, which leads to lower payments for authors and devalues the market as a whole, the publishers complain. $30 LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. The request isn’t limited to IPFS gateways, of course.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The case relates to CCDH reports showing Twitter’s struggles with hate speech and misinformation following Musk’s changes to Twitter’s content moderation policies. These reports allegedly caused advertisers to pause their Twitter advertising campaigns, starving Twitter of much-needed revenues.

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Corsearch

APRIL 19, 2023

Read insights from fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger and a leading social media consultant on how brands can raise awareness of the dangers of counterfeits and turn this into a positive message for change. For all brands and marketers, the purpose driven element is critical. And for brands, it’s the same.”

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2022

Whether launching their own collections , purchasing an expensive profile pic , or simply endorsing new artists , celebrities have embraced blockchain technology and have been extolling the virtues of owning a unique digital collectible across their social media platforms. So what’s the harm? Take, for example, Justin Bieber.

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