TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Canadians Love to Pirate Citing a report from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, IIPA states that Canada remains one of the leading markets for U.S. Canadians Love to Pirate Citing a report from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, IIPA states that Canada remains one of the leading markets for U.S.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The e-commerce platform Amazon offers an affiliate marketing programme called Amazon Associates. Background The case concerned affiliate marketing on www.schlafbook.de. The mattresses so ranked were accompanied by affiliate “buy from Amazon” buttons, which were directly linked to an offer on the Amazon Market Place.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When law enforcement agencies support these initiatives thanks to direct government backing, opportunities for action can open up signficantly. However, any mention of the Film Content Protection Agency (FCPA) is significant and all but confirms the arrest of a specific and important type of movie pirate.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Joint blog by the Minority Business Development Agency, the International Trade Administration, and the Bureau of Industry and Security. In 2020, Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) honored KFA with its Minority Innovative Technology Firm of the Year Award for its work with the Chicago Transit Authority.?

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 27, 2022

By Chief Richard Carrizzo, Fire Chief for the Southern Platte Fire Protection District (Missouri) and Vice Chair of the First Responder Network Authority Board. America’s first responders are at the heart of the FirstNet Authority’s mission. First responders are at the core of our communities. Firefighters carry victims to safety.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For more than a decade the Hadopi agency (High Authority for the Distribution of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet) was seen as the solution to BitTorrent-style peer-to-peer piracy in France. Hadopi’s goal was to change the behaviors of the majority of French pirates. Arcom and Rightsholders Waste No Time.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Hadopi agency created to administer the new law was initially kept busy but in the background, file-hosting and video streaming platforms were providing a taste of things to come. The inherent technical genius of the BitTorrent protocol means it continues today, silently moving around large files to millions of users.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 2, 2022

In advance of the next edition of Cartel Intel , Daniel Vowden (Partner, Brussels) discussed with Ashley Brickles , (Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting) the changed nature of dawn raid inspections, the new tools and technologies available to antitrust authorities, and the precautions businesses should sensibly be taking.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Target market for innovation . Some benefits green business will obtain are improvement of their competitiveness, Procolombia assessment in export activities, engagement in investment and business roundtable acceleration, and brand positioning, among others. The ranking primarily analyzed: Proficiencies. Innovation culture .

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Bypassing Congress, the White house issued an Executive Order focusing on safe, secure and trustworthy AI and laying out a national policy on AI. The goal is to ensure that AI systems are safe, secure, and trustworthy before companies make them public. The Executive Order covers several important issues but fails to address other significant issues.

Privacy 52

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Online retail, spurious climate claims, influencers and vertical agreements all on the agenda as UK and Europe moved to upgrade competition and consumer protection rules. New competition rules for supply chain agreements – More flexibility for distribution models and online sales restrictions relaxed.

Social Media 52

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Online retail, spurious climate claims, influencers and vertical agreements all on the agenda as UK and Europe moved to upgrade competition and consumer protection rules. New competition rules for supply chain agreements – More flexibility for distribution models and online sales restrictions relaxed.

Social Media 52

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

By Edward Parkinson, CEO, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). In 2012, Congress enacted a law to create the First Responder Network Authority within the Department of Commerce to ensure the building, deployment and operation of FirstNet, America’s only nationwide public safety broadband network.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

new understanding of sports competition has emerged as a result of the advancements in technology, communication, health, and science. Porter claimed that having competition is essential for success in every field and that a lack of it eventually results in failure. The sporting record is its most well-known incarnation. [x]

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Introduction Environmentalism and sustainability are concepts that are undergoing much discussion in the contemporary world. More people are committed towards an imperishable lifestyle as a result of the ongoing and impending repercussions of heedless human exploitation of our ecosystem.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

Part I: Antitrust and Algorithms The Division, which is the agency with authority to prosecute antitrust misconduct, brought its first case involving AI in United States v. The algorithm used by the defendants collected data to identify the lowest price in the market. The first blog post in this series discusses the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

While the majority of startups are within cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco, we at the Commerce department know that there are untapped sources of innovation within unconventional startup cities. We are committed to equitably rebuilding our economy by investing in additional cities to boost entrepreneurship and spur industry.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

It should come as no surprise that it has also grown to be one of the most competitive sectors, with thousands of companies striving to outwit one another to get an advantage over their competitors. IP provides a wide range of tools that can help businesses stand apart from the competitors. Intellectual property might be the solution.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 22, 2022

Problems like commercial piracy that occur in domestic markets have international counterparts. The United States currently enjoys a strong competitive position in international software markets and appropriate intellectual-property protections and enforcement can help maintain our position and reduce piracy. Under Article 27.1,

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The 2021 follows a long history of policy discussions on competition implications of patents in the standards market. The agencies propose the following questions to spur comment: Should the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments be revised? 2021 Draft Policy.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2022

” But the agency just announced a case against a more prominent player in the industry, Vision Path , which markets Hubble contact lenses. For the past few years, the FTC considered changes to the Rule, and in 2020, the agency, after much deliberation, announced such changes. And that is where our case begins.

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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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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

First, you may recall that back in October 2021, the FTC sent out Notice of Penalty Offense letters to 1,100 companies involved in multilevel marketing and coaching services, franchises, and large and small gig-app companies. But be careful what you ask for. So how did things roll out at the meeting? This is noteworthy for two reasons.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 29, 2022

First, through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the agency is proposing a rule that would apply the TSR to any B2B telemarketing calls that made deceptive claims. The agency also proposes issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that would seek comment and information regarding three different TSR proposals.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even though traditional banks continue to command the financial market by offering standard operations such as payments, deposits, and credit; they need to understand that now, they are not the only players. A new concept titled ‘digital banks’ is quickly becoming the default payment mechanism. Image source:Gettyimage]. WHAT IS A FINTECH.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2021

UAE has a large chunk of the Indian population and getting a trademark registration will surely give a boost to the market of Khadi. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured trademark registration for the brand name “Khadi” in three more countries which were Mexico, United Arab Emirates, and Bhutan.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The working group comprised a notable selection of different representatives from the various ‘stakeholders’ interested in this discussion – from OpenAI and StabilityAI, through to Getty Images, Microsoft, IBM, BBC, all the way to UK Music, Copyright Licensing Agency, the British Copyright Counsel and many others.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

One obvious impact of the recent OSTP memo calling for zero embargo public access policies for articles resulting from research funded by US Federal agencies is that it will increase the speed at which publishers commit to an Open Access (OA) future. This post originally ran in The Scholarly Kitchen and has been republished with permission.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

RingCentral sued for tortious interference, defamation, trade libel, unfair competition, and cybersquatting. RingCentral offers voice, virtual private branch exchange, audio and video conferencing, messaging, contact center collaboration, SMS, online meetings, contact center, and fax. Nextiva’s offerings inlcude voice, video, and messaging.

Business 56

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

With a focus on delivering above-market returns, Gaingels actively invests in companies dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams, particularly representing the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented groups. This includes career fairs, board diversity recruitment, and scholarships, all funded by Gaingels and its partners.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

Fish attorneys Jenny Shmuel , Philip Chen , and Kayleigh McGlynn authored a Biosimilar Development article, “ Regulatory And Legislative Actions Set The Tone For Biosimilars In 2021.” This article focuses on regulatory and legislative actions in 2020 that may impact the burgeoning biosimilars space in 2021 and beyond.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 7, 2022

Its Ringgold Identify database holds 600,000 records of organizations and related metadata that is arranged hierarchically to show the connections among institutions, departments, research units, funders, government agencies, and consortia in one dataset tagged with Ringgold IDs. What to Know and Why It Matters.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

AstraZeneca’s brand protection journey is one of close collaboration, ‘learning by doing’, and adaptation in the face of new threats. In this blog, Katie Silk and Flora Brooke – Turner share how AstraZeneca’s Global Security Team combats illegally diverted medicines, scams, and counterfeits with the goal of safeguarding its patients.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Kelly Harris: In Canada, Competition Bureau brought enforcement action against FB for misleading privacy representations even though it’s a free service. Apparently Consumer protection agency called Sephora to clarify the situation—there was no litigation. Competition Bureau is very interested in digital economy.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 13, 2022

The protection of undisclosed information is an important facet for pharmaceutical industries, R&D Institutions, and other agencies. Patents Act 1970 helped the Indian Pharma Industry to become a vibrant and globally competitive segment in the area of bulk drug production. For all these, a focused IPR strategy is inevitable.

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