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[Book Review] Forever

The IPKat

This TechieKat was thrilled to put her paws on Forever , written by Daniel J. The main characters include Christine Jacobs, a law professor who teaches robot and AI law, and Paul Gantt and Bart van Dijk, cofounders of Eidyia, a company named after the Greek goddess of knowledge. Gervais , Milton R.

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Herbert Smith Freehills steers Capital & Counties towards successful completion of all share merger with Shaftesbury to create Shaftesbury Capital

Herbert Smith Freehills

One of the most complex and high-profile public M&A deals of 2022, the transaction completed on 6 March 2023 following shareholder approval from both parties in July 2022 and unconditional clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority on 22 February 2023 after its Phase 1 review.

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Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases

LexBlog IP

And recent matters, like Jack Daniel Inc. Jacobs on the copyright side. But “[j]okes, opinions, and even statements that the author mistakenly believed to be true are protected. ” Many of these issues on the trademark side could be addressed in the Jack Daniels matter if the US Supreme Court grants cert.

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WIPIP session 2: ™ Doctrine, © Fair Use

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1725: Daniel Defoe discusses how a widow gets money for the “good-will” of the shop if she didn’t want to carry on the trade. Jacobs, concurring, says only contemporary commercial exploitation is before the court. Licensing is not covered by 106; “to do and to authorize” just relates to indirect liability. From 1500s.

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USC IP year in review, TM/ROP

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quick excursion on first sale: The doctrine has long allowed resale of legitimately produced goods, but courts have cut back on it substantially where there have been alterations or allegations that defendants held themselves out as authorized distributors—this year many of those cases involved claims about N95 masks allegedly produced by 3M.

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