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Types of Intellectual Property Contracts

Intepat

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it.

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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Sneakerhead Breakup of the Century – Yeezy and Adidas

The IP Law Blog

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark and contract issues that Adidas is navigating with shoe designs and related designs in the future. Listen to the podcast of this episode here.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. Now, the primary vehicle to stop web scraping is with breach of contract claims. Lawyers are increasingly confident that courts will enforce the breach of contract claim against scrapers and obtain the relief thy want.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. It’s not that half of federal judges have adopted one clear stance on copyright preemption of contracts and the other half have adopted another clear stance. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Let’s see what the other IP blogs have been up to this week:- Trade Marks “Metaverse” has become centre stage after Facebook announced that it had changed its company name to “Meta”. Patents Kluwer Patent Blog reported on a recent Danish High Court (Eastern Division) on a long running patent infringement case.

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Facebook Faces Contributory Trademark Liability for Marketplace Listings–Car-Freshner v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The rightsowner has trademark registrations for the tree-shaped outline: Armed with protectable rights in tree outlines, Car-Freshner has turned into a serial plaintiff, though this is my first time blogging them in-depth. I see potential legitimate trademark defenses for the design. This ruling highlights the legal risk.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Join me for a walk around the blogs. Kluwer Patent Blog reported on the changes. Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the application. Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the decision. Kluwer Copyright Blog provided a look at the effect of the Treaty in audiovisual performances.