LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Additionally, a name is a crucial element of personal branding, influencing perceptions, forming first impressions, and conveying character. For renowned figures, the importance of their name extends to public perception, brand identity, and professional success.

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Corsearch

JULY 18, 2023

Many celebrities and high-profile figures have already signed up to the service, after proclaiming that they are “ditching Twitter” Meta, Instagram’s parent company, has promised that the platform is safer than the alternatives and takes user privacy incredibly seriously. But, just how safe is it for consumers and brands?

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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. Image by starline on Freepik.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Intellectual property rights in the U.S. Although publicity rights initially emerged as a privacy interest, I find that students are quick to see its kinship to trademark law and unfair competition. And, that person’s brand is their name, image, and likeness.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Earlier today, two Austrian brothers, Julian and Paul Zehetmayer, announced that they have purchased the intellectual property behind the name LimeWire and will be relaunching the service, though not in as a peer-to-peer file sharing service. If anything, it just further connects NFTs with piracy and lack of security/privacy.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Domain names also play an important role in conveying branding and as a result can be worth considerable sums of money. For companies enforcing their intellectual property rights, determining who owns a domain can prove invaluable as part of a wider investigation. “The system is defined largely by what it isn’t.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

If the property of a person can be protected, likewise, when a popular celebrity like Amitabh Bachchan faces possible harm regarding his brand, the same can be protected under his right to publicity. However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Opportunities & Events The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published a new open international tender, reference no. UIC Law's Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Technology Law will host its 65th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference (online) on 4-5 November 2021.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Panel discussion: AI and copyright UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law will hold a panel discussion tackling the complexities of copyright law in the context of AI-generated content. The event will be held on December 18, 2023 in Amsterdam and online. For details, click here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Chapter 12: Brand Protection and Usage. Chapter 15: Privacy. We reworked the privacy chapter, mostly to pare it down because the topic has mushroomed to the point where it’s not possible to summarize all of the details. Chapter 9: False Advertising Practice and Remedies. Chapter 10: Other Business Torts.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. As artists, commentators, and parodists flock to this new medium, the headaches for intellectual property owners have multiplied.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by His Honour Judge Richard Hacon, Presiding Judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. Confusion is at the heart of the job of a trade mark lawyer, advocate and judge, but is it just a coin toss or a measure of the mood of a judge on the day?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Photo: shutterstock.com Events UCL Annual Privacy Lecture 2024 University College London‘s (UCL) Institute of Brand & Innovation Law will hold its Annual Privacy Lecture 2024 on „AI-Enabled Crime“ on Wednesday, January 31 2024. Alternatively, you can draft an abstract while petting a cat, snuggling up under a blanket.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

Marques - CELEBRATING MARKS: How sustainability and technology will shape the future of brands - 20 to 23 September 2022 - Madrid, Spain The 2022 MARQUES Annual Conference will be held in Madrid from 20 to 23 September 2022. The website of the event contains information about the programme and registration.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to. Aniwatch.to

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Finance for these projects includes costs associated with managing intellectual property and/or creating technology-based companies (Startups – Spin-offs) resulting from their execution. 09/22/22 – Data Privacy. La entrada OM Weekly Digest 09/22/22 se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. Background The Petitioner, Wanjiru was an alumna of the respondent, Machakos University. Paragraph 31]. See paragraphs 47 and 55.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Grey marketing typically consists of a retailer purchasing genuine branded products abroad for less than offered to them from a local distributor. Grey marketing is generally problematic for international brand owners, who may end up competing against their own products thereby losing control of how the brand is represented to customers.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. As artists, commentators, and parodists flock to this new medium, the headaches for intellectual property owners have multiplied.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. How can such rights be enforced under the existing legal framework?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

Given YouTube’s aforementioned popularity, protecting brands from unauthorized use or reproduction on the platform becomes essential. Since the brand value is often connected to YouTube Business, trademark registration increases the value of the YouTube brand. What constitutes a YouTube Trademark Infringement?

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

The very objective of trademark law is to distinguish the source/origin of a product or service and to prevent unauthorized misuse of brands to avoid confusion or dilution of the original one. To be honest, under the current system, the scope of protection is limited. Once uploaded, there is no reversing it.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

It refers to marketing in respect of trending topics/events usually undertaken by brands to gain traction and benefit from the popularity that the trending events have garnered. Therefore, brands constantly look to create campaigns or post about any current topic to encash on such opportunities to stay relevant and visible.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) - "Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things" - 26–27 May 2022, London, UK IBIL announced the 6th conference on Patents in Telecoms - in London on 26-27 May 2022 from 8:30am to 4:30pm (BST). Registration can be made on the event's website.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2023

Atlanta, GA – January 11, 2023 – Zach Eyster, Intellectual Property Attorney and philanthropist, was recently promoted to partner at Founders Legal® Zach adds to the firm’s strength in intellectual property law with his dynamic and energetic spirit and depth of experience. important;}}.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There is a boom of production of Live Action, Animation, and other formats of motion pictures in Latin America, and the legal industry faces the challenge to join local and international production companies in their efforts to effectively identify, protect, licence, and leverage Intellectual Property rights.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Announcement outlines a scary scheme by cyber criminals, who “are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

Before we dive in to how generative AI can assist brands and companies, let’s first peel back the layers and understand – at a basic level – what ChatGPT is. How Are Brands Using ChatGPT? These tools can be incredibly beneficial to businesses, but they also carry risks. What Is ChatGPT?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Her current work on the committee includes drafting best practices for brand owners in the especially challenging area of international data transfers in the wake of Schrems II. She is delighted to be contributing to the trademark community by putting her knowledge and certifications in privacy law to work.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2022

” Using a chatbot “gives a sense of legitimacy to visitors of the malicious sites, as chatbots are commonly found on websites for legitimate brands.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2022

Personal Branding. Personal Rights vs. Property Rights. Let’s start by discussing personal branding. As an athlete, you have a unique opportunity to build a personal brand. Personal brands are built by leveraging your name, image, and likeness to create a positive reputation and increase your visibility.

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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. Puttaswamy v. The Plaintiff also referenced Vanna White v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

DSPs also plug into and engage with many other types of ad tech platforms, including sell-side platforms and exchanges, data providers, ad servers, and various measurement, brand safety and verification providers. I have years of experience partnering with brands, agencies and ad tech companies to help them navigate these complicated issues.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

In the first of its kind under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Sephora settled an enforcement action with the California Attorney General for violation of the CCPA. Sephora must pay $1.2 million in penalties and implement a CCPA compliance program. My office is watching, and we will hold you accountable.”

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

This isn’t just a concern for celebrities and influencers but signals a broader threat to the privacy and rights of everyday individuals as well. Every endorsement, interaction, or statement made by the AI persona can make waves in the real world, impacting the celebrity’s brand and reputation.

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