LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Seyfarth Synopsis : Collaborations with athletes, actors, and singers have always been a great way for companies to grow their brand recognition and create profitable products. With the Super Bowl (and, of course, its famed commercials) last weekend, we saw new collaborations between celebrities and brands.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. This Kat was particularly interested in the chapter by Daniel Kevles entitled 'Novelties, Frauds, and Protections'.

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The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

This is a review of the book , The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals , edited by Bita Amani , Caroline B. Copyright law exceptions have previously enabled some, but not equal, access to copyright works in accessible formats for persons with print disabilities.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Should the EU unify copyright laws? The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. see Katpost here ) When finally addressing the question, "Should the EU unify copyright laws?" the PermaKat stated loud and clear, and I quote: “The short answer is: yes!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

In a twist, however, it is not copyright law, but rather an expansive view of trademark law, that poses this threat. Jack Daniels asserts that the Bad Spaniels toy infringes on its trademark and dilutes its brand. copyright law, under the doctrine of fair use. In a recent case before the U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Launched in January 2020, the H2020 project reCreating Europe (Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible, creative Europe ), is pleased to announce its final conference, which will take place in Brussels on 21-22 March 2023. The event will also be live streamed on reCreating Europe’s YouTube channel.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2023

Events 19 January 2023: “Vintage Brands and the New Bad Faith Conundrum” Fide Foundation and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the 24 Global Digital Encounters on 19 January 2023. The copyright protection of tattoos” Dr Paula Westenberger (Brunel University) will be part of a webinar on 26 January 2023.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

Creator Mason Rothschild revealed in an open letter to Hermès, which he posted on his Instagram account on December 22, that he received a cease-and-desist letter from the French luxury goods brand. Julie Zerbo tells the rest of the story on The Fashion Law.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

(Though there are several other non-copyright related legal issues involved in this overall question, this blogpost will not be looking into them) The piece shall explore (i) the relevant standards of originality in copyright law (ii) the applicability of merger doctrine, and functionality doctrine.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

[The 2021 edition of my Internet Law casebook is coming soon. Before mid-2022, the Copyright Office will deploy a new adjudicatory function called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB will be dominated by claims over alleged online infringement, so it’s a major development for online copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

He referred to research that suggested that over 96% of deepfakes online are pornographic in nature and are of women, which affects their name, brand, personality and what they represent, thereby highlighting the necessity of adequate regulation. Is AI just a tool?

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

A: Dupe houses exist—a lot of protectability comes from trade dress/branding/packaging, not from the scent. Files shared digitally, encourages more editing; their contributions are credited. Taiwan’s copyright law has changed over time for the same reasons US did. Q: does Le Labo go after dupes/smell-alikes?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

The CJPA governs the reproduction, distribution, and display of snippets and links, and the federal copyright law governs those activities in 17 USC 106. CJPA’s provisions thus overlap with 106’s scope, but the works are within the scope of federal copyright law. Section 230.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

We use a simplified edition of Nagios to oversee hardware utilization, uptime, and latency associated with our VPN/Proxy, devoid of any extra modules. It is worth mentioning that our free VPN apps for Windows and macOS – there is a brand new version of them – have even more cool and unique features.

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