43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Its TOS provide that users will not use Roblox content outside of the Roblox Platform, monetize Roblox content, or imply an association with Roblox for their businesses outside of the Roblox Platform. Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

Companies including Bungie, Riot Games, and Take-Two have all taken cheat makers to court for undermining their gaming environments and business models, claiming that these tools violate the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. Github’s Analysis Results in Takedown.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The parties used to have an ongoing business relationship in which both companies outsourced clients to each other and engaged in regular communications regarding their business operations. That didn’t amount to a “reasonable expectancy” of future business which was interfered with by Boston Suburban.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The creator of a popular meme account on Monday filed a new copyright lawsuit accusing software firm Avid Technology of using the "celebrity and influence" of the "DudeWithSign" Instagram account to boost its own business.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 10, 2023

Florida law requires all businesses to file an annual report with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (the “Department”). If annual reports are not filed, businesses could incur penalties or, even worse, potential administrative dissolution of the business.

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CopyrightsWorld

MARCH 29, 2022

She also expresses her thoughts on business, and how it should be done. Finally, she shares a recent experience she had when her WHOLE Instagram page was copied. Who doesn’t want that really? She believes that we must have a greater why than just making money. We need excitement! And that is what she tries to pass on to others.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 14, 2023

Beth Tragakis, Judge Salinger, sitting in the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session, dismissed a robotics company’s Chapter 93A claim for lack of any allegations that the robotics company was harmed by a former employee’s alleged copying and retention of its technical information. In Vicarious Surgical Inc.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In the sale of a business, a. taken away or copied by someone else. The post 9 reasons why a business should apply to register its trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Just appearing in the. database reduces the risk that a competitor will try to adopt a. similar name. application or. protection.

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 22, 2024

This is valuable in being taken seriously and not being knocked off and copied. It makes the business as a whole more valuable. It makes the business as a whole more valuable. Studies show that businesses with registered trademarks generally perform better than businesses that don’t.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

While much of this is good for business, there are people out there who simply can’t wait for a game to be officially released. As the takedown notice shows, Riot Games demanded not only the removal of the video, but also any additional copies that may be uploaded in the future.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2023

But the court ruled that the font had not been copied Article L.122-4 The court found that the characteristics of Le Monde’s font were not copied by Google. More from our authors: Managing Copyright: Emerging Business Models in the Individual and Collective Management of Rights by Rudolf Leška € 93

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here’s what Felicia writes: Archival Authenticity or Iconic Copies? According to The Business of Fashion , Kardashian “tweaked Dolce & Gabbana styles from the 1990s and early 2000s” creating “finished looks” with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana “that were, the designers said, about 20 percent different from the originals.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The focus of the case is twofold: the scope of application of the private copy exception, on the one hand, and that of the right of communication to the public, on the other. On the one side, it ruled out the inclusion of a specific type of copying systems in the scope of the private copy exception.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2022

A foreign company can set up a business in India under the Companies Act, 2013 as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company or by setting up a Liaison Office, Project Office, or Branch Office of the foreign Company. INTRODUCTION. Resolution of the foreign company (duly apostille). as applicable.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I love a great meal, I love supporting small local businesses, and I have a connection to the restaurant industry: my wife and my brother-in-law own two restaurants. And having a protected name is an asset for that transaction and adds value to the business, because any future owner will know that it’s protected.

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GDB Firm Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Some banks go so far as to provide no paper statements and their Internet banking does not provide copies of paid checks unless the depositor asks for them. A recent decision of a New York appellate court suggests that complete truncation, without providing copies of paid checks, is a bad idea. Today's Take Away.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. There was no real marketing or business guidance.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Questions: (1) As I understand it, the publisher would have had to submit 2 copies of the magazine to the Library of Congress to complete the registration process. How can I find out if the publisher actually sent copies of the magazine to the LoC to complete the process? (2) So, who owns the magazine copyright? We don't know.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

“YouTube removed the First RT Video nine days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; the Second RT Video twenty-three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; and the Third RT Video three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint.” Vicarious Infringement. Implications.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this case, Google copied 37 Java API packages and wrote its own implementation code underlying those API packages for use by developers on its Android operating system. Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that by copying the 37 APIs, Google infringed Oracle’s copyrights in that code.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying. This pattern begins as far back as May of 2018, when Bernstein was accused of copying pieces from several smaller jewelry lines for a collaboration she did with Nordstrom.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 27, 2022

A self-styled conceptual artist is copying and reselling images that are part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token collection, the company behind the trendy digital art series told a California federal court.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 15, 2022

An Ohio mortgage company has accused another mortgage firm in Michigan of ripping off its name, saying in a federal lawsuit that numerous consumers confusing the two businesses have mistakenly complained to the Ohio firm about the other company's telemarketing practices.

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The IPKat

JULY 20, 2023

Seven.One vs the seven lives (and one great love) of a Kat Ahead of the August break, last week was a busy one for copyright at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). In this specific case, the question is whether broadcasters are entitled to fair compensation for private copying of fixations of their broadcasts.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, only one patron at a time can rent a digital copy of a physical book. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. To allege a valid copyright infringement claim, a plaintiff must show that: (1) that he or she owns a valid copyright; and (2) that the defendant “copied aspects of his [or her] work.”

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The IPKat

APRIL 15, 2024

The prompt used by the claimant in this case had been: “ Create a visual representation of two parties signing a business contract in a formal setting, such as a conference room or a law firm office in Prague. The defendant, a local law firm, subsequently copied the Image and used it on its own website (presumably, to prove a point?).

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

.” In January 2021, the pair submitted it to the International Small Business Journal , a SAGE journal. Following those rejections, the pair submitted it to Cogent Business & Management , a Taylor & Francis journal, where the paper is still under review. How was Meyer able to obtain a copy of the unpublished paper?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Netflix explains that the online video landscape is a competitive business. New services and distribution models could impact the business of the leading video streaming platform. ” (Un)authorized Copying? In the “competition” section of the annual overview, piracy is again mentioned several times.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Great logos can be very powerful marketing tools for big businesses and the smallest of businesses as well. A great logo is memorable and can convey a message about the business, the brand, and the products or services to the customer in a way that the words can’t or that enhance what the words the brand itself would convey.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

Over the past decade, counterfeit goods have become a persistent issue with respect to those involved in the e-commerce business. Counterfeit products, which can be sold as an identical copy or a cheap imitation that looks and feels similar to the original product can hurt many businesses and consumers alike.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 13, 2023

In light of this, The Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in Bridgestone Corporation vs Controller General of Patents , [i] iterated that any negligence on the part the registrar to perform this duty should be unpardonable at all costs especially to facilitate ease of doing business.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

According to the USCO: “This initiative is in direct response to the recent striking advances in generative AI technologies and their rapidly growing use by individuals and businesses.” Please email Jim Gatto (with the words “AI Guide” in the subject) for a copy of the Guide and/or if you are interested in the webinar details.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Being the first to release a prominent leak, is a key accolade in a business where everything revolves around releasing new content faster than others. Information received by TorrentFreak confirms that pirated copies of the latest episode of Apple’s series “The New Look” are not what they seem.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

its complaint, Ivy accuses Lehren of copying “significant portions of Ivy Coach’s content from a page explaining the benefits of using an admissions consultant.” ("Ivy") filed a lawsuit against Lehren Education, Inc. Both companies assist and guide prospective university and college students in their application process.In

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 15, 2021

million after a jury found the business ripped off copyrighted text and design elements for its anti-aging cream packaging. A Florida federal judge has ordered a skin care company to pay a rival $2.3

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BYU Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

its complaint, Panoramic accuses Wash U of copying "Panoramic’s copyrighted Work in order to advertise, market and promote its business activities." Louis ("Wash U"), for alleged infringement on a panoramic image of the Gateway Arch ("the Work") found on the Plaintiff's website.In

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