IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

DPIA Report Requirement: The State argued that these extensive and time-consuming reports will require businesses to assess “how their products use children’s data and whether their data management practices or product designs pose risks to children.” The reason? The court found it likely violates the First Amendment.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When reports about Facebook’s plan to change its corporate name hit the internet, branding experts offered their theories about the driving force behind the social media giant’s decision to rebrand itself. On October 28, 2021, Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company will change its corporate name to “Meta”.

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azrights

MAY 10, 2022

It’s well known that the failure rate of small businesses is extremely high. Entrepreneur.com rates people’s chances of surviving in business beyond 5 years at 50/50, while the chances of failure after 10 years are 70%. With that in mind, here are the top 13 reasons why businesses are less successful than they might otherwise be.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. American business regulation generally encourages “permissionless” innovation. It requires businesses to prepare “impact assessments” before launching new features that kids are likely to access.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Second, the CAB wants to massively increase the platform revenues that are calculated as part of the minimum of 4% of search or social media revenues. The draft regulations feature specific numbers for both search and social media, but the CAB didn’t even bother to include a proposed threshold for news aggregators.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photographer Jeff Sedlik will ask a federal jury to find that celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D) infringed the copyright in his iconic portrait of Miles Davis by reproducing the photo in a tattoo and then displaying images of her handiwork on social media.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

How does an influencer and fashion designer become so despised? Bernstein responded by filing a suit for declaratory judgment , essentially asking the court to rule that WWW’s silhouette design did not infringe on TGE’s design. (If In this case, via alleged copyright infringement. The account and its 2.6

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Corsearch

MAY 10, 2024

The first phase includes more powerful AI image algorithms for greatly increased discovery of issues, a complete enforcement and workflow upgrade for marketplaces and social media, as well as a new slick, modern user interface. Corsearch Zeal is now available for all Talisman customers utilising marketplaces and social media.

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Corsearch

JULY 18, 2023

Millions across the globe have flocked to Instagram Threads – the newest social media platform on the block. Designed as a direct competitor to Twitter, Threads is being marketed to Instagram’s 2.35 They are used by criminals to prey on unsuspecting social media users. billion- strong user base [1].

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Innovative ventures and intellectual property set the stage alight on Dragons' Den this week, with a wide variety of businesses seeking investment and advice from the Dragons' experienced judging panel. However, Deborah Meaden, a lifelong cat owner, recognised the potential and offered all the money for 40% of the business.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark Law Before pre-digitalization The US Trademark Office (USPTO) defines a trademark as a word, phrase, design, or symbol that serves to identify and distinguish the products or services you sell apart from those of others. also, Misuse of social media involves using trademarks without authorization to mislead or damage companies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

The court got there by collapsing the distinction between (1) businesses discriminating against buyers based on their identity, and (2) advertisers allocating scarce advertising dollars to highlight their offerings to the most interested consumers. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408 , “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. What the Bill Says.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Similar to celebrity-filled ads, collaborative relationships between influencers and companies on social media continue to be prevalent. Like Patrick + Brittany and Travis + Taylor: Partnerships Are Key Nowadays, celebrities and social media influencers are more business savvy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

As alleged in the complaint, plaintiffs operated a bakery known as “La Baguette,” and hired defendants to manage aspects of the business. Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. It had approximately 4,000 followers.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

About Intepat: Intepat® is the most intellectual property services company that provides a broad range of customized services in Intellectual Property matters, that includes patents, trademarks, copyright, and industrial design. Writing original, unique, and creative content for our blog and other social media handles; 4.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 5, 2023

Another way to protect her pill box is with a registered design. This will protect the appearance and design of her product. Registering your design makes it easier to prove that the design is legally yours and when you created it. Not only this, but she’d been given a rare offer of a job from Peter Jones!

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve seen enough stock graphic elements when doing trademark and copyright searches to know that the crown elements and scales of justice elements are likely to be highly similar to or identical to crown and scales designs owned by Getty Images or some other entity or artist. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

I’m ignoring the complicating effects of various social media censorship laws that may require Internet services to enforce their TOSes as written, a requirement I think is unconstitutional). It’s not hard to imagine how a negligent design claim could have been structured here. Case citation : Freethinker v.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 21, 2022

You can see in the video version and the accompanying visual that Chad Barr and his wonderful team have designed, which shows that by consistently providing for your brand, like consistently watering your plants, and doing the following things, your brand will be positioned for wonderful growth and success. Great content.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

” A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy. ” A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy. The Gap, Inc. ” Here’s a copy of the ad if you want to judge for yourself: On Davis v.

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CopyrightsWorld

MARCH 29, 2022

“I’m not a business man… I am a business” That’s the quote that absolutely describes our guest in the next CEN podcast episode, which is now LIVE with incredible Brent Shavnore (@shavnore)! And that’s so true! He talked about. – how he ended up working on documentaries with Forbes Magazine.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 2, 2023

He was impressed by the number of followers, engagement and community the brothers had created on their social media channels. Wheely impressive designs Deborah was also really impressed by the style of the clothes and was surprised to find out that the brothers created their designs without any design background.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

[Section 2(d) refusal of the word-plus-design mark shown below for, inter alia , "non-metal tiles for countertops, walls, sinks, and floors in bathrooms and kitchens," in view of the registered mark BELLAVITA TILE registered for “Non-metal tiles for walls and floors; ceramic tiles; porcelain tiles; glass tiles.”

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

Recently, this Kat reported on Beyoncé’s decision to remove a sample from her song, after Kelis took to social media to complain, even though the rights had been cleared and there was no copyright infringement. As I explained in the Guardian : “It doesn’t matter that Beyoncé didn’t actually infringe Kelis’s rights.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 25, 2024

Unveiling innovation, a fiery episode in the Den In the latest episode of BBC Dragons’ Den, the entrepreneurial spirit soared as four diverse businesses stepped in to pitch their ground-breaking ideas. This is something businesses like Pavan’s might wish to do if they intend to expand their business. Shhh - keep it a secret!

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

AI-generated music adopting the vocal styles of popular musicians has become ubiquitous on TikTok and other social media platforms, racking up millions of views and listens, and raising copyright, trademark, and right of publicity questions. As attorneys, we like to consider ourselves to be the smartest folks in the room.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Brands now face a rising tide of phishing and brand impersonation designed to mislead and defraud consumers. Cybercriminals made use of social media websites and instant messaging apps to quickly spread impersonation websites. Counterfeiting is but one threat that consumers and brands face.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But given a bill that envisions government-backed censorship, mandates age verification to use search engines or social media sites, and creates a framework for court-ordered website blocking, there is a need to pay attention. Those notices can include the steps the agency wants followed to bring the site into compliance.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. NFTs may refer to the digital goods or specific pieces sold in the Metaverse.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

The categorization of social media accounts into “business” and “personal” accounts was a hot issue a decade ago, when states across the country passed laws to protect employees from invasive employer demands to access or control their personal social media accounts. See Musk, Elon).

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. Copyright may protect a business’ marketing materials and an app’s program code, and the look and feel of an app might be covered by design rights. system, this is basically a registered design.

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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. Roblox authorized plaintiff Jazwares to manufacture “Avatar Figurines,” real-world toys based on the digital Avatars.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 18, 2021

Artists: Learn how to manage your art business in a financially responsible way aimed toward sustainable growth! The post Financial Planning for Artists to Grow Your Business appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Transparency requirements: disclosing that content was generated by AI, designing to prevent it from generating illegal content. Some VI can likely receive copyright protection as characters, though not clear what the “work” is—a body of social media posts? Trying to come up with best practices. George Carlin brouhaha).

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The TTABlog

APRIL 2, 2024

"The mark consists of a three-dimensional configuration of the interior of a hex shaped box with a honeycomb configuration of seven interior hexagonal indentations on the bottom of the box and the design of a six point star, having flat points, on the top of the box. Opposer Taylor admitted that alternative designs are available.

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