The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Chestek centered around amendments made to trademark regulations in 2019 requiring that applicants provide their domicile address, defined as their permanent legal residence or principal place of business — mailing address is insufficient. licensed counsel. After losing at the USPTO, Chestek appealed to the Federal Circuit.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

This unauthorized usage may also give rise to breaches of confidence or violations of privacy. While economic interests can be quantified and compensated monetarily, non-economic concerns such as privacy violations, damage to reputation, and mental distress may not be entirely redressed through financial means.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

While certain attributes of the accounts made it unclear as to whether they were personal or business-focused accounts, the evidence was clear that the accounts were used extensively by JLM or by Ms. The accounts were regularly used to promote JLM’s business.”. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws.

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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. What about employee social media laws?

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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. The court doesn’t endorse this test.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Thus, Hepp’s statutory claim against Facebook is about the commercial effect on her intellectual property, not about protected speech. The majority ends with a not-credible declaration that its ruling doesn’t threaten free speech. ” Indeed, publicity rights claims imposed on publishers get heightened First Amendment scrutiny.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today, there are about 2100 FinTech businesses in India; the majority of which were founded in the previous five years. Concerning infringement, a trademark is abused when a person adopts a corporation’s domain name without authorization. NEED OF IPR FOR FINTECH IN INDIA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The account was used to promote JLM’s business and JLM in fact exerted influence over what was posted to the account. We’ve blogged about state laws directed at ownership of (and privacy regarding) employee social media accounts. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

The benefits of trademark registration allow the ‘Trademark holder’ to enjoy the following benefits – Protection of the channel name, preventing competitors from stealing or using a similar version of the YouTube channel name. It is clear that the protection of a trademark is essential for maintaining the goodwill of the brand.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Verify the third-party seller’s identity, principal place of business, and contact information through “reliable documentation, including to the extent possible some form of government-issued identification.” Trademark owners will weaponize that ambiguity. Who Cares About Privacy? Lack of State Preemption.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. ruling on Indian businesses and trademark holders? Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New? “Ad-word”

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Highlights of the Week Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look Recently a monograph on patent oppositions was published by HNLU, Raipur and was presented to the DPIIT with suggestions on streamlining patent opposition process and enabling ease of doing business in India.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Defendant has also used Plaintiffs’ trademarks “Seeking Millionaire,” “Seeking Arrangement,” “Whats Your Price,” “Carrot Dating,” and “Seeking” as search terms in the Apple Appstore and Google Play Store to yield LuxyApp as a search result. There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

After another busy week here at SpicyIP, here are the quick summaries of the 5 blogposts that were put up, along with 15 case summaries and other national and international IP developments for you. Can “honest concurrent use” be used as a defense against a trademark infringement claim? Important IP cases that we’re missing out on?

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke. Copyright Law.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. Mid-Point Discussants: Eric Goldman Antitrust is not a model of empirical evaluation at law, but empirical evidence does matter across consumer law—formation of TOS.

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