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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone.

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FS.COM INC. v. International Trade Commission Corning Optical Communications LLC – Intervenor No. 22-1228 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 20, 2023)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The ITC affirmed the ALJ’s determination that the claims were enabled and that “a front opening” included numerous openings, and as such that FS.COM violated § 337 and issued a general exclusion order prohibiting the importation of infringing high-density fiber optic equipment into the United States and a cease-and-desist order directed to FS.COM.

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NFTs Excite Hollywood But Not Because They Can Solve Piracy

TorrentFreak

While some of these NFTs are bound to become irrelevant, the underlying technology has plenty of potential. Interest is in large part driven by the potential revenues the technology might deliver moving forward. In the past, major copyright holders have fiercely resisted novel technologies. Piracy remains a concern, however.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

IPilogue

He began with a general overview of NFT and blockchain technology and proceeded to discuss many interesting NFT trade examples from the past two years. She received a cease-and-desist notice from the photographer Michael Halsband, directing her to destroy the artwork. Dr. Andres Guadamuz.

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Additionally, with image recognition technology, you can conveniently spot your brand’s trademark design within online graphics and pictures. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically. What serves as the bread and butter of trademark enforcement is sending cease-and-desist letters.

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Humanizing Copyright Infringement: “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?” by Robert Kolker

IPilogue

Lamont Abramczyk is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book.