Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. Enforcing Copyright The traditional pre-litigation enforcement tool is a demand letter.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

As part of the order, JPM agreed to pay an $18 million file and to cease and desist from any further violations of Rule 21f-17(a). In recent consent orders, the SEC normally included a notification requirement and obligation to revise non-compliant agreements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

For example, the most aggressive companies in pursuing web-scraping litigation are the social media companies. And while their terms of use provide the social media companies a license to use that user-generated content, it is their users who typically have a copyright interest in their content.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Ryanair has a long history of litigating against OTAs in Europe and the United States. It has previously litigated against OTAs in Spain, France, Ireland, and Switzerland, with mixed results. It previously litigated against Expedia in Washington. The facts of the case are relatively simple, with a couple of twists.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“We continue to expand our impact through voluntary agreements with domain registries and registrars, fast-track procedures with social media companies, ad companies, payment processors, online marketplaces, etc., all over the globe. So, we work with all parties in the internet ecosystem,” Van Voorn says.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 5] The mere threat of litigation is enough to shut most fan projects down entirely. [6] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5]

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

weigh up and anticipate what a litigation case entails in the big picture and in light of your business. Enforcement strategy: litigation or agreement? Furthermore, trademark litigation cases in Portugal can take several months or even years, leading to adverse brand effects and increasing litigation costs.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. Justice Ginsburg upheld the precise “wait and see” approach to copyright litigation adopted by Netflix: It is hardly incumbent on copyright owners. In the Supreme Court’s opinion in Petrella v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

After two trips to the 9th Circuit, a remand from the Supreme Court, and nearly six years of motions and posturing, the outcome of the litigation was a permanent injunction against hiQ, a win for LinkedIn, and insolvency for scraper hiQ Labs. Meta sent Bright Data a series of cease-and-desist notices telling it to stop.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Following the announcement, Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to SuperFarm and Dash. Although this case has yet to reach a resolution, it draws attention to the potential for litigation surrounding the copyright rights required to mint NFTs. However, Damon lacked any individual interest in the copyright. [2]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Moreover, the Court clarified that trial courts can dispose of frivolous trademark infringement claims as a matter of law on a motion to dismiss under the Rogers test and the standard likelihood of confusion test: “That is not to say (far from it) that every infringement case involving a source-identifying use requires full-scale litigation.

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