LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

New companies don’t have a lot of cash (or any) to pay the people they need to run the business (just get a quote on the cost to develop an MVP of your new app if you don’t believe me) and providing equity is a great way to build buy-in because.we With my “tax-paid” take home moneyincome I can buy stock in a company.

Ownership 52

Ownership Business Intellectual Property 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 26, 2021

Smash My Trash, LLC, 2021 WL 3354839, No. Republic alleged tortious interference, trespass/conversion, and false advertising claims. Lanham Act false advertising: Smash’s website FAW said: Will my waste company let me Smash my trash? Allied Servs., 21-cv-00249-SRB (W.D. It’s not their waste, it’s yours.

False Advertising 72

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Business 72

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Conversion and Detinue : Courts have been reluctant to extend conversion claims under Maryland law to pure intangibles. The outer limits of the conversion claim are where some documents representing the intangibles are improperly transferred to the defendant (such as stock certificates, promissory notes, or life insurance policies).

Social Media 79

Social Media Contracts Ownership Business 79

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Partner Astor Heaven and Counsel Raija Horstman kicked off the conversation to discuss modern trade secret protection under the DTSA and the biggest damages from jury verdicts in 2021. A jury awarded 32 million in compensatory damages and 120 million in punitive damages in Eastern District of Texas case ResMan LLC v.

Contracts 52

Contracts Government Litigation Privacy 52

The TTABlog

APRIL 2, 2024

Three Frog, LLC , Opposition No. The Board looked to the Converse factors to determine whether the subject design has achieved acquired distinctiveness. Three Frog is one of the three biggest sellers of dice boxes, and each of the three companies makes unique dice boxes. Taylor Jr.

Designs 57

Designs Design Social Media Registration 57

IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

chocolate company (“Hershey”) filed a lawsuit against Californian cookie maker The Cookie Department Inc. Last December , Cookie Department accused Hershey-owned company One Brands LLC of copying one of their trademarks in a California federal court lawsuit. Photo by Ashley Kirk ( Unsplash ). Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue?Writer,

Cease and Desist 106

Cease and Desist Branding Brands Branding 106

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

GoDaddy.com LLC , 340 F.R.D. GoDaddy.com LLC , No. Tripod Holdings, LLC , No. In Modern Remodeling , the court found that a defendant (“Kimball”) selectively deleted relevant text messages he exchanged with his co-defendants as they were attempting to establish a company that would compete against plaintiff. See Fast v.

Blogging 106

Blogging Litigation Intellectual Property Privacy 106

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

In common with Daniel Scroggins and Steven Daugherty, who allegedly operated PrimeStreams through a company called Dscroggs Investments LLC, Everly officially registered his KTV service as KTV Streams LLC in Ohio, naming himself as the owner. That certainly lines up with conversations online earlier this year.

Cease and Desist 88

Cease and Desist Branding Brands Branding 88

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2022

But there’s a corporate side to the UFC that’s much less palatable and, in many cases, highlights the company’s absolute reliance on the exploitation of IP rights. That’s why a company who used UFC footage without a license has prompted a new big-money copyright lawsuit. Bisping: The Michael Bisping Story.

Fair Use 105

Fair Use Copyright Licensing Intellectual Property 105

TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

DISH’s allegations, which are supported by evidence including recorded telephone conversations obtained from a jailhouse, are detailed in our earlier article. It references the earlier SetTV lawsuit, noting that Beaman and Gollner were co-owners of the corporate defendant Set Broadcast LLC, along with LaBossiere.

Copyright Infringement 123

Copyright Infringement Reporting Settlement Copyright 123

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

YouTube LLC , 2022 WL 278386 (N.D. Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. Vimeo Defeats Lawsuit for Terminating Account That Posted Conversion Therapy Videos–Domen v. YouTube Isn’t a Company Town (Duh)–Prager University v. Some Jawboning Posts.

Social Media 117

Social Media Government Publishing Blogging 117

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v.

Social Media 97

Social Media Ownership Branding Brands 97

The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2023

In Neurim Pharmaceuticals (1991) Ltd and another company v Generics UK Ltd and another [2020] EWHC 3270 (Pat), Neurim was successful on all issues. On this point, Arnold LJ disagreed, citing Conversant to highlight that the focus of the trial can be correctly categorised as a claim to enforce UK patents.

Reporting 73

Reporting Patent Patent Infringement Technology 73

The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

VNG also relied on the recent Ninth Circuit case, AMA Multimedia, LLC v. First, the Ninth Circuit found it significant that VNG had “purposefully targeted American companies and their intellectual property.” The Ninth Circuit found that this fact distinguished it from the issues in the AMA Multimedia, LLC case, upon which VNG relied.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Music 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Gutman Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Monaghan Trademark Owner Sues Over Alleged Twittersquatting–Coventry First, LLC v.

Social Media 78

Social Media Ownership Designs Design 78

Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. But Wall Street analysts were more interested in learning whether the company has formulated a legal strategy around AI. The reality is more complicated. Sheeran had the easier job. year over year to $2.71

Music 92

Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 92

43(B)log

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Feazels have a long history of starting roofing companies, and Roof Maxx (his most recent roofing company) is a national distributor of roofing products. Moreover, the alleged misrepresentations concerned the nature of Roof Maxx’s own roofing Product and were presented in official marketing material and conversations.

False Advertising 45

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Patent 45

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Aliign “is an event, lifestyle, and apparel company” allegedly with a first trademark use in 2011. lululemon is the well-known yoga gear company. Case citation : Aliign Activation Wear, LLC v. FTC. * Selling Keyword Ads Isn’t Theft or Conversion–Edible IP v. lululemon athletica Canada Inc. June 7, 2021).

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Settlement Trademark 105

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

June 2021: Roc-A-Fella Records sues its co-founder Damon Dash, alleging that Dash’s attempt to mint Jay-Z’s album “Reasonable Doubt” as an NFT constituted unlawful conversion of the copyright in the album owned by Roc-A-Fella. Miramax, LLC v. StockX LLC , Case No. Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. Nike, Inc.

IP 52

IP Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Intellectual Property 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

” VNG also relied on the recent Ninth Circuit case, AMA Multimedia, LLC v. First, the Ninth Circuit found it significant that VNG had “purposefully targeted American companies and their intellectual property.” Wanat , 970 F.3d 3d 1201 (9 th Cir. users’ ability to access its websites.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Music 52

Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The copyright lawsuit between the data-software company SAS Institute and its scrappy copycat World Programming has been interesting to follow over the past several years, and the Federal Circuit has now issued a controversial opinion in the case. World Programming Ltd., — F.4th 4th — (Fed. Oracle America, Inc. ,

Copyright 56

Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Fair Use 56

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

The record may likewise show that consumers sometimes mistakenly seek to redeem vouchers for other skydiving companies with LVSA… as a matter of law, a reasonably prudent consumer in this marketplace is unlikely to be confused as to the origin of the service offered. Case citation : Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures LLC v.

Trademark 79

Trademark Advertising Advertising Settlement 79

Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. In the case, a pharmaceutical company sued a former product development employee and his new employer in the District of New Jersey for misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the DTSA. at 914; see also ResMan, LLC v. LLC, Case No. Thanoo , 999 F.3d 3d 892 (3d Cir. Karya Prop.

Law 59

Law Confidentiality Designs Design 59

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

PureThink, LLC, 2021 WL 2483778, No. PureThink is a software and information technology consulting company that specializes in supporting agencies within the U.S. Neo4j, Inc. 5:18-cv-07182-EJD (N.D. May 18, 2021) Neo4j specializes in graph database management systems. I still don’t know what that means, but ok.] Government.

False Advertising 64

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Licensing 64

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Conversely, a sign that has additional meaning(s) does not constitute a mere geographical name. The strong ‘additional meanings’, or the acquired distinctiveness, take the sign out of the shadows of being a descriptive term and make it eligible for trade mark registration. of the TML.

Art 134

Art Registration Intellectual Property IP 134

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The vast majority of patent infringement cases are filed by nonpracticing entities, or “NPEs” These companies acquire patents with the sole intention of monetizing the patents through litigation rather than selling products or services incorporating the patented technology. “Everyone infringes” is an NPE’s dream.

Litigation 40

Litigation Patent Troll Settlement Technology 40

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This session will be followed by a panel conversation on the Role of Intellectual Property in SME. Governance is defined as the “system by which companies are directed and controlled.” ● Owner of a Rudy Gaines Creative Business Growth Company. Panelists will include: Karen Jarmoc. Rudy Gaines.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Government Intellectual Property Law IP 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Its flagship product is Bang , which might have been a sexual allusion but now is an apt description of the company’s fate. The company fired its CEO, Mr. Owoc, and is now in Chapter 11. The bankruptcy trustee is trying to regain control over various Bang-related social media accounts. The court doesn’t endorse this test.

Social Media 78

Social Media Ownership Marketing Marketing 78

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plaintiffs’ theory would effectively cause companies to cease communicating with their elected representatives for fear of liability, as Defendants compellingly argue. Chilling companies’ abilities to petition the government is another censorial consequence of the plaintiffs’ arguments. Google LLC , 2021 WL 4864418 (N.D.

Government 134

Government Social Media Publishing Blogging 134

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Once we take mandatory online age authentication off the policy table, we will clear the way for the much harder and complicated conversations that need to take place. Case citation : NetChoice LLC v. Bonta , 2023 U.S. LEXIS 165500 (N.D. 18, 2023) Shout-Outs The principals responsible for this ruling deserve a special shoutout.

Designs 78

Designs Design Privacy Business 78

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Google LLC , 461 F. Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. Vimeo Defeats Lawsuit for Terminating Account That Posted Conversion Therapy Videos–Domen v. YouTube Isn’t a Company Town (Duh)–Prager University v. AOL, 318 F.3d 3d 465, 472 (3d Cir.

Social Media 121

Social Media Blogging Government Publishing 121

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Roc-A-Fella asserted claims for unjust enrichment, conversion, replevin and breach of fiduciary duty. [7] On August 6, Roc-A-Fella filed an amended complaint, naming GoDigital, a company to which Dash allegedly granted the right to license Reasonable Doubt to certain websites, as a co-defendant. [13] Miramax LLC v. StockX LLC.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Social Media Contracts Branding 52

LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

In JTH Tax, LLC d/b/a Liberty Tax Service v. Plescia , the defendant was able to sufficiently dispute whether the trade secrets in question–Excel templates used to estimate and prepare final budgets for client project bids–were created by another company in the late 1990s. In Partners Insight, LLC v.

Confidentiality 40

Confidentiality Ownership Blogging Litigation 40

Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

As part of Hayley Paige’s responsibilities for JLM, she was tasked with growing the “Hayley Paige” brand for the company, including “assisting with advertising programs.” So, practically, where does that leave a company or practitioner when evaluating the likely enforceability of a non-compete agreement using the “uniqueness” test?

Social Media 59

Social Media Contracts Confidentiality Business 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

ComicMix LLC, 983 F.3d However, the fair use question has been addressed throughout the process of the district court decision, and the fourth factor was what the court and conversation was focused upon. LLC, 922 F.3d And with companies like Pixabay and others, that is so much easier to do. 3d 443, 459 (9th Cir.

Blogging 94

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 94

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fish principals Hyun Jin (HJ) In, Ph.D. , Ralph Phillips , and Daniel Tishman explore these growing industries and offer considerations for companies protecting and defending their IP. Obtaining patent protection for battery innovations requires battery companies to file patent applications with the USPTO. PDF copy available.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr. Goode currently serves as Senior Vice President of Legal and Intellectual Property, Biosimilars at Fresenius Kabi, a global health care and pharmaceutical company. Our goal was to shine a light on certain patent practices of branded drug companies. Federal courts cannot effectively litigate scores of patents either.

Patent 52

Patent Branding Brands Branding 52