Velocity of Content

JULY 20, 2021

I’ve seen so many times, companies subscribe to a journal, and then nobody knows that they have access to it, and it goes underused or unused completely. Heather Desmarais, President of HJD Consulting LLC. Sarah Jo Smith, APTD, Training Coordinator, Signature Science, LLC. The first thing I was looking for was ease-of-use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir. Perfect 10, a purveyor of soft-core pornography, sued Google (among others) for allegedly infringing its photographs of nude models. The photos had been copied by third-party infringers and posted online, where they were indexed in Google’s Image Search engine. July 17, 2023).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. Breyer dismissed the case, holding that the media companies are not liable for direct copyright infringement and that Instagram is not liable for secondary copyright infringement.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This article details the authors’ study of Section 285 attorney fees awards against patentees from 2017 through 2022 and describes two potential reform efforts toward ensuring that prevailing parties receive Section 285 fee awards. Read the full article at Law360. Supreme Court’s 2014 Octane Fitness LLC v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Unlike so-called ‘pre databases’ that displayed only raw information, new releases on RLSLOG were presented in an article format with comments on the quality, source (such as DVDSCR or the now largely defunct Telecine), runtime, IMDB rating and format (Xvid, for example). Even greater pressure lay ahead. The Beginning of the End.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

and NBCUniversal Media, LLC relating to alleged copying of fonts. Seeing the writing on the wall, Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC recently filed declaratory judgment action against House Industries to preempt such a copyright infringement accusation. And because there are no maintenance fees required to keep U.S. Design Patent No.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , 20-891 (CVSG requested May 3, 2021); Res Judicata and the Patent-Specific Kessler Doctrine : PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. 20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Three other eligibility cases are pending: PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. Companies using Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies increasingly face legal scrutiny.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. Companies using Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies increasingly face legal scrutiny.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Ziff Davis, 18-CV-790 (KMW), that refused to dismiss claims against a media company for embedding an Instagram post into one of its articles online. embedded images in Google’s search engine’s image results), finding that the ruling relied on the plain language of the statute.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Through this article we try to answer the question. In this case, the Plaintiffs represented a company that carries on the business of teaching Pranic Healing and Esoteric Sciences. Evolation Yoga, LLC (2012). This uncertainty raises the question as to whetherYoga Asanas be copyrighted?Through Charlotte Anderson &Ors.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

This article seeks to examine how trademark law interacts with the freedom of expression of artists to choose the subject matters they wish to engage with, using the dispute between Hermès, a fashion industry giant and Mason Rothschild, a digital artist, as a contextual backdrop. Ltd vs Google India Pvt. Ltd , Hawkins Cookers Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 19, 2021

The purported reason Congress created IPRs in the AIA was to “ increase patent quality ” by allowing rapid adjudication of “ [p]atents of low quality and dubious validity” and to “curb abusive behaviors” that cause large companies to settle “frivolous cases.”

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Payal Saraogi, on a recent decision of the Delhi High Court on Google’s use of trademarks as advertisement keywords. Google India Private Limited and others. Google’s arguments and the Court’s response are detailed in this article.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Kid Car NY, LLC v. LLC, 2021 WL 466975 (S.D.N.Y. The Counterclaim alleges that Kid Car purchased “KIDMOTO” as keyword on Google and that by using ‘kid car’ in the resulting advertisement there is a likelihood of consumer confusion.” The Google AdWords purchase too may not alone evidence bad faith.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

Some VPN companies even own review sites. Vulnerabilities are always lurking around the corner and even with the most secure VPN, you still have to trust the VPN company with your data. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2022

No time to rebrand as 21 week delay to injunction refused Combe International LLC v Dr August Wolff GmbH [2022] EWHC 125 (Ch) (January 2022) We covered the hoo-ha between VAGISIL and VAGISAN in the last volume. Was there nevertheless a hosting defence under Article 14 of the e-Commerce Directive? The judge preferred Swatch’s argument.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

vs Ravi Gandhi & Anr on 7 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The appellant challenged the modification of an injunction allowing the defendants to use the word “MABELLE” in their company name and business communications. Setting this decision aside and reiterating the decision in Google LLC v.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The second suit was filed by IPRS and PPL against an event management company for broadcasting music without authorization. In this case, the right to be forgotten was located in Article 21 of the Constitution and a post Puttaswamy framework. Narayani Trading Company [Bombay High Court]. Google India Pvt Ltd [Delhi High Court].

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Warning by Google on downloading an app is not wrong and is mandated by the IT Act, clarifies Delhi High Court. Case: Winzo Games Private Limited vs Google Llc; Ors. Case: Bennet, Coleman And Company vs Vnow Technologies Private Ltd.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To what extent is training material first collected by third-party entities (such as academic researchers or private companies)? According to this report , open models accounted for 31% of articles, reviews and conference papers in 2021. Relevant instructional cases include the cases mentioned above as well as Fox News Network, LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The uproar also includes numerous articles by diverse scholars and various bloggers expressing a renewed interest in sound marks in many countries. Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

5] As one of us explains in a forthcoming law review article: Text data mining is an umbrella term referring to computational processes for applying structure to unstructured electronic texts and employing statistical methods to discover new information and reveal patterns in the processed data. iParadigms, LLC, 562 F.3d Google, Inc.,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kedar notes that the defendants in their counter applications to quash the order highlighted that in the backdrop of pandemic, the medicines produced by the Company were in high demand due to their ability to relieve some of the major symptoms of Covid-19. Google India Pvt. Thematic Highlight.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

GoDaddy LLC, Dynadot LLC to immediately lock and suspend the domain names [link] , [link] and [link]. Universal City Studios LLC and Ors v. Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Disney Enterprises, Inc. Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Disney Enterprises, Inc. Hari Shankar.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

”) and Charming Beats LLC (“We’ll serve you with a smile. Minden’s complaints often tout that the company “works diligently to detect online infringements of its works” and that it engages technology companies to “crawl the internet” in search of unauthorized copies of Minden’s photos.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 17, 2022

While that element was later suspended , the injunction also prohibits any company (ISPs, webhosts, CDN providers, DNS providers, domain companies, advertising services, financial institutions, payment processors) from doing any business with the sites, now or in the future. ” the company’s opposition reads.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

” According to that article, “Albertson’s assets…include $100 worth of books and $700 worth of guns.” Also, “Albertson has not alleged that Google was a ‘willful participant in joint action’ with the government.” Google, LLC , 2024 WL 476944 (N.D. ” #Priorities.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 11, 2021

. * NY Times : Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump. * “ False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives.” Alba Web Designs, LLC, 2021 WL 280065 (W.D. NY Times : Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander. Facebook, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Two weeks ago, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster (and its parent company Paramount Global, formerly known as Viacom-CBS), in U.S. In 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Google , 786 F.3d District Court for the Northern District of Florida. 3:23-cv-02333 (N.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

. * * * Arkansas Act 689 of 2023 NetChoice LLC v. The court says the statutory definition of “social media company” is impermissibly vague, especially its reference to a service’s “primary purpose.” Griffin , 2023 WL 5660155 (W.D. Void for Vagueness. But what about other platforms, like Snapchat?

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