LexBlog IP

JULY 6, 2021

Recently, a growing number of companies are choosing to go public by merging with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) instead of going through a traditional Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”). After the SPAC IPO, the sponsors place the funds raised in a trust. By: Haodi Dong.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of many possible use cases for how blockchain technologies could help monetize creative works and reduce the reliance on intermediaries (for an analysis of copyright issues with NFTs see here and here ). Jack Dorsey tweeted another provocative idea the next day. Web3 Is More than Just Blockchain.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Case: Aiwa Co Ltd. On permitted use, the court emphasized on the need to have a written agreement, and rejected the Defendant’s reliance on an affidavit by Mr. Advani, holding that it cannot amount to “permitted use”. Permitted use’ under the Trademarks Act requires a written agreement, reiterated Delhi High Court. Annapurna Films Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

On this point, Open AI answers the question “Can I trust that the AI is telling me the truth?” In short, a user can’t trust what the machine is explaining or outputting. Further, ChatGPT is limited by its reliance on the humans that trained ChatGPT in the first place. ” Id. A few points on this output.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

[This Weekly Review has been co-authored with Shikhar Chauhan. vs Vijay Pal Vineet Kumar And Co. The franchisees in question are separately incorporated as a private limited company and the plaintiff asserted that the principal office does not have control over them. Case: Jaquar Company Pvt Ltd vs Villeroy Boch Ag & Anr.

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