SpicyIP

AUGUST 25, 2021

student at Amity University (School of Law), Kolkata. In common parlance, comparative advertisement means advertisement of a particular product, or service by comparing it against a competitor’s product for the purpose of showing why one’s product is superior. Anchor Health and Beauty Care Pvt. Pragya is a 5th year B.A.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

Even yet, if the licensee uses the trademark for goods and services not covered by the assignment agreement, the usage can be considered unlawful. A trademark reflects the source and quality of goods or services to a consumer. It signifies that a trademark represents companies or business’s goodwill and brand worth.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

Even yet, if the licensee uses the trademark for goods and services not covered by the assignment agreement, the usage can be considered unlawful. A trademark reflects the source and quality of goods or services to a consumer. It signifies that a trademark represents companies or business’s goodwill and brand worth.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

And she does not allege that Twitter failed to exercise independent judgment when it suspended her account… Plaintiff violated Twitter’s Terms and Service and Twitter has provided a good and sufficient basis to suspend her account…Twitter had clear independent grounds for suspending Plaintiff’s account. Facebook, Inc.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Payal has graduated from the School of Law, Christ University in 2020, and currently practices as a disputes lawyer. The plaintiff approached the High Court seeking protection of its rights in the trademark “Agarwal Packers & Movers”, under which it has been offering transport and logistics services for decades.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2022

“plaintiff concedes Twitter is a private company.” Twitter, Inc. , Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v. First Amendment. ” Lanham Act.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. Read more in this post by Pranav and Swaraj to understand how this system could be getting exploited by pharmaceutical companies and why this is a big move by the FTC, furthering access to important medicines in the US.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 11, 2022

district court enjoining the NCAA from limiting universities from providing student-athletes with certain education-related benefits. [1] By making its decision at the last minute, the NCAA left the universities with little time to formulate their own NIL policies and protocols. 2] The Court issued its decision on June 21, 2021.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 11, 2022

district court enjoining the NCAA from limiting universities from providing student-athletes with certain education-related benefits. [1] By making its decision at the last minute, the NCAA left the universities with little time to formulate their own NIL policies and protocols. 2] The Court issued its decision on June 21, 2021.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2021

Facebook, Inc., information–Children’s Health Defense v. Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. YouTube Isn’t a Company Town (Duh)–Prager University v. Case citation : Orders v.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Case: Perkinelmer Health Sciences Inc and Ors. An Injunction cannot force an artist to continue with contract for personal service even though mutual trust between the parties has been lost, rules Delhi High Court. Medical Parliamentarians write to the PM seeking universal free cancer care in India. Annapurna Films Pvt.

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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. Narayani Trading Company [Bombay High Court]. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. Universal City Studios LLC and Ors v. Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Entertainment Inc., Hari Shankar. Warner Bros.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

On appeal, he advanced several of the standard legal arguments for censoring Internet services. Meta Platforms, Inc. Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Healthvana, Inc. 23, 2022) Healthvana operates a health app, Healthvana, and has a trademark (registration) for use in connection with software and software as a service. Plus, “the universe of health-related products and services” is very broad. Telebrands Corp., 2022 WL 562265, No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

The opinion summarizes the allegations: Defendants Twitter, Inc. “Action temporarily blocking Plaintiff’s account by Twitter, which is a private company, and its CEO, Elon Musk, is not government action.” information–Children’s Health Defense v. Are sheeple a resource in Settlers of Catan?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

“Companies, including Twitter, that provide only online services, however, are not places of public accommodation for the purposes of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” Twitter, Inc. information–Children’s Health Defense v. LinkedIn Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”?

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Board basically follows the CAFC's decision in University of Notre Dame du Lac v. TTAB Affirms Section 2(a) False Association Refusal of TSA-KIT for "Bottles, sold empty" TTAB Affirms 2(a) False Association Refusal of SEAL TEAM PHYSICAL TRAINING, INC. Petróleos Mexicanos v. Intermix S.A. , 97 USPQ2d 1403 (TTAB 2010).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 20, 2022

The panel states simply: “She did not allege sufficient facts to infer that [Twitter] engaged in state action when the company moderated or suspended the former President’s Twitter account” because… there wasn’t a sufficient nexus between Twitter and the government. Twitter Inc. , Case citation: Rutenberg v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2024

The court says simply: “As private companies, Twitter and Facebook are not subject to the Constitution’s constraints.” Facebook, Inc. Facebook Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v. information–Children’s Health Defense v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 8, 2022

“Facebook and Twitter made contemporaneous statements that they took action because they concluded that Hart had violated company policy,” not because of any government directives. Nor can coercion be inferred from President Biden’s comment that social media companies are “killing people.” Facebook, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 7, 2022

“Twitter is a private company.” The new answer: buy a social media company (see also MySpace and Tumblr ). Twitter, Inc. , Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v. ” (Cites to Williby v. Zuckerberg and Halleck ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Meta Platforms, Inc. , Facebook Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v. Facebook Another Must-Carry Lawsuit Against YouTube Fails–Daniels v Alphabet Congressional Jawboning of Internet Services Isn’t Actionable–AAPS v. 22-16327 (9th Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors. Government Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. information–Children’s Health Defense v. Are Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”? YouTube Isn’t a Company Town (Duh)–Prager University v.

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