LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2021

In addition to issuing new Standard Contractual Clauses ( SCCs ) for international transfers of personal data to a third country outside the EEA, the European Commission has also published the finalised Article 28 SCCs for use between controllers and processors. The Article 28 SCCs came into force on 27 June 2021.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Confidential Targets. Unfortunately, the actual blocking targets are not published publicly. This information remains confidential to prevent the targeted operators from taking circumvention measures, such as moving to new streaming servers or changing IP addresses. ” the order reads.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

In particular, the petition asks whether documents made available only to customers, and not generally to the public, count as being published. A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

“The transcript contains information and reference to MarkMonitor’s source code that is private, proprietary, confidential and commercially sensitive trade secret information regarding its antipiracy detection system,” MarkMonitor writes. Accordingly, this exhibit should be destroyed or permanently sealed.”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Publishers and authors could only watch as their work fueled a huge but unlicensed black market. The problem for manga creators and publishers today is that pirates offer their copyrighted content for free in the same global market. Publishers Seek Help From U.S. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

The appellant sought a copy of a PhD Thesis titled “Studies on some nitrogen fixing genes of Azotobacter vinelandi” from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university and public authority for the purposes of RTI Act. What makes it more ‘non-confidential’ is the university is bound by clause 14(b) of the ordinance, as well as by Section 13.1

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In Cornell’s case, he shared a letter that said the school found no “intent” of plagiarism and that the errors were corrected when he published the dissertation. The report will stay confidential, but I've been allowed to share the following text: pic.twitter.com/ZEsdGJ70UM — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 7, 2022.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

Please note: in the finally published Rules (last week), the proposed change to pre-grant oppositions has been modified in the finally published version. For readers interested, Swaraj and Praharsh have also just put out a 2 part post on the finally published version of these same Rules (see here and here ). Prashant Reddy T.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application in full-blown lawsuits. The poster noted that while it appeared the information had multiple sources, several people might have copied existing information. “Specifically, in Twin Peaks Productions vs. .

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

ASPAC also filed an access to information request through which it hoped to obtain “copies of all documents involving the MPA and the use of the Ether platform.” The São Paulo operation is also mentioned in annual reports published by the local CNPC anti-piracy program in Brazil. Some issues did remain, however.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Copyright in its general sense, confers exclusive rights to the author and thus protects the works from being copied or reproduced. The exclusive right to publish any article in any class in which the design is registered. The proprietor of a registered design has the exclusive right to apply such design to all such classes.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The United States and the United Kingdom that collaborated with private companies to develop COVID-19 vaccines have released copies of their research and collaboration agreements under their Freedom of Information (FOI) laws with redactions. In fact, public disclosure of COVID-19 vaccine agreements is the global norm.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In Hubbard v Vosper [1972] 2 QB 84 , the Church of Scientology sued a former member for publishing a book criticizing Scientology that contained material copied from Scientology books and documents, as well as confidential information pertaining to Scientology courses.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

LinkedIn sent a C&D letter, asking HiQ to stop accessing and copying the data based on the User Agreement. Some circuits have held that a violation of policies and contracts such as terms of use and confidentiality agreements is enough to establish liability under the CFAA, while others tend to interpret it narrowly. 1030(a)(2).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Please note that the op-ed was first published in The India Forum.] Zydus Lifesciences Limited, on 13 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The case centered on the establishment of a confidentiality club in a biosimilar litigation dispute. Other Posts Delhi HC in Zed Lifestyle Pvt Ltd. Image from here F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr v.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Since FinTech is a dynamic concept and originated from the intellectual labour of its creator, the chief question running in the minds of stakeholders is “How to protect their work from copying”? Additionally, these confidential facts are used in the company to provide a market edge or the possibility for a competitive gain.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. Challenges in IPR Regulation in e-commerce As per a survey, around 38% online buyers experienced counterfeit products and 1/3 rd people have gotten copied products. 12] Kent RO Systems Ltd.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. In 2014, the Bombay High Court restrained the singer Mika Singh and the recording label OCP Music from publishing an advertisement that impinged Sonu’s personality rights. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts including a post discussing the concept of hot tubbing, a post on the DHC interim injunction order restraining Geonix on the grounds of reverse passing off, and a tidbit on CCI’s appeal before the Supreme Court in. X wins copyright infringement case against 17 music publishers.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

As explained below, this case is the latest in a line of decisions declining to find that evidence of improperly downloaded information may not be sufficiently compelling circumstantial evidence of misappropriation. ( A copy of the opinion can be found here ). What happened? What does it all mean?

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Chefs across the world spend a good amount of time to come up with new food recipes but even though how much fascinated was their recipe, their efforts often go in vain as there are no specific laws to give protection to their food recipes, in absence of which other people can easily copy their recipes without committing any illegal act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

Marking a product with the phrase “patent pending” does not provide any enforceable legal protection, but it can be useful in giving competitors pause before copying your product or service, and in improving investor and customer perception of an invention or product. . Reasons to File a Provisional Patent Application.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Arnold LJ cited case law to point out that an invention is a piece of information, and that there is no property in information even if confidential ([125]). Two sections of the 1977 Act are key in this case ([9]). 7 provides: "Right to apply for and obtain a patent. (1) 13 states: "Mention of inventor. (1) 13 states: "Mention of inventor. (1)

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This article was originally published in the Boston Bar Association’s Fall 2022 Boston Bar Journal. Have things actually changed? Despite MUTSA being on the books for four years now, the question remains: has anything really changed?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This will remove the outdated requirement for members of the public to attend the IPO’s offices in person or order copies of documents to view this information. Inventors’ addresses The government is considering no longer publishing full addresses of inventors for UK patents, instead publishing only country and place of residence.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This article was originally published in the Boston Bar Association’s Fall 2022 Boston Bar Journal. ” See M. Oddly enough, the pre-MUTSA statute never specifically defined “misappropriation.” Have things actually changed?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Lupin Limited refused to provide relief in the form of continuing an ad-interim injunction granted earlier to the petitioner, in a case concerning breach of confidentiality and for infringement of copyright of the product Noxguard, a nasal spray. 2 crores in damages and the removal of 34 articles and 65 videos published by Newslaundry.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) in the US representing a group of indie and major music publishers has sued popular gaming platform Roblox for copyright infringement, claiming USD 200 million in damages. News from India. Other News from Around the World.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

Any member of public can take inspection of the records and obtain a certified copy of the entry. In the previous Act, there was a 2-year confidential period post registration, which prohibited taking inspection/certified copy of any entry in the records.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We are pleased to bring to you a copy of this article by Prashant Reddy T on Justice Bhat’s rich legacy. Please note, this article was originally published on Scroll.in.] There were at least two precedents where corporations tried to deploy intellectual property rights to curb free speech.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. Based on the above reasoning, the Court refused to grant an injunction against the novelization of Nayak’s screenplay by Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt. Apart from the Madras High Court, the Calcutta High Court has recently published the Draft IPD Rules for public comments by January 5, 2024.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

To qualify as a patentable invention, the invention: must not be in the public domain or have been published or used previously; must not be obvious and must involve a technical advancement; and must be capable of being implemented commercially. Inventions must also not fall within the scope of non-patentable subject matter according to law.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

No confidentiality of Ds’ identities—defendants can coordinate; asset freezes may not work. Another source of uncertainty: there was a claim that for normal streaming (no copy) there was no digitial phonorecord delivery, which meant there was no license needed, which created uncertainty on the other side.

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