43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

DealMaker alleged that defendants stole its trade secrets and also alleged violation of state and federal false advertising law. Challenged claim: DealMaker’s customers do not retain ownership over their own data. Defendant Marble is Issuance’s co-founder and chief executive officer.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Ownership Advertising Advertising 59

43(B)log

JUNE 16, 2022

Defendants NGT and NGE advertised an ability to help customers terminate their timeshare contract or ownership; other defendants were part of the exit process. As detailed below, none of the advertising specifically mentioned Diamond, nor did it direct, instruct nor encourage consumers to stop paying on their timeshare obligations.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Contracts 59

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here, there was a realistic likelihood of recurrence alleged given defendants’ “pattern of willful and deliberate behavior over the course of several years, as well as the continued ownership and control of Roomster by the two named individual Defendants who run the company,” despite their knowledge of the investigation.

False Advertising 72

False Advertising Confidentiality Advertising Advertising 72

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124