GDB Firm Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

Governor Cuomo rang in the new year by signing the New York City Public Works Investment Act, authorizing a variety of NYC agencies to enter into design-build contracts whereby one entity both designs and constructs the public improvement.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Electronic contracts, or “E-contracts,” in the present economy became ubiquitous due to the rapid development of the internet. Meaning Of An E-Contract. E-contracts are agreements made electronically instead of physical meetings between the parties involved in the transaction. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. The design represents different views of a trainer, falling within class 02-04 of the Locarno Agreement. Handelsmaatschappij J. On 21 April 2021, Puma SE appealed against the decision of the Invalidity Division.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I originally intended to call this article Challenges For Structuring Interior Design Purchasing Fees and Mark-ups , but felt that might be too alarmist. I find a lot of designers tend to skew toward vague and general terms about how marks-ups are calculated and charged. Interior Design contracts cases rarely make headlines.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Second Circuit on Tuesday partly upheld a lower court's decision to block bridal designer Hayley Paige from competing with her former employer amid their contract fight, though it said that the court went too far when it wrested the designer's Instagram account away from her.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

According to the complaint, in early 2022, Andretti Global hired the Plaintiff and the Defendants to design and construct a racing facility in Fishers, IN. The parties then entered into a Design-Build Contract , which included financial terms, budgets, building plans, completion dates, etc. Continue reading

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 12, 2022

In the context of Industrial designs, piracy occurs when someone other than the owner uses the registered design for his own gain. In this article, we shall explore the acts that amount to piracy of registered designs and remedies. Acts amounting to piracy of registered design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Instead of requiring its users to review those terms and conditions as it appears to do with its drivers, Uber has designed an interface that allows the registration to be completed without reviewing or even acknowledging the terms and conditions. Reminder: courts sometimes demand that consumers click twice to form a contract.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

One of them is ‘Design’ which is a composition of colors, shapes patterns, etc which add value and attraction to the product. Designs are advantageous assets that can be protected only if registered under the Designs Act, 2000. Website Designs. PROTECTION OF DESIGN. Picture Credit: Shutterstock].

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

The United States Department of Defense’s (DoD) supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) requires the DoD to adopt a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA), which is a technical and business strategy for open and adaptable system design. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 12, 2022

In the context of Industrial designs, piracy occurs when someone other than the owner uses the registered design for his own gain. In this article, we shall explore the acts of piracy of registered designs and remedies. In this article, we shall explore the acts of piracy of registered designs and remedies.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 30, 2024

A Michigan hospital system has asked a judge to deny an attempt to block construction of a children's rehabilitation hospital, saying it did not copy its former architect's design and has made significant design pivots since terminating the firm's contract.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 1, 2022

For every business or brand owner at present, the design of a product has become a crucial concern, and why won’t it be, after all, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” ” The unique design of a product, such as that of Mini Cooper and Coca-Cola, forms brand identity. Infringement of Industrial Designs .

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Manufacturers Like Custom Contract Furnishings in High Point, North Carolina. Photo of a Custom Contract Furnishings (CCF) worker making upholstered seating for the hospitality, health care and senior living industries. . Custom Contract Furnishings (CCF) is one of the many furniture manufacturers located near High Point.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. Adidas reportedly intends to take advantage of its design rights by selling the Yeezy sneakers using its own branding.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, Illinois joins at least 18 other states to have a Title Act authorizing Registered Interior Designers to seal any bound set or loose sheets of technical submissions. This change can only benefit everyone in the industry including, designers, tradespersons, and most importantly, consumers.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 5, 2022

A designer who sued Pure Spectrum CBD for copyright infringement and breach of contract has agreed to settle her lawsuit for a nearly 3% ownership of the company, according to a notice filed in Colorado federal court.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 16, 2023

However, the new UPS also significantly affects existing European patents (EP) with designations in the 17 EU Member States participating in the UPS. Parties entering into patent transactions involving existing (or potential future) EPs should consider the impact of the UPS on their contracts and licences.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] Kara also supports the prosecution of Chinese design applications.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

Retired Nicklaus now heads his golf course design and construction company, Nicklaus Designs. The IP rights and activities related to both Nicklaus as a person and his golf course design and construction activities made the deal worth more than $145 million.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 24, 2020

To consummate transactions and to otherwise engage in contractual activities, organizations have increasingly relied on electronic means of contracting using everything from webwraps and clickwraps (and hybrid variations of these forms of agreements) and electronic documents executed using electronic signatures. It has three parts.

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Behind every costume is a designer whose vision and design breathes life into characters. But behind every designer, other figures may undercut and miscredit them. Disney’s Cruella , released in May 2021 , tells the story of two haute couture designers battling for recognition in the fashion industry.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

If you design IP protection into the business through your agreements, choice of brand name and other identifiers you strengthen your position against the most common and damaging forms of copying in business. Although I engaged a designer for my “branding”, all I essentially got from the expensive exercise was a logo, and a website.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

It is a legal financing instrument designed to expand capital raising alternatives for early-stage startups. SAFE allows an investor to invest a certain amount of money in exchange for the option to acquire future shares that may eventually arise from a future formal capitalization, as stipulated in the contract. how does it work?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a bridal designer signed an employment agreement that barred her from competing with her employer – JLM Couture Inc. The agreement also prevented the designer from using variations of her name to market bridal wear. JLM) – following her employment. Circuit Judge Michael H.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark and contract issues that Adidas is navigating with shoe designs and related designs in the future. Listen to the podcast of this episode here.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 28, 2022

the Federal Circuit held that a catheter insertion design patent was invalid because the claimed design was offered for sale more than a year before the design patent application was filed. Medical Components, Inc., By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

In a highly technical ruling, the court rejects Twitter’s CFAA claim on a motion to dismiss and rejects Twitter’s other claims, including breach of contract, on an anti-SLAPP motion to strike. Breach of Contract Twitter’s TOS bans scraping. Twitter fails this burden. to lose significant advertising revenues.”

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Mattel countersued, arguing that Carter Bryant , the designer of Bratz and a former employee of Mattel, had created the dolls while working for Mattel under a contract that stated all his designs were the property of Mattel, thereby making the Bratz design Mattel’s intellectual property.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Mattel countersued, arguing that Carter Bryant , the designer of Bratz and a former employee of Mattel, had created the dolls while working for Mattel under a contract that stated all his designs were the property of Mattel, thereby making the Bratz design Mattel’s intellectual property.

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GDB Firm Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Where a contract reflects the intention of the parties to resolve their differences by arbitration, even the absence of a designated arbitrator or a vacancy in that position will not frustrate that intention.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The copyright aspects of their position statement focus on the culumative protection of design and copyright. The copyright aspects of their position statement focus on the culumative protection of design and copyright. Stay tuned in the next weeks for a post looking at these issues in detail.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2023

” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. ” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. Hah’s filings focused on breach of contract, so his other claims weren’t properly alleged.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A California federal jury on Wednesday cleared Oculus VR's founder and a Facebook subsidiary on allegations that the billionaire lied about his progress on virtual reality headset designs that Total Recall Technologies contracted him to create and then sold them to Facebook for $2 billion.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

China has taken a further step towards aligning its regulations with the international protection system for designs. On June 1, 2021, the most recent reform of the country’s Patent Act entered into force, which includes significant changes to how industrial designs are regulated. Key reforms.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Total Recall Technologies accused Oculus VR's founder during trial openings Monday of lying about his progress on virtual reality headset designs TRT had contracted him to create and selling them to Facebook in a $2 billion deal, while his counsel said he only received $798 from TRT and owed it nothing.

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