The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Although Applicant Jose Ramon was experienced in the branding and marketing of beers, he was never in the business of producing the goods identified in his application, and the only step he took to use the mark was the formation of a company to market beers. D & P Holding S.A. Not good enough, said the Board.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Much bigger pressures come from the 2019 Open data and public sector information directive , the 2020 proposal for a Data governance regulation , and the still to be announced proposal for a Data Act. Stage II: The Data Governance Act. The proposed Data governance act seeks to expand the scope of the Open data directive.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cross-functional groups within an organization — including research and development (R&D), clinical research, competitive intelligence, regulatory, marketing, and medical affairs — must work together and with external partners to advance drug compounds from discovery to approval for use in patients to physician education and promotion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Binance appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. –Kuklinski v.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. The CMA is particularly concerned about contracts that auto-renew onto a subsequent contract of one year or more, where the CMA considers that consumers especially require protection to prevent them from being locked into an unwanted contract. The Guidance.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” Prager, which makes misleading videos that appear designed to radicalize kids to the MAGA agenda, sued YouTube over its demonetization decisions, claiming that YouTube had engaged in biased content moderation. Prager tried a variety of contract-based workarounds to Section 230.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Firstly, buyers must be aware of designated areas for foreign ownership, known as freehold properties, as per UAE laws. Legal Due Diligence: It is essential, involving verification with government authorities such as the Dubai Land Department or Real Estate Regulatory Agency. Such contracts are considered invalid.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Plaintiffs have attempted a wide range of common law, statutory, contract, and Constitutional claims, and courts have rejected those claims based on one or more of the following four grounds: Prima Facie Elements. In other words, the law simply wasn’t designed to redress the plaintiffs’ concerns. Section 230.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG aggregates and collects information from the most prominent rewards programs and provides a series of rankings and recommendations designed to help maximize your rewards points. AA’s terms and conditions says that all disputes arising under its agreements will be governed by the Northern District of Texas. Breach of Contract 2.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 30, 2023

billion in both private and government contracts and nearly $300 million in export transactions. Through this program, MBDA is investing $125 million to launch 43 business incubators and accelerators designed to help minority and other underserved entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses. billion in capital, over $1.6

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. They can become so-called ‘subscription-traps’ The CMA is particularly concerned about contracts that auto-renew onto a subsequent contract of one year or more, where the CMA considers that consumers especially require protection to prevent them from being locked into an unwanted contract.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Bill has now been published , proposing new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. The Government response, published in September 2021, acknowledged a concern that the UK regulatory framework has not kept pace with the changes brought about by streaming.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But if I stopped what I was doing to write a personal message every time I saw a blogger with no legal background shilling for a web-scraping company or a half-asleep aggregator journalist [FN] spewing ignorance online about the laws that govern web scraping, I wouldn’t get out much.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

Introduction In the United Arab Emirates, inheritance and wills are governed by a combination of Sharia law and civil laws. 28/2005 states that non-Muslim expatriates with assets in the UAE have the option to make a will under the laws of their home country to govern the succession of their Dubai-based assets. Dubai Decree No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. Gutman opened both accounts after she entered into the employment contract with JLM. Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.”

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In summer 2020, AHBP began negotiating with the Lynd defendants for the exclusive license to market and sell a surface disinfectant/cleaner known as “Bioprotect 500” in Argentina. Ultimately, AHBP took an exclusive license to sell the product in Argentina, with purchasing and advertising/marketing spend minimums.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

After thriving in what was once a localized traditional market, Japanese comics known as ‘manga’ took the world by storm. Publishers and authors could only watch as their work fueled a huge but unlicensed black market. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

DESIGN On Saturday, February 5, 2022, WIPO announced China's accession to the Hague System, making it the 68th contracting party to the 1999 Act and the 77th member of the Hague Union. According to WIPO, China's accession means that the Hague System will cover nine of the world's top 10 economic markets.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Singapore Treaty is applicable to all types of marks registrable under the law of a given Contracting Party. Contracting Parties are free to choose the means of communication with their offices (including communications in electronic form or by electronic means of transmittal). Image Source: IStock].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subsequently, on June 1, 2020, the Government of India opted for further enhancements, particularly for Medium enterprises, setting the investment cap at Rs. MSMEs foster innovation by nurturing aspiring entrepreneurs, encouraging the development of innovative goods that enhance market competitiveness and fuel sustained growth.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In a 2020 consultation , the government sought to broadly understand the implications of AI for IP. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Option 3: adopt an exception for any use, with a possibility for rightholders to contract out. IP plays a fundamental role in this.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

Given that in the 21 st century, the currency of the digital environment are business assets that are governed by IP laws, the role of IP is key. You can safeguard your know-how, secure your contracts, or start franchising and licensing among many other things. Designers and marketers are not IP experts, so cannot fill this vacuum.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It helps consumers differentiate between the myriad brands available in the market today. The trademark attorney guides the clients through various legal aspects of introducing a new product or service into the market. They also draw and review contracts related to trademark management.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). I posted a chapter from the book: Online Contracts. Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act). The post My “Summer” 2022 Activities appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Recent advances in the technical field of quantum technologies have not only experienced high amount of attention in information science and software engineering disciplines but also gained a wide interest of government due to its complexity and global significance. billion by 2027. billion by 2027. Image Source: IStock].

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

PART 2: of the blog gives a detail about Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secrets. INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS. These are protected under the Designs Act, 2000, corresponding to Design (Amendment) Rules, 2014.

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Patently-O

MARCH 26, 2024

Brady for an improved dredge boat design. It found that Brady’s claimed arrangement would have been obvious to any skilled engineer tasked with designing a dredge boat, given the existing knowledge in the field. .” As discussed below, I believe the case also provides some early insight into the new AI inventorship dilemma.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The UKIPO chaired the meetings, while representatives from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Office for Artificial Intelligence and the Competition and Markets Authority attended as observers. Photo by Emily Wang on Unsplash The UK’s attempt to deal with generative AI, training data and copyright law has taken yet another turn.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The Peruvian government also announced this year its commitment to unconditionally reduce 30% of its GHG emissions by 2030. . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Costa Rican government developed and initiated a “green recovery” plan to both recover from the impact of the pandemic as well as to develop a more sustainable future.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Read more. . Treatment of most favoured nation clauses – Stricter approach and more clarity needed.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Read more. . Treatment of most favoured nation clauses – Stricter approach and more clarity needed.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

More and more loans are being supported by certain intellectual property assets, such as copyrights, designs, and patents, or revenue streams connected to these assets. The government anticipates that this will promote the sector and make it a significant future driver of Indonesia’s economy by GR 24/2022.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The Peruvian government also announced this year its commitment to unconditionally reduce 30% of its GHG emissions by 2030. . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Costa Rican government developed and initiated a “green recovery” plan to both recover from the impact of the pandemic as well as to develop a more sustainable future.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

On the Ethereum blockchain (where most NFTs exist) all NFTs must conform to the ERC721 smart contract standard. This industry-adopted standard is relatively simple: it specifies which specific address holds a specific NFT, which is nothing more than a unique identifier in a given NFT smart contract. What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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