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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Copyright Infringement Cease and Desist Copyright Contracts 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2022

The court confirms that to ensure enforceability, consumers should (1) check the box and (2) be advised that checking the box will indicate assent to contract terms. These basic principles “apply with equal force to contracts formed online.” Lawyers who advise website designers and companies, take note!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

If the issue lies in loopholes within the ToS, the solution seems straightforward: draft tighter contracts and perhaps incorporate a browsewrap on your platforms to catch those who don’t hold accounts. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well. In 2022, in ML Genius v.

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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. A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks.

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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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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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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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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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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

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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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

According to NetEase, Tencent, through its QQ Music streaming platform, has violated a contract with them by streaming music in provinces where QQ has no license to do so. In addition to those issues, NetEase also claims that Tencent ripped off their app and interface designs.

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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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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Emma is a fashion designer and founder of denim company, Good American. In IPO’s free, online, easy to use toolkit there are resources designed to help businesses identify their IP and understand how to protect, manage it and even license it to scale up their product. A design worth registering?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e., The process of creating a digital asset with a smart contract is called "minting". The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. a MIT license ).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Up to March 2021, his photographs have been licensed more than 800,000 times. The author may determine whether the work is to bear a designation of authorship and which designation is to be used. In order to reach as many potential customers as possible, the licensing terms must be attractive. According to Sec.

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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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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. In all likelihood, BIPA consent would require, at minimum, a two-click process to proceed.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace. Your NFT drop will license your copyright-protected digital asset (i.e.,

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i] It required the contracting parties to implement limitations and exceptions to their national law of copyright in their country for permitting the production, distribution, and accessibility of published work in such a format that is convenient as well as permission to exchange such copyright works across borders and serve the beneficiaries. [ii]

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. that allows a contracting party to limit the rights of a broadcasting organization from another contracting party when that contracting party provides fewer rights. Copyright: WIPO. 12–Tech.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

And while their terms of use provide the social media companies a license to use that user-generated content, it is their users who typically have a copyright interest in their content. Now, the primary vehicle to stop web scraping is with breach of contract claims. It’s user-generated content. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory.

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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

The disproportionate remuneration stemmed from contracts entered into with dominant players, especially in the music industry, and this has over time been a major source of worry for the South African government. The MITT and CRC found the Copyright Act to be inadequate in addressing the issues.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Another important component of IP management in the entertainment sector is licensing.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As readers may be aware, Articles 18-22 of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 (DSM Directive) [IPKat coverage here ] establish protective measures for authors and performers that license or transfer the exclusive economic rights over their works and performances to third parties for the purpose of exploitation.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

The European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) is designed specifically for European patent attorneys in light of the particular needs of the profession. After successfully passing online and oral examinations, the participating patent attorneys will be awarded a certificate.

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Intepat

MARCH 7, 2022

Nearly, none of the IP laws i.e., The Patents Act, 1970, [1] The Trade Marks Act, 1999, [2] [“ TM Act ”] The Designs Act, 2000, [3] prohibit minors to obtain protection for their intellectual property. However, the contractual incapacity creates hindrances on minors in exploiting the IPRs by entering into licenses or assignments.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. This might include brand names, product line names, style names, or even unique packaging or product design.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 21, 2023

Stepping into the Executive Director and CEO role here in March 2023, I immersed myself in our public safety engagement, contract oversight, and program management efforts to understand how these critical functions were managed here. The FCC recently renewed our license after conducting a thorough review process and open proceeding.

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

On appeal, the Federal Circuit looked to the contract and its own prior precedent to conclude that a purchase agreement is a classic offer to sell. ” On appeal, the Federal Circuit found that those contract provisions do not necessarily indicate any intent to experiment with the system design or to ensure that the invention works.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The contract provided that the buyer would own the “Work” once it was paid for and that “Purchaser and/or building owner may not copyright, reproduce, or merchandise images of the Work without the Artist’s written consent in advance.” Hy-Vee, Inc., 3d -, 2023 WL 3602813, No. 4:22-cv-00025-RGE-HCA (S.D.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2022

Over the past decades, the Software Alliance ( BSA ) has helped major software companies including Adobe, Autodesk, IBM, and Microsoft, to fight against under-licensed businesses. These are substantial businesses winning lucrative contracts. There should be no tolerance for firms using any illegal software in national development.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granting a motion to enforce PlasmaCAM’s (Plasmacam) version of an agreement with Fourhills Designs, LLC, and Thomas and Martha Caudle (collectively “CNC”). 7,071,441 (‘441 patent), for which Plasmacam has an exclusive license.

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IPilogue

APRIL 5, 2022

With a SOCAN license, businesses comply with copyright laws and may play songs that are part of SOCAN’s repertoire while supporting the creators of that music. From presentations on the science of work-life balance, to active lunch breaks, at SOCAN I channeled my inner yogi while entering the world of rights management and licensing.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This includes providing input on package or product designs and colorways and overseeing the production process. Thus, companies have a clear interest in ensuring that the freelancers they occasionally contract with are deemed independent contractors, not employees. According to California Labor Code section 3351.5(c)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Alexander claimed that Take-Two Interactive infringed the tattoo designs she inked on her client, professional wrestler Randy Orton, when the company produced and distributed a video game featuring a realistic in-game depiction of Orton. The implied license argument is particularly important here. Warner Bros. Copyright in Tattoos.

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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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