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lawyer doesn't make use in commerce by negotiating for client

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She allegedly falsely represented that she was authorized to deliver Londra’s “recording artist and songwriting services. Big Ligas sued for tortious interference and for false advertising and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. False advertising: “That Ms.

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WIPIP: Innovation Theory & TM

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Rierson, Trademark Law and the Creep of Legal Formalism Various rules w/in TM law have been codified that we seem to be treating more as formalistic labels or bright line rules when a more practical approach is preferable in TM context instead of leaning on labels. Interested in sellers’ understanding of the contracts.

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The SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[Note: can trademark owners take advantage of the US jurisdiction consent between the online marketplace and its third-party sellers? Normally trademark owners aren’t third-party beneficiaries of that contract. Trademark owners will weaponize that ambiguity. Lack of State Preemption. Repudiation of the 512 Deal.

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USC IP year in review, TM/ROP

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For about a decade, courts had realized that IIC had gone way too far, and had expanded liability in ways that didn’t protect consumers and facilitated anticompetitive claims about false advertising. 30, 2021) Plaintiff Daniel Abrahams formerly contracted with a publisher to author a series related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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