Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Copyright and its lawful use by another are more important than is often deemed by people. A lack of awareness about Intellectual Property laws and the pecuniary consequences that may arise from the non-compliance of such laws is not taken by people or companies as seriously as it should be.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

There are formal contracts to outline the finer points and, in such cases, licensed professionals are involved to help the athlete understand their legal obligations. These schools would be well advised to begin instructing their athletes on the fundamentals of contract law as well.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 13, 2022

MacKinzie Neal: USPTO and US Copyright Office To Conduct a Joint Study on Intellectual Property Law and Policy Issues Related to NFTs (Source: JD Supra). Curt Dodd: Interpreting, Performing and Discharging the ETSI Licensing Declaration’s Obligation for Patent Holders Under French and California Contract Law (Source: SSRN).

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The current trend in internet law, has tended to elevate companies’ rights through contracts and licences while demoting owners to simple users. [1] 1] Consequently, Personal Property law has not yet been invoked to govern online transactions. The concepts of ownership and licensing are relevant in this context.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person. Copyright And Licensing Questions India’s film industry produces the most films in the world, with a national and international audiences.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In times past, IP Protection was primarily based on retaining the knowledge possessed by people within a team by using mechanisms like contracts and agreements to prevent employees from leaving the company and joining the competitors in the market. Licensing In & Licensing Out IP Assets As Per Needs & Opportunities.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

It thus becomes crucial for them to safeguard their creations through effective intellectual property laws. Copyright is a form of intellectual property law designed to safeguard original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, and artistic works such as computer software, novels, architecture etc.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

Guadamuz is a reader in intellectual property law at the University of Sussex and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property. She also discussed copyright licensing by intermediaries necessary for creating and trading NFTs. Dr. Andres Guadamuz. SuperRare). What I Am Taking Home.

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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. Further, such sale may also conflict with the existing licensing agreements with regard to the concerned intellectual property, should there be any.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 6, 2021

His law degree led him to various professional positions in the United States, where he is now Senior Copyright Counsel at Google. The online course " Drafting and negotiating IP terms in research contracts " will be held on January 18-19 and June 7-8, 2022. Registrations are open and available here.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. However, the conversation being considered as a contract between them was unclear regarding the IP rights. 6] Stuart D. Levi & Alex B.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer. But NFTs are separate and distinct from the digital items they are meant to authenticate, making it extremely difficult to assign title to the various intellectual property rights stemming from the sale of each NFT.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

He also stated that he created Intellectual Property for the Defendants’ social media accounts, digital marketing, and other advertising vehicles. According to the Complaint, Schwartz began working for Kilroy’s as a server and bartender in August of 2021.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

She is intrigued by the field of Intellectual Property Law and wishes to explore the same. In the absence of this economic aspect of the agreement it was void under Section 23 and 25 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Section 16 and 19 of the Copyright Act, 1957. Discussing the Elsevier Ltd.

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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.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sara’s IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts. from the University of Georgia School of Law and was the senior notes editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Fringe patents are usually irrelevant to a company’s product line and could, therefore, be licensed, pruned, or abandoned. Moreover, it may allow you to consider cross-licensing to end IP conflicts favorably with your competitors. Such an analysis helps a company protect its offerings from copycats and violators in the market.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 29, 2022

The value of an IP asset could be derived through its direct exploitation within a product, selling or licensing it to some third party, or by other means like raising barriers to entry or reducing the threat of substitutes. For selling, licensing, or entering into any commercial agreement based on your IP, you require putting a value on it.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 7, 2022

Personal data, as discussed further in our Data Privacy 101 overview, is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, which may include a person’s name, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license number, credit card number, and medical information. What are your NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS ?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Responses from the earlier call for views have raised the need to improve licensing mechanisms for TDM purposes. Option 3: adopt an exception for any use, with a possibility for rightholders to contract out. Option 4: adopt an exception for any use, with no possibility for rightholders to contract out. by Christopher Heath. €

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, it’s unclear whether the models themselves are currently protected by intellectual property laws. Furthermore, it would give some teeth to open-source licensing conditions, providing means of enforcement beyond contract law.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 30, 2021

Such modularity may not be specific only to formal IPRs like patents, copyright, industrial designs, or licensing contracts but also extend to informal forms of IPRs like trade secrets, etc., as has also been observed above.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. A still-new form of IP that has gained recognition in the past two decades is trade secrets, which we shall be discussing here in this blog.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The application should indicate whether the contribution has already been published or is a work in progress and whether the author(s) is(are) available to join the conference in person or online. Preference will be given to applicants willing to make in-person presentations. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of July.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It is essential for companies engaging in international data transactions to carefully review their data privacy policies and contracts to ensure that they are compliant with E.U. These should include data breach notification procedures that comply with state laws. Ensure data privacy measures are included in contracts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Now, further initiatives are needed to support the tailoring of a copyright regime, in contract and statute, to encourage the use of reversion provisions. In the wake of this automation, Peukert and Windisch look more to the ‘after’ of platform liability, in a future of ContentID, algorithmic licensing, and blockchain technologies.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 28, 2021

According to the Complaint, Noble Roman’s is the exclusive holder of licensing and franchising rights relating to the Noble Roman’s pizza brand. Collins, in a suit originally filed by Noble Roman’s, Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The consultation sought views on the prospects for facilitating patent and copyright protections for “inventions and creative works which are made by AI”, and for making easier the use of copyright-protected material by AI in innovation and research, through alternative approaches to licensing and text and data mining (TDM) exceptions.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM), the EU legislator wanted to aid press publishers in licensing and enforcing their rights in press publications. Platforms are also under the obligation to contract with the press publishers requesting so and pay them a fair remuneration. Freedom to negotiate.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

3] Another issue is that film directors are not recognized by copyright laws, leading some to argue that both producers and directors should have co-authorship. [4] The FIR accused YRF of using its dominant bargaining position to force musicians into signing contracts that deprived them of the royalties that were rightfully theirs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law. However, smart contracts merely permit such coded resale royalty commands, they do not ensure their operability.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The topic of this year’s conference is “The Interface of Intellectual Property Law with other Legal Disciplines, what can IP learn from its interactions with different fields of law and vice versa?”. Click here and here to know more. The submission deadline is 30 March 2023.

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