SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2022

SWA also addresses members’ complaints against producers, directors, broadcasters, studios or even other writers, regarding violation of their contracts, or infringement of their copyright, credit denial, etc. via its Dispute Settlement Committee (DSC). Responsibilities. SWA legal officer has two-fold responsibilities. Compensation.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In the fight against intellectual property rights (IPRs) infringements, China does not consider punitive damages as a taboo. This post discusses a recent patent case in which the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) awarded punitive damages upon post-settlement-agreement repeated infringement. Shelly: 'Oops!…You

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

The SEC sanctioned a bribery scheme where approximately $28 million in unauthorized payments were funneled to Colombian public officials, to secure contract extensions that would benefit to a subsidiary. La entrada Colombian financial conglomerate settles FCPA charges se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In a recent installment in the series of intellectual property disputes in the music industry, electronic artist Four Tet, also known as Kieran Hebden, has won a royalty lawsuit against his independent British record label, Domino Record Label, over how much he is paid every time one of his songs is downloaded or streamed.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

In May 2007, before the concept of name, image, and likeness became popularized by the USA’s NCAA ruling for college athletes, Nicklaus appears to have made a similar deal except it was for “exclusive rights to valuable intellectual property and services”. This agreement involved three parties: 1) Jack Nicklaus; 2) GBI Investors Inc.;

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The court of appeals remanded on whether State Farm had any duty to indemnify AIM for a settlement paid to resolve the underlying lawsuit. It alleged federal trademark infringement, false description, false advertising, and dilution and related state claims, including breach of an earlier settlement.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

holding that the language of the governing contract's forum selection clause expressly allowed for the filing of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in certain circumstances. entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, commonly overlooked is the fact that the underlying image or media fragment in a meme is someone’s intellectual property, and thus subject to potential legal implications if used improperly. Often, memes transform and grow as viewers and sharers add new, individualized glosses to the underlying media. Warner Bros.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

This semester, as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program, I had the pleasure of participating in a 10-week internship at Teva Canada (“Teva”), a (mainly) generics pharmaceutical company, and it was the highlight of my tenure thus far at Osgoode. I participated in a settlement negotiation.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. How may fraud be established? Also, what are the implications of a rejection?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

While some ISPs did indeed forward Rightscorp’s notices, the anti-piracy company couldn’t balance the books with its settlement model and lost millions of dollars. It seems unlikely that Rightscorp has $15m lying around so whether it will choose to fight or pay a settlement remains to be seen.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This is a review of Commercialising Celebrity Persona, Intellectual Property Law and Practice by Emma Perot, Lecturer in Law at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Chapter three identifies and analyses three influences on behaviour, namely; law, desire to collaborate via contract, and social norms.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) levied an $18 million fine against J.P.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By transferring rights to the cash flows resulting from these assets or by pledging intellectual property rights , finance can be obtained. As an alternative, a company’s intellectual property may serve as a gauge of its worth and aid in funding choices. Introduction. Image Source: Istock].

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

Mr T unsuccessfully proposed an out-of-court settlement to his former school. 111-2 of the French Code of Intellectual Property (CPI) , the court recalled that “ a work is deemed to have been created independently of any public disclosure, by the mere fact of its creation, even if unfinished, from the author's conception.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.” ” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subsidies offered for Patent and Trademark (in selected categories) registration, encouraging innovation and protecting intellectual property. With the enactment of the MSME Act,2006; an effective mechanism has emerged, enhancing the MSME claim settlement procedure and striving to make it more accessible.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2023

The laundry list of accusations also included trademark dilution, false advertising, common law unjust enrichment, common law tortious interference with contract, and breach of settlement agreement.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 29, 2021

” Given this authority, the Court in Chadha first considered whether the release language in the Settlement Agreement encompassed Plaintiff’s claims. Defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint on the basis that Plaintiff’s claims were barred by a release. In Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v America Movil , S.A.B.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

After nearly four years of litigation, the parties reached a settlement agreement and mutually opted for voluntary dismissal. Bookholders LLC This case, initially reported on May 17, 2021 , took almost one year to reach a settlement. Each party agreed to bear their own attorneys fees. Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Education, Inc.;

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

” Read the SEC’s settlement order here.   If you are a business, promoter, or influencer that has questions about promotor/influencer contracts, relationships, or Securities laws generally, contact our Founders Legal team at kgroff@founderslegal.com, zeyster@founderslegal.com and jslovin@founderslegal.com.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In response, the company filed a lawsuit against the now-former employee, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets. And, perhaps most notably, the Division implicitly found that one invalid provision in a contract does not invalidate the entire contract.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

However, that agreement made it clear that FDN retained all rights to the intellectual property involved. Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. Bottom Line.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

All Lease Contracts related to Real Estate Property governed by this Law must be registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). If the tenant uses the property for a different purpose than specified in the lease contract or violates planning and construction regulations, eviction may occur.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

The investigation found that Tim Hortons had contracted with a third party to determine consumers’ spending habits and target ads by tracking their location data. Tim Hortons filed a settlement proposal at the end of June, offering to give eligible consumers a complimentary coffee and a bakery good.

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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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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. After trial, the jury found that Fossil had acted “in callous disregard” of Romag’s intellectual property rights. There are some signs that recent reforms to the Chinese intellectual property right enforcement system are improving results for foreign rights holders.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation could then reinspect the software both before and after the first sale of the product by Shi. 2d 630, 632.)

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

. “Customers” here includes both individual consumers and corporate entities who have entered into a contract for data processing services.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

Most contracts will have a dispute resolution clause at the end, stating arbitration as the primary method of resolving any dispute between the parties. Arbitration is ideal for commercial matters, since it allows the parties to focus on restoring the terms of the contract, as opposed to exercising their legal rights against each other.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

This was because: Both sides engaged in settlement discussions, there was mediation and an Early Neutral Evaluation. The result being that money was due. Costs On costs, Oxford University Innovation sought indemnity costs from 12 June 2020. The Judge was not persuaded that ONI behaved out of the norm to justify an indemnity cost assessment.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2024

That IPR was terminated in August in view of a settlement agreement and before there was any decision on institution. The class action plaintiffs alleged that J&J “worked to suppress competition and raise prices to purchases of [REMICADE] by imposing a web of exclusionary contracts on both health insurers and healthcare providers.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. These contracts can be used for establishing and enforcing IP agreements like licenses and permit payment transfers in real-time to the IP owners.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We reported on a settlement between Fashion Nova and the FTC over allegations that Fashion Nova suppressed negative reviews and in so doing misrepresented that the reviews it did publish accurately represented the views of all customers who had purchased the product. As previously reported, Fashion Nova agreed to pay the FTC $4.2

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

Refusing to Sell the Property: In cases where heirs reject the sale or do not respond within a specified time, the Department seeks a friendly settlement among heirs. If agreed upon, a contract is signed, and the Department proceeds with the sale.

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