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JUNE 14, 2021

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs. The most common concern raised about NFTs, however, was the prevalence of consumer confusion about the IP rights implicated in their creation or transfer.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2023

The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or otherwise exploit the IP. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra Law

MAY 31, 2023

Chicago), to talk about recent trends and issues in IP-related and other commercial litigation that would be of particular interest to our readers. Dana, Shon, and Krista are deeply knowledgeable practitioners in the IP and commercial contracts space who handle a broad spectrum of leading-edge and high-profile litigation for our clients.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

told a Washington federal judge Monday it has resolved contract breach claims against Stanford University, which it accused of secretly duplicating a potential opioid addiction treatment based on research funded by the tribe and applying for a provisional patent. The Tulalip Tribal Federal Corp.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

9 November 2023 was a crucial date for Australian businesses because from that date significant penalties can now be imposed on businesses found to have unfair contract terms (UCT) in their contracts. The Federal Government had introduced significant changes to laws relating to UCT on 10 November 2022.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 26, 2024

Zachary Jacobson and Sarah Barney at Seyfarth examine two decisions illustrating that reliance on a technicality may not save an otherwise untimely appeal, and that enforcement of commercial terms and conditions under a federal supply schedule contract may be possible.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2023

In teaching Intellectual Property (IP) licensing for the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc., we often open with the first principle of contracts: the "contract" is the meeting of the minds between the parties. What did they actually agree to? It is necessarily imperfect.

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IP Law 360

JULY 18, 2023

A New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Vice Media’s Chapter 11 case is likely to have implications for other cases involving the assignment of contracts by corporate entities, and may signal that Showtime will still face an uphill battle in trying to prove that its contract constituted personal services, says Debra Dandeneau at Baker McKenzie. (..)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contracts are the backbone of business transactions and legal relationships. In the interest of efficiency and cost-effectiveness, some individuals and businesses may be tempted to reuse contracts for similar purposes. In this The post Why reusing contracts is a bad idea.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday agreed to hand Mylan a win on a breach of contract claim from Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. over its gout drug Colcrys, agreeing with Mylan's interpretation of an earlier settlement agreement.

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IP Law 360

MAY 2, 2024

At-home lab test maker Everly Health urged a Delaware federal judge to affirm its nearly $1 billion arbitration award against Walgreens over claims the pharmacy chain deliberately misused the digital health platform's trademark while secretly diverting COVID-19 tests to its own pharmacists while Walgreens argued the arbitrator overstepped his authority (..)

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

125 , I wanted to write a quick post about changes and enhancements to the ability for alcohol producers (breweries, wineries and distilleries) to contract manufacture in Wisconsin. Historically, only breweries were able to contract manufacture for other breweries in Wisconsin.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 2, 2023

The Eighth Circuit has backed a lower court's decision to toss a contract breach suit against medical device manufacturer LivaNova over the development of a heart valve therapy, arguing that the device maker was not obligated to keep the project going after LivaNova took ownership of the project in a 2017 acquisition.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Electronic contracts, or “E-contracts,” in the present economy became ubiquitous due to the rapid development of the internet. Meaning Of An E-Contract. E-contracts are agreements made electronically instead of physical meetings between the parties involved in the transaction. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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IPilogue

MARCH 24, 2022

Shayna Jan is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. What sort of IP issues could I possibly face? With that said, contracts should be clearly written, without legal jargon, to avoid litigation. Growing up, like many children, I had a skewed perception of the news.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

These amendments target the Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) provisions of the ACL, strengthening the rights of consumers while imposing stricter requirements on businesses using Standard Form [.]

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission's focus on deceptive social media ads and lax disclosure rules will change how companies collaborate with influencers — so contracts need to call out expectations and set parameters so that both sides comply with the proposed revisions to the FTC's endorsement guides, say Diego Gutiérrez and Steven Winters at Lane Powell. (..)

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) on Monday held a webinar featuring some big names in the IP world to clear up what the organization characterizes as misguided views on the use of Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 1498(a). The event was prompted in part by a recent U.S. s COVID-19 vaccine. s COVID-19 vaccine.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

a former University of Florida Gator and current Chicago Bear, filed a lawsuit aimed at invalidating an NIL contract that he signed during his junior year at the University of Florida. ” The initial term commenced upon contract signing and concluded with Dexter’s ineligibility under NCAA rules.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this 650-paragraph judgement , the court ruled that students can in certain situations be “consumers” vis a vis the university under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation 1999/2083) (UTCCR). In Oct 2013, Mr. Jing commenced his DPhil studies (PhD equivalent), signing a contract which included the University’s IP Provisions.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These are Law360's top government contracts for February. Defense Health Agency expanded its contractor pool for a $2.5 billion information technology deal, after being accused of unfairly evaluating bidders' proposals.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

finding that BAE Systems plausibly alleged that it was cut out of a government contract for naval defense technology after sharing its proprietary information. A New York federal judge partially upheld a trade secrets case against L3 Harris Cincinnati Electronics Corp.,

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Julia Hugendubel, describes recent developments concerning tokenization of IP rights to manage IP. Interest in blockchain technology, tokens, and IP, continues apace. Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e.,

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IP Law 360

APRIL 24, 2023

A New York attorney coaching company has sued a Colorado competitor in New York federal court, requesting declarations that it has not violated a contract signed by its CEO when she took a course from the competitor in 2017, nor has it violated the competitor's pending trademark.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ping® by Adlerlaw Reminder: NYC Requires Written Contracts For Freelance Workers New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act defines freelance workers as any individual hired or retained as an independent contractor by a hiring party to provide services for compensation.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

In this part 1, we tackle the first of three questions regarding the legal copyright landscape from an NFT purchaser’s perspective, as the extent to which the IP framework applies to NFTs remains uncertain. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale.

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Chicago IP

JANUARY 7, 2022

12(b)(6) motion to partially dismiss counterclaim plaintiff’s (“Kolbe”) breach of contract claim in this trade secret misappropriation case. Kolbe also failed to sufficiently plead an oral contract. Judge Kendall granted in part counterclaim plaintiff CZS Holdings’ (“Pur360”) Fed.

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IP Law 360

JULY 8, 2022

A Georgia judge said a marketing organization can't enforce non-solicitation agreements in its contracts with two independent insurance agents whom it has sued for alleged trade secrets violations, saying the clause is unenforceable under Georgia law.

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IP Law 360

MAY 12, 2022

Law firms considering machine learning and natural language processing to aid in contract reviews should keep several best practices in mind when procuring and deploying this nascent technology, starting with identifying their organization's needs and key requirements, says Ned Gannon at eBrevia.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Contracts are the Superheroes of Disputes and the Wallflowers of Harmony Imagine attending a lavish party where everyone is in high spirits, dancing, laughing, and enjoying the moment. In a corner, almost unnoticed, is a well-dressed person, silent and observant.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It also dismissed related misappropriation of trade secret claims, leaving breach of contract as the only potential recourse at trial for the allegedly copied code. Read more

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 7, 2022

12(b)(6) motion to partially dismiss counterclaim plaintiff’s (“Kolbe”) breach of contract claim in this trade secret misappropriation case. Kolbe also failed to sufficiently plead an oral contract. Judge Kendall granted in part counterclaim plaintiff CZS Holdings’ (“Pur360”) Fed.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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IAM Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

Strategic planning of data access, contract and IP-based control points, and its operational execution (IP StratOps) is an essential mechanism that can pay handsome dividends, argue Jens Bördin and Robin Sparrefors.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Appleberry co-wrote an article titled “Contracting Essentials for All Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows” This article will appear in the Legal Summary section of the August 2023 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. It is necessary to take the time to carefully review and negotiate your physician contract.

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