IP Law 360

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A cannabis licensing firm copied a photographer's picture of the Empire State Building to push sales without permission, committing copyright infringement, according to a lawsuit from the photographer in New York federal court.

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SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

After making an argument for the need of regulating AI from an IP perspective in Part I , Part II of the post focuses on the different aspects which can be regulated to develop a responsible and ethical AI. Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2023" series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2023. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result of collaboration between myself and Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga.

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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. We address these questions in a two-part post.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions). Conducting legal research.

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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., a MIT license ).

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 14, 2024

We met an IP-savvy bunch of entrepreneurs in the Den this episode. Trade mark protection I can see from our ‘Search for a trade mark’ function that both Kitty and Marietta have taken the step to register trade marks to protect their brand name from being copied. Is your IP ready for investment? An eye for investment?

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IPilogue

AUGUST 18, 2021

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (5-8 positions). 750 words).

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

While there are a number of aspects covered by “Artificial Intelligence”, ranging from definitions to scope, from life-saving to life-threatening, there has been surprisingly limited public policy discussion on the intersection of AI and IP in India. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Arul Scaria).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Java platform is available for free in certain circumstances under an open source license to be used to write and run programs that use the Java programming language, and it can run those programs across different types of hardware without having to rewrite the program for each different type.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

APRIL 10, 2021

When developing Android, Google had copied the text and format of function calls from Oracle’s Java SE Application Programming Interface (API). LEXIS 1864 (2021), the Supreme Court held that Google’s copying was permissible fair use. Software and IP. In Google LLC v. 18-956, 2021 U.S.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

This is a great example of Molly Mae understanding her IP rights and using them for commercial gain. According to their Terms of Use, the user owns the copyright to the image posted but automatically agrees to license that image to Instagram. This license only ends when the image is deleted from the platform.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office ( UKIPO ) and interested stakeholders (see here ). Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash. Going forward.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. AWF licensed the “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast for an article about Prince.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to LDC, Sheraton copied the design of the rooms at their five-start hotel, Palais de Chine. However, in October, the IP and Commercial Court ruled that interior design could be protected by copyright, though it ultimately opted to rule against LDC in the case as the furniture and decorations were irrelevant.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 19, 2022

2: Delhi HC Seeks Expert Help on Whether Event Firms Need License to Play Music at Weddings. Next up today, The Wire reports that the Delhi High Court is seeking an outside expert to assist in determining whether event firms in the country should be required to obtain a license to play music at weddings and other gatherings.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Several copyright and licensing stories of interest have captured our attention during recent months. The report made a series of recommendations for change to the country’s IP laws and regulations. The post Copyright and Licensing Around the World: Autumn is a Time of Change appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. The decisions in the second category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. Nataraj, Ms.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The IP blogs have been active over the past week bursting with a wide range of different topics. the first-sale doctrine allows libraries to lend physical copies without the author's permission because the initial authorized sale of a copy exhausts the copyright owner's distribution right for that particular copy.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This use of another company’s IP can be a really useful strategy, especially where saving time is important. A business may get its products or services to market more quickly by acquiring a licence (link) to use existing IP, instead of re-inventing the wheel. Designs (link) are automatically protected by design rights.

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IP Law 360

MAY 17, 2024

An insurance policy licensing group and an underwriting firm told a Connecticut federal judge Friday that they have agreed to end their dispute with two insurance underwriting competitors they accused of infringing their copyrights by copying certain language from a marine transportation policy and using it without permission.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Questions: (1) As I understand it, the publisher would have had to submit 2 copies of the magazine to the Library of Congress to complete the registration process. How can I find out if the publisher actually sent copies of the magazine to the LoC to complete the process? (2) That wasn't uncommon back in the day.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Furthermore, they allege that Reelz has copied many elements from Live PD including the show’s format, the show’s hosts and the same catchphrase to name a few. The court is specifically ordering the unveiling of any information related to the channels’ operators, including phone number IP address and email.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

In a time when the internet existed but the main income of artists and performers was still from selling " copies " of their albums, records, episodes and concerts, he probably would not have even been able to contemplate the existence of a " streaming service " that might change the rules just a few years later.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Andrew Gilden, Talking Pleasure in IP Courts and advocates are skeptical of value of pleasure; when they want to honor it, they reframe it as something else, like social justice. Joy of producing/consuming can be important motivation for activities, though, so exploring how courts deal with it in IP is important.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year. Background. The Plaintiff, Tips Industries Ltd.,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. ” INDIA. Custom Recordal Application Procedure.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Highlights of the Week A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023 Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the top IP developments in India. Other Posts Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. Other IP Developments Dept. of Science and Technology releases their year end review for 2023.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Katfriend Paolo Maria Gangi (Studio Gangi) on a very recent development concerning NFTs and IP. NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. In other words, the “old” IP rights (copyright, trade marks, etc.) remain fully applicable to NFTs.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

In today’s highly competitive business environment, safeguarding intellectual property (IP) is of paramount importance. By carefully weighing these options, businesses can safeguard their IP effectively. Your patents might be valuable to the other enterprise, allowing you to potentially negotiate a cross-licensing deal.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE. The Defendants also filed a motion for partial summary judgement on the basis of three defences : 1) de minimus, 2) fair use doctrine and 3) implied license. The court opined that the dispute to copying does not arise as the defendants had admitted to copying the tattoo.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? IP is considered very risky for loans—not good collateral. Lessons from China: patent office can work with bank and experts to value specific IP, issue a certificate, and the bank can then rely on that. Ideas are nothing without financing. Insurance policy.

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The IPKat

APRIL 24, 2023

Kat friend Roya Ghafele reports on the leaked draft of the European Commission IP Action plan and its possible consequences. This was my first thought in seeing emails in my mailbox containing a copy of the ‘leaked’ European Commission IP Action plan. What can be more exciting than reading a leaked document.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2023

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. The case focuses on whether Ed Sheeran consciously copied Sami Switch’s chorus.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

* For over a decade, I’ve implored people to stop using the term “Soft IP.” Live Face on Web LLC v. .” • In 2017, Christy Boughman from Wells Fargo emailed sales@spdatallc.com and asked for pricing on “the S&P CDO Evaluator License.” [The After II Movie, LLC v. Jan 31, 2023). Bar associations, do better.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

These outputs also copy the publishers’ lyrics because Claude is trained on the infringing works and does not license the copyrights to those works, like other music lyric aggregators, said the publishers.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

In today’s business landscape, the significance of intellectual property (IP) assets is on the rise and is becoming increasingly crucial in various sectors. The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture.

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