Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Bill C-11, the online streaming law that is now before the CRTC, was never really designed to address Bell’s broadcasting concerns. In fact, in 2011 I wrote about how this was likely to become a major issue for Canadian broadcasters dependent on licensing U.S. Indeed, the company made clear what it wanted: access to cheap U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. Philpot claims his standard photo licensing fee is $3,500, but reuses of the photo from Wikipedia Commons didn’t require any payment (just attribution). Nature of the Work.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 2, 2022

When the government first created new tax supports for Canadian journalism, it created the concept of the Qualifying Canadian Journalism Organization (QCJO). I’ve written about QCJO status in the past , which requires that organizations be Canadian, produce general interest news, and meet certain journalism standards.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 14, 2023

While the sharing of information with co-workers supports collaboration and drives innovation, the sharing of this content without first obtaining the necessary subscriptions, licenses, or permissions also carries enormous potential risk. Make it easy for employees to get answers.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Some journals have a practice of providing research prompts on which people can potentially write. Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits Designs Looking at the list of IP legislations in India, perhaps the most under-discussed one is the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000 (SICLDA) (in line with TRIPS obligations).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

In fact, although most battery patents relate to technical features of a battery, a recent lawsuit related to design patents addresses a specific visual battery pack housing. The development of such standards may lead to Standards Essential Patents (“SEPs”) and fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (“FRAND”) licensing obligations.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof. Landers: The Problem of Design Patents: Representation and Subject Matter Scope (Source: SSRN). IP Edge LLC – Licensing Director. Josh Norem: Apple Patent Application Envisions a Mac Inside a Keyboard (Source: Extreme Tech). Source: USPTO. IP Edge LLC – Patent Analyst .

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof. Silbey: Investigating Design (Source: SSRN). Mario Biagioli: Of Viruses and Licenses: Learning from COVID-19 Patent Debates (Source: SSRN). Wayne Winegarden: The ITC Is Subsidizing Patent Trolls (Source: Forbes). McKenna and Prof. Lemley and Prof. Technology Specialist.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2022

attempts to deal with the problem of foreign companies revoking or refusing to issue software licenses. Given the state of Russian journalism at the moment, which includes government-imposed censorship and rampant misinformation, taking reports at face value is ill-advised. An item listed as point 6.7.3

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

In June, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals threw the book at a company called Design Basics. This is an outfit that originally made money from licensing copyrighted designs to home builders. Soon, litigation proceeds had become Design Basic’s principal source of revenue.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments. Apple Retail UK Ltd.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The belated Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive was finally published in the Portuguese Official Journal (Diário da República) on the 19th of June 2023. 2-g: the Portuguese transposition did not opt for any licensing carve-out nor any fair compensation schemes. Museu do Azulejo by G.P. 19 CDSM Directive. º-B and 74.º-D

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Michael Geist

APRIL 5, 2022

The programs that have been introduced – the Local Journalism Initiative, the Journalism Labour Tax Credit, and the Digital News Subscription Tax Credit – offer some hope , provided they maintain a neutral, transparent implementation that does not favour legacy companies over new, innovative services. Sorbara: For the hon.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Not very long ago, the Indian Designs Office notified the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021 and now the Copyright Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘CRO’) too has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. number of refusals to grant a license; c. report on the activities in the financial year; b.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Moreover, because the EUIPO does not examine the validity/enforceability of these security interests, the truth is that they are usually registered and published in the Official Journal of the EUIPO when the registration formalities are complied with, whether or not the national laws have been complied with.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

CCC has licensed this report from Outsell, Inc. CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) has launched a new automated, data-driven tool designed to improve content providers’ ability to generate the clean, actionable information required to craft agreements with research institutions and funders of open-access publishing.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2024

Moreover, because the EUIPO does not examine the validity/enforceability of these security interests, the truth is that they are usually registered and published in the Official Journal of the EUIPO when the registration formalities are complied with, whether or not the national laws have been complied with.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 31, 2022

IEEE’s “ Innovation at Work ” blog offers this helpful description of standards: “Standards are published documents that establish specifications and procedures designed to ensure the reliability of the materials, products, methods, and/or services people use every day. Why is CCC addressing standards in Velocity of Content?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

If results are positive, Lannett indicated its intention to file a Biologics License Application with the U.S. The global, randomized clinical trial (designated TROIKA, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03013504) was conducted across 70 centers in 12 countries, including Western and Eastern Europe and Asia.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 25, 2023

English language text from journal articles; social media posts in X language; etc.) This story highlights the need to bridge the knowledge gaps that data scientists and lawyers have with each other’s work and shows how multi-disciplinary dialogue between the two fields may result in the design of better AI systems.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 21, 2024

With all this innovation there was plenty of IP to dig into, from the copyright of the app to the design of the company logo. when you make a fair offer you get a good deal" I’m really pleased that Flinty and Ben managed to secure a strong investment with their newest customer, and now business partner, Sara Davies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This is a lawsuit between a wedding gown company, JLM, and Hayley Paige Gutman, a designer/influencer who worked for JLM. The agreement also granted a license to JLM in Gutman’s name (“Hayley, Paige, Hayley Paige Gutman, Hayley Gutman, Hayley Page, or any derivative thereof”). Gutman signed an employment agreement with JLM.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

with honors from Emory University, where she was the articles editor of the Emory Law Journal. in 2013 from the University of Virginia School of Law and was a member of the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology. 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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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

IP can be found in the chassis of cars, uniforms, merchandise, various engineering and designing equipment, television broadcasting, and most importantly, carefully hidden trade secrets. In this constantly developing arena, F1 teams must go to great lengths to protect their technology and design secrets,’ which cost them a large sum.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Publishing and Journalism Organisations, Global Principles on Artificial Intelligence In August 2023, various European publishing and journalism organisations united in releasing global principles on AI. The goal is to collect factual information and relant views toadvise Congress on national and international issues on the topic.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

On the other hand, professional photographers have to make a living by licensing their photos to publishers (and other intermediaries) who are willing to pay them to reproduce and display those photos. As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 1, 2024

Their external appearance can be protected by copyright, design, trade mark or unfair competition law, though there are limits. Hence it is found to be normal that the earlier mark is exploited outside its market sector, for instance, through licensing or merchandising. An obvious one is the duration of most IP rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Constitutionality of Mandating Editorial Transparency , 73 Hastings Law Journal 1203 (2022). Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act). Wouldn’t It Be Great if Internet Services Had To License Technologies Selected by Hollywood? Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). Comments on AB2408).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

In the absence of any requirement for licensing agreement, the platforms capitalize on these ‘ snippets ’ without paying press publishers any share of remuneration, making it difficult for the publishers to recoup their investments. After a tussle with Facebook in 2021, Australia adopted News Media Bargaining Code.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She argues that unlike the Attars of Kannauj which are designated as Geopgraphical Indication, all small traditional businesses of Attars and Agarbattis do not enjoy such privilege, and thus, protection as smell marks may lend necessary protection to such TCE. Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Advertisement: This stage involves the publication of the application in a Trademark Journal. After the Journal is released by the trademark registry, interested parties have a period of 2 months within which to signify interest to oppose the registration of the mark by filing a notice of opposition. We respond in the affirmative.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Advertisement: This stage involves the publication of the application in a Trademark Journal. After the Journal is released by the trademark registry, interested parties have a period of 2 months within which to signify interest to oppose the registration of the mark by filing a notice of opposition. We respond in the affirmative.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? The bottom line: even if he gets past the implied license problem, Trump still has to survive several other substantive and procedural hurdles to recovery.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One year ago, the Wake Forest Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law addressed the prospect of compulsory licensing under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( TRIPS Agreement ). By: Benjamin Suslavich. Instead, it would only exasperate the situation.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L Mahindra Roxor can face a permanent ban in the USA over design infringement.

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