SpicyIP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Image from here Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs- A Reasoned Judgement or Inherently Contradictory? Now there is authentication through one cookie at a network server in the market already which the CS itself concede.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness. TBL Licensing, LLC v. Vidal , Civil Case No.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit was filed in California and accuses Zulily of using their designs on fabrics that they have sold through their site.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

If you’re using an online logo generator, such as the one in Canva, a very popular online program for creating all kinds of visual projects, or Logo.com, you need to look at the license terms of the software. Canva and other logo generators are licensing the use of their product and the generated logos in it to you.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the European Commission has released its latest Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List , and it adds the names of Mega, FMovies and DDos-Guard to its list of “notorious markets.” Finally today, Brett Foote at Ford Authority reports that a U.S.

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Music Licensing Reporting Plagiarism 182

Art Law Journal

APRIL 13, 2022

If you are a non-professional artist who is eager to turn your artistic talents into a career in graphic design, you’ve come to the right place. In this article series, you’ll find valuable information on building and maintaining a career in the creative space, including learning graphic design. What does a graphic designer do? .

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This season, celebrities Taylor Swift, Simone Biles, and others have worn unique designs based on NFL jerseys and related team-branded gear. These upcycled garments were created by Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juzczyk and an up-and-coming designer in her own right.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Can the existing UK Age-Appropriate Design Code tell us anything about what AB 2273 might look like in practice? That could include things like driver’s licenses or other government-issued documents that contain substantial additional sensitive personal information beyond the person’s age. Two key differences.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. On 12 January 2022, the Lithuanian Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the Lithuanian designation of Chanel SARL’s two-dimensional trademark (see below) in Class 3 for perfumery products.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

The legal nuances surrounding trademarks, counterfeiting, collaborations, and the ever-expanding resale market fascinated me as I delved deeper into understanding the mechanisms that governed our beloved hobby. Sneaker companies invest substantial resources in designing unique logos, branding, and shoe designs.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the RIAA has submitted its recommendations to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding international notorious markets for piracy. The Notorious Markets report is an annual report by the USTR that identifies international markets that enable piracy.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Emma is a fashion designer and founder of denim company, Good American. What is its appeal to the market? In IPO’s free, online, easy to use toolkit there are resources designed to help businesses identify their IP and understand how to protect, manage it and even license it to scale up their product.

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Dragons' Den

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They had come across a huge glaring gap in the market. After signing a 5-year licensing deal with Tesco, the pair have launched their exclusive range in more than 700 stores stocking a variety of cards, wrapping paper, gift bags, napkins, pyjamas and festive decorations in two skin tones. How does IP licensing work?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 30, 2021

biosimilar market developments of 2021. This interchangeable designation was based on the FDA’s “rigorous approval standards,” including evidence that showed the reference product and biosimilar are highly similar and have no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety, purity and potency.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Background The plaintiff is a professional photographer, who markets his photographs exclusively and very successfully through microstock portals. Up to March 2021, his photographs have been licensed more than 800,000 times. In order to reach as many potential customers as possible, the licensing terms must be attractive.

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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). ” Market Effect.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

Discussing the Delhi High Court’s Microsoft Technology Licensing v. By Kevin Preji On 28th Feb, 2024, the Delhi High Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs in allowing an appeal, clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (‘PSITA’) in determining non-obviousness.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 12, 2021

The 91-page report is part of an ongoing legal battle between Harrison/Erickson, a design firm that created the original Phanatic, and the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Harrison/Erickson created the original costume in 1978 and licensed its use until 2019, when negotiations broke down. 3: Advertising Fuels $1.34

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Scam Alert: Fraudulent Low-cost trademark design & filing sites. 360 Digital Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC. 360 Digital Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC. These entities claimed to promote “low-cost trademark design and filing websites” and are accused of having defrauded applicants and the USPTO.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. The problem therefore remains: Current remedies for design and copyright infringements pass mostly through civil courts and are neither cheap nor quick.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Digital tokens and stablecoins enable global participation in IP markets, reducing barriers to entry for investors worldwide. This can help to increase liquidity in the market for IP assets and provide IP owners with a new source of revenue. Stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value relative to a specific asset or currency.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

The original lawsuit was filed against luis Fonsi, the original performer of Despacito , alleging that the hit song made an unlawful use of their 1989 riddim entitled Fish Market (better known as Poco Man Jam ). The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the verdict form the jury stated that Defendants had not proven fair use, the Plaintiff (Alexander) should receive $3,750 USD for actual losses from the Defendant’s use of the tattoo designs, and did not answer as to profits can be attributed to the Plaintiff for use of the tattoos. Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

Famous for its easily-recognizable design of breathable and water-friendly clogs, Crocs was founded in 2002 in the US by three college friends who enjoyed sailing. Crocs Canada is a licensed distributor of the US company, and Double Diamond Distribution Ltd is a direct competitor for clog-style footwear operating under Dawgs and Canada Dawgs.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 27, 2021

This time, we will take a look at other equally important branches of IP that are covered by the report: trademarks, industrial designs and creative industry (publishing). Industrial designs. As far as industrial designs are concerned, applications also increased in 2019 with respect to 2018, albeit by a timid 1.7%. Trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service is different from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. They believe that IA’s library is disrupting the “ecosystem” and “market equilibrium” of ebook sales. “Fair use was designed to address precisely this type of market failure.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 30, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained a settlement and license agreement for Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products, in a patent infringement lawsuit against Magicfly LLC.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Next up today, Judy Harrison at the Bangor Daily News reports that Maine costume designer Ellen Okolita has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, Amazon and eBay alleging that the three sites are unlawfully using photos and descriptions of her costumes on their site. Header Image: ?english

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 20, 2022

When we marketers think about a branding initiative, our eyes light up at the notion of limitless creative possibilities. New names, shiny new logos, and innovative new designs bring joy to our creative little hearts. As we look back, here are a few things we figured out that our fellow marketers may appreciate. Lessons Learned.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2022

Having spent billions on development and marketing over decades, companies like Microsoft dominate important sections of the software market. The defendants are described as prolific distributors of “black market access devices”, aka activation keys and tokens for Microsoft software. Device Peddlers Enabled Piracy.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Another area that sees substantial changes is the design system. While the 2020 amendment of the Patent Law allowed for partial design in principle, the amended Regulations provide more detailed requirements for the filing of applications for partial designs.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

The proposed solution then was to include a license restriction, printed each machine sold, stating that the patented machine could only be used with stencil paper, ink, and other supplies made by A.B. Dick’s machines — done on advice of counsel in an attempt to avoid liability. Dick can to conceal any violation.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. The problem therefore remains: Current remedies for design and copyright infringements pass mostly through civil courts and are neither cheap nor quick.

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Designs Design Copyright Intellectual Property 52

The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Josephs Licensing Inc. The Board found that the term "Laguna" merited a limited scope of protection for clothing, swimwear and beachwear, and, in view of "the comparatively smaller size and subordinate nature of 'LAGUNA BEACH' in Applicant’s mark," that confusion is not likely. Laguna Beach Football Club , Opposition No.

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