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Apologies Without Accountability: Canadian Heritage Committee Seeks Answers on Government Funding an Anti-Semite

Michael Geist

The process failure, including the lack of due diligence, can be addressed by fixing the systems and engaging in greater antisemitism education. Indeed, there was no defending the absence of due diligence or the failure to respond quickly once the concern came to light. It is a shame it does not happen more often.

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Security Interests in Trademarks: Best Practices

Traverse Legal Blog

Federal trademark registrations and applications are governed by the Lanham Act. Article 9 of the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code), governs secured transactions involving personal property. Due Diligence for Security Interests in Trademarks. Perfecting a Security Interest in a Trademark. Article updated May 2022.

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The Amendment to the IT Rules, 2021: Part 1 – Locked, Loaded, and Aimed at the Intermediaries

SpicyIP

The majority of these challenges were raised by media houses and media / journalist associations against Part III or provisions falling under Part III of the IT Rules, 2021, viz. the part of the Rules dealing with / governing publishers of online curated content and publishers of news and current affairs content.

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A Failure of Responsibility: My Reflections on Canadian Heritage Funding an Anti-Semite and Being Wrongly Called Racist by a Sitting MP

Michael Geist

It is thankfully not everyday that a sitting Member of Parliament uses social media to suggest that you are racist. These posts were openly available online and should have been part of any routine due diligence. Moreover, Goldberg regularly tweeted at the department and Rodriguez to try to get attention.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

To address these issues, the government has created the Takedown Services for Copyright Protection idea, which allows copyright owners to issue takedown notifications to platforms that are infringing on their rights. Legal Framework governing take down notice. He has 36 hours to act, or he will face severe sanctions.It

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

LexBlog IP

You will need to have proper searching due diligence done to make sure you won’t be infringing on someone else’s trademark rights. In early 2023 the USPTO asked for public comment on AI assistance with inventions to help it advise government rulemakers. DM me on social media or email me at info@kingpatentlaw.com.

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Less to the FTC’s Notice of Penalty Offenses Than Meets the Eye?

LexBlog IP

The first (Mytinger) concluded that a company had violated Section 5 by claiming, among other things, that a list of permissible claims in a prior consent order amounted to an endorsement by the government that only the company was authorized to make such claims for its products.