Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Protection for Bands and Musicians. I’ve been blessed over the years to be able to work with a lot of clients that are in the music industry – whether they’re performers, producers, music labels, music websites—all different aspects of the industry – to help protect their brands.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Image from here. [This post has been co-authored with Lokesh Vyas]. As reported on Entrackr , Pocket FM has filed a copyright infringement case against Kuku FM before the Delhi High Court. Pocket FM alleges that Kuku FM has violated its copyright by providing audio summaries of books to which Pocket FM has exclusive rights to create audiobooks. The matter is still being heard.
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McKinsey Operations
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Global decarbonization will require a massive build-out of wind and solar farms. But can developers find enough land, secure the supply chain, and recruit workers while maintaining profitability?
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 28, 2022
For stakeholders engaged in the perpetual fight against piracy, Europol’s IP Crime Conference offers networking opportunities by the truckload. The 2022 event began Wednesday evening with a welcome reception in Rome, Italy. Thursday’s official opening ceremony began at 08:45 with a performance by the Guardia Di Finanza Fanfara, the official band of Itay’s financial police.
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
McKinsey Operations
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Reusable packaging isn’t new, but the concept is gathering renewed momentum as sustainability pressures grow. Four enablers could help leaders overcome current barriers and scale beyond the niche.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 28, 2022
A recently-fired Google engineer claims that the company’s artificial intelligence program has become sentient, and—even worse—has hired a lawyer. A court may now have to face a question once considered only theoretical: is a human-like artificial intelligence (AI) a “person” in the eyes of the law?
Intellectual Property Pulse brings together the best content for IP professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
An artist hit The Walt Disney Co. with a lawsuit Friday alleging that a medical drama that airs on Fox and is produced by the company showed his works in at least two episodes without his knowledge.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Thank you for reading the October 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss an ongoing trademark suit involving a claim of irreparable harm, share the now open gTLD Sunrise periods, and feature analysis of Supreme Court copyright case Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. v. Goldsmith. In this issue: - Don't Delay, Act Today: Showing of Irreparable Harm Damaged by Delay in Filing Complaint - gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open: October 2022 -.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is the latest law firm to drop Ye as a client this week, a firm leader confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Friday, after antisemitic comments from the rapper formerly known as Kanye West prompted widespread backlash.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Introduction. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. A digital asset that is held on a blockchain, such as music, art, in-game items, or films, is referred to as an NFT. Despite the demand in this novel asset class, Indonesia’s regulatory framework for NFTs is unclear.
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Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
An intellectual property partner who used to co-lead the technology and brand protection practice at Crowell & Moring LLP has been picked to head Katten Muchin Rosenman's expanding advertising practice.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
by Kieran McCarthy. When the Supreme Court decided Van Buren v. United States last summer, many Computer Fraud and Abuse Act experts felt that the decision avoided the worst interpretations of the CFAA, while consciously leaving most of its practical applications for lower courts to decide later. Sixteen months later, we’re starting to see those practical applications get decided.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP hit the owner of Museum of Dream Space with a lawsuit in New York federal court Friday, accusing him of failing to pay more than $1 million in legal fees after the law firm helped him beat a Japanese art collective's copyright suit in California.
Nelligan Law
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are the New Requirements? The Ontario government has introduced the Working for Workers Act, 2022 , which included changes requiring employers with 25 or more employees to have an explicit written policy on the electronic monitoring of employees in place. Nelligan Law is grateful for the contribution of Alain Azar in writing this blog post.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Usain Bolt filed a recent U.S. trademark application depicting his widely recognized victory pose. The trademark has been applied for in relation to items such as clothing, jewellery, shoes and restaurant and bar services. As Bolt has retired from athletics, he is clearly hoping to add more strings to his bow.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 28, 2022
This is a review of third edition of The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court: Practice and Procedure by Angela Fox , partner at Maucher Jenkins and head of the UK Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. The previous edition of the book was published back in 2016, so there was much to update. Not least, as the forward by HHJ Richard Hacon points out, the impact of the pandemic lockdowns that meant that the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) hearings took place online.
McKinsey Operations
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage can help hard-to-abate industries achieve net-zero emissions. Scaling the industry will require action by governments, investors, and industrial players.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The outcome of professional basketball player Luka Doncic's petition to cancel his mother's trademarks of his name may present policy issues, as neither the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure nor applicable case law provide a clear answer to whether consent can be revoked once it has been given, says Lindsey Sadler at Dorsey & Whitney.
McKinsey Operations
OCTOBER 28, 2022
An “all-weather” agenda can help asset management firms thrive in a tumultuous and uncertain market environment.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
In Law360's latest roundup of new actions at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, tennis superstar Venus Williams' activewear line "EleVen by Venus Williams" was hit with a trademark challenge filed by beauty brand Eleven Australia — plus five other cases you need to know.
McKinsey Operations
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The country’s chemical sector could double in size. A shift toward sustainable products, regionalization, and emerging value pools offers an opportunity to fulfill Mexico’s potential.
IPilogue
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Nancy Chen is an IPilogue Writer and a second-year JD/MBA Candidate at the University of Toronto. In 2020, COVID-19’s emergence prompted scientists across the world to race against time to develop a vaccine, with the pharmaceutical giants Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech (“Pfizer/BioNTech”) leading the way. Two years later, as the world adapts to the new normal and vaccine supply is no longer a preeminent issue, Moderna seeks to take legal action against Pfizer/BioNTech for unlawfully infringing upo
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Patent Owner, C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. (CRL), filed a patent infringement suit against Petitioner, Frameless Hardware Company LLC (FHC) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,074,413 (the ‘413 patent) directed to framing members for glass doors, wall partitions and like structures. The subject matter of the ’413 Patent in dispute was invented by Gary Sprague during his employment with CRL.
Patently-O
OCTOBER 28, 2022
I pulled up 10 recent federal complaints alleging trade secret misappropriations to get a sense of what filings look like today. All 10 involved allegations against former employees. Most focused on sales folks leaving and soliciting customers. A couple of cases involve employees forming allegiances with the competitor before leaving. One involves a competitor trying to hire-away employees.
IAM Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Mexico is a civil law country with a peculiar unified system wherein both infringement and invalidity actions are filed before the same government agency as the one that grants patents: the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI).
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 28, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother. Listen to this episode here. Read more about this case here.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Crypto lender Celsius Network got the go-ahead to auction off its assets, bond seller GWG Holdings got permission to raise $630 million to pay back its bankruptcy loans and Axos Bank was hit with an $18.3 million verdict for pilfering MUFG Union Bank's Chapter 7 trustee deposit business. This is the week in bankruptcy.
The IP Law Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother. Listen to this episode here. Read more about this case here.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 28, 2022
This week, publishing start-up Callisto Media announced additional layoffs on the heels of an earlier downsizing in July, according to Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer. “Reports put total job losses at over 300,” he says. In a statement on Monday, Callisto did not identify any specific reasons for the move, although the decline in juvenile nonfiction sales is certainly one reason, Albanese suggests.
Olartemoure Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) recently recognized Colombia’s adequate level of protection for personal data. More precisely, the DIFC acknowledged that Colombia’s regulations meet the requirements set in its own domestic data protection regime. Consequently, when sent to Colombia, all personal data transfer and transmission operations originating from Dubai will have equivalent protection.
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 28, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother. Listen to this episode here. Read more about this case here.
Olartemoure Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has launched the call for proposals ESTANCIAS CON PROPÓSITO EMPRESARIAL which covers the expenses for researchers up to 28 years of age and PhD holders in any area of knowledge to conduct research, technological developments, and/or innovation. Participants are required to form an alliance between two actors if they are a higher education institution, a business, or an agency recognized by the National System for Science, Technology, and Innovat
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 28, 2022
On October 4, 2022, District Judge Lewis J. Liman (S.D.N.Y.) granted a motion to stay pending the resolution of a motion to dismiss in a parallel proceeding. In April 2022, Plaintiff Diatek Licensing LLC (“Diatek”) asserted that Estrella Media, Inc. (“Estrella”) infringed claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,079,752 and U.S. Patent No. 8,195,828 (collectively, “the patents-in-suit”).
Olartemoure Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The SIC identified that some references of costume masks sold in the Colombian market were allegedly unsafe for consumers, including children and adults. Based on preliminary investigations carried out since 2021, the SIC, as consumer protection authority, initiated administrative sanctioning investigations against the companies that were marketing these type of products, for allegedly failing to comply with the safety requirements that the masks must have.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 28, 2022
AbbVie has slapped rival drugmakers including Sandoz and Teva with a patent suit in Delaware federal court over its brand-name endometriosis medication Orilissa, arguing that the accused rivals are jumping the gun on a generic version of the high-earning treatment.
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