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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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Litigation as a Source of Profit? Non-Practicing Entities and Patent Litigation

IPilogue

Michelle Mao is an incoming 2L JD student at Osgoode Hall Law school and an IPilogue Writer. Litigation is almost always recommended to be avoided , whether because of the sheer amount of time needed to get a court date, the expensive costs for the client and law firm, or the risks associated with receiving an unfavorable judgement.

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Who Wins in the Battle of Vogue, the magazine, (David) versus Vogue, the pub (Goliath)?

IPilogue

This case, a clear David versus Goliath situation, illustrates key access to justice issues in intellectual property law, and even more generally, in law as a whole. Graham was correct and that they “did not need to send a letter” in this instance.

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Practicing Generic Pharmaceuticals at TEVA: Practicing Working as a Full-fledged Lawyer

IPilogue

Richard de Almeida is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Teva can never rely on a patent expiry date as another generic may be in litigation to invalidate that patent tomorrow, in which case Teva would be too behind to launch their own version of the medicine if they weren’t paying attention to the litigation within the industry.

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Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives

SpicyIP

His predominant areas of practise are Arbitration, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws. This will ensure that the violating party at the outset has knowledge of the breach of intellectual property law which they have committed and hence, may not choose to continue with the infringement.

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Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

Patently-O

This landmark legislation, modeled on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, elevated and expanded trade secret law’s role in the federal intellectual property system. DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity.

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Scott J. Frankel Appointed as U.S. Magistrate Judge for South Bend Division of Northern Indiana District Court

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Frankel brings with him extensive litigation experience in both criminal and civil matters, having served as a staff attorney with the Northern District of Indiana’s Federal Community Defenders office since 2018. His career includes law clerking, public defense work, and private sector practice.