IP Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adeia asked a California federal court Tuesday to toss a declaratory patent action filed by the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, arguing it is using the lawsuit as a "strategic attempt to avoid paying agreed-to royalties" of $3 million per year under a licensing agreement reached in 2019.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Justice Department and the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) have charged eight men of using their social media clout to manipulate investors in a stock pump-and-dump scheme [view related ]. The SEC also issued a bulletin warning potential investors of social media investment fraud.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ever since the massive explosion of content creation that gave rise to social media, content creators worldwide have utilized embedding to showcase and link users to content that otherwise would not have been as readily accessible. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 14, 2024

Despite Universal Music Group's recent withdrawal of TikTok's licensing rights to its music catalog, the platform struggles to control uploads and reproductions of copyrighted material, highlighting the inherent tension between creative freedom and effective rights control in the age of social media, says Simon Goodbody at Bray & Krais.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. the user name and image, user caption, number of likes, and branding of the social media platform). Amazon.com, Inc., What is Embedding?

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: a recent GAO report makes several recommendations designed to improve the Department of Defense’s lack of expertise in IP valuation and licensing; The U.S.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2022

Cats are well acquainted with the art of trolling already… Did you know that there is now an emoji for all of your IP needs? Given the prevalence of social media trolls in the digital world, he came to the conclusion that an emoji that could be used to reference them would also be of use. Generic licence.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

.” F1 Delta Time lost its trademark license to use F1 / Formula One as part of the F1 Delta Time game. The brand licensing deal apparently had a ‘term’ that expired. F1 did not renew the license. It is also a valuable and hard lesson for all NFT projects, brands, and IP owners.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

Takedown Trouble Triggers Lawsuit This takedown policy is widely accepted as the standard for social media services but every now and then, disputes can arise. The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success. However, as often happens with popular media, pirated footage was readily available too.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

A huge chunk of Molly Mae’s success comes from social media channel Instagram, where she is reported to charge over £10,000 for each sponsored post. This is a great example of Molly Mae understanding her IP rights and using them for commercial gain. This license only ends when the image is deleted from the platform.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

We say goodbye to 2021 with the most interesting posts and articles from the surrounding IP blogs of the past week! Another part of the round-up analyses EU copyright policy and mentions publications, meetings, resolutions, policy reports, statements and agreements of EU bodies and agencies and national IP offices.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

As well as their brand, their intellectual property (IP) will lie in the special recipes they’ve formulated for their organic skin products. Nicole told us how they protect their IP: We work closely with a lab to create some of our products, who we have an NDA with. Derry’s glamping paradise was a hit on social media.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The social media website formerly known as Twitter is telling a federal court in California that negotiations with the new company that owns thousands of TiVo-related patents have "reached an impasse" as Elon Musk's company no long wants to pay $3 million a year for patented technology that X says it doesn't use.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 26, 2022

While last year’s theme focused on IP for small businesses , the focus this year is on celebrating youth-led innovation and creativity. With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

IP business models will evolve, and risk and return calculations will become more reliable. In the decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted, patent licensing challenges have increased for many technology companies and independent inventors. grants for the first half of 2021.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 26, 2022

While last year’s theme focused on IP for small businesses , the focus this year is on celebrating youth-led innovation and creativity. With the increased consumption of media and the ease of creating and publishing content on various social media platforms, the time couldn’t be better for such a celebration.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. IP Challenges in the Metaverse. Market Reach & Presence.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Dragons’ ears pricked up when Peter told them that the company had joined the popular social media channel TikTok, where three of their videos had gained 27.7 IP can be ‘licensed-out’ or ‘licensed-in’. You can ‘license-out’ to another company in return for a fee. million views. Congratulations!

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

The book opens with Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland advancing their vision as to why intellectual property (IP) must be regarded as a complex adaptive system (CAS). Harper continues with the topic of IP as complex phenomena in Chapter 2. In the definition of John H.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fans expressed their love for the show various ways on social media. Netflix argued that this is a direct violation of US copyright law , which provides that only copyright holders have the exclusive right to monetize and create derivative works of their IP. However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

Both of these are photographers who accuse the counterparty of using their work without a license. According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media. Most of the other cases are related to photography as well.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Crystal Genteman recently presented “IP: Beyond the Basics” for the Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia Chapter.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Posting copyrighted images or photos on your website or social media. Using a copyrighted song, or portion of a song, in a presentation, at an event, on your website, or on social media. Modifying an image or photo and using it in a presentation, brochure, on your website, or on social media.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

An attorney for Dutch patent licensing company MasterObjects told the Federal Circuit Thursday that a California federal judge was wrong to make last-minute changes to the claim construction in the company's patent infringement suit against Meta and grant the social media giant summary judgment in 2022.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. Barlow and Bear reportedly hold the position that their work is not liable for IP infringement because it is inherently “fan fiction.” District Court in D.C. 501 and 15 U.S.C.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Felicia Capoigri , a lawyer and comparative cultural heritage, art and fashion law scholar, states that Jean Paul Gaultier could argue that some uses are “creative re-elaborations” of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus which would exclude the use from the “cultural property licensing scheme”. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

* For over a decade, I’ve implored people to stop using the term “Soft IP.” Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” After II Movie, LLC v. Grande Communications Networks, LLC, 2023 WL 1422808 (W.D.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Businesses looking to capitalize on amusing or interesting videos in social media channels should beware of potential copyright infringement liability and bear in mind that a fair use defense may not be available. Frank Kent moved to dismiss the action, but the U.S.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

They claimed that Meta, on its social media platforms, has stolen hundreds of their content. Influencer culture and, by extension, content creation on social media, has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Who is Epidemic Sound?

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

According to the complaint, the baseball team reached out, through counsel, and informed the roller derby team that it was considering rebranding as the Cleveland Guardians, and asked for the roller derby team to send over photos of its jerseys and other uses of its IP. That’s an interesting fact to say the least.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. 1] However, this growth also brought an onslaught of new Intellectual Property (IP) issues. 1] However, this growth also brought an onslaught of new Intellectual Property (IP) issues.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

IP infringement online can be carried out by scammers pretending to be legitimate online retailers, often using fake websites. A license to sell. Counterfeit sellers target seasonal events to list their products in markets, on online marketplaces and promote their products on social media.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Similar to celebrity-filled ads, collaborative relationships between influencers and companies on social media continue to be prevalent. Like Patrick + Brittany and Travis + Taylor: Partnerships Are Key Nowadays, celebrities and social media influencers are more business savvy. Edited by Coby Turner and Cathy Feldman

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff is a California-based company that has millions of subscribers on YouTube and other Social Media handles, which is significant to understand the popularity of its various trademarks and copyrights with licenses for various sorts of merchandise. The plaintiff found much merchandise which violated their IP Rights.

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IP Close Up

MARCH 22, 2022

TikTok, the Chinese social media giant, is the world’s fastest growing brand, up 215% over 2021, according to BrandFinance, a firm that rates the Global Continue reading.

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