IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

Trademarks- as the patents protect the inventions, trademarks refer to the unique symbols and phrases used by an organization helping them to distinguish from the others in a competitive market. This may be for a limited period and is only limited to publishing, rendering left of the ownership to the author.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. The Offices found: To the extent that an NFT is associated with a copyrightable work, the creation, storage, marketing, or transfer of that NFT may implicate copyright owners’ exclusive rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Massie introduces the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act to repeal much of the America Invents Act and clarify Section 101 subject matter eligibility.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

The deal market reached historic levels in recent years, with record-setting merger and acquisition activity in 2021. Markets have since cooled, with capital becoming harder to find. A settled “patent troll” lawsuit is typically not the end of the world and is very common for any company in the middle market or larger.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 27, 2023

The court says: “whether YouTube has a license for a particular work will be a matter of intense inquiry at trial.” The opinion explains how the named plaintiff Schneider didn’t understand her own chain of ownership. YouTube appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” There’s some transformation in organization; used entire work/market substitute so Cord wouldn’t be able to sell her narrative a publisher. It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. AWF licensed the “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast for an article about Prince.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The termination of this seven-year partnership, most famously known for its development of the Yeezy sneakers, raises important questions about IP ownership when business collaborations collapse. A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks. While Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. In countries where there is no government recordation of copyright, blockchain offers a decentralized and transparent process to record copyright ownership, transfers and licenses.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

They are essentially a receipt that is placed on the blockchain that allows a purchaser to claim “ownership” over that particular NFT. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. It’s an attempt to add scarcity to digital goods.

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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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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The non-fungible part means that it is something that has unique value based on the buyer’s sentiment and/or market dynamics. In practice, what this means is that a whole new market has been opened-up as NFTs have provided a system that has enabled the sale of digital items by transforming them into collectables, such as a tweet.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Today, we will be talking about NFT non-fungible token licensing. There was a recent story that is an instructive lesson in copyright law that has application to the NFT market. THE NFT smart contract does NOT include the licensing terms for the underlying digital asset (i.e. How to Create an NFT License Agreement.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While many see China’s AI policies as a cover to curb freedoms and control society, the reality is that China is an active AI developer in a thriving market for AI applications in both the trade and industrial sectors. licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) China is at the forefront of the AI development race.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

It gives the inventor or patent owner exclusive rights and prevents others from manufacturing, selling, or marketing the invention. Patents give you the much-needed competitive edge in the market. Firstly, it prevents other organizations from copying the invention, thereby lowering the risk of competitors in the market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shah pointed to his copyright registrations as evidence of his ownership, but the court says the allegations in his complaint show that he was never entitled to register the copyrights (i.e., To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front).

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At a quick glance, one notable push by the guidelines is to allow “exclusive” licensing from public funded research, to private bodies. d also mentions ‘march-in’ rights and compulsory licensing but the language makes it unclear what is meant exactly: 5.d. Provision 5.d

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. Instead, the market has become about buying the “unique” or “scarce” NFT, often made from a widely available work. I guess this is the natural result of NFT culture. That is difficult to say.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These reforms establish a clear framework for obtaining licenses, permits, and approvals, which is important for global investors seeking to enter the UAE’s renewable energy market. This ensures a competitive market environment that is appealing to businesses and investors.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

The lawsuit in question was filed by Applause Entertainment, the Indian company behind the TV-series “Scam 1992” The series covers the 1992 Indian stock market scam, adapted from Debashis Basu’s book The Scam. The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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IP.com

DECEMBER 13, 2023

government typically retained ownership of inventions resulting from federally funded research. The Act allows not-for-profits, small businesses, and institutions to own and control the IP generated from federally funded research, providing them with the autonomy to make decisions about licensing and commercialization.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Challenged claim: DealMaker’s customers do not retain ownership over their own data. DealMaker noted that Issuance’s own terms include a provision that allows Issuance to license its data. DealMaker noted that Issuance’s own terms include a provision that allows Issuance to license its data.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

licenses for specific uses). Rightholders can, for example, choose whether to license an e-book or an e-journal to a library, or whether to provide licenses to educational establishment to play music and audio-visual works for educational purposes. 6(4) InfoSoc Directive and those shielded from contractual override under art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 6, 2023

This case involves Annie Leibovitz photos, represented by licensing and enforcement agency Trunk Archive. Best Little Sites appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Allegedly, users of comicbookmovie.com (CBM) embedded the Leibovitz photos into the site by linking to the images hosted on third-party sites.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

The business must establish itself as a brand which must be in a sense which can provide the distinctive nature of the business in the market. It is important to understand the ownership or possession of IP in case of any such contract with a third party. The registration of the name must be done in the trademark registry.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Other than product sales data, component prices, customer details & records, market statistics, or supply chain info, a company owns commercially sensitive and confidential electronic pieces of information such as CAD drawings. Moreover, to boost the value derived from data, a company may find it pretty attractive to license its data.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. The Offices found: To the extent that an NFT is associated with a copyrightable work, the creation, storage, marketing, or transfer of that NFT may implicate copyright owners’ exclusive rights.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 31, 2022

Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. There are no challenges to the purchased/licensed IP and it shall enjoy the freedom to operate with respect to the divested business or assets. of such businesses.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution. IPRs are crucial for startups as they safeguard their unique ideas and creations, enabling them to establish a competitive edge in the market.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

At present, with the immense growth of interconnectivity, along with digital experiences creating augmented reality and virtual reality, many digital marketers and technology experts have given the term ‘Metaverse’ to these new spheres of human interaction. What will the future trademark licensing deals in the Metaverse look like?

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