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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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. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding.

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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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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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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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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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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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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The issue that the manufacturers in different industries face is not that today’s technology has transformed and become exceedingly complicated. Instead, it is they may not own the exclusive rights to the Intellectual Property (IP) assets that such technologies are built upon usually. Having Proper IP Portfolios In Place.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Moreover, many expressed concern that NFT-specific legislation would be premature at this time and could impede the development of new NFT applications, given the evolving nature of the technology. Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good.

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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Interest in blockchain technology, tokens, and IP, continues apace. The advantage of using standardized tokens with a sufficiently distributed blockchain is the possibility to digitally display ownership of IP in a secure, transparent and immutable manner. a MIT license ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

This is particularly true in a digital environment where access and subsequent use of protected works is further complicated by technological protection measures and paywalls. licenses for specific uses). 6(3)), rightholders retain full control over the availability and modalities of licenses for public lending.

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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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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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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

16, 2023) DealMaker is a financial technology company that provides its users with the ability to raise capital by conducting investment offerings via its online platform. Issuance is a competitor: a financial technology company with a retail capital raising and investment processing platform. Issuance Inc., 2023 WL 6373871, No.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market. Ownership and Enforcement.

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

Results also showed that patents filed exclusively in the US related to more advanced fields of computer sciences and technologies, while Canada-exclusive patents focused more on special-purpose machinery and the resources and energy sectors. In the evaluation stage, expert AI examiners evaluated each document for AI component technology.

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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. Market Reach & Presence. IP Challenges in the Metaverse.

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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.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With advancements in tattooing technology, equipment, and artistic styles, the boundaries of skin artistry have expanded exponentially, empowering artists to stretch the limits of creativity and ingenuity. At the crux of both cases lies the conundrum of copyright ownership and infringement. The repercussions of the Kat von D and S.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

It may be because the owner has enough capabilities for carrying out the marketing themselves, or does not have enough resources for entering into a partnership for the same or simply because the owner is hesitant to share their data with third parties. The ownership is not transferred.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Apart from revolutionizing the creative markets, the ability to obtain new artworks with an increasing marginalization of human contribution has inevitably tested the fitness of copyright legislations all over the world to deal with the so-called “artificial intelligence” (‘AI’). ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e., Secondly, para.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

The major threat in today’s market has been growing for many years, mainly because it’s so quick and easy. The fact that the music industry has made virtually all of its content available at a fair price (or free) means that the ripping phenomenon cannot be attributed to the labels failing to read the market.

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Intepat

JUNE 22, 2023

Commercialization Through Franchising Franchising is essentially a subset of licensing whereby the owner of an intellectual property grants the franchisee to replicate the entire business concept in a different location. Thus, spin-offs often function as an important means of technology transfers within the market.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As the parties wait in their respective corners for the opening bell to ring, here’s what you need to know: Alexander Has Already Established Ownership and Copying. A plaintiff typically has the burden at trial to prove ownership of a valid copyright. Implied License and Fair Use Are the Key Remaining Defenses.

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IPilogue

MARCH 9, 2022

In Sony’s case, it is likely more cost-efficient to purchase Bungie and gain some ownership over its future games than to create games itself for its PlayStation consoles. The ownership raises questions regarding Bungie’s intellectual property rights. After all, Bungie has created bestselling games such as Halo and Destiny.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. To enjoy these sets of rights the determination of authorship and ownership of the intellectual property is vital.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

As such, whereas other streaming services negotiate to license music that they subsequently make that available to consumers, YouTube effectively negotiates licences for music that users are already providing through the service.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

Imported into the gray market in Europe, US cartridges were cheaper than their Japanese counterparts. Jumping through these hoops to play a genuine cartridge on a genuine console not only felt ridiculous but probably amounted to a breach of license/copyright. A snip at $165. 1201), and infringes copyrights owned by Nintendo.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market. Ownership and Enforcement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. Do you have the CDO Evaluator License?” * Phys.org : Digitizing books can spur demand for physical copies: Digitization can boost sales of physical books by up to 8% by stimulating demand through online discovery. Serc-CA Discos, Inc. 2023 WL 8480096 (S.D.

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