IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

On the one hand, social media has enabled global sharing of news and creative media. E: What advice would you give to fellow artists and makers on social media on sharing their work? E: What would you like to see happen in terms of the culture of social media artists and their followers?

Social Media 106

Social Media IP Business Branding 106

The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

v EUIPO | Case T-509/19) and the importance of presenting valid arguments for the existence of a link between the marks - even in the case of marks with an exceptional reputation ( Puma v EUIPO | Case T-71/20). Verena von Bomhard (BomhardIP) presented a summary of trade mark cases before the EU Courts in Luxembourg from 2021.

Blogging 126

Blogging IP Non-Fungible Tokens Cease and Desist 126

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 pop-up is not a joke nor is it a presentation of ridicule or satire.”.

Blogging 92

Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 92

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product. Advertisements are for public display and therefore, claiming the ownership is a debatable question in the domain of intellectual property.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Intellectual Property Social Media 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademarks perform the following functions- Trademark or logo helps identify the goods and services easily: A trademark serves as a means of identification for a certain brand, corporation, or other entity, allowing it to be clearly distinguished from the other brands on the market.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

To address the market distortions and the music streaming ‘value gap’, the Government should introduce robust and legally enforceable obligations to normalise licensing arrangements for UGC-hosting services. Apple, on the other hand, maintained that safe harbour provisions create an “unlevel playing field” in favour of YouTube. Plot twist!

Music 139

Music Contracts Reporting Government 139

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Case Summaries Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing v. Two options were presented by the court : issuing a Letters Rogatory through the government of India or directing Google Ireland to seek orders from Irish Courts. But how does this finding interact with the position of relevant laws in India? M/S Zari Silk (India) Pvt.

Trademark 103

Trademark Social Media Registering Trademarks Copyright 103

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

They alleged that defendants copied the program and infringed the patent, as well as engaged in a smear campaign against plaintiffs in an effort to steal market share in the pediatric orthopedic industry. First, the court wasn’t convinced that the social media posts or other alleged statements were commercial speech.

Advertising 59

Advertising Advertising Social Media False Advertising 59

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In addition to supporting gaming and social media, the Metaverse combines sectors of the economy, digital identity, decentralized democratic accountability, and other applications. Notably, this novel method of tracking ownership makes the resale process more structured and viable.

Trademark 52

Trademark Ownership Branding Brands 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The current market figures do not support the thesis that metaverse is virtual reality (VR) per se. On the issue of connectivity, a very important feature of metaverse, she explained that connectivity in the metaverse means experiencing the same space together, which, at present, is not always easy to deliver. Web3 developers).

Ownership 56

Ownership IP Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 56

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

A single user can obfuscate its past identity from its present. Most common reason: change of ownership or structure, merger, acquisition, sponsorship change, shift from private to public, demerger Change in corporate strategy—globalization or localization, diversify or divest. Expand social media monitoring.

Social Media 52

Social Media Fair Use Advertising Advertising 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The recent signing of the Digital Markets Act and the ongoing negotiations on the proposal for a Data Act present excellent opportunities to expand on the novel phenomenon. By contrast, digital data are, as such, not undisputedly considered to be subjectable to ownership rights.

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IP Contracts Social Media Copying 94

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At present, there is no uniform definition of AI, however, it is generally understood to refer to computer technology with the ability to simulate human intelligence in order to analyze data and reach conclusions, find patterns, and predict future behavior along with the ability to learn from such data and adapt its performance over time.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Intellectual Property Marketing Marketing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” 512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. The post 2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IP Advertising Advertising Copyright 73

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Several large corporations have already begun developing new marketing efforts for this new digital environment after realising the enormous potential that exists here. The Metaverse, like the present social platforms, requires that digital companies adopt a voice fit for the platform and act in a particular manner based on the context.

Trademark 83

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 83

Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you were told 15 years ago that a personal post on your social media could be worth millions of dollars, would you believe it? With brands continuing to explore the opportunities offered by the digital world, do NFTs present a new type of commercial opportunity or a threat? Or is the answer somewhere in between?

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Non-Fungible Tokens 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

The idea has spread across all market sectors, and now luxury fashion retailers have joined the tokenization bandwagon. This blog presents an overview of what luxury fashion is doing with crypto technology in this feature, as well as what to expect as fashion moves forward into a tech-savvy future. What are NFTs?

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Ownership Branding 40

43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

It developed the show with Big Fish, but the parties agreed that A&E would have exclusive ownership of the rights in Live PD. “In Media critics allegedly readily observed that the new show was “a clone of A&E’s Live PD,” and that “On Patrol: Live is Live PD.” Fan reactions on social media included “Ok.

Social Media 59

Social Media Copying Fair Use Advertising 59

Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. While enforcing design rights can prove challenging based on the nature of the product, they can be effectively deployed to counter imitations present in various marketplaces.

Branding 59

Branding Brands Branding Intellectual Property 59

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. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

Fair Use 86

Fair Use Licensing Ownership Copying 86

43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

Zamfir alleged that the resulting confusion harmed his reputation, made it more difficult to market the genuine products of his research, and gave the false impression that his research is being financed by a relationship with CasperLabs, which made it harder for him to secure sponsorship. 1) The marks were identical. (2)

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Registration Social Media Trademark Registering Trademarks 72

43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

This seems wrong to me—like holding a skateboard nonfunctional because you can also use roller skates if you want personal wheels, or the Dippin’ Dots ice cream configuration nonfunctional because one can eat regular ice cream instead—but does provide a nice illustration of the importance of market definition to functionality determinations.

Registration 45

Registration Ownership Social Media Marketing 45

Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. While enforcing design rights can prove challenging based on the nature of the product, they can be effectively deployed to counter imitations present in various marketplaces.

Branding 59

Branding Brands Branding Intellectual Property 59

Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also asserts copyright ownership in two “director’s statements” written by Coakley about the alleged on-set bullying, as well as in Coakley’s planned derivative project about the making of Runt. Copyright silencing, while not necessarily unlawful, may color the lens by which a judge views a particular case.

Copyright 79

Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Social Media 79

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

. * * *. BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.” BrandTotal appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Click on the image to see the animation.

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Contracts Privacy Social Media Advertising 105

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Dfinity sponsors conferences and hackathons, and gives in-person and virtual presentations. Dfinity argued that its registration of its marks gives it “prima facie evidence of [their] validity,” so it need not plead use in commerce to demonstrate a protectable ownership interest in an enforcement action.

Designs 59

Designs Design Registration Trademark 59

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

On the contrary, areas not covered by the EU harmonization still present moderate to very high degrees of fragmentation, which strongly call for an intervention by the EU legislature. Quotation represents the only mandatory exception under the Berne Convention, and this explains while it is present in all Member States.

Reporting 52

Reporting Copyright Public Domain Copying 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Often formal equality is presented in the pretext of equal application as if IP were immune from feminist and critical race critiques. Emma Perot, Music Copyright Ownership: Factors Behind the Surge in Writer Credit and Rights Clearance Why so many writers on songs? And even if you get a formula to work with, it gets hard/expensive.

Music 52

Music Art Copying Licensing 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. The ever-expanding internet presents a daunting task to any brand owner trying to police its marks. Ownership in copyrights vests upon creation of the work. [7]

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Intellectual Property 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In making this finding I draw an adverse inference from Defendant’s failure to initiate litigation against Plaintiff…by November 19, 2018, Defendant was using the DMCA Takedown Notices to suppress a market competitor rather than to enforce a legitimate good faith claim of copyright infringement. Tierra Caliente Music Group SA v.

Registration 112

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 112

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My presentation, galloping across a bunch of developments. Another way to put it is that aesthetic functionality requires you to have an understanding of the definition of the market in which other clothing makers should be free to compete. Slides here.

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IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 94