Olartemoure Blog

MAY 30, 2023

The Digital Markets Act is a groundbreaking law from the European Union that regulates the performance of large online platforms (designated as gatekeepers) in the digital economy to guarantee fair competition, which started applying on 2 May 2023. It controls an important gateway for business users toward final consumers.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Seeking competitive dynamics, greater player diversity within the financial system and a better response to consumer needs in this sector, Colombia’s Ministry of Finance will now improve access to open financial consumer data as well as the scope of other financial services. 08/04/22 – Regulatory Affairs.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2022

Already in June 2021, the Bundekartellamt had initiated proceedings against Google following a complaint by Corint Media concerning Google’s licensing and presentation practices i.a. in the News Showcase service. Prior to the launch of the services, Google entered into licensing agreements with a range of German publishers.

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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. This misguided understanding of a hierarchy of rights has had a significantly negative influence on the exercise of the rights of copyright users.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2022

As recently as yesterday there were reports of players openly mocking the system so, in common with companies including Bungie ( 1 , 2 , 3 ), Activision has now resorted to legal action. Circumvention of Technical Protection Measures. 1201(a)(2). Lawsuit Filed in the United States. to cheat) in the COD Games. .

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2021

Rather than test their skills on a level playing field, some gamers prefer to deploy third-party cheating software to gain a competitive advantage. A new lawsuit filed by Ubisoft and Bungie continues this trend by targeting individuals believed to be involved in the development and distribution of cheats for Destiny 2 and Rainbow Six Seige.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

This blacklist may be used by the signatories of voluntary agreements promoted by ARCOM, which are supposed to contribute to remedying infringements of copyrighted material and sporting competitions and events. 2/ The Act creates new procedures to fight against mirror sites. It modifies the French Intellectual Property Code (‘IPC’).

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This July at a Washington district court, Destiny 2 developer Bungie filed the latest in a growing list of lawsuits aimed at curtailing cheating in its online games. inkcel had been caught cheating in Destiny 2 and had been banned from the service multiple times. Bungie had plenty of other complaints too. In a recent Twitter post, L.L.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The AmeriKat may not be the first before the UPC, but she is first for big eyes and cute smiles The AmeriKat has been enjoying the almost constant stream of Unified Patent Court (UPC) posts on LinkedIn. One of those was the 10X Genomics v Nanostring case. The IPKat's Dutch Lion Friend, Léon Dijkman ( HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER ) brings readers up to date.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

For French telecoms regulator Arcom, the end of the competition signaled the start of research to determine how citizens consumed World Cup 2022 and how France benefited from it financially. The World Cup only takes place every four years so when the opportunity to see the world’s best players arrived again last year, an estimated 1.5

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

So far, for a market to be welfare for the consumer it is very important that there should always remain a tendency of competitiveness between all the players in the market. Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Law: Is There Any Tussle Between The Two? “It

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was my first time to appear as a witness before the CRTC and I used the opportunity to emphasize the real risks of reduced competition and higher costs that can come with mandated payments that exceed global standards. I set out to change that yesterday in my appearance before the Commission. My opening statement is posted below.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Over the past couple of years, Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere has been to court several times in the United States hoping to identify those who leak unreleased content online ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). What happens when leakers are identified is mostly unknown. These matters in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2023

After reading the introduction to Bungie’s latest lawsuit, which targets makers and sellers of Destiny 2 cheats, one gets the impression the developer may be starting to enjoy this fight. Ten named defendants, several of them already identified by both alias and real name, sit atop a pre-allocated space marked ‘JOHN DOES NO.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2024

Certain companies are required by Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 (Act) to devote a minimum of 2% of their average net profit from the three previous financial years to corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. are still widespread and the government has little resources to address these issues.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

In discussing the reasons behind the possibility of unification, the emphasis was placed on the essential need to rationalize the framework, as the principle of territoriality no longer feels entirely fit for purpose, and the current fragmentation detrimentally affects the Union's competitiveness. Should the EU unify copyright laws?

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SpicyIP

JUNE 22, 2022

Though the report examines the EU / Belgian patent law landscape, it contains informative insights into the use of compulsory licenses and competition regulation in the context of excessively priced medicines. This test has been adopted by competition authorities while assessing cases relating to off-patent / generic medicines.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2023

With millions of monthly users, BitTorrent’s reign at the top of the file-sharing seemed unstoppable in 2007, but the French government had other plans. The Hadopi agency created to administer the new law was initially kept busy but in the background, file-hosting and video streaming platforms were providing a taste of things to come.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Policymakers believe this will boost the EU’s data economy by unlocking the sharing of such data, optimizing its accessibility and use, and fostering competition in sectors characterised by a concentration of a small number of manufacturers. Both could become law as early as the end of 2023, although with grace periods built in.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The decathlon was created to try to measure the most well-rounded athletes because it’s not just one event, one competition, it’s a total of 10 events. The following is an edited transcript of my video, The Trademark Protection Decathlon. You have to be excellent at all of them. Choose a creative name. File early.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

However, India currently lacks a clear regulatory framework for gambling and online gambling, leading to much of this activity occurring in the underground economy, causing substantial revenue losses of approximately USD 60 million, which is more than 2% of the country’s GDP. [2]

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Further, a Competition Act complaint has not sparked any action. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked this week about concerns with the implementation of Bill C-18, to which he responded that other countries are quietly backing Canada in its battle against tech companies. Over the past three months: 1.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2022

There, the Court pondered whether EU Member States have an obligation to take, on their own initiative, the measures necessary to deal with GI infringements. There, the Court pondered whether EU Member States have an obligation to take, on their own initiative, the measures necessary to deal with GI infringements.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Among many other things, such as security, social morality, unfair competition, data accuracy and privacy, the draft Regulation turns to two specific copyright aspects that are addressed in Article 7, namely providers’ liability for IP violations, and access to copyright-protected materials for data training.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. Reasonable measures to preserve secrecy: The owner of the information has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information remains secret. What Are Trade Secrets? DTSA § 1839.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 20, 2023

In a whopping 163-page opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of two registrations for the configuration of safety helmets, rejecting Petitioner Honeywell's Section 2(e)(5) functionality claim but sustaining Honeywell's claim of lack of acquired distinctiveness. This blog post will summarize the high points of the decision.].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 18, 2023

Initially, Malwarebytes defended on Section 230(c)(2)(B). The Ninth Circuit rejected that defense , in the process creating a new and totally unhelpful common law exception to Section 230 for “anti-competitive animus.” ” Enigma challenged Malwarebytes’ classifications in court. It’s not binary at all.

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Patently-O

MARCH 20, 2024

requires a case-by-case analysis of irreparable harm and the other injunction factors, even when the patentee’s business model relies on licensing revenue rather than direct competition in practicing the patents. In re California Expanded Metal Products Co. , 2023-1140 (Fed Cir. MercExchange, L.L.C. 388, 391 (2006). MercExchange, L.L.C.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee published a report which set out a number of recommendations to Government [ Katpost here ] that included equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustments as well as referrals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

E-commerce platforms have produced new kinds of purchasing experiences for customers by combining the forces of technology, competitive price offerings, exciting deals, and quick delivery. As a result, the number of online marketplaces created domestically or internationally has significantly increased in India.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2022

The first patent-based report to measure short-term innovation momentum, highlighting innovators with exceptional technological relevance for the future. The first patent-based report to measure short-term innovation momentum, highlighting innovators with exceptional technological relevance for the future.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 31, 2023

Abruzzo acknowledges that non-competes may be permissible, if they are “narrowly tailored to special circumstances justifying the infringement on employee rights,” which does not include a covenant whose only purpose is the employer’s “desire to avoid competition.” The FTC is not alone in taking aim at non-competes. Specifically, Ms.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 7, 2022

2] This means that such actions are subject to a five-year statute of limitations running from when the employer becomes aware of the damage incurred and the identity of the responsible person. This means that such actions are effectively time-barred one year after the end of the employment contract.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet , Juliet ponders “What’s in a name?…That …That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet,” suggesting that names do not define but are merely labels used to distinguish one thing from another. the answer would be a resounding, “No!” .

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder. In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder.

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IPilogue

JULY 14, 2021

2 Among the main concerns are the current lack of competition in the repair industry as well as the promotion of an environmentally-disastrous culture of disposability. Noel Courage is a Partner at Bereskin & Parr LLP and a member of the Life Sciences practice group. He is also a co-leader of the COVID-19 practice group.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

new understanding of sports competition has emerged as a result of the advancements in technology, communication, health, and science. new understanding of sports competition has emerged as a result of the advancements in technology, communication, health, and science. He was sporting a test version of the brand-new Nike Vaporfly 4%.

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