Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From Variety and really, all over your Internets: The VidAngel filtering service will remain shut down, following a ruling Thursday from a three-judge panel upholding an injunction against the service. The post Video self-censoring services: VidAngel deleted appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. VidAngel was forced.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The federal government has quietly backed down from its plans to implement a new digital services tax as of January 2024 that the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated would generate billions in revenue. As I’ve previously written , a digital services tax is preferable to the cross-industry subsidy model found in Bills C-11 and C-18.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 10, 2024

The counterclaim defendants had actual notice of the claims, but defective service under Rule 4 ended them before they began. A counterclaim plaintiff’s claims in a complex trade secret action involving the development of cell-cultured human milk suffered a rather pedestrian fate given the important technological stakes.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2024

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Patent Attorney (NH-1222-04) to join the team at the Air Force Materiel Command Law Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

He sued a print-on-demand service (Sunfrog) over alleged IP violations of his illustrations. If that rings a bell, it’s because just yesterday I blogged on a DIFFERENT fish painter, DeYoung, who also brought an IP lawsuit against a print-on-demand service (Pixels). This plaintiff emphasized copyright law but got little traction.

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McKinsey Operations

MARCH 27, 2023

AI-enabled customer service is now the quickest and most effective route for institutions to deliver personalized, proactive experiences that drive customer engagement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

In the ongoing legal battles over print-on-demand services, RedBubble and (more recently) Printify have sometimes achieved favorable results by disaggregating all of the functions and acting solely as a marketing agent for the disaggregated vendors. The print-on-demand service at issue is Pixels, who has appeared on this blog before.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Given the ongoing shift in the TV market away from terrestrial and satellite delivery in favor of IP-based services, cloud recording services are no longer the big deal they once were. The service came with a program guide and allowed users to record and store TV shows from 15 local channels.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

That was the thought that flashed into my head when the University of Toronto (U of T) announced that it was suing Easy Group, a Toronto based tutorial service catering mainly to international students, for copyright infringement. U of T Sues Tutorial Service for Copyright Infringement After Ripping Off Authors for the Past Decade?"

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There is little doubt that video and music streaming services have taken the Internet by storm over the past decade. When Netflix first launched its streaming services, the company openly positioned itself as a piracy competitor. A subsection of these accounts are logins for streaming services including HBO Max, Paramount+ and Viaplay.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The decision, which attracted considerable commentary over the weekend, involves mandatory registration rules for audio and visual services that include far more than the large streaming services. Yet internally, officials knew that the bill applied to far more than just large Internet streamers.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Case C-426/21 , the CJEU looked into the complicated relationship between copyright law and online television services. Ocilion is an Austrian company that offers hardware and software equipment to business clients – such as network operators, hotels, stadiums – to enable them to offer Internet TV services.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 22, 2023

On April 11th, the Cyberspace Administration of China released a draft of the Regulation for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (the ‘draft Regulation’) for public consultation, which includes 21 articles detailing the proposed regulatory framework for the generative AI industry.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There is a deepening circuit split on whether the US Copyright Act preempts contract claims arising from terms of service. A recent petition to the US Supreme Court by a song lyrics website highlights this, with potentially broad implications for the enforceability of website terms of service. By: White & Case LLP

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, the site itself was clearly not seen as a legal streaming service, as the streams were (re)broadcasted without permission from rightsholders. Anti-piracy outfit Alianza , which represents major TV broadcasters including DirecTV, Discovery, Fox, HBO, and Sky, has also been on to the service for a while.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 15, 2023

While Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez claimed it would lead to increased choice (a claim he re-iterated this week in Banff), critics of the bill argued that the opposite was true , namely that the bill would likely lead to fewer services entering the Canadian market or streamers reducing content choices. Leading U.S.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 22, 2024

Recent reports that country singer Luke Combs won a judgment against a Florida woman who didn’t receive notice of the suit should serve as a reminder for attorneys on best practices for effectuating service by electronic means, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We would like to bring to your attention that there are new “address for service” rules coming into effect on 1 January 2024 at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) which may have an impact on your trade mark portfolio. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2023

July Business Services (JULY) is a national retirement plan services provider headquartered in Waco, Texas. Recently, JULY has significantly grown its client base, scope and services organically as well as through the acquisition of several companies. To learn more about JULY, please visit www.julyservices.com.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

When you file for a trademark in India, an indispensable requirement is finding out the trademark classification of your goods or services under which you must file your brand. It groups different categories of goods and services under one trademark class. Thus, it gives the trademark registration process a definite structure.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In recent years, rightsholders have repeatedly teamed up with Egyptian law enforcement to tackle several large pirate sites and services. However, instead of it being part of a legal or administrative process, pirate site blocking is offered as a ‘privatized’ service by an unnamed commercial company.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 8, 2023

Following an in-depth investigation and a five-year Premier League private prosecution, five men behind the UK’s largest-ever piracy service were sentenced last month to more than 30 years behind bars. The service had around 100 resellers who were free to set their own prices.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 15, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is being touted by news outlets and financial markets alike as the future of industries across the board, including Customer Service. As consumers, it is easy to notice that lots of vendors have embraced AI technology and moved their customer service models away from live help.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This circular is aimed at tourism service operators and those who offer tourist housing services through digital platforms, such as accommodations and hotels, among others. 9 Provide and disclose truthful, reliable, sufficient, clear, accessible, and updated information on the services, products, and contracts they offer.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The USPTO refused to register that mark DRYLANDS BREWING COMPANY & Design for "beer" and for "restaurant services, including sit-down service of food and take-out restaurant services; taproom services featuring beer brewed on premises” [BREWING COMPANY disclaimed], finding confusion likely with the registered mark DRYLANDS for wine.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2023

While there are plenty of legal streaming options available, there’s also a broad offer of IPTV services that are specifically set up to deliver content without permission from rightsholders. These pirate IPTV services are often accessed through relatively cheap subscriptions. ” Mysterious Charges Below is an example of a $17.21

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This includes the Copyright Directive which passed in 2019 as well as the Digital Services Act , which was officially unveiled last December. JURI Adopts Digital Services Act. The Digital Services Act doesn’t require services to implement upload filters. More Pushback to Come.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. Others viewed the service quite differently. For a while, everything went broadly to plan.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Legal streaming services offering access to top tier football in Europe have a few unique selling points over piracy platforms. Perhaps most importantly, people who subscribe to legal services help to keep the game alive. On the downside, legal sports streaming services are very expensive, some would say disproportionately so.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 24, 2023

Building lasting customer relationships takes more than award-winning products and services. At the heart of this CX1 initiative is our Customer Service Team, the people on the front lines with our customers every day. So we built three new knowledge bases that empower our customers seeking alternative service channels.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 12, 2024

which alleges that HP is launching a new software-as-a-service solutions platform under the infringing name, "Wex," causing confusion in the public. HP was hit with a trademark infringement action in Maine federal court by global mobility solutions platform Wex Inc.,

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 30, 2024

CCC was named a winner for the second year in a row for Customer Service Department of the Year by Best in Biz Awards 2023 International. CCC was honored as a Gold Winner in the Customer Service Department of the Year category in the Best in Biz Awards 2022 International.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

As part of an omnibus bill, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a troubling bill restricting how under-18 users engage with user-generated content (UGC) services. [At ” This includes every service with UGC functionality, whether or not UGC is part of the service’s core offering. generated content.”

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One ongoing debate involves proper service of process for foreign defendants under the Hague Service Convention. Several defendants challenged the propriety of service of process, and moved to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure R. 12(b)(5) (“insufficient service of process”). Freedom Patents LLC v.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Announcing fundamental changes to its business model, Ulož says that from December 1, 2023, users of its file-hosting services will only be able to download files they uploaded themselves. The change effectively ends file-sharing on Ulož and according to the site’s owners, the EU’s Digital Services Act is to blame.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2022

For the past several years, authorities in Italy have regularly announced operations that aimed to disrupt the supply and use of pirate IPTV services. This January, another operation led to the claimed dismantling of a network servicing 500,000 customers. Applicazione Ufficiale’.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 25, 2022

This includes the Copyright Directive which passed in 2019 as well as the Digital Services Act (DSA), which was officially unveiled at the end of 2020. It is clear, however, that the main goal is to keep large online platforms and services accountable to stop the spread of harmful, misleading, and illegal content.

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