Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

It says that the Fifth Circuit has never addressed initial interest confusion in the context of keyword ads. But what facts constitute initial interest confusion, as distinguished from standard consumer confusion, if consumer distraction is disregarded? The Fifth Circuit panel reversed. Distraction is insufficient. OK, I guess.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Through locations across the country, the Commerce Department provides services crucial to deploying connectivity, data, and information to businesses, American communities, and tribal, state and local governments—all who rely on our data to make informed decisions across all sectors of the economy. Help is on the way, however.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2023

The recent 66-month sentence handed to YouTuber ‘Omi in a Hellcat’ is one example with a particularly hefty price tag – $30+ million in restitution. Johnson Fights Back At least initially, Johnson’s legal team put up a spirited defense.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement. Using trademarks in domain names, linking, framing, meta-tagging, and framing are a few methods that could lead to trademark challenges. Case Study: Yahoo!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

he “tagged the personal LinkedIn profiles of LoanStreet employees on the posts, which spurred a flurry of hate messages sent directly to the employees.” For example, the court says: “Defendant deliberately and strategically utilized the Internet to spread statements capable of defamatory meaning. the SMJ case.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

The Department pays tribute to the numerous AANHPI entrepreneurs and innovators helping fulfill the promise of America for all. This initiative is expected to create or retain more than 200 jobs and generate more than $10 million in private investment. Here are three of their stories. . Innovating to fight Ebola. Bureaus and Offices.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Earlier this month, a new Drake and Weekend collaboration disrupted the Internet. The only problem was it wasn’t a Drake and Weekend collaboration after all. Focusing on the output, most, if not all, of those cases deal with generative AI platforms that create visual works.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

Earlier this month, a new Drake and Weekend collaboration disrupted the Internet. The only problem was it wasn’t a Drake and Weekend collaboration after all. Focusing on the output, most, if not all, of those cases deal with generative AI platforms that create visual works.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

Earlier this month, a new Drake and Weekend collaboration disrupted the Internet. The only problem was it wasn’t a Drake and Weekend collaboration after all. Focusing on the output, most, if not all, of those cases deal with generative AI platforms that create visual works.

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azrights

JUNE 15, 2022

Match established to the satisfaction of the High Court that Muzmatch, which used “match” and “Tinder” in its website metadata as well as in keyword tags such as “match-muslim” and “uk-muslim-match” to drive internet traffic to its platform was likely confusing consumers to believe the links refer to the Match Group.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

‘Influencer marketing,’ albeit a new word, has emerged as one of the most effective strategies to create money across all industries. The reason for this is that copyright encompasses all types of original literary, artistic, musical, theatrical, cinematographic, and other works. Trademarks.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

It also is a time to recognize all the many contributions and achievements within the AAHNPI community that have had a positive impact on our Nation. . His initiation into entrepreneurship began after he was approached by a banking customer who was selling pecans to China but did not speak Mandarin. Bureaus and Offices. Trademarks.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 19, 2022

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders contribute thousands of years of cultural heritage and tradition to the United States and advance the nation in all areas, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. kou (communication, for “all of us”); Alaka?i Environmental data.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A significant impetus for the TMA was comments during a 2019 hearing before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet concerning “clutter” and “deadwood” on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) trademark registers. million registrations. [1]

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The national ETS, despite of its initial phase, is currently the largest ETS in the world, covering more than 2,000 entities with aggregate annual emissions exceeding 4 billion tons of CO 2 equivalent. All allowances are allocated for free, though it is contemplated that auctions may be introduced at a later stage.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

First, whether the display of hyperlinks constitutes re-utilization, and second, whether the re-use of meta tags can qualify as extraction. The Court requires that all acts of extraction and re-utilization must lead to a risk that the database maker is not able to recoup its initial investment because of these actions.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 19, 2023

During the event, Graves emphasized the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to states on deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills. Graves also issued a call to action to states to implement efforts to expand affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet as part of Commerce’s Internet for All.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion investment to bring affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to every home, business and school in America through the BEAD Program , and the historic designation of 31 Tech Hubs across the nation from $2.6 These grant programs aim to make high-speed Internet affordable for all and promote digital equity.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

How Commerce Continues to Connect Indian Country November 27, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Mon, 11/27/2023 - 17:02 In 2021, during Native American Heritage Month, President Biden signed the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) which provided over $65 billion to bring affordable, high-speed internet to every American.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Biden Administration is committed to empowering women and girls, unlocking opportunity, and delivering equity and dignity to all Americans. Specifically, Commerce is working to build investments in STEM and entrepreneurship, invest in a care economy and an Internet for all, and train both the U.S. and global workforce.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 12, 2023

High-Speed Internet for All July 12, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Wed, 07/12/2023 - 12:56 Infrastructure Many communities in America lack access to high-speed Internet, and beyond access issues, many families can't afford service. Bureaus and Offices National Telecommunications and Information Administration Tags Broadband

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U.S. Department of Commerce

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Graves also facilitated discussions with community leaders about the Biden Administration and the Commerce Department’s investments in climate resilience, internet access, and trade. Graves first visited Milwaukee and spoke at the Women's Club of Wisconsin on Commerce Department initiatives that are preparing regions across the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 15, 2023

In this first blog post for the Department of Commerce’s Regional Economic Research Initiative , we document this increase in geographic inequality and draw out implications for further research and for government programs. Across all places, the inequality measure for 2021 falls from 0.31 in the baseline measure, as noted above, to 0.25

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo traveled to Las Vegas where she announced the Million Women in Construction initiative that aims to build a new inclusive American workforce by bringing more women into the construction industry. Moving forward, the Million Women in Construction initiative will be a top priority for Secretary Raimondo.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

By implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will help ensure every person in this country, especially those living on Tribal land and other underserved areas, has access to reliable and affordable high-speed Internet. . Indigenous communities are?among?the

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I’m not going to point out all of the paragraph’s flaws, but I’ll highlight some: Creating tags, categories, and keywords has not previously constituted material contribution to the illegality. The other referenced tags remind me of what the Ninth Circuit wrote in Perfect 10 v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Network Solutions Private Limited [1] , “any individual’s or organization’s popularity or fame on the computer (or internet) will be no different from reality.” The “Gucci” mark and its emblem can be seen all around this virtual metropolis. According to Mr. Arun Jaitley v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

There has been a lot of activity in court in the past few months–so much that I couldn’t blog it all contemporaneously. This was all done, according to Plaintiff, when Defendants had actual knowledge of the pervasiveness of child pornography on their platforms.” ” Section 230 for non-FOSTA Claims.

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