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Resort fees case survives on nondisclosure, not bait and switch theory

43(B)log

Once a consumer selects a particular room, they arrive at the third page in the booking flow: at last the fees are at the bottom in the total The subtotal shows a charge for “USD/night” and a separate charge for “USD taxes and fees,” which includes the resort fee. The second page in the booking process also reflects the available rooms (e.g.,

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Standing in Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

Patently-O

Below, the Federal Circuit for the first time held that such appellants must show that (1) it competes in the same line of business as the appellee, and (2) failure to cancel or refuse registration of a mark would likely cause the appellant competitive injury. It ruled on the merits for the beer and beer-making-kits. Petition ].

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Movie, Music, Gaming & Publishing Groups Join ISPs in Deal to Block Piracy

TorrentFreak

In terms of drama, excitement, politics and at times pure theater, Sweden’s connection with iconic file-sharing battles is unrivaled, largely due to the antics of The Pirate Bay. At least for a while, the battle lines seemed to be clearly drawn. But as the dust of these battles began to settle, a new front opened up.

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Employees with a side hustle: Can I protect my intellectual property?

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: 3 minutes With e-commerce exploding over the course of the pandemic – nearly doubling between February and March 2020 alone – side hustles have been on the rise. Intellectual property is the overarching term for rights that flow from these intangible ideas, with different categories of rights and protections contained within it.

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OECD Competition Open Day 2021: What is the role of competition authorities in promoting economic recovery?

Olartemoure Blog

For this reason, expecting market forces to swiftly stabilize the (now severed) economic flow that capitalism enables is probably wishful thinking. ii) What impact should the defense of competition have on the design and implementation of state aid in times of crisis?; (iii) Main panel on competition policy in economic recovery.

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Harpic v. Domex Advertisement: Product Disparagement or Nominative Fair Use?

SpicyIP

This is not the first time that these companies have engaged in comparative advertising for the same products as discussed in a previous post. that under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, which deals with freedom of speech and expression, the right to “commercial speech” is recognised. Pragya is a 5th year B.A.

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Evidentiary Issues With Emojis

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

My research naturally flowed from there. They also need to understand that symbol depictions can change over time. They also need to understand that symbol depictions can change over time. How did you get into the subject of emojis and law? I have been writing about and researching Internet Law for over 25 years.