The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures ”, authored by Enrico Bonadio (City University of London). As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. Chapter 3 is entitled "Copyright within the street art and graffiti circles".

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Art Law Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2021

What’s more, there’s not a dearth of useful information on the topic. As if completing a project isn’t difficult enough, many artists find themselves seriously stuck when they begin establishing their initial market or when looking to increase their art’s value over time. Borbay’s first sale came to him quite unexpectedly.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2023

Potential topics include – but are not limited to! – the following: Sustainability and IP; Right to repair; Greenwashing and IP; Green trade marks; Craft and industrial GIs; Exhaustion / first sale doctrine as applied to the Green / Circular Economy (e.g., upcycling); Green patents. and “Sustainability and Intellectual Property Law”.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. That’s understandable.

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Art Law Journal

AUGUST 10, 2022

It remains true that social media engagement creates a more intimate conversation between the artist and audience, which can in turn lead to more sales, increase your exposure to future clients and leave you more positive reviews from followers who feel intimately acquainted with your work.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In my view, the fundamental problem posed by component patents is that they risk misaligning a patentee’s inventive contribution to the art with their scope of exclusivity [see here for a classic study on why this is bad]. This is also known as the “hold up” problem in the literature [e.g. here , at 792]. Participation is free of charge.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. That’s understandable.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Simply put, IP can be anything – inventions, music, art, plays – created by the human mind. The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. There are two major exceptions for this, the first dealing with lease/sale of a business and the second if that person is an executive.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

and (2) Is eligibility a pure questions of law (based upon the claims); or does it also involve a “question of fact for the jury based upon the state of the art at the time of the patent?” Prior Art for IPRs : An interesting statutory interpretation petition is pending in Baxter v. ( Alice Step 1). Menell and Lefstin.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The second portion of the notice emphasizes the consistency of disclosure to the USPTO among other governmental agencies and commercialization activities, including market testing, offers for sale, and reduction to practice. Director Vidal highlights four different topics as they relate to the duty of disclosure standard: 1.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?): At what point do sales-with-knowledge equate with inducement? Wade was good law before being overturned by the Court last term.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Submissions of papers covering a wide range of topics are encouraged, relating to how copyright law needs to be reformed in the 21st century. The conference aims to provide some critical thinking concerning the present and future of copyright flexibilities in European copyright law and their evolutionary paths.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. The court disagreed, finding that the following allegations sufficiently pled a concrete financial loss: 1) the defendant made sales that would have otherwise been made by the plaintiff; and 2) the plaintiff had been injured by price erosion.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There have been some court decisions on this precise topic, but the law is not completely settled. You’ll almost certainly see language that says you cannot apply for copyright or trademark registration for those logos , and that Canva and whoever they licensed the clip art, photos, etc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Cannabis [i] is a rapidly growing industry; in 2019, overall sales of cannabis products legal under state law were estimated to be worth $13.6 For more information about any topic herein, please see our October 20, 2020 webinar, “ IP and Cannabis: The Current Landscape ,” or contact your Fish attorney. billion by 2025. [ii]

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

When Christie’s Auction House first entered the secondary art market of mainland China in 2005, it licensed its brand to a local auction house and received a total of RMB 97,000,000 (roughly $12,100,000) for its inaugural sale. [1] A relaxed regulatory environment helps explain the enormous growth of the Chinese art market.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Background Abbott and Dexcom compete in the sale of glucose monitoring devices for diabetes. Insofar as points of law are concerned, this also applies, for instance, to the question of whether the subject-matter of a property right was obvious in the light of prior art." Purr-haps a good topic for a dissertation.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

These were the hot topics in the recently decided Supreme Court case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. In a broad sense, a use that has a distinct purpose is justified because it furthers the goal of copyright, namely, to promote the progress of science and the arts, without diminishing the incentive to create.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 21, 2023

link] Topics : The USPTO invites written responses to the following questions and requests. Identify any specific sources of prior art not currently available through the Patents End-to-End Search system that you believe examiners should be searching. Feb 1, 2023, is the new deadline for providing comments to the USPTO on this RFC.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This is why ChatGPT seems so knowledgeable about a vast array of topics and subject areas. answering a different intended question or providing information about a different topic). On the other hand, a savvy patent drafter could use ChatGPT to prepare certain portions of a patent application that deal with prior art.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a request for comments addressing a variety of topics related to generic drug and biosimilar competition. Identify any specific sources of prior art not currently available through the Patents End-to-End Search system that you believe examiners should be searching.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Many copyright scholars and most in the world of fine art have loudly condemned the ruling as a travesty of justice. Barton Beebe’s empirical work on this topic. Goldsmith , No. 21-869 (May 18, 2023). Before 2020, the Supreme Court decided only four fair use cases.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. Societe Des Produits Nestles.A Under the 2014 order, over 212 defendants have been decreed against and paid Rs.6,000/-

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Nonetheless, the bar is a content-based restriction because “its reach is defined simply by the topic (subject matter) of the covered speech” [8] – here, the topic being the famous person in question. Electronic Arts. , 471, 500 (2003)). [16] 17] Comedy III Prods., Gary Saderup, Inc. , at 409-10. [19] 19] See, e.g. , Davis v.

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