Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2024

The Kwantum case ( C-227/23 ), involving a dispute over a work of design or applied art, questions the application of the reciprocity test in light of harmonized copyright law and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) decision in RAAP ( C-265/19 ). In this Opinion, the ECS does not make any pronouncement on the desirability of cumulation.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In addition to learning more about the company from legal, business, marketing, and human resources perspectives, I had the opportunity to witness the passion that each team member brought to their work and the company’s mission. As a multinational pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca is often involved in complex patent litigation.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It is easy for businesses to associate their products and services with religion since people are so deeply devoted to their faiths. However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? However the court has provided a creative analogy in regards to it.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 3, 2022

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. Introduction to Georgia's Statewide Business Court Please see full Publication below for more information.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Trade Marks SpicyIP reviewed a ruling from the Bombay High Court concerning the deceptive similarity between signs. The Afro-IP blog informed on a trade mark infringement case, which was decided by the High Court of South Africa. Each business had a figurative mark containing ‘iCollege’ in them. VA’ and ‘RAMPUR AS?VA’

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. In a motion filed at the court yesterday, they formally request the exclusion of both. Instead, it’s an article from a “third-party pro-piracy website” that deals with other aspects of the business, the music companies add.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

If you've been too busy to stay up-to-date this week, never fear, the recap of the latest IP news and analysis is here: International Law Eleonora Rosati outlined the context and findings of a recent study that she was commissioned to produce for WIPO. to Web 3.0.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2024

Fashion Law London is delighted to host an event fully devoted to exploring the impact, challenges, and potential of AI for the fashion industry from a commercial, legal, and policy standpoint. Join the discussion in central London or online (live streaming) on Monday, 13 May !

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

on the topic “Tips from the Trenches: Hot Issues and Best Practices in Trying a Trade Secrets Claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).” ” With the COVID pandemic slowing the trial of cases, many DTSA cases, especially jury trials, are only now seeing their day in court. Topics will include: Judge or jury?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany are always busy organizing new conferences and events. Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence.

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2023

IPKat understands your busy schedule and brings you a brief summary of what recently happened in the IP news in its weekly Never Too Late post. Katfriend Alessandro Cerri covered the topic of whiskey and dog toys by delivering an article on the recent SCOTUS decision on First Amendment protection for expressive works.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Article III standing remains a hot topic at all levels of federal litigation and across many different areas of law. With surgery as the only viable course of treatment, Cloudbreak Therapeutics created a topical application of multikinase inhibitors to provide a non-surgical treatment to prevent recurring tumors, which is recognized in U.S.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

There are several strategies for protecting your brand and your business ranging from quick and inexpensive actions such as cease and desist letters, to district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation. In addition, they may be liable for defective counterfeit products even if they did not manufacture them.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2023

While the year is coming to an end, the IP community has been busy planning lots of exciting events and opportunities for the New Year. The conference will explore the implications of this important court decision for how universities operate, and how they interact with academics, students and interns.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2021

The court acknowledges the precedent applying the ADA to retailers’ websites, but it doesn’t extend to a standalone content website. Instead, judge simply says the Second Circuit hasn’t addressed the topic. He tried to watch videos on the USA Today website but couldn’t due to the lack of closed captioning.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Conferences, webinars On September 8, the Foundation for Research on Law and Business (FIDE) is organising the 15th Global Digital Encounter , “Towards a more predictable legal framework for cross-border IP disputes: the ILA-Kyoto Guidelines”. Topics covered include technology transfer, trade secrets, patent pools, and IP licensing.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2021

Our paper criticizes the Supreme Court’s sovereign immunity decision in Allen v. Publication Opportunity : I have been newly appointed as the advisor for Mizzou Law’s business law journal: the Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Review (BETR). The event is online and free, but you must register first.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2022

The pending Supreme Court petition in ML Genius v. After some back-and-forth, Genius eventually sued Google in New York state court, alleging that. Google removed the case to Federal Court and then sought dismissal of the case–arguing that all claims asserted in the case are preempted by Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act. (a)

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43(B)log

JUNE 21, 2023

The court found that the commercial speech exception applied to the ESG report. One section of the ESG Report is “pointedly” titled “Operations” and describes efforts to “increase productivity, food safety and quality, and accountability.” Moreover, the ESG report was created, at least in part, to promote the defendant’s goods or services.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

The court dismisses them all. The court says Section 230 preempts most of those claims. ” The court says these are not provable fact statements. The court’s opinion breezes through most of these important and complicated topics, mostly due to the plaintiff’s pro se arguments and Section 230.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2022

Prior to the enactment of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, a trademark could be declared as well-known either by a court or by the Registrar in an opposition, rectification or infringement / passing off action. According to the TMR website, Revlon was declared well-known by the Delhi High Court in Revlon Inc. v Sarita Manufacturing Co.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Indeed, in a world where “ nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed “, it is a rather daunting exercise for any court to draw the line between inspiration and imitation in copyrighted works, let alone in copyrighted art works.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

Businesses are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to innovate. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently determined that only humans can be named as inventors on a patent. How can businesses ensure that patent applications filed today will meet future standards? Yet, the U.S. Vidal , 43 F.4th 2022), cert.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in beautiful Trier (Germany) are always busy preparing and delivering knowledge and training in the IP field, with also plenty of opportunities to network and exchange views with fellow IP aficionados.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

In 2016, Congress enacted the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which bans businesses from trying to contractually restrict their customers’ reviews. At the time of passage, I’m not sure how many businesses were actually using contracts to control their customers’ reviews, but it was a growing trend.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Indeed, in a world where “ nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed “, it is a rather daunting exercise for any court to draw the line between inspiration and imitation in copyrighted works, let alone in copyrighted art works.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

While there were not, in my opinion, any major court developments affecting trademark owners, there have been many other events and changes that have impacted the world of trademarks over the past 12 months. Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Often, hashtags help businesses reach out to their target audience and connect with them, which may further help them attain and achieve goodwill and raise awareness about their brand. The court held there was no breach of law since the hashtag served as a descriptive device and not a trademark. Answer the Big Question. Conclusion.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

At the end of 2020, the operator of one of the largest YouTube rippers took the unprecedented step of taking the music industry to court. In response, he sued the RIAA , asking the federal court in Connecticut to declare his service non-infringing. Last fall, the district court decided to dismiss the matter , handing a win to the RIAA.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 14, 2021

Trade marks GuestKat Nedim Malovic considered the meaning of bad faith pursuant to Article 59(1)(b) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation, following the EU General Court's decision in Riviera-Airport v EUIPO. This Kat isn't quite sure how she got here Cometh the hour, cometh the roundup of last week on the IPKat.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

After the miniseries was seen by millions earlier this month, private prosecutions – which allow alleged victims of crime to prosecute their own criminal cases – are now a topic of national debate. By the time the case got to court, exactly how successful his venture had been was met with a significant difference of opinion.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

In recent years, the Supreme Court has decided a number of cases, including Bilski v. For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.” Kappos, Mayo Collaborative Servs. Prometheus Labs., Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

Do the incumbent cultural, social and legal systems change as they respond to the migration of the creative people or their imported business practices? The event will be dedicated to the discussion of how the Metaverse is not just about games, but also about business and about the new economy in virtual products.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Copyright Act and The Industrial Design Act both touch on the topic of employment and IP. The courts will examine the relationship itself not only the title given to the worker by the employer. and Hyde examined an employee, Hyde, who had his own business outside his employment with Comstock. Comstock Canada et al.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Given how rarely TOS amendments use clickthroughs, this opinion could anticipate the widespread failure of TOS amendments if it’s the final word on the topic. The Court Opinion. The court says Dropbox properly formed the TOS. I hope it’s not. * * *. Sifuentes got a Dropbox account in 2011. Why so long?

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