Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2021

Publication Opportunity : I have been newly appointed as the advisor for Mizzou Law’s business law journal: the Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Review (BETR). I have an essay coming out in the next issue on the topic of inventorship attribution and reattribution.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ideally, a business should protect its trademarks from the outset, filing as the brand launches or even earlier based on an intent to use the trademark. Once a dispute happens, you can wish you had the registration, but you can’t quickly get a registration: the process takes about a year on average.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Likewise, the Ilayaraja-SP Balasubramanyam Copyright Dispute catapulted some curious questions on music composers’ rights vs performers’ rights. As Yogesh Byadwal’s most recent post on this topic made me think. Well … not really!

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

Because, of course, if the content is on your business’ website or social media, it’s ultimately the business that’s going to be responsible for any issues or problems or disputes. I want to talk about two types of issues to think about. And that is a specific, important phrase in copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

A dispute that boiled over yesterday began with these two steps but ended up with the copyright holder having his account suspended, presumably by Musk himself or on his instructions. The two people at the heart of the original dispute are both Twitter users. ” This video sits at the heart of the dispute.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Are you considering the possibility of selling your business or exploring the world of acquiring companies? We invite you to join members of Henderson Franklin’s Business & Tax team on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, for an event aimed to equip attendees with valuable knowledge when contemplating strategic moves in this corporate arena.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too busy with your summer plans and suffering from the IP FOMO? He primarily focuses on trade marks as part of his current position but has been involved in matters spanning across a range of soft-IP rights (particularly, copyright and design right disputes) in previous roles, whilst in private practice. Discovery, based in the UK.

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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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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Each time I go to a legal conference or a business conference, one of the biggest topics people are buzzing about is artificial intelligence, and how it might transform the way that a particular career or job or role or industry operates.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. Registration is open here. pre-publication event: EULAs: Friends or Foes?,

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, it did inspire more litigation in this space and, according to reports, kept many lawyers busy answering calls on the topic. Lieb, proposed creating “algorithmic-based tests” that would resolve such disputes instead of juries. However, having a bot resolve such a dispute is not a good solution.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. Instead, it’s an article from a “third-party pro-piracy website” that deals with other aspects of the business, the music companies add. The email contains a copy of a blog post published by Boing Boing.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

That rendered Yout’s defamation and business disparagement claims moot. One of the key issues in this dispute is whether YouTube actually implemented technological measures designed to control access to copyrighted works. In Yout’s response to the RIAA filed this weekend, the focus returns to the same thorny topic.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 29, 2022

An important topic that I get asked about frequently is, “What information from my trademark filing will be public?” The following is an edited transcript of my video What Information Becomes Public in a Trademark Application?

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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. FIDE - The Metaverse As A Challenge To Classical IP - 29 June 2022 - Online The Metaverse steadily developed, and its role became even more central to the business.

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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. Its reach is wider than that; and that’s not a bad thing.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MARCH 9, 2023

How has Japan weathered the pandemic commercially and what kind of disputes are you expecting on your return? On the disputes side, that may mean acting for a Japanese trading house in an arbitration arising out of a major infrastructure or natural resources project, for example. You are returning to Tokyo after your time in Singapore.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

The use of lawsuits to solve complex commercial disputes suggests that no amount of talking will ever produce the desired results. “When a nail salon or spa has a back room for illegal prostitution, we shut down the business. “Businesses that cover for illegal activity get boarded up and their owners thrown in the slammer.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Therefore, in order to resolve disputes in light of the emergence of globalisation, it is crucial to switch to another legal option. One of the most contentious topics in arbitration is the arbitrability of IP disputes. Any disputing party prefers to reach a resolution through discussion as opposed to drawn-out legal processes.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. The summer protests following the killing of George Floyd also led to dozens of trademark filings related to the protest topics. There are now more than 2,000,000 active U.S. trademark registrations!

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

copyright protection and registration, copyright disputes, and the interplay among copyright, the internet, and emerging technologies. Topics Discussed. Copyrightable subject matter many businesses forget to protect. Copyright ownership: who owns what in the corporate environment? How and when to register copyrights.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

“TorGuard knows and encourages its end users to use its VPN service to access The Pirate Bay and pirate content” the complaint read, pointing to a topic in the Torguard forums. Earlier this month, both parties agreed to end the legal dispute with a confidential settlement agreement. Settlement & U.S. Torrent Blocking.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. Delhi High Court Clarifies Law on Arbitrability of Trademark Disputes. In this guest post , Rounak Doshi discusses the position of law on arbitrability of trademark disputes in light of the Delhi High Court’s recent decision in Golden Tobie Private Ltd. Golden Tobacco Ltd. June 30, 2021]. June 29, 2021].

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 5, 2022

It will be a busy year that will call upon clients and their counsel to be flexible, creative, and proactive on many fronts. International Dispute Resolution. International Dispute Resolution. Consumer Class Action Defense. Consumer Financial Services Litigation. eDiscovery Litigation. Fair Credit Reporting Act. Securities.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

It sought public views on various copyright enforcement challenges, including industry-led enforcement mechanisms, the website blocking scheme that was introduced in Australia in 2015, a statutory safe harbour and notice and take-down scheme, access to courts in copyright disputes, especially small ones, and remedies for copyright infringements.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Before explaining the topic, Mr. V. Period 2 (07:31 PM-09:00 PM): “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Rights: The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center” by Dr. Eleftheria Papadimitriou, Lawyer, Mediator, Trainer, ODR System Designer, Greece. Types of Disputes- contractual dispute & non-contractual dispute.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The event will give the opportunity to the attendees to question some of the judges involved in recent trade mark disputes. International Trademark Association – ‘The Business of Data’ Conference On the 22nd and 23rd March , the International Trademark Association is hosting its 2023 New York Conference. Info and registration here.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A recent Ninth Circuit ruling in a dispute between two health care staffing agencies clarifies that non-solicitation provisions in business-to-business collaboration agreements are not per se violations of the Sherman Act. As AMN’s travel nurse business grew, its demand exceeded its staffing capacity.

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Trading Secrets

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A recent Ninth Circuit ruling in a dispute between two health care staffing agencies clarifies that non-solicitation provisions in business-to-business collaboration agreements are not per se violations of the Sherman Act. As AMN’s travel nurse business grew, its demand exceeded its staffing capacity.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 23, 2023

Furthermore, because of the global market, even foreigners invest in companies, making it impractical for everyone to vote in person, and it is a time-consuming and costly process for businesses to follow. Mr. Shriram Subramanian founded the first proxy advice business in India, ‘InGovern Research Services,’ in June 2010.” [2]

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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. As a result, the government is under pressure to act against what some believe is an emerging two-tier justice system.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Talking about this topic, the issue of Judicial Recusals also shouldn’t be left untouched – an issue that has been the heart of several IP controversies, notably the Novartis dispute. A laxity that the layman may not immediately grasp.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to Traverse, where we discuss the hottest topics in Internet law. Business Happens on the Internet. It’s a whole different place, and there is now a lot of business conducted on the internet. The primary calling card for every business is their website. The Internet is a Highly Complex Place.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The authors must have been quite busy, particularly in the past two years, diligently tracking the frequent IP law revisions (Trade Mark Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revisions in 2019; Copyright Law and Patent Law Revisions in 2020) and, of course, the promulgation of the Civil Code (and the IP-related provisions therein) in 2020.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

And it’s one of my favorite topics to talk about because there’s so many exciting and interesting examples of different non-traditional trademarks. But, for the vast majority of businesses over time, they traditionally haven’t had a lot of need to protect non-traditional trademarks. You may have seen this on TV.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

It also sidesteps the dispute regarding whether hiQ is still in business. This is a long-running dispute and the parties are fighting over whether hiQ is still in business. Yet, the dispute is still very heavily litigated in the district court (while the Ninth Circuit was mulling over its ruling in light of Van Buren ).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

in the disputed sign overlap in meaning. Because that would improperly limit the creative space that belongs to free expression in business operations, and it is also not conducive to the positive guidance to the country’s socialist moral culture. The expression of ‘?’ and the ‘?’ Then, the Beijing IP Court weighed in on two aspects.

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