Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 14, 2022

Still, given the possible dog whistles, I’m sure CNN’s lawyers will explore these social media statements in their depositions. This retweet will surely be a key topic in CNN’s deposition of Jack. CNN argued that the Flynns’ social media activity shows they in fact are QAnon adherents.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 30, 2023

Solving for metadata gaps would be more effective in upstream systems of record so the tail doesn’t wag the dog. Let’s face it, PIDs are a wonky topic and we need to communicate to people who are not naturally interested in the intricacies of, e.g., ISNI and Ringgold. But where to start?

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re interested in doing a deeper dive into how all of this works, I recommend following Andres Guadamuz’s blog on the topic.) There’s no “cutting and pasting” involved. (If ” I’m not sure what’s up with the chalupa next to the ice cream. .”

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Following discussions with Bill Cornish, our topic of ‘law and genetics’ was narrowed to ‘law and human genetics’; and, with Bill’s encouragement, a number of exploratory papers were presented at a workshop in Cambridge, leading to a special issue of the Modern Law Review which was then re-published by Hart.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The referral in G1/21 was dogged with controversy from the get-go. A referral on this topic may have come as a surprise to some, given the established case law of the Board of Appeal on plausibility and post-filed evidence ( Case Law of the Boards of Appeal, I-D-4.6 ).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And this move—firmly distinguishing source confusion from other kinds of confusion, this time with a statutory basis, would have salutary effects on free speech and competitive freedom to operate, which are topics I believe the other speakers will take up in more detail. They had lots of other dog toys with other jokes.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Acquiescence is a topic of interest following the CJEU in Heitec (see Volume 9 ) and the UK Court of Appeal in Combe (see Volume 12 ). The primary dispute on this point was when the five year period, after which the claimant would lose its right to challenge the defendant’s use, began to run.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 12, 2023

The couple are founders of event company Pop+Bark, that host both indoor and outdoor cafes and discos for dogs. As a dog owner I couldn’t help but love the idea of a room filled with dogs.but were the pair barking up the right tree with the Dragons? They were asking for a £35k investment in exchange for a 5% share in their business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some plaintiffs in this suit paid PuppyFind a fee prior to purchasing a dog through the website. This fee entitled the buyer as a member to access all dog profiles and seller information on the website, including the ratings and reviews of the seller. Related topics * Patel v. See Complaint at ¶¶ 7, 10, 11; see also id.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After stirring up a hornets nest of anti-United States and anti-Ukraine sentiment, it appears that Dotcom had gotten himself ‘bonked’ by NAFO, a bunch of outrageous cartoon dogs with an attitude problem. The CIA and Ukraine Let The ‘Attack Dogs’ Loose. Dotcom wanted them out of his head.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

These topics were discussed in the context of drunk elephants and dog poop.) 22-148 At issue is whether VIP Products should be allowed to market and sell a dog toy obviously designed to mimic the look and feel of one of Jack Daniels’ whiskey bottles with the mark BAD SPANIELS and “The Old No. VIP Products, Inc.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MAY 31, 2022

This curtailing of information is not just a hot topic across the pond, but also within Europe. That is one of the main reasons why legislation that would ban representation or discussion of anything other than the cis-hetero norm puts the well-being of so many (and predominantly younger) people in danger.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MAY 31, 2022

This curtailing of information is not just a hot topic across the pond, but also within Europe. That is one of the main reasons why legislation that would ban representation or discussion of anything other than the cis-hetero norm puts the well-being of so many (and predominantly younger) people in danger.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The posts promoted JLM’s “Hayley Paige brand,” but also included photos of Gutman with her dog and her “reflections on a recently released Star Wars movie trailer.” Our first post on this topic, blogging the dispute over the @OMGFacts Twitter account , was over ten years ago!)

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Expected to find a lot of talking around the topic of pleasure, but surprised to find a lot of hostility to, especially, defendants’ enjoyment of their own conduct. Joy of producing/consuming can be important motivation for activities, though, so exploring how courts deal with it in IP is important.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 7, 2023

Jodi Short et al, “ The Dog That Didn’t Bark: Looking for Techno-Libertarian Ideology in a Decade of Public Discourse about Big Tech Regulation.” This can be particularly challenging when this uncertainty is prolonged, and the topic has no clear authority.

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