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Recent Google sanctions should prompt review of data preservation practices

LexBlog IP

A federal court in California ruled in favor of sanctions against Google last week for failing to preserve records. The court found this policy to be in violation of Google’s duty to preserve electronically-stored information under the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e).

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The Basics of TTAB Oppositions

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Keep in mind that all Federal Circuit case law is binding on the TTAB. The USPTO also has a Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (the “TMEP”). This manual contains the rules related to registering trademarks with the USPTO, and it also includes summaries of precedential cases that may help your attorney analyze a legal issue.

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Patent Case Management Goes Cross-Institutional and Global

Patently-O

In addition, the newly established Federal Circuit was getting its sea legs and began to focus on the disarray. With the Markman decisions of the mid 1990s, the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court triggered a new patent litigation era. Guest post by Peter S.

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Duty of Disclosure Before USPTO Highlighted in Federal Register

LexBlog IP

DUTY OF DISCLOSURE BEFORE USPTO HIGHLIGHTED IN FEDERAL REGISTER. On July 29th, 2022, the current director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Katherine Vidal, published a notice in the federal register regarding the duty of disclosure before the patent office. Who Has a Duty to Disclose.

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Take-Two Tattoo Trial Begins: What You Need to Know

Copyright Lately

That order actually topped my list of the 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2020 because, by sending the case to a jury, the court effectively ruled that anyone with a tattoo is not in control of the uses to which his or her likeness is put. And no, this one won’t be the second.). There’s a lot at stake.

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Comparing the Labour legislation Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (India) VS. Family and Medical Leave Act of the USA

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Labour laws must include maternity and family leave policies to accommodate the requirements of workers during important life events and to advance gender equality at work. By providing a safety net for working women, this policy aims to lessen the financial hardships that frequently come with parenthood and childbirth.

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Transatlantic Dialogue Workshop, Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School Part 1: Overarching Questions

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My apologies, but I’m extremely jetlagged and will not attribute well or capture a lot of nuance. Chair: João Pedro Quintais Impulse Statement: Niva Elkin Koren: Déjà vu from 1990s: radical technology change, but the world is different and tech moves in a different direction. Polarization/globalization as a response to isolation of Russia and China.

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