Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright. 2015) (emphasis added). When it first was published, Eric did an excellent job summarizing the opinion in this post. Editions Ltd.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Adding to its significance, the 2023 summit took place in India. The Presidency’s job is to coordinate the G20’s priorities by talking to the other member countries and staying updated on economic developments. The country in charge of that group takes on the role of the Presidency.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

In the context of expedition of patent trials to avoid the German injunction gap, Mr Justice Birss (as he then was) in Nicoventures Trading Limited v Philip Morris & or [2020] EWHC 1594 added three points to the Gore factors: 1. Purr-haps a good topic for a dissertation. Would expedition cause prejudice to Dexcom?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. In addition, if there is some distinctive device or wordings in the NFT indicative of its source, then an additional layer of protection could be added by filing for trademark protection. Ownership and Enforcement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

This job is especially challenging during an election year, when legislators rally behind the “protect the kids” mantra to pursue bills that are likely to hurt, or at least not help, kids. Third, this bill reaches topics well beyond children’s privacy. Adding to the CPPA’s Workload. New Regulations.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The court sidesteps the extensive precedent on this topic because: The tangible product versus (intangible) service test is a false dichotomy as applied to Snapchat, at least as Snapchat is described in the SAC. Yet, somehow the court thinks it’s a “false dichotomy” and “unhelpful.”

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The IPKat

AUGUST 6, 2023

Only two of the 43 areas deal with American copyright law (probably a correct percentage given the EU focus of IPKat), but this small number should have disqualified me from writing a book review where there are 41 out of 43 articles on topics I know nothing about, including the entire fields of trade mark and patent law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion tackles one of the hottest topics in Internet Law: do UGC services engage in editorial functions protected by the First Amendment? Up to this point, I think the panel’s ruling has been pretty straightforward and obvious, even though it rejects the voluminous pro-censorship FUD directed towards these topics.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as the Patent (2 nd Amendment) Rules, the Delhi High Court-Butter Chicken Controversy, and developments regarding the public search and e-register feature of the TMR website. After an eventful week, here is our recap of its top IP developments. Don’t forget to check them out on the blog too!

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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. That is Congress’s job.” Andy Warhol. And Prince, the Purple One. (Or Or in this case, Orange.) Goldsmith et al. , 598 U.S. _ (2023) (Citations are to the Slip Opinion (“Slip Op.”)).

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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. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. & Koninklijke Philips N.V. vs Oplus Mobitech India Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Grim & Grim, The Socio-economic Contribution of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis (2016) , at page 2 (emphasis added); see also video synopsis here ]. focus and does a good job of telling that story. Indian Trademark Act of 1999, Section 9(2)(b) (emphasis added)(language quoted from ¶17 of Amritpal Singh v.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“This in our view needs to be the obligation and the burden of the OSPs or ‘networks’ as we refer to them,” Epstein said, adding that suing the big platforms into compliance isn’t an option under current law. The full panel discussion can be watched here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 6, 2022

” Over time, he took many steps to link the page with his job: the “About” section self-described as “Daddy to Lucy, Husband to Jessie and City Manager, Chief Administrative Officer for the citizens of Port Huron, MI.”. But if Freed goes to a town hall and addresses the public about city affairs, that’s within his job.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Anything the Supreme Court says on that topic, other than a categorical rejection of the principle, will ignite litigation and regulation like we’ve never seen before. ” Every government actor can claim that they intend the online conversation to reach limited topics, i.e., the ones they like. See, e.g., PETA v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“the Platforms permit any user who agrees to their boilerplate terms of service to communicate on any topic, at any time, and for any reason. What the judge said about each: (1) the regulation applies to ad copy. 2) the regulation seeks to prevent ad copy from containing material omissions that would deceive consumers.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

And the PTO denied registration to OBAMA PAJAMA in connection with pajamas based on the examining attorney’s “excellent job marshalling a variety of press excerpts to demonstrate the obvious – namely, that President Barack Obama is extremely well known.” [3]. Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law , 58 Stan.

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