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Form “Non-Disparagement” Clause Violated Consumer Review Fairness Act–State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Solar Titan’s form contract contained the following provision: Buyer agrees not to use any form of social media to express their opinion that could be portrayed as negative in the eyes of the public towards or about Ideal Horizon Benefits. ” Case citation : State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits, LLC, 2023 WL 2299570 (E.D.

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FTC Ratchets Up Focus on Franchise Issues

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Given the FTC’s expanded interest of late in issues involving workers (such as the non-compete rulemaking ), we thought this somewhat unusual RFI warranted a deeper dive. And it covers quite a wide range of topics and questions , including: The ability of franchisees to negotiate terms of franchise agreements.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 13- May 19) 

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As always, the topic is open ended, so long as it is related to IP law. on May 9, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The plaintiff alleged disparagement of its “Nivea” mark by the defendant via through their comparative ad campaign for their “Pond’s” product. On the occasion of Prof. Beiersdorf AG v. Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 6- November 12)

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Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained? In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including copyright and education, transparency and clinical trial data, Google ad-word cases, and more! With lots of intriguing details, you don’t want to miss this post!

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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In Gtflix , the CJEU held that when a claim relating to the dissemination of allegedly disparaging remarks on the internet is brought, the compensation for the resulting damage from that claim in one Member State may be sought before the courts of that same Member State. UK Intellectual Property Office, UK’s future exhaustion of IPR regime.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 23 – 29)

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Topical Highlight. Domex Advertisement: Product Disparagement or Nominative Fair Use? A non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace has been launched by Alibaba Group of China, which permits customers to buy and sell NFTs while also facilitating licensing and selling of IP. Sun Pharma v. Cipla Ltd. , Other posts.