The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2022

This post reviews KECOBO’s advisory in the light of Kenya’s copyright law and policy. KECOBO's advisory on memes and copyright law The advisory defined a meme as "an image, video or text used in social media for humorous or political banter and illustrative of a line of thought on a topic under discussion".

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 19, 2023

This case involves a roommate matching service that allegedly accepted unverified listings but advertised that listings were verified, plus it allegedly purchased fake reviews to increase consumer demand. A magalicious opinion that addresses the same basic topics as the more recent Kennedy v. Roomster Corp. 2023 WL 1438718 (SDNY Feb.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 29, 2022

The testimony spanned many topics, but notably the FDA discussed the progress of biosimilar approvals, including its impact on cost. ” According to the FDA directors, the BsUFA III “proposes to retain the majority of existing review performance goals [that] FDA and industry agree are working well in the program.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. In addition to offering introduction courses, NISM could provide independent directors with training or review sessions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This summer, the Copyright Review Board issued an interesting decision about the registrability of emojis. Though it won’t be the final word on the topic, the decision gives us more insights into the Copyright Office’s thinking on the matter. Note: you may not have heard of the Copyright Review Board before.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

The court rejected the defendant’s argument and relying on Phonographic Performance Limited v. of Science and Technology releases their year end review for 2023. Highlights of the Week A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023 Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the top IP developments in India.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While it cannot be overstated how important it was for me to navigate the stakeholder universe and perform a comprehensive review of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), it was also key to go from Z to A, from DEIA Zeitgeist to DEIA Avatar.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It stipulates that OCSSPs perform an act of communication to the public or an act of broadcasting, depending on the services; hence they require an authorisation from rightholders. 60 does not specifically provide that legitimate uses of content (such as in quotes, reviews or parodies) are excluded from its scope. 60 of 5552-4.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Topics included the territorial scope of existing marks, the potential need to expand the specifications of trade marks used in the Metaverse, the importance of clearance searches before entering this environment, and the consideration of co-existence agreements to avoid conflicts. FPC Review comments on the case.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This is a review of The Intellectual Property of Nations: Sociological and Historical Perspectives on a Modern Legal Institution by Laura R. Chapter 2, Legal Orders and Social Performance: Founding Facebook , highlights the importance of IP, particularly patents, for the formation of Facebook.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 1, 2022

In their Law360 Expert Analysis article, principals Kenneth Darby and Josh Griswold discuss the state of USPTO Director review since the Supreme Court’s decision in Arthrex. ”[3] Thus, AIA trials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board were preserved, and the new age of director review began. The Contours of Director Review.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The intent-to-use application goes through a similar review process to a normal application in its early steps: an examining attorney evaluates the application, and the mark is published for the public to oppose it. Being the IP nerd I am, I had to know the trademark situation for “Mom’s Spaghetti.”

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Velocity of Content

MAY 30, 2023

OA management platforms rely on metadata elements, particularly organizational PIDs passed from upstream submission and peer review systems, to automate the process of matching manuscripts with potential funding sources. We discovered that 82% of accepted manuscripts included such data , which was an improvement over prior years.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

They carry a heavy environmental impact Lastly - although slightly off topic for IP, but still relevant when thinking about buying, selling or advising on the topic - it is important to be aware that NFTs carry a heavy carbon footprint , because they depend on blockchain and energy-intensive computer functions.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

The conference lasted almost three days and with a large number of topics having been discussed. The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below. The original conference program (which was only slightly amended due to some covid-related absences).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Topicality/Impact]. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) v. Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) and Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) v. H Lundbeck A/S v.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

Conferences and Symposia Copyright conference in Namur, Belgium (8 – 9 April) Organized by the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union in Namur, the main theme of the conference is the action of the EU and its Member States in favour of fair remuneration of authors, performers and creative industries in the digital content landscape.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 19, 2021

You will be able to review CCB decisions online. There will be limited review of CCB decisions. If you disagree with a CCB decision in your case, you will be able to seek review, both in the Copyright Office and federal court. “CCB The Officers’ performance appraisals cannot be based on the outcome of specific proceedings.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Though not a deep article, it’s an interesting overview of the topic and a look at the copyright challenges we face running our small haunted house. This means that you are free to download, stream, publicly perform or do anything with these works. This includes simply enjoying them alone in the dark.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2023

We also have an upcoming webinar covering the topic in March – details here.) I also suspect that use of the guidance will not be limited to dietary supplement cases but will find its way into review of any performance claims for FDA-regulated products, including cosmetics and foods. We shall see. Why does this matter?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

On the assumption that readers might be interested in this topic and less interested in reviewing all the responses, I have pasted below a selection of questions and answers from Copyright Clearance Center’s (CCC’s) own response. Embeddings are used in practically every task that a generative AI system performs (e.g.,

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Copyright Fair Use Licensing Copying 98

DuetsBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Seemed like a great blog topic, for some day, given my distaste for the USPTO’s insatiable appetite for fusing informational refusals with trademark incapability. Since consumer perception controls trademark capability , favoring a review of the facts and circumstances (instead of incapability rules ) makes more sense to me.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § § 285 and certain circumstances that do not make a case exceptional.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Voices contributions went into a pre-publication queue for staff editors’ review. Once the changes were made, the content contributor would have to resubmit the content with the changes for editorial review. With respect to Riben’s story, the HuffPost editor reviewed the post and approved it for publication.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. We anticipate exciting new contributions on topical issues such as litigation data, trade, and diversity in the coming months.

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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. Allows her to perform the song “Char Char Bangadi Wali Gaadi” in concerts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Introduction Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Content moderation is a topic dealt with elsewhere in EU law by the Digital Services Act (DSA) and, for copyright protect content, in inter alia Article 17 CDSM Directive.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

During the course of reviewing the request, the registrar may propose changes. As there is no set procedure for avoiding trademark complaints, the following considerations might assist you in avoiding them: Perform a mark-and-phonetic search.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This Kat continues her review of the “ Handbook of Intellectual Property Research ” (ed. published recently in open access (review of Parts I and II, here ). After performing a thorough literature review, Chon concludes that critical examination in legal scholarship is more common than typically acknowledged.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

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. PuppyFind owed a duty to use reasonable care in the performance of the task it undertook to provide such information to buyers/members on its website. Related topics * Patel v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Relying on an approach previously articulated by the Sixth Circuit, it held that because “the promise in a contract amounts only to a promise to refrain from reproducing, performing, distributing or displaying the work, then the contract claim is preempted.” From this perspective, Genius’s complaint is rather standard.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. Therefore, they are not suitable to ensure the required protection of freedom of expression-based exceptions like parody, criticism and review, as required by Article 17(7). Introduction.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

It’s also unclear if a service could thread content by topic, or if topical organization also would be an “algorithm.” The minors would also have to constantly review the content to avoid missing something important (remember, popular or important content wouldn’t be highlighted, so it could be easily missed).

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. It grants copyright holders the exclusive right to display, perform, or distribute their original works. Reviews should always be based on facts.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This review of Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty by Tito Rendas, is brought to you by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. In April 2020 and February 2021 two substantial new contributions to this debate were published.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. This second part explores the potential of property rights to increase bias in content moderation by looking at the topic from the perspective of Article 17 CDSM Directive.

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