IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 15, 2024

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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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

This includes a three-strikes termination policy against alleged pirates as well as an outright block of various pirate sites, including The Pirate Bay. Two years ago, a group of several film companies including the makers of Hellboy, Rambo V, The HItman’s Bodyguard, and Dallas Buyer’s Club, sued Internet provider Grande Communications.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Google’s document retention policy required individual employees to identify internal chat conversations responsive to a litigation hold. 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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As another example of the significance of non-appellate law, Google’s trademark policy is the de facto trademark law of online keyword advertising. Third, IP cases routinely support ex parte TROs, but IP cases are not well-suited to procedures where the defense isn’t involved because those adjudications are too error-prone.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. Background. She now does her tattoo artistry pro bono. Amount Used.

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Copyright Social Media Fair Use Licensing 142

Corsearch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

X (formerly Twitter) is one of the most popular social media platforms for businesses and individuals, with around 335 million monthly active users worldwide. Allowing brands to connect with their consumers and establish a recognizable online presence, it is a crucial platform to reach audiences on a global scale.

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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. WHO CAN BECAME INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR In order to improve governance, the Cadbury Committee of 1992 mandated the employment of IDs.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

One of the most contentious topics in arbitration is the arbitrability of IP disputes. The question at hand was whether an arbitral tribunal may rule on a lawsuit for the enforcement of a mortgage by sale and whether the topic at hand was under the purview of an arbitration agreement. Arbitration in Intellectual Property.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2024

Through these platforms, individuals can access content that was previously inaccessible and engage in discussions on topics that were once considered sensitive or controversial. INTRODUCTION The entertainment and media sector is experiencing a continuous and increasing influence on social media with each passing day.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

This fellowship is awarded to a PhD candidate in an Indian University, whose doctoral studies are on IP and/or innovation policy, with a focus on public interest, transparency and accountability, or socially beneficial legal and policy levers. This and a lot more in this SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on?

Invention 59

Invention Trademark IP Patent 59

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

This is primarily due to the impact of European Union (‘EU’) and its active concerted efforts towards propagating a “GI Protection Based Agenda” outside its borders and into the policy of other nations. Geographical Indications, which are essentially territorial in nature, are now losing territorial linkages due to global trade and export.

Artwork 80

Artwork Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Business 80

The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2021

He does this by addressing two dimensions: the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which impacted the GI regime internally, as well as the position of the EU on GIs during the TRIPS Agreement negotiations (which revealed the EU’s vision for treatment internationally The final section of Chapter 3 is devoted to the early years of the EU GI regime.

Law 131

Law Registration Publishing Designs 131

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Back to the meeting – and we will start with the dark patterns discussion because we keep hearing about this topic. After a surprise three-month hiatus, we are back in business with our Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) public and totally unscripted meetings. Well, today was the day, apparently.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

First up was the now-traditional EU and US Case Law Update presented by Jan Bernd Nordemann ( Nordemann ) and Vanessa Bailey ( Head of Patent Policy, Amazon ) that took the early morning attendees on a roller coaster ride of recent American and European trade mark, design, copyright and patent case-law. a of the Design Directive.

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The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

Appointed Person Appeal GTS filed a further appeal to the Appointed Person, arguing that the rejection of its applications on the ground of bad faith was legally and procedurally flawed. This approach goes against the grain of the policy decision, which abolished the practice under the 1938 Act of requiring letters of consent. •

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Licensing Related Rights Registration Publishing 92

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Before explaining the topic, Mr. V. – WIPO provides procedural assistance to parties involved in an intellectual property or technology dispute. Also, WIPO administrative procedures provide for a real alternative to the Court litigation dispute resolution option. Day 11 (17 th September 2021). WIPO goods offices services-.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

I personally don’t put much stock in the headcounting of this vote because the appeal had enough procedural quirks to alienate everyone. Because procedural concerns pervade every aspect of this appeal, I’m not confident that the votes in this appeal predict future votes. Attorney General first.

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Social Media Blogging Law Technology 122

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

is significant as it mandated production of a great deal of information concerning Alight’s cybersecurity practices, finding Alight’s objections on grounds of irrelevance and burdensomeness insufficient to overcome the DOL’s broad investigatory authority and the presumption that investigative subpoenas should be enforced.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. He concludes by noting the value of such reports in informing policy and decision-making and that without focused questions, extensive literature review, and extensive stakeholder consultation the Report fails to contribute towards making meaningful and balanced changes. Thematic Highlights. Back from the Dead?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We have reached the end of this long year and will now hopefully take a well-deserved break. We wish all our IPKat readers the best for the coming year! His name is Benjamin Goh. Benjamin is a future trainee solicitor at a commercial law firm. He is based in London and hopes to specialise in trade marks and brands. Your grounding in IP Law 2.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Management Social Media Intellectual Property 67

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

All views expressed are personal]. Market dynamics in the health and innovation space are making the biotech and life sciences sector an industry to watch out for. Unlike small molecule drugs, biologics are large and complex substances. Kappos, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. CLS Bank Int’l.

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Invention Patent Art Patent Law 69

Corsearch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We received a number of fantastic questions, covering topics such as the implications of recent legislation on Cloudflare’s operations, enforcement best practices and alternate forms of recourse, and further insights on what Cloudflare should be doing to tackle the issue. What is a CDN?

Social Media 52

Social Media Branding Brands Branding 52

Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

YouTube, an IP Regime unto itself? This is the sixth (and, for now, final) post in this series, where we’ve looked at the copyright requirements and options for digital content creators, such as blogs and podcasts. An exceptionally informative interview with the CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is available here.

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Copyright Social Media Licensing Publishing 96

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

It is a longstanding topic of debate in economic and legal circles: Hot to marry the innovative bride and the competition groom?” [i] Due to the wide reach and multiple features, the argument over the interconnection between competition law and IPR policy has always been intriguing.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Given how rarely TOS amendments use clickthroughs, this opinion could anticipate the widespread failure of TOS amendments if it’s the final word on the topic. It apparently requires clickthroughs to form TOS amendments, regardless of what the TOS specifies as the amendment process. I hope it’s not. * * *. The Court Opinion.

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Contracts Blogging Business Law 108

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Judge also observed in [878] that the hedonic price regression analysis was an experiment inserted into this trial via expert report without the usual procedural safeguards (in particular, proving facts by experiments). Then it moved on to the inevitable topic of appeal. The first three parts can be found here , here , and here.

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The IPKat

JULY 5, 2021

We also still had a referral pending at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Nokia v Daimler. But then, of course, in a statement published on 1 June, the two companies said they have signed an agreement under which Nokia will license mobile telecoms technology to Daimler. meaning no answers from the CJEU.

Licensing 52

Licensing Settlement IP Social Media 52

Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees. Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. The Connection Between Wage and Hour & Restrictive Covenant Law.

Confidentiality 69

Confidentiality Law Contracts Business 69

Patently-O

MAY 23, 2022

These efforts spread the wisdom of a new civil procedure framework for patent litigation. Experienced patent litigators, many of whom also prosecuted patents, brought their technical and litigation experience to the table. As a result, each patent case reinvented the patent litigation wheel to a significant extent.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Nonetheless, before any policy and law-making endeavour can be undertaken, a fitness test of the existing IP framework is indispensable. Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay. European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions.

Copyright 52

Copyright Public Domain Intellectual Property Database Right 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At the workshop, legal scholars, economists, and policy experts reviewed the current state of the law and economic literature on non-compete clauses in contracts between employers and employees. Employee Termination & Data Repatriation in the Remote Work Environment. The Connection Between Wage and Hour & Restrictive Covenant Law.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Law Contracts Business 52

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?): 1 Case; Procedure / Standing: 6 Cases; Eligibility ( AmAxle Redux): 3 Cases; and. American Axle (cert denied). Kite Pharma, Inc. ,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. As such, it is necessary to reconsider this provision in light of the intended policy aim, including focusing on access to datasets, incentivizing cooperation with rights holders, and possibly standardization of opt-outs. There is room for improvement on both.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The “has two main requirements: (1) a mechanism for social media users to file complaints about instances of “hateful conduct” and (2) disclosure of the social media network’s policy for how it will respond to any such complaints.” ” In response to a constitutional challenge, a federal court preliminarily enjoined the law.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Joseph Lewczak: FTC v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts 1) Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais “ Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. 3) Artificial intelligence, machine learning and creativity in visual art: what are the protectability requirements? “ Part 2 of this post is available here.

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Blogging Law IP Copyright 64

Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law. Sufficiency of Trade Secret Pleadings and Allegations of Misappropriation. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d 3d 892 (3d Cir.

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