LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the inaugural session of the 2024 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our panelists will meticulously examine pivotal legislation, landmark cases, and legal advancements spanning trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and restrictive covenants, and computer fraud on a national scale.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, several authors have just filed an amended complaint against Meta, alleging that the company continued to train its AI on pirated books despite concerns from its own legal team. With more than 10,000 responses, it is clear that the topic is close to the hearts of many people.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Further analysis on the topics of authorship of computer-generated works, text and data mining exception, and inventorship in case of inventions created by AIs was published on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. The SpicyIP blog published a brief analysis of the situation and explained why the topic of cultural appropriation matters even more today.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), International Trade Administration (ITA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the deadline for public comments on their request for information on standards and intellectual property. Specific topics of interest include: Participation of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) reversed six refusals to register The New York Times Company’s (the “Times”) names of its newspaper columns, THE NEW OLD AGE, A GOOD APPETITE, HUNGRY CITY, WORK FRIEND, OFF THE SHELF, and LIKE A BOSS (the “Marks”).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Unlike private individuals or companies, DAOs are not legally recognised.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

They touch on the basics of patents, trademarks, designs, domains, copyright and trade secrets, with attention to both auditing what IP rights a start-up has, as well as how to avoid infringement of third-party rights. Chapters 1-3 are written by patent attorneys and address the characteristics and strategies of IP rights.

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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. Even yet, the majority shareholder persisted in acting against the best interests of the business in order to further their own interests.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. More information and submission guidelines can be found here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a long history of addressing issues involving cigarettes and tobacco, often in the advertising context. That case alleged that the company’s use of the Joe Camel mascot in an advertising campaign was an unfair practice because it allegedly induced children and adolescents under 18 to start smoking.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In addition, 75% of the fees charged by IP offices (including national IP offices, EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office) for the registration of trade marks and designs will be reimbursed. For more information and online registration, click here. What are the boundaries on copyright protection for video games?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 28, 2021

Basing itself on a registered utility model for an “Automated Taxi Ordering System”, the company in question tried to block its competitors from the market. Trade marks The SkyKick legal saga continues [earlier instalments discussed by The IPKat here ].

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Within this broad and overarching topic, we intend to identify and discuss three subtopics in the form of three interactive panels: (1) SME Sustainability Governance: Private & Public; (2) The Role of Intellectual Property in Sustainable SME Innovation; and (3) SME Sustainability Regulation and Incentivization. Keynote Speaker.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The owner of an NFT essentially has a link to a digital asset, owning a certificate of authenticity that is publicly verifiable on the blockchain. Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The three players are Amyndas, Zealand, and Alexion–all pharameceutical research companies focusing on auto-immune inhibition. Later, those two companies formed an official partnership to develop a C3-binding protein (the same topic for which Amyndas had shared data). ” Id.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 13, 2022

What You Need to Know about the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Fraud. The Defend Trade Secrets Act and tips for navigating the law and an overview of what we know now that it’s been in effect for more than 5 years. Thursday, January 27, 2022. to 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The rise of AI technology has prompted regulatory agencies to take action and protect consumers’ rights, as evidenced by the recent efforts of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). Consumers can appeal the denial of access requests to the CPPA and the attorney general’s office.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Today, it is at the centre of a lawsuit initiated by the Hudson’s Bay Company (“HBC”). the damage suffered by the plaintiff from the defendant’s use of an identical name was the loss of control of its trade name in Canada.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

27792495) in class 30 for food products to the Trade Mark Office of China (TMO). the TMO On 20 February 2019, the TMO rejected the trade mark application (Decision [2019] No. On 29 November 2017, an individual named Seng Lei (‘Seng’) filed an application (No. The sign consists of three Chinese characters (shown below), i.e. Hanzi : ‘?

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

May 18, 2021) This would make a great student note topic: Is disparate impact “unfair” under state consumer protection laws? Schulte sued numerous companies for violating the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) through their marketing of men’s and women’s antiperspirants—the men’s is cheaper. Conopco, Inc., 20-2696 (8 h Cir.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Furthermore, a list of notified illegal trademarks is enumerated in the Central Government’s Manual of Trade Marks, Practice and Procedure.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As many of our readers know one of the most recurrent tax-related topics that come into discussion in the IP field is the so-called Patent Box (sometimes also - more properly - defined as the Innovation Box since it is not all about patents ). 50 of 24.4.2017).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The financial distress of the company can lead to the insolvency and could affect the management. As the companies are dependent on intellectual property rights there must be a person who is an expert in the matter of intellectual property rights. In the case of Revlon Inc. In the case of Revlon Inc.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

They qualify as a metadata tag and aid the user to create, identify, follow, and contribute to a particular conversation or a topic on social networking sites and across other internet applications. Hashtags are nothing but a string of words used together without any spaces that bear the hash (#) as its prefix. Answer the Big Question.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 26, 2024

Unsurprisingly , the same has been challenged as well, by Phonographic Performance Limited and Sonotek Cassettes Company. Before this circular, a notification dated 24th July 2023 was issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Well … ‘tis just a glimpse of the long-going discussion on the topic.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The topic of the 28 October session is " Researching transnational law in the local context: what questions to ask, what methods to use and how can we study transnational law? " This event is a must for all those working in the trade mark field - practitioners, students, and researchers. Registrations are available here.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

Topical Highlight. held that the defendant’s trade dress/label WHITE MAGIK for its cream biscuits was deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s trademark BLACK MAGIC for its biscuits. Ensuring Access to TB drugs: Is Compulsory License the Way? Richfield Industries Pvt. 6 August, 2021]. 6 August, 2021]. vs Moviesghar.Art & Ors.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

This topic is also explored, from a different perspective, here: My New Invention Has Many Uses – Do I Need Multiple Patents? It may be best to separate patents, especially if they are related, publicly disclosed, and have potential licensing or sale issues. Should a New Company File Multiple Patents or One Big Patent?

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The IPKat

JUNE 25, 2021

This book review is brought to you by Donal O’Connell, the Managing Director of Chawton Innovation Services, a company focused on IP Education, IP Consultancy and IP Solutions & Tools. He also has over 200 short papers on various aspects of IP published. The book offers great insights into this area and its practical implications.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

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

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

We will also hear from Jagex, the Cambridge based company behind RuneScape which, celebrating its 20 th birthday this year, has become of the world’s longest-running online games. To do that they needed patents, design rights, trade marks and copyright to help them. It is now still as popular as ever due to its continuing innovation.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

It refers to marketing in respect of trending topics/events usually undertaken by brands to gain traction and benefit from the popularity that the trending events have garnered. Therefore, brands constantly look to create campaigns or post about any current topic to encash on such opportunities to stay relevant and visible.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

A recent federal court decision found that FleetCor, a company that sells fuel card services to businesses, and its CEO had violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) Act through a series of deceptive and unfair acts and practices. The complaint sought monetary equitable relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For context, these trials are conducted by pharmaceutical companies as R&D to, evaluate the efficacy, risks, and health benefits of new drugs/components. This raised a question did the registrar of Trade Marks have the jurisdiction to revoke the ‘MANJAL’ trademark?, ” Needless to say, these aren’t the main/only solutions.

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IIPRD

APRIL 13, 2023

In India, the topic of criminal punishment for copyright infringement has generated considerable controversy. In order to monitor such inactive patents that prevent local companies from joining the market, rivals and society can monitor patent working requirements, which furthers broader developmental aims.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. Union Minister Piyush Goyal also reviewed various initiatives undertaken by the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks and reiterated India’s commitment to bolster the ecosystem of patents, design, trademarks and GI systems. Part I and II. Other News from Around the World.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

He worked for large companies, active worldwide in the food industry, which specialised in the design and development of recipes and culinary products for industrial use. In 2017, he met the first defendant, a high-ranking executive in an international food-industry company. 5) Supreme Court 484/2020. (6)

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