The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico. Empire Distribution, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

” Multiply that by hundreds of millions of people shrugging several times a week, and the answer is “the recording industry, big time.” Strangely, the value of ‘likes’ and ‘views’ is comprehensively understood when the topic of conversation isn’t centered on ripping music from YouTube.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2022

RCN focuses heavily on the piracy tracking evidence from Rightscorp but has also brought up another topic; the decision by major record labels to remove DRM from the iTunes music store in 2009. RCN asked the labels to share the records it has on the DRM removal decision but none were found.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

In continuation of Goodwin’s previous webinar series concerning biosimilars, Big Molecule Watch is launching the 2023-2024 webinar series , which will dive deep into some of the key topics pertaining to this burgeoning industry and corresponding area of law. The post Biosimilars Webinar Series appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

For musician Maria Schneider, whose class action lawsuit against YouTube will head to a jury trial next month, the status quo and its alleged facilitator have been a constant topic of discussion for well over a decade. ” Using less colorful terminology, the major recording labels and hundreds of artists expressed similar sentiments.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. It has been using the PUNCHBOWL mark since 2006 and has federal trademark registrations covering the mark. AJ Press was founded by two journalists who used to write for Politico. Empire Distribution, Inc.

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Television Trademark Registration Government 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?): George Hicks (Kirkland) is counsel of record on the other side. Skinny Label Infringement in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2023

As such, it is no surprise that the topic is also mentioned in IFPI’s annual Global Music Report , which discusses the state of the global music industry. While not mentioned, there’s also an alternative ‘Black Mirror’ future where labels could handsomely profit from AI by replacing flesh-and-blood artists with AI.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Glyn Moody says about the book: “Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa get sued for alleged plagiarism and the majority of creators see pennies for their work, while the revenues of the record labels are exploding.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Before I wrap this story, let’s not miss this recent post about the Agreement on Royalty Sharing Signed between ISRA and Music Labels , where Surmayi discussed whether Singers (a type of performer) are entitled to royalties for sound recordings.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This was a question of fact that couldn’t be resolved on the record, which didn’t include surveys or other survey research. Actual confusion: No record evidence. I’d be interested to know if there was any good writing on the topic of what constitutes an admissible statement about third party confusion.] Multi Time Machine v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2022

The title of this series is an homage to the great Lesley Fair, who launched and authors many of the best of the FTC’s business blogs and who coined this term in her blog reviewing 2013 cases on the same topic. But we are here today to talk about the most recent settlement s involving textiles labeled “made from bamboo.”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A decade later, Internet curation is still a hot topic. This is something some of the largest Hollywood companies and record labels failed to do with The Pirate Bay; a site that still uses Cloudflare to this day, despite its founders receiving criminal convictions in Sweden. Apparently, viewpoints have changed quite a bit.

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Copyright IP Law 89

TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. In 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox to pay a billion dollars in damages to a group of major record labels. The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Recorder Douglas Campbell KC in the High Court recently handed down a decision ( [2023] EWHC 1471 ) considering the interpretation of "product" in the SPC Regulation. The presence of levodopa in the label for XADAGO is not a surprise. The marketing authorisation in the case specifically recited the active ingredient "safinamide".

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is the first of a series of posts on the topic of improving the Data Management practices of an enterprise so that its data can become an asset. Accountants have long kept financial records for enterprises (at least as far back as double-entry booking, invented in Renaissance Florence). Data, after all, is not new.

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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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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2021

They registered their marks at the county court, where the information was recorded to help in identifying strays. Gerard protested that his mark was “of a long standing, although not heretofore recorded” and had been “injuriously taken” from him. Evans did so, and a chastened Gerard promptly recorded the mark in his own name….

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

The complaint raised concerns that Dolezal was using copyright law to purge the historical record of her controversial past, while seeking substantial monetary damages in the process. Like Richard Liebowitz and Design Basics, Larry Philpot has been labeled a copyright troll by at least one federal court. So, what do you think?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

products include edibles, topicals, vape pens and beverages. The federal government is also responsible for establishing regulations surrounding the branding, labelling and marketing of cannabis. Exactly one year later, the second wave of cannabis legalization introduced Cannabis 2.0 products to the marketplace. Cannabis 2.0

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

foods with big labels on the front of the package. Covid enforcement Steinman: FTC recorded more than 130,000 complaints in first half of 2020; issued more than 300 warning letters with 95% compliance rate; has brought some cases against covid treatments. Also new disclosures for high-fat etc. Even Purell received a warning letter.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

The recording labels accused the provider of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. In their motion, the labels also want to bar Bright House from arguing that it is “disproportionate” to terminate subscribers after receiving repeated piracy notices. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern.

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The TTABlog

MAY 10, 2023

The Board concluded that the record "does not uniformly demonstrate commonplace third-party use of MAKE YOUR PASSION YOUR PAYCHECK, and its variants, in relation to the common topic of self-help and motivation to convey the well understood message that one should do what they love, and make money doing so – as argued by the Examining Attorney."

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including copyright and education, transparency and clinical trial data, Google ad-word cases, and more! 3’s use of the “Shreenath” label and Defendant no. 4’s use of ‘Shrinath Tourist Agency” word mark and labels and “Shrinath Nandu Travels” word mark and Defendant no.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This is why ChatGPT seems so knowledgeable about a vast array of topics and subject areas. This can involve matching data (e.g., “feature data”) to desired output data (e.g., “label data”) in a dataset. answering a different intended question or providing information about a different topic).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

The incorporation of works of authorship into Artificial Intelligence (AI) “training data” is another contentious topic, especially among photographers and graphic artists who fear that AI systems will “learn” from the training data how to generate images that will compete with those authors’ present or future work.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Delhi High Court set aside its order of a single judge bench whereby the Appellant was restrained from using the impugned Kwality label. Jaipur Police passes a circular, clarifying that no licenses required for using sound recordings during weddings and regional events. Kei Industries Limited on 6 January, 2023 (Delhi High Court).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

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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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? ” Thus, the label does not give the government regulation a free pass around the First Amendment. This is not true with respect to other commercial disclosures like food labels.

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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. The court held that the labels are almost identical and the FSSAI no. on the defendant’s products are also fake.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 19, 2022

A more cynical view would be that judges recognize how important transformative use has become, and feel pressure to label a particular use as “transformative” or “not transformative” based on their overall decision about whether the use is fair.) . A Standardless Standard?

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

INTRODUCTION – THE RECORD AGREEMENT. The record label business model is simple – labels are in the business of selling and distributing recorded music that they didn’t create. [1] The key to controlling one’s own music is to control one’s “master” recording, which is the original sound recording of a song. [3]

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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. Moreover, she wants the Court to reach that conclusion based on a novel legal theory—and on a record where no one disputes that Warhol conveyed something unique and distinct from his underlying source material.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, when a sound recording of a musical work gets played on Spotify, both the owner of the copyright in the musical work and the owner of copyright in the sound recording (the derivative work) are entitled to royalties for the public performance. Barton Beebe’s empirical work on this topic. of America v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

The Higgs boson has been labelled the God particle because of its effect in the creation of the universe. It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. Discoveries vs Inventions.

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