TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For the Russian cinema industry, the effect of sanctions is devastating. Evading Sanctions. These piracy issues drifted from the headlines in more recent months, but with the release of this year’s blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water”, the topic is hot once again. Screening Avatar.

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DuetsBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

More thoughts and perspectives to come on this important decision, but in the meantime, my Table Topic, scheduled for the INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday May 18, 2024, entitled “Who SHOULD Sign Trademark Declarations Filed with the USPTO?” Back with you soon here with more, and hope to see you there in Atlanta in May!

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LexBlog IP

JULY 24, 2023

The Office has also provided updated guidance ( here ) as to what types of issues the Director will consider in DR, as well as additional guidance on various topics, such as the initiation of DR at the sole discretion of the Director ( sua sponte DR), remands to PTAB for further proceedings, and sanction authority of the Director.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2024

While no communication appears to have been received from the communications regulator on that topic, AGCOM has managed to find time to fine ASSOProvider for obstructing AGCOM’s supervisory activities. More Piracy Shield Controversy The news that AGCOM has sanctioned ASSOProvider first appeared on the ISP association’s website.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

21, 2021, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), updated its published guidance regarding sanctions risks associated with making ransomware payments and its official policy on such payments. Background on ransomware payments and sanctions. supply chains to foreign influence and protection of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

A federal court in California ruled in favor of sanctions against Google last week for failing to preserve records. However, chat histories reviewed by the court showed employees requesting to be off-the-record—with chat history off—even when discussing potentially relevant topics.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

More thoughts and perspectives to come on this important decision, but in the meantime, my Table Topic, scheduled for the INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday May 18, 2024, entitled “Who SHOULD Sign Trademark Declarations Filed with the USPTO?”

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Given the exams were part of a business law class that included the topic of copyright infringement, the professor’s attorney found the copying ironic. He further alleged that Defendants knew or should have known that their acts constituted copyright infringement. This lawsuit was dismissed one month after it was filed.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

O verall cost savings : data breaches may cause the loss of customers, impact productivity and damage company’s reputation, which lead to high costs to control and remediate the aftermath, cause a drop in their share prices, and expose companies to sanctions by personal data protection authorities. 4 Cisco Data Privacy Benchmark 2020.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Criminal sanctions against those who make unauthorised communications of copyright works to the public for profit or reward or to an extent which will cause prejudice to the copyright owners. AI is currently the “hot topic” around the globe.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

In response to the aggression, Governments and companies around the world have imposed tough sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, EUFA has turned its attention to another topic in the region. The conflict has caused a humanitarian crisis, affecting millions of innocent citizens who have to flee their homes in search of safety.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 26, 2023

Due to the overlap of investigation and enforcement powers contained in the OSMR and envisaged in the TCO regulation, the Irish government has agreed that “ it makes sense ” that Coimisiún na Meán takes on the responsibilities under the TCO relating to the oversight and sanctioning of hosting service providers.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

She’s the same judge that ordered notorious “copyright troll” Richard Liebowitz to attend a training course on how to manage his law firm and then explain how what he learned would help him avoid future sanctions. Liebowitz apparently didn’t learn enough—at least not enough to avoid future sanctions.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

Given the exams were part of a business law class that included the topic of copyright infringement, the professor’s attorney found the copying ironic. He further alleged that Defendants knew or should have known that their acts constituted copyright infringement. This lawsuit was dismissed one month after it was filed.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Otherwise, a company risks not only being banned from using the slogan or trade mark or the statement deemed unlawful (with obvious impact on, for example, marketing and production plans), but also economic sanctions of no small importance. A company's attention must therefore be constant, and a compliance plan seems appropriate.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2024

The contrast between $35 million in advertising revenue and the hardware on display has been a topic of discussion since the raid, and probably best summed up by the comment , “The shelter operator lives more frugally than I thought.” We would like to apologize to the rights holders who suffered damage.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

The usual format is the inclusion of a photograph or image, a description of the image, a hyperlink to the original source, and sometimes a link to a secondary source with additional information on the current topic. Dispute Between Mauduit and Massimo On March 6, Massimo posted the now-deleted tweet seen below.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When interpreting the requirement that sanctions be proportionate, the CJEU has repeatedly held that “the severity of penalties must be commensurate with the seriousness of the infringement” [ here , at 45]. As a matter of fact, EU law requires as much. Participation is free of charge.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

MARCH 9, 2023

We recently advised a Japanese client on a dispute involving a significant Russian energy project; many other clients' Russian investments have been impacted by sanctions as well as the pandemic. Diversity remains a hot topic, but there are signs of progress – particularly as regards gender. I can't see that going away.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

This is a “compulsory licence” mechanism that exists in most countries and recently became a hot topic in relation to COVID vaccines. On 6 March, in response to Western sanctions, the Russian government issued Decree No. It is a form of expropriation that normally requires the owner to be compensated.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 28, 2022

This is a “compulsory licence” mechanism that exists in most countries and recently became a hot topic in relation to COVID vaccines. On 6 March, in response to Western sanctions, the Russian government issued Decree No. It is a form of expropriation that normally requires the owner to be compensated.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The recent case of Revlon is related to bankruptcy but focusing on the other side, the case has brought the attention to the topic that could be of useful to intellectual property rights that is the relation of IPR and the bankruptcy.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Director Vidal highlights four different topics as they relate to the duty of disclosure standard: 1. The failure to inquire under reasonable circumstances could ultimately result in sanctions, including the termination of proceedings before the USPTO. Who Has a Duty to Disclose.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

Topical Highlight. She also notes that it will be challenging to ensure that AI fulfils its obligations since the sanctions that work in the case of humans, won’t work on AI. Ensuring Access to TB drugs: Is Compulsory License the Way?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

The affirmative defense mitigates civil penalties, but it does not address any other potential remedies created by the bill, including injunctive relief and criminal sanctions. Thus, every quarterly report should come back clean because any potential auditor-censor concerns were resolved beforehand. This bill does the same.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

28] At the time, the creator, Patreon, generated nearly $300 a month in donations towards this effort, which RuneScape ’s developer, Jagex, never sanctioned. [29] Mod creators’ hesitancy to fight against copyright holders leads to a lack of caselaw resolving the topic. RuneScape is an older PC game by developer Jagex. [26]

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 3, 2024

Piracy of top-tier football matches is an extremely hot topic in countries playing host to Europe’s most significant leagues. From Serie A in Italy to La Liga in Spain, physical and psychological battles are being fought against piracy services and increasingly those who frequent them.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The President is required to report annually to Congress foreign entities and individuals who engage in trade secret theft that pose a threat to the country and sanction such entities and individuals.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Civil and Criminal Enforcement: The Final Rule incorporates HIPAA’s criminal and civil enforcement authorities into the Part 2 regulations, allowing for imposition of civil money penalties and other sanctions available under HIPAA for Part 2 violations. This post is also being shared on our Health Law Diagnosis blog.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Following a public consultation on the topic of exhaustion, the UKIPO concluded that there is not enough available data to understand the economic impact of any of the alternatives to the UK exhaustion regime in a post-Brexit world. UK Intellectual Property Office, UK’s future exhaustion of IPR regime.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2022

Read more here , as well as here for further background on the DSA and the Opinion of the European Copyright Society (generally on the topic, see here ). Together with the Digital Markets Act, the DSA is now expected to be put to final vote in a plenary session in the beginning of July 2022.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The President is required to report annually to Congress foreign entities and individuals who engage in trade secret theft that pose a threat to the country and sanction such entities and individuals.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Although the number of published cases reporting factual information about emoji was in the single digits until just recently, and German courts have yet to develop a standard method of dealing with them, the topic is growing rapidly even though courts have some trepidation about it. Hesitation to display emoji in opinions.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Topical Highlight. She also laments that the legislature continues to consider adding more overbroad criminal provisions when there are already serious doubts as to whether the existing sanctions are constitutionally valid. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Overbroad, Disproportionate and Unnecessary. Thematic Highlights.

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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? Up to this point, I think the panel’s ruling has been pretty straightforward and obvious, even though it rejects the voluminous pro-censorship FUD directed towards these topics.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Broadly speaking, the PAIPA would require the President to identify various international misappropriation offenders to Congress, and inclusion on that list could trigger various sanctions against those companies and individuals.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

In other words, the First Amendment functionally makes government-sanctioned social media engagement impossible. City Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments From Its Social Media Page–Kimsey v. Gardiner , 2022 WL 407651 (N.D. Related posts : Police Department Can Remove Citizen’s Facebook Comments Calling Cops “Pigs”–Sgaggio v.

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