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Legal Ethics for In-House Attorneys Handling Copyright, Trademark & Advertising Matters

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

Negotiating settlement of advertising-related competitor suits and class actions. In this 60-minute webinar, designed for in-house counsel, we discussed how to identify and address ethical issues to guard against potentially irreversible consequences. Oaths filed with the Patent and Trademark Office, and who should sign them.

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VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites

TorrentFreak

This liability for online services is a hot topic on the political agenda and it’s at the center of several lawsuits in U.S. Settlement Reached. While it’s clear that both sides have an entirely different view on the matter, settlement negotiations began behind the scenes. courts as well. 3) “RarBg” ([link].

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ABA Ethics Opinion on Replying-to-all When Opposing Counsel CC’s Their Client

Patently-O

Yet, as happens frequently, what if in negotiating a settlement, license, or other matter, opposing counsel CC’s her client: does opposing counsel’s “cc” imply consent to reply-to-all? Ordinarily, under Model Rule 4.2 In Formal Ethics Opinion 503 (Nov.

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Methods of Commercializing Intellectual Property – Part I

Intepat

However, because of this very nature of sale, negotiations with regard to the consideration amount may become difficult since intellectual properties such as patents and industrial designs are in and of themselves complex. Some of such important clauses are as below: The agreement should be in written form.

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Supreme Court of China casted punitive damages upon post-settlement-agreement repeated patent infringement

The IPKat

This post discusses a recent patent case in which the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) awarded punitive damages upon post-settlement-agreement repeated infringement. One month later, a settlement was reached. For those who are interested in this topic, the chapter might be a fun read. Shelly: 'Oops!…You You did it again ?'

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Shanghai partner Helen Tang talks China dispute resolution ahead of London International Disputes Week 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills

The session will cover a range of topics include navigating Belt and Road disputes; the introduction of adjudication in Hong Kong; and the potential cost of meeting zero-carbon commitments in Asia. The event will be hosted at Herbert Smith Freehills' offices in London on 9 May 2022 at 0900 GMT.

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[Guest post] How much is that SEP in the window? 5 Themes from the IPKat/LSE Nokia v Daimler seminar

The IPKat

The social media posts that morning were of course riddled with congratulatory messages greeting the settlement, with some seizing the moment to declare that the settlement meant the end of component-level licensing arguments, while others pointed to the contrary, not least because no one knows the terms of the settlement.