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Duty of Disclosure Before USPTO Highlighted in Federal Register

LexBlog IP

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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A Roundup of German Caselaw Regarding Emojis and Emoticons (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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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Big Ruling for Free Speech: Most of Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law (SB 7072) Remains Enjoined–NetChoice v. Attorney General

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The opinion tackles one of the hottest topics in Internet Law: do UGC services engage in editorial functions protected by the First Amendment? The panel says that there’s no First Amendment implications of requiring Internet services to provide terminated users with access to their data for 60 days after termination.