TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2022

VPNs have recently become a sensitive topic in United States mainstream media. There is currently little regulation in the VPN industry, prompting Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Anna Eshoo to sound the alarm bell. Senator Wyden and Representative Eshoo are not against VPN use. On the contrary, they believe it can be vital.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

Meanwhile, EUFA has turned its attention to another topic in the region. A few weeks before the Russian invasion started, the football organization urged the US Trade Representative (USTR) to keep Ukraine on its annual piracy watchlist. Ukraine’s ‘Weak’ Copyright Laws.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. Calboli addressed the right of exhaustion of trade marks in the circular economy especially in the resale sectors.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

Over to the team : "Introduction: the UPC shapes its confidentiality regime Confidentiality can be a sensitive topic for parties involved in legal proceedings. Both provisions mirror Articles 9(1) and (2)(a) of the EU Trade Secrets Directive (EU 2016/943). This is a lot for the parties and their representatives to consider!

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With more than 10,000 responses, it is clear that the topic is close to the hearts of many people. The submission was filed by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association ( SFWA ), which represents over 2,500 published writers. This clash between AI and copyright piqued the interest of the U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This Conference marks the 25th anniversary of the Boards of Appeal and will bring together leading intellectual property experts from multiple jurisdictions, representing a broad spectrum of professional interests with representatives from some of the leading IP offices, lawmakers, judges, academics, and lawyers.

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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. The panel will focus on raised questions such as: could video games be defined as a piece of art, with all its meanings in terms of copyright?

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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. The proprietor of the hashtag should be able to represent the same graphically. Answer the Big Question. Why Take the Trademark Route?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

z discuss a recent decision rendered in Turkey, representing the first foray by a Turkish court into these murky legal waters. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. According to Ambassador Katherine Tai, the annual overview will help companies and countries to take proper action, where needed.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them. She expressed some optimism (that wasn’t necessarily shared!)

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The IPKat

JULY 25, 2021

The Tiroler Adler may fly, but the Tiroler Katze prefers to snooze The IPKat served as a platform for reporting and debate on a range of topics last week, not least through the range of guest posts published.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

The conference lasted almost three days and with a large number of topics having been discussed. The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below. The original conference program (which was only slightly amended due to some covid-related absences).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

The Times applied to register the six Marks in August 2020 for use in connection with columns covering various topics in Class 16 and providing online publications in Class 41. An example specimen for THE NEW OLD AGE mark is below: Source: Op. Publ’ns, Inc. [1]

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

A specific consideration was highlighted in relation to the introduction of virtual influencers and their role in the same virtual worlds and the constant threat represented by influencer marketing and dark patterns. Nonetheless, it is necessary to take into account the complex licensing structure associated with, but not exclusively, Web3.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2023

Image credits: Riana Harvey Events and publications The Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute joins forces with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in organising their annual IP event, this year tackling the hot topic of investigating the crucial narratives on the role of IP law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Over the years, Ulož has been reported to the US Trade Representative as a notorious pirate site several times. This topic has become relevant again this month after Hellspy and Hellshare, two other Czech file-sharing platforms, signed a deal with rightsholders to filter uploads and search results.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Introduction The G20 Summit stands as a milestone in global economics and trade, serving as a convergence point for 19 economic powerhouses to come together and address potential future economic challenges and the corresponding strategies to tackle them. Adding to its significance, the 2023 summit took place in India. What is G20?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The first trademark registration system was established in the United Kingdom in 1875 with the Trade Marks Registration Act. was not established by federal law until the passage of the Trade-Mark Act of 1905. However, the modern concept of trademarks as legally protected intellectual property emerged in the late 19th century.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Together, the 16 nations involved in the RCEP negotiations represent about half of the world’s population and a third of the global GDP, with China and India’s combined GDPs accounting for more than half of that total. When it comes to trade and foreign direct investment, the economy adopts an open economic policy.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Grace periods and UK trade negotiations The topic of patent grace periods have more recently raised its head in the context of the UK's post-Brexit international trade negotiations ( IPKat ). Back in 2019, Jeremy Corbyn's labour party pounced on a leaked dossier from the UK-US Trade & Investment Working Group.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JANUARY 17, 2022

He also advises insurers on policy coverage issues arising in claims against professionals, and represents insurers and reinsurers in reinsurance coverage disputes. She has long standing experience in electricity and gas trading arrangements and has advised interconnectors and other transmission and distribution system operators.

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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. The movie companies, represented by attorney Kerry Culpepper, list several examples of account holders for whom WOW! The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. . No Meaningful Action.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the thirteenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. It is also a neat illustration of the potential for trade mark disputes to arise, and be aired in court, long after the competing brands enter the market.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

“In addition, ICANN has failed to adopt meaningful solutions to improve the accuracy of registrant information, despite discussions on this topic for the last several years,” the RIAA adds. — A copy of RIAA’s submission to the US Trade Representative is available here (pdf). GDPR Byspass? – Ytmp3.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2023

The Rogers test has primarily been applied by the courts in situations where a mark is used to perform some form of expressive function rather than designate a work’s source – a topical example being the lawsuit brought by Mattel in the early 2000s in relation to the song Barbie Girl. Bad Spaniels (L), Jack Daniel's (R).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In that regard, punitive damages for IPRs infringements have found their places in, but not limited to, China’s Civil Code (CCC), Copyright Law, Trade Mark Law and Patent Law (see former IPKat posts here and here ). For those who are interested in this topic, the chapter might be a fun read.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 23, 2023

These factors led to the development of the ‘proxy’ idea, in which one person is nominated to represent another, and the proxy has the authority to vote on behalf of the shareholder provided the shareholder has permitted the proxy to do so, and this has proven to be a more convenient method of voting.” [1]

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

At the same time, this technology represents a significant threat to cybersecurity, especially due to its potential to render most current encryption schemes obsolete. However, it also represents a significant threat, especially in terms of cybersecurity. 1] The White Paper is accessible here. [2]

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Advertisers likely recall that back in 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created quite the stir when it sent to more than 700 companies warning letters that threatened penalties if companies engaged in deceptive endorsement practices. Representing that a product is clinically proven in the absence of adequate evidence.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Nothing says Holiday Season like the final public Federal Trade Commission meeting of the very long year. The second item on the agenda was a presentation on data security, which was given by a representative from the FTC’s Chief Technology Office.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

The Alliance for Intellectual Property (AIP) is a coalition of organisations representing creators and intellectual property (IP) rich businesses. To do that they needed patents, design rights, trade marks and copyright to help them. AIP organises an annual British IP Day. Each year, we at the Alliance for IP, organise British IP Day.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] The ITC can be utilized for other causes of action in addition to patent infringement, including trade secret misappropriation.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

The investment made in achieving those objectives is substantial and it is therefore important to know how it can be protected, in order to safeguard, whenever possible, our exclusive rights in the website that represents us on the Internet. Deepfakes and their relationship with publicity rights: what’s the limit? Thanks for following us!

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

million American jobs; how production comprises 122,000 businesses; and how our incredible industry boasts a trade surplus with nearly every nation on earth. ” While that is still likely to be a hot topic for debate in the coming months, Rivkin’s search engine comment deserves more attention.

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

This was followed by Indigenous blessings from Medado Pin Cajape (Representative, Comisión jurídica para el autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos (CAPAJ)) and Ninawa Inu Pereira Nunus Huni Kui. The discussion also engaged with the topics of farmers' breeding, digital sequence information, and marine genetic resources.

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