LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After a surprise three-month hiatus, we are back in business with our Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) public and totally unscripted meetings. Back to the meeting – and we will start with the dark patterns discussion because we keep hearing about this topic. A few points of the presentation jumped out at us.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation called the DETOUR Act that would ban dark patterns. And outside this country, the European Data Protection Board issued some interesting guidelines on the topic.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Final act: will the Supreme Court lend bullfighting a helping hand? The practical application of artificial intelligence in fields such as artistic creation or innovation poses a whole range of brand new challenges for IP. Artificial intelligence pushes the boundaries of intellectual property. is there anything I can do?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

As a result, the trademark act was adopted in 1999 to grant the owner of the mark exclusive rights to use the mark and prohibit unlicensed individuals from doing so. As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Unfair Advantages. Trademark Infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

As a result, the trademark act was adopted in 1999 to grant the owner of the mark exclusive rights to use the mark and prohibit unlicensed individuals from doing so. As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Unfair Advantages. Trademark Infringement.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As you may or may not recall, §32 of the Lanham Act provides for a cause of action for infringement of registered marks; courts have read 43(a) to provide a similar cause of action for “unregistered marks”—matter that is not registered with the PTO but serves a trademark function of indicating source. Taco Cabana, from 1992.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

They included stories of the Patent Agent examination, the Indian Innovation Act, the opening of the Trademark database, the presumption of patent validity, and the South Asian Basmati fights and more. This raised a question did the registrar of Trade Marks have the jurisdiction to revoke the ‘MANJAL’ trademark?,

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. expungement and reexamination) would “greatly impact” trademark practice. Guanyang Yao (Liu, Shen & Associates).

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law. This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. Sufficiency of Trade Secret Pleadings and Allegations of Misappropriation. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d 3d 892 (3d Cir. Thanoo , 999 F.3d

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2023, Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group presented a series of dynamic and insightful CLE webinars, addressing pivotal challenges confronting businesses head-on. The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2023, Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Compete practice group presented a series of dynamic and insightful CLE webinars, addressing pivotal challenges confronting businesses head-on. The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2022

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University is proud and delighted to announce its new, in-person event to be held in English at Stockholm University on Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the topic: 'The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze'.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Topical Highlight. Kedar concludes that the Court set a much-needed precedent, by settling that even a medical necessity induced by COVID cannot be a free-pass for the pharma-companies to blatantly infringe IP rights and later play victim by justifying their act under the pretext of public emergency. Sun Pharma v. Cipla Ltd. ,

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

10 YEARS AFTER THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA), THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD (PTAB) ENDURES. Fish & Richardson’s 2021 Post-Grant Report takes a deep dive into the cases, trends, and statistics that shaped post-grant practice throughout the year and postulates how they may affect practitioners going forward. Download a PDF.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Litigation under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) in the district courts also decreased. In the guidance documents, FDA provides “answers to common questions from prospective applicants and other interested parties regarding the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act).”

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a virtual workshop on December 6-7, 2021, bringing together agency representatives, lawyers, economists, academics, and other experts to discuss issues affecting competition in the labor market (“Workshop”).

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

As our colleagues have previously reported in this blog, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) concerning its unprecedented effort to ban all non-compete clauses with workers and to preempt state law on the issue. See VA Hiring Enhancement Act ( H.R.3401 15 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As our colleagues have previously reported in this blog, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) concerning its unprecedented effort to ban all non-compete clauses with workers and to preempt state law on the issue. See VA Hiring Enhancement Act ( H.R.3401 15 U.S.C. §

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

As our colleagues have previously reported in this blog, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) concerning its unprecedented effort to ban all non-compete clauses with workers and to preempt state law on the issue. See VA Hiring Enhancement Act ( H.R.3401 15 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

MAY 22, 2023

It has been a while since we last gathered for one of the monthly public meetings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission). Failing to evaluate the practices and capabilities of third parties. How can you determine that a practice is likely to cause substantial harm if it hasn’t actually caused harm yet?

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