Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As another example of the significance of non-appellate law, Google’s trademark policy is the de facto trademark law of online keyword advertising. Second, the SAD Scheme is swallowing up the rest of trademark law. Ex parte proceedings, where the putative rightsowner tells an unrebutted story, are highly likely to get it wrong.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Later, those two companies formed an official partnership to develop a C3-binding protein (the same topic for which Amyndas had shared data). Zealand’s patent applications also published relating to the same topic. “The forum-selection clause points unerringly to Zealand Pharma, not to Zealand US.” ” Id.

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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. In addition to this mandatory three-strikes policy, WOW! Court-ordered site blocking and Internet disconnections are a novelty in US courts, which will be fiercely contested. No Meaningful Action.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Geographical Indications, which are essentially territorial in nature, are now losing territorial linkages due to global trade and export. This article seeks to examine the impact and effect of the trade of Geographical Indication around the globe. CONCERNS PERTAINING TO QUALITY INTEGRITY DUE TO GLOBAL GI TRADE.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

First up was the now-traditional EU and US Case Law Update presented by Jan Bernd Nordemann ( Nordemann ) and Vanessa Bailey ( Head of Patent Policy, Amazon ) that took the early morning attendees on a roller coaster ride of recent American and European trade mark, design, copyright and patent case-law. Quentin Tarantino et al.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Trade in goods and services, investments, intellectual property, dispute resolution, e-commerce, small and medium-sized businesses, and economic cooperation are the main topics of discussion during the negotiations. When it comes to trade and foreign direct investment, the economy adopts an open economic policy.

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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. that the DSA might be with us in 2022.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2022

We spend many of our working hours – and far too many of our nonworking hours – talking about Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issues, and we can confidently state that no one has ever said to us, “I sure do wish the agency would issue yet another policy statement.”

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

According to the group, ICANN’s policy that requires privacy and proxy services to disclose registrant data has been fully approved. “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. .

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Over the course of the late 1980s and early 1990s, unethical business activities and dubious corporate policies plagued the global corporate sector, giving rise to the topic of corporate governance. 1] Kumar, Shashank. The Role of Independent Directors in Corporate Governance – a Critical Study. 1 July 2021 Available at [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 23, 2023

3] Conflict of Interest Regulation 15 (1) of the “SEBI Regulations requires organisations to establish internal policies and procedures controlling the dealing and trading of securities of the subject business by any research analyst in order to manage real or prospective conflicts of interest resulting from such deals or trading.

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The IPKat

JUNE 25, 2021

The book also brings in various associated topics such as the inter partes review proceedings at the USPTO, the handling of conflicts of interest, patent enforcement from a university perspective, the benefits to society of the patent system, the university treatment of data plus much more. It explores how IP underpins technology transfer.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, in October 2023, the First-tier Tribunal decided the appeal of Clearview AI, a US provider of facial recognition software, against a fine issued by the Information Commissioner for breaches under the EU and UK data protection regimes. [11] 12] Getty Images (US) Inc and Ors v Stability AI Ltd [2023] EWHC 3090 (Ch). [13]

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Policy objectives and areas of potential change. Option 2: recognising AI as an inventor in patent applications.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Please let us know in the comments below. This fellowship is awarded to a PhD candidate in an Indian University, whose doctoral studies are on IP and/or innovation policy, with a focus on public interest, transparency and accountability, or socially beneficial legal and policy levers. Burberry” mark and trade dress.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The main takeaways related to the possible uses that can be made of the Metaverse: e.g., how it could provide an interaction between the a State IT system and the private sector, the possibility of embassies in the Metaverse, a new digital justice system and the creation of tribunals and courts in the virtual world.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Coming back to NIA, among other things , the NIA Act also became known for its objective to codify and consolidate the law of confidentiality and trade secrets – something for which there is no specific law in India. draft Act that attempted to codify trade secret law. I think it was the first (and only?)

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. He concludes by noting the value of such reports in informing policy and decision-making and that without focused questions, extensive literature review, and extensive stakeholder consultation the Report fails to contribute towards making meaningful and balanced changes. Other News from Around the World.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This ambition, and the resulting huge body of work (over 850 studies), inspired us to think about new ways to interpret this empirical literature, and to offer a state-of-the-art overview of the evidence on how copyright works in society. In the context of the news industry, Furga?

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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 Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Is this the same in the US and China? Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. IP Rights and NFTs. If yes, under what circumstances?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The topic of the 28 October session is " Researching transnational law in the local context: what questions to ask, what methods to use and how can we study transnational law? " This event is a must for all those working in the trade mark field - practitioners, students, and researchers. Registration is available here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

.” Both apps allegedly were not responsive enough to complaints or unmasking requests, including not following their own purported policies. This is the direction the UK is headed, but it won’t work here in the US. ” The defendants successfully defend on Section 230 grounds.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

While such uses may be beneficial, it is important to set some guard rails to avoid unwanted legal issues. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. This Guidance covers some important topics. Many employees are experimenting with AI in connection with their work.

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IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The UK Intellectual Property Office ( UK IPO ) recently put out a call for views on the implications of AI for IP policy and conversely, the impact of IP on AI. The consultation covers five key areas of IP – patents, copyright, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. We have written more about this topic here: [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

It is a longstanding topic of debate in economic and legal circles: Hot to marry the innovative bride and the competition groom?” [i] i] Due to the wide reach and multiple features, the argument over the interconnection between competition law and IPR policy has always been intriguing. iii] OECD, Competition Policy and IPRs (1989) 2.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 21, 2022

Yesterday’s sole topic for the monthly public Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting was identity theft. No policy statements, no votes, no repeal of carefully crafted bipartisan policy documents, just identity theft, statistics about identity theft and the FTC’s resources about identity theft.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2022

The title of this series is an homage to the great Lesley Fair, who launched and authors many of the best of the FTC’s business blogs and who coined this term in her blog reviewing 2013 cases on the same topic. In other words, is it enough to qualify green claims, or does every claim require a life cycle or trade-off analysis?

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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. And outside this country, the European Data Protection Board issued some interesting guidelines on the topic. Back in April 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) conducted a workshop on dark patterns.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

He is based in London and hopes to specialise in trade marks and brands. What's new this year is that papers from JD students from the US are also eligible to apply, provided they send in a research paper of publishable quality that was submitted for course credit and are nominated by the Professor of that course.

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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.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

After all, reflecting on what’s passed helps us anticipate what’s ahead. This raised a question did the registrar of Trade Marks have the jurisdiction to revoke the ‘MANJAL’ trademark?, Image from here As October passed, Halloween festivities and the Day of the Dead provided a backdrop for contemplating the past.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Is this the same in the US and China? Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. IP Rights and NFTs. If yes, under what circumstances?

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

EUIPO Boards of Appeal’s perspective Gordon Humphreys, interim president of the EUIPO BoA, opened the session with a presentation titled “Contributing to Trade Mark and Design Harmonization in the European Union: Trailblazing at the Boards of Appeal”. Harmonisation through convergence Ms. A Member State’s perspective Prof.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

The US policy approach can be derived from the US National AI R&D Strategic Plan issued by the National Science and Technology Council (which offers technical guidance to the US Government) and is based on 9 strategies and represents a policy approach per principles – in this regard similar to the UK one.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 28, 2022

Given these terms shape our legal thinking and arguments, which in turn, influence the outcomes of court judgment and policies, this post attempts to highlight the extant confusion revolving around the relationship between copyright and user interests. create works and make them available). this would be non-justiciable. But if this is so.

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