Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. The summer protests following the killing of George Floyd also led to dozens of trademark filings related to the protest topics. There are now more than 2,000,000 active U.S. trademark registrations!

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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 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox to pay a billion dollars in damages to a group of major record labels. The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2021

A story that probably originated in Virginia and later circulated in England suggested that by the 1650s earmarks had at least become a topic of conversation between Indians and colonists. Possibly apocryphal, the anecdote nevertheless fairly represented Indian wit and addressed a topic of current interest to both parties….

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

For example, just last week, Judge Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia held that the Independent Journal Review’s use of Larry Philpot’s photograph of Ted Nugent constituted fair use as a matter of law. Also, I’m looking for future article topics! So, what do you think?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

Third, this bill reaches topics well beyond children’s privacy. Instead, the bill repeatedly implicates general consumer protection concerns and, most troublingly, content moderation topics. ” The scope of this taskforce likely exceeds privacy topics. We don’t do “A-for-Effort” laws in the U.S.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

My points relate only loosely to “dark patterns,” but there was no better place for my remarks in the hearing’s initial taxonomy of topics. I understand the topic taxonomy reflected what the agency wanted to hear about, but it also inhibited participation by leaving no identifiable space for other issues that constituents want to raise.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Russell’s letter addresses a wide range of topics and I would commend those with interest in this area to read it. That letter, drafted by Russell Beck, lays out multiple grounds for concern about the FTC asserting itself in an area traditionally addressed by state legislatures.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Other works to follow suit in 2023 include Virginia Woolf’s ‘To The Lighthouse’, Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Men Without Women’, William Faulkner’s ‘Mosquitoes’ and Agatha Christie. Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the top IP developments in India.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Brad is one of tens of thousands of first responders from across the country who ran towards danger to aid their fellow Americans at the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the plane crash in the fields of Pennsylvania.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. There were several significant trade secret jury awards in 2022 in Virginia ($2 billion), Ohio ($65 million), and Michigan ($105 million). We expect to see even more large jury results in 2023.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. Recently in Virginia, a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury awarded Appian $2.04 There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law. Sufficiency of Trade Secret Pleadings and Allegations of Misappropriation. Thanoo , 999 F.3d

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. According to Adam says, that proposed statute has been relied upon for recently proposed legislation in Colorado, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Vermont.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g., The -2258 and -2899 cases involve only Alvotech hf., 1 at ¶¶ 20–21.)

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Reynolds filed a “ Notice of Sotera Stipulation Filing ” on July 23, 2021 in its parallel district court litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia. Denials of institution – particularly the extent to which they are reviewable – have long been a contentious topic for the PTAB. Philip Morris Products S.A. Institution Reviewability.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 1] See West Virginia v. The proposed rule will be the subject of vigorous opposition and, if enacted, numerous legal challenges. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 1] See West Virginia v. The proposed rule will be the subject of vigorous opposition and, if enacted, numerous legal challenges. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

We will continue to monitor developments on this topic and will report on court challenges as they are filed. 1] See West Virginia v. The proposed rule will be the subject of vigorous opposition and, if enacted, numerous legal challenges. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

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