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Coalition of Academics Sends Letter Opposing Biden Administration’s March-In Rights Proposal

IP Watchdog

Today, a letter signed by a coalition of top academics opposing the Biden Administration’s efforts to exercise march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 was sent to the White House.

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Red Flags for Any Trademark Application ??????

Erik K Pelton

Because it’s related to social media, I only learned about it because of my children and my family, but a lot of posts about red flags use the red flag icon or emoji, and then warning signs about a particular topic. This is a perfect analogy for trademark filings, because we see warnings or red flags all the time.

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RIAA Targets ‘AI Hub’ Discord Users Over Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law. Exactly what is allowed and what isn’t is a topic of legislative debate. This strongly worded letter is a follow-up to a similar request sent in late May.

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Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship!

SpicyIP

If the Fellow is not performing adequately or is not abiding by the terms and conditions of the Fellowship, they will be given one warning, or up to a limited period of time to demonstrate improvement. Any conflict of interests to be declared regarding research topic, or anything else that may be relevant for the Fellowship.

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Movie Piracy: Customers of Major UK ISPs Receive Letters Demanding Cash

TorrentFreak

None of these avenues are inherently controversial but for some companies another option is attractive; track down people who allegedly downloaded and shared movies online and warn them that they could soon be facing a lawsuit. Warning Signs Appeared a Few Months Ago. That now appears to be the case.

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FTC Reverts to Penalty Letters, Threatening 670 Companies with Penalties for Unsubstantiated Health Claims and Maybe More

LexBlog IP

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. End of sentence. But the breadth of this language for any product is quite shocking.

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Bamboozling – Part I: Do Green Claims Require a Life Cycle Analysis?

LexBlog IP

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. Then, in 2013, the FTC settled with a group of large retailers that had received the letters. One group paid $1.26