IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Unfortunately, copyright and trademark law do not provide particular protection for these characters, who, more often than not, exceed their original works to become well-known of their own. THE DOCTRINE OF FAIR USE. the effect of the use on the copyrighted work’s potential market for or value. Koons , 817 F.

Fair Use 87

Fair Use Copyright Television Copying 87

IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

Names like 7-eleven, 5 Star, 7Up, and 99acres resonate with consumers, widely reflecting the innovative use of number as brand identities. However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademark law that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion.

Trademark 93

Trademark Fair Use Registration Branding 93

43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. So too with plaintiffs’ 2003 Documentary. The court, in a careful opinion, rejected all the claims. The similarities in setting, theme, etc.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Trademark Copyright Editing 52

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Federal Circuit’s pair of decisions provide guidance on how logos factor into the design patent infringement inquiry, and begin to tease-out differences in policy concerns underlying design patent law versus trademark law. For trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, likelihood of consumer confusion is a key requirement.

Design Patent 72

Design Patent Patent Infringement Design Designs 72

SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Please let us know if any reader is aware of the same). Verma, another Indian professor from DU who was also the president of ATRIP (2001-2003), mentions this as starting in 1968 (as opposed to 1967) in a separate report on IP teaching in India. As a minor point of difference, Prof S.K. Regardless, it remained an optional course.

Government 112

Government IP Intellectual Property Reporting 112

Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

She would create a dataset of sound files consisting of Drake acapella vocals (stripped from the music tracks using a vocal separator) and run the data through software used to train the voice model. No wonder I’m getting flashbacks to 2003. Soundalikes: No Actual Sounds, No Actual Infringement?

Music 85

Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 85

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It’s not possible to “trespass” an intangible asset; any legal protection for the asset comes from contract law (but the plaintiffs gave a license) or IP law, such as copyright law, which the plaintiffs aren’t invoking. Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. It didn’t. Implications.

Licensing 105

Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 105