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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. But ultimately, the onus is on Disney to create a contract formation process so conspicuous that a court can’t reach decisions like this. July 27, 2023) Kass created a PayPal account in 2004. PayPal, Inc. , 22-2575 (7th Cir.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

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EU Commission Encourages Use of New Anti-Piracy Toolbox

TorrentFreak

“For these purposes, the relevant information could consist of the same information which may be requested in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 2004/48/EC , including the email address, telephone number and IP addresses relating to alleged infringers or participants to alleged infringing activities.”

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

SSPL was incorporated in 2004. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. Plaintiff’s Arguments. Bombay High Court’s Decision .

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Quebec Court of Appeal Sears “Halloumi” Trademark (Again)

IPilogue

Cyprus entered into a contractual agreements with Saputo in 1999 and 2004, stipulating that Saputo “shall not use the trademark HALOMI on its products, or any other trademark confusingly similar with HALLOUMI or HALOMI.”

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UCB, Inc. v. Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

JD Supra Law

RE38,551 (“the ’551 patent”) - Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: The ’551 patent issued on July 6, 2004, and claimed “anticonvulsant enantiomeric amino acid derivatives,” including lacosamide. Catalent, a contract manufacturer, imported 479 kgs. UCB held the NDA for Vimpat. By: Robins Kaplan LLP

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Authorship of photographs and ownership of image rights in Nigeria: Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd

The IPKat

In considering this issue, the Court of Appeal relied on the provisions of Section 10(1)(2) and (3) of the Nigerian Copyright Act , 2004. Section 10(1), (2) and (3) of the Copyright Act provides that: “(1) Copyright conferred by Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, shall vest initially in the author. (2) Image of camera: Unsplash.