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5th Cir affirms fair use on a motion to dismiss, fee award to D

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Amount/substantiality: Accepting his allegation that the passage was the heart of the work, the court saw no need to separately address his argument that the separate registration meant that the school district copied the “whole” work. If that were all, copying the WIN Passage would be qualitatively significant. NXIVM Corp.

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Preventing Trademark Infringement or Stifling Healthy Competition? A Look at 1-800 Contacts and its Keyword Advertising Battle

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Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.” 1-800 Contacts also claims that Warby Parker copied its website design to “ intentionally deceive and confuse ” consumers.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

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Other Posts A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ image from here Do you enjoy your whiskey? The Plaintiff has been using the infringed trademark ‘FLY HIGH’ since 2004. Would you mix up these two labels: Officers Choice and Peace Maker?

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

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18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. 1934) (finding unenforceable the sale of a violin represented as a Stradivarius when buyer and seller were both mistaken and the violin was a cheap copy).] 4th 135 (2004); cf. Sony Music Entertainment, P.3d

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

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In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

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No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . No earlier than June 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than September 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than July 1, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than January 31, 2023 per settlement. January 2021.

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Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

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There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. The court recounts the perennially problematic Brookfield case and how the 2004 Playboy v. 1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v.