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Supreme People’s Court of China issues first comprehensively revised judicial interpretation of anti-unfair competition law since 2007

The IPKat

There was no JI on the AUCL until 2007. JI 2020) was a minor one with only one change to the JI 2007, i.e., replacing one of the legislation’s grounds from the General Principles of the Civil Law to the Civil Code of China (See the IPKat post on the Civil Code of China here ). The subsequent JI (i.e.

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Court Says “You May NOT Amend Your TOS by Posting New Terms to Your Site”–International Markets v. Thayer

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The most recent court to scowl in the direction of a company that purported to unilaterally update its terms-of-use agreement with little or no notice to users was Int’l Markets Live, Inc. 2007) (per curiam). Int’l Markets at 5. Based on the logic of Int’l Markets , it just might work. Thayer , 2022 WL 4290310 (D.

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.

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Infographic | Trademarks 101: super bowl exclusivity

Olartemoure Blog

Famous cases include that of 2007, when t he NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to a church in Indianapolis , where they were charging 3 USD to watch the event in the church and were using the term “Super Bowl” to advertise it. In 1969, the NFL trademarked “Super Bowl”.

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Facebook Can Reject Unwanted Ads–Newton v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In our Advertising & Marketing Law casebook, Prof. Google ruling from 2007. Meta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Newton’s fraud claim fails for insufficient pleading. The court defers considering whether 230 could preempt it too. Tushnet and I include the Langdon v. Case citation : Newton v.

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Third Circuit Says Section 230 Doesn’t Apply to Publicity Rights Claims–Hepp v. Facebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2007, the Ninth Circuit in Perfect 10 v. ” With respect to policy, the majority goes property-absolutist: “Because state property rights can facilitate market exchange, interpreting the § 230(e)(2) limitation to include state intellectual property laws tracks Congress’s pro-free-market goal.” Facebook , Nos.

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Zippyshare Quits After 17 Years, 45m Visits Per Month Makes No Money

TorrentFreak

“A few days ago Zippyshare.com turned one year old,” its operators wrote in 2007. As the file-hosting market developed and competition increased, being zippy was still good but wasn’t enough. “For Zippyshare’s first birthday we are raising the filesize limit to 100mb.”

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