TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

Eircom (Now Eir) Resisted, Then Got on Board Following legal action by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), representing EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner, Irish ISP Eircom reached a settlement with the labels in 2009, leading to the introduction of a similar program, albeit to a background of legal complications. Or did they?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

According to the lawsuit, the shops had a license between 2009 and 2017, but that services were terminated due to non-payment. Currently, nearly €40,000 ($39,000) USD remains outstanding. However, despite the termination of the contract, the shops continued to show Sis broadcasts, despite multiple warnings to stop.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Originally posted 2009-11-05 20:39:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA while ago the Media Bloggers Association set up a stable of attorneys “to provide MBA members with first-line counsel on matters relating to the use of intellectual property, defamation and other issues arising from their weblogging.”

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Since at least 2009, Canada has consistently ranked among the top ten countries for patent filings related to climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies. This is no surprise given Canada’s patent friendly courts and the multiple government incentives supporting the transition to greener technologies. By: Smart & Biggar

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In 2009, that position was endorsed by a district court and then upheld by a provincial court after rightsholders filed an appeal. Two years after its debut in 2005, Rojadirecta faced legal action in Spain for providing links to unlicensed sports streams.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

i]dentify all persons who participated in Plaintiffs’ decision in or around 2009 to remove Digital Rights Management (‘DRM’) from sound recordings sold through the iTunes Store,” the request reads. It was taken in 2009, which is years before the alleged infringements at the center of the lawsuit took place.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 5, 2024

If Sony has its way and the protection software enjoys under the 2009 Computer Programs Directive is extended to transient variables in RAM, those who modify those variables – the users of tweaking software – would become direct infringers under copyright law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Originally posted 2009-11-24 17:22:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYehuda Berlinger, whose poetic version of the Lanham Act we linked to anon, also did the Copyright Act last summer. Somehow I missed it, but since then I’ve been doing a lot more copyright litigation anyway, so I can use it now.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2025

Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009. We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! The annual essay competition was earlier announced on 14 May 2024, on the occasion of Prof. Basheers 48th birth anniversary.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

20-2009, The Federal Circuit held that an entity’s physical presence in a jurisdiction does not automatically confer jurisdiction over related corporate entities. It’s No Secret That a Related Company’s Physical Presence in a Jurisdiction May Not Be Enough For Proper Venue - In Andra Group, LP v. Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC, Appeal No.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

Then seemingly out of nowhere, in 2008/2009 the government began shutting down popular sites including Extremebits, Rapthe , Superfundo and later, LeechersLair. Excellent infrastructure and limited anti-piracy action made Malaysia a popular hosting location back when torrent sites were in their prime.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The complaint alleged that Scientific Games, through its acquired entity, SHFL Entertainment, brought patent infringement litigation in 2009 and 2012 based on fraudulently obtained patents for automatic card shufflers used in licensed casinos. The plaintiffs had sued Scientific Games Corp.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 29, 2025

2024-2009 (Fed. by Dennis Crouch In a pair of significant decisions issued today, the Federal Circuit upheld preliminary injunctions blocking the launch of biosimilar versions of Regeneron's blockbuster drug EYLEA (aflibercept). Regeneron Pharms., Mylan Pharms. 2024-1965 (Fed. 29, 2025) (precedential); and Regeneron Pharms., Mylan Pharms.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

Back in 2009, Amazon launched a Kindle service for blogs that made it easy for anyone to sell any blog’s content. . Instead, it’s frustrating because it was 100% avoidable and all that had to happen was Amazon put forth even the minimum amount of effort needed to prevent it. Amazon’s Ongoing Plagiarism and Copyright Problem.

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The IPKat

MARCH 8, 2023

It owned a figurative EU trade mark containing the word ' HEITECH ', registered in 2008 and used since 6 May 2009 at the latest. It was only in April 2009 that the plaintiff sent a warning letter to the defendant, requesting that it cease and desist from using 'HEITECH' as a trade mark and company name. The plaintiff did not respond.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 12, 2023

207/2009 (being essentially identical to the currently applicable Art. 207/2009 is that the relevant public must establish a link between the trade marks in question in the sense that the later mark calls the earlier mark to mind. 207/2009 , i.e. an infringement of Rolex’ right to a trade mark with a reputation. 2017/1001 ).

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2009), which stands for the proposition that, yes, a domain name registrar can be liable for contributory trademark infringement arising from the directly infringing acts of its clients. [stextbox id=”info”] This is a summary and analysis of the decision in Transamerica Corp. Moniker Online Services, 672 F.Supp.2d 2d 1353 (S.D.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

4 (1)(b) of Directive 2009/24/EC if neither the object or source code of a computer program or a copy is modified, but something else running at the same time as the protected computer program modifies the content of variables that the protected computer program has created in the main memory and uses in the course of the program?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Her first worldwide tour in 2009 included four shows performed in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and she sold "KATY PERRY" branded apparel and merchandise at these concerts. Her management team set up a web-store by 24 September 2008 to advertise and sell such merchandise.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Originally published December 9, 2009. Now a heartwarming tradition of bloggy goodness. Instapundit links to this item about the incredible shrinking Charlie Brown specials — warmly-remembered favorite scenes from the. The post Best of LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®: Nuts to us? Or a “real” Charlie Brown Christmas?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2022

RCN focuses heavily on the piracy tracking evidence from Rightscorp but has also brought up another topic; the decision by major record labels to remove DRM from the iTunes music store in 2009. This decision was made two years before the timeframe covered in the piracy liability suit. Nonetheless, RCN believes that it is relevant.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

According to Asher, these books, authored by William “Will” Wills , have been sold by Amazon since 2009 without his authorization. Despite submitting a copyright infringement claim to Amazon, Asher asserts that the books have continued to be available in both Kindle and paperback formats.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2023

In 2009, anti-piracy group BREIN took News-Service Europe (NSE) – one of Europe’s largest Usenet providers at the time – to court. He also highlights the length of the legal battle, albeit for a different reason, noting that Usenet has changed significantly since 2009. BREIN director Tim Kuik, meanwhile, is unhappy with the outcome.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2025

File-hosting platform 1fichier.com appeared around 2009 and since then has seen no shortage of copyright complaints. Most recently, it was highlighted by the U.S. Trade Representative as a notorious piracy market. The site’s response to takedown notices is seen as insufficient by rightsholders, the USTR concluded.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 29, 2024

From a Canadian perspective, a 2009 study for the Department of Justice examined the issue, clarifying that “ legal definitions continue to serve as the primary and formally recognized definitions utilized by many governments and people.”

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IPilogue

APRIL 26, 2022

based proprietor of the egg-shaped lip balms since 2009 , has failed in its attempt to have the shape of its lip balm registered as a three-dimensional (“3D”) trademark before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”). Firstly, since being launched in 2009, the egg-shaped balm has come to be associated with EOS.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The chapter begins with discussion of the challenges of registering trade marks with geographical elements, although parts of this chapter still refer to the old Community trade mark laws ( Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 and Directive 2008/95/EC ) and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM), which was renamed as the EUIPO in 2016.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In May 2009, the European Commission (EC) fined Intel EUR1.06 billion for abusing its dominant position in the x86 microprocessor market (CPUs).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

The government action began in mid-2009 and at the start of this month, the local blocklist had grown to include over 3,500 domain names. Indonesia has been very active on the anti-piracy front in recent years, with the government ordering Internet providers to block thousands of pirate sites.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

Ali Shayif (2009) ( paywalled ) which has been cited numerous times by the Supreme Court and numerous High Courts of India ( here and here ). It has been noted that to justify piercing the corporate veil, there must be both- control of the company by the wrongdoer and an impropriety , a principle from a UK judgment Ben Hashem v.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

27 th 2009 The hemodialysis machine, used for renal replacement therapy, was developed with multiple patented components and systems. The system is patented for its innovative technology and has transformed various surgical disciplines. HEMODIALYS MACHINE JP4889297B2 Inventors: 勝則 正岡 Assignee: JMS Co Ltd Date of patent: Mar.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

There is variant terminology: lawful acquirer of a computer program or a person having a right to use a computer program ( Directive 2009/24 ), lawful user of a database ( Directive 96/9 ), lawful use (Article 5.1 However, the concept has proliferated inconsistently, lacking a clear normative content and shape. of the Infosoc Directive ).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Following their victory at the local elections, the Swedish Pirate Party secured a seat at the European Parliament in 2009, with another one being added a year later. But they were wrong to dismiss this political movement right off the bat. The success inspired people in other countries to form their own Pirate parties.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

4 of Regulation 207/2009 (‘EUTMR 2009’). 7(1)(a) EUTMR 2009 ). 7(1)(b) EUTMR 2009 ). 4 EUTMR 2009 because the tactile impression could not be represented graphically. 4, 7(1)(a) EUTMR 2009 instead of Art. 7(1)(b) EUTMR 2009. 4, 7(1)(a) EUTMR 2009 instead of Art. 7(1)(b) EUTMR 2009.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is because, in 2009, the ISPA was recognized by the Minister of Communications as an Industry Representative Body , which gives their members “special recognition and limited liability for Internet content.”.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2025

In Shreya Singhal , the Supreme Court emphasized the importance of procedural safeguards in the Blocking Rules 2009 , which required both intermediaries and content creators to be heard and for reasons to be recorded before issuing takedown orders. Union of India.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2022

A financial investigation revealed that the 58-year-old had sold IPTV boxes and subscriptions on at least 119 occasions during the previous year, earning him up to SEK 300,000 (US$ 32,900).

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