IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 27-10-2009). [8] Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 5, 2024

When today’s home video gaming market took its first tentative baby steps thanks to more affordable hardware in the early 1980s, the details of Sony’s lawsuit against Datel would’ve been dismissed as outrageous. They are therefore not such as to enable the program – or even a part of it – to be reproduced.”

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

469/2009 on Supplementary Protection Certificates (" SPC Regulation "). The two referrals The first referral (C-119/22) came from the Finnish Market Court (markkinaoikeus). The ruling tries to clarify the interpretation of Article 3 of EU Regulation No. Merck obtained the SPC based on patent EP 1412357 (EP '357).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The company’s Action Replay range battled against Codemasters’ Game Genie, with the latter eventually backing out of the market. Datel’s venture into the new world of videogame cheat devices was more controversial. Datel went on to release products for mainstream consoles, facing legal action on the way.

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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. Trade Representative as a notorious piracy market. Most recently, it was highlighted by the U.S. The site’s response to takedown notices is seen as insufficient by rightsholders, the USTR concluded.

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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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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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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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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Sentenced at Sweden’s Patent and Market Court The men were sentenced last week at the Patent and Markets Court, a specialist court dealing with intellectual property matters at the Stockholm District Court. million following an unsuccessful appeal of their 2009 convictions.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Such a doctrine is the cornerstone for secondary markets such as libraries, used bookstores, and places for selling used CDs and DVDs. The case involved the organization called ReDigi, an online market where users can resell digital music files they have bought legally. Section 109 of 17 U.S.C., ReDigi Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2022

Due to the way many pirate IPTV services are structured, top level suppliers often rely on a cascading marketing system whereby subscriptions are sold and resold through a network of so-called resellers.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Here is what Nedim writes: Trade mark trouble in Paris: Pierre Cadaults journey beyond Netflix by Nedim Malovic Netflixs hit series Emily in Paris immerses viewers in the allure of Parisian elegance and the humorous chaos of cultural adaptation, seen through the adventures of Emily Cooper, an ambitious marketing executive.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2023

In 2009, legal pressure resulted in a temporary shutdown. Those were other times, the content was distributed in different ways and, after many years, the market took over with more and more accessible streaming services,” the translated note reads. The site, which relied on a team of contributors, soon gained a steady user base.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The company was founded in 2009 and today boasts 16 million active monthly streaming users, making Plex a serious market player. Plex is a multifunctional media software and service that allows users to easily access all of their entertainment in one place. Most people use the service for perfectly legitimate purposes.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

This latest referral follows hot on the heels of the referral from the Finish Market Court on the correct interpretation of Article 3(c) of the SPC Regulation, also with respect to combination products ( IPKat ). The Irish referral relates to both Article 3(a) and Article 3(c). INEGY is approved as a cholesterol lowering agent.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

South Korea’s efforts to seriously reduce piracy were evident in 2009 when a revision of the Korean Copyright Act introduced a “three strikes” administrative program to disconnect repeat infringers from the internet. Not that the government or rightsholders have simply allowed that to happen, of course.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2024

In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the Netherlands. Speaking with TorrentFreak, Kuik recalls that the home video market was just opening up. “Enforcement is one of the conditions to get rightsholders to enter a market and make legitimate businesses thrive.

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Bio Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

biosimilar pathway the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) is quickly approaching and marks an expansion of the U.S. biosimilar market. biosimilar market has greatly expanded. Sixteen biosimilar products are now marketed in the U.S. Biosimilars on US Market. market with six.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As previously noted, on May 29, 2009, Plaintiff filed the 2009 Opposition with the TTAB requesting that it refuse Mr. Gandhi's application for '654 mark due to Plaintiff's prior use of IDHAYAM. 7-1 at 5), and Mr. Gandhi subsequently denied the allegation in his December 28, 2009 Answer but did not specify his use of the mark (ECF No.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

Founded in 2009 when access to legal content was exponentially worse than it is even today, Filmai is no ordinary piracy platform. That in itself doesn’t render the site legal but it does suggest demand in what appears to be an underserved market. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

MAY 7, 2024

There, future harmonization initiatives appeared already anchored not only to an internal market-building rationale, but also to the objective of ensuring the now European Union’s overall competitiveness vis-à-vis third countries and the need to strike a fair balance between the rights and interests of different parties.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Later in 2012, the RIAA submitted its regular report to the United States Trade Representative, requesting various sites to be branded notorious pirate markets. Launched around 2009, Hellspy and Hellshare had successfully weathered the Megaupload storm.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

Indian pharma companies managed to not just manufacture the drugs at a fraction of the cost, but the cost of those drugs has fallen consistently over the years and Indian manufacturers dominate the global market for HIV AIDS drugs. The latter faith in the market is unjustified when there are perverse reasons to maintain scarcity.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 18, 2024

‘Three Strikes’ Still Going Strong The French graduated response system (previously dubbed ‘Three Strikes’) launched in 2009/2010 to tackle widespread piracy of copyrighted content, carried out by internet users on peer-to-peer networks, predominantly BitTorrent and eD2K networks.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

The purpose of the SPC Regulations ( Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 ) is to compensate patentees for the lengthy process of achieving marketing authorisation for a medicinal or plant product. whether this has been obtained by centralised, decentralised or national procedures).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2024

The company was founded in 2009 and today boasts more than 25 million users globally, making Plex a serious player in the streaming market. Plex is a multifunctional media software and service that allows users to easily access all of their entertainment in one place.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Among other products, CeramTec markets a pink-coloured hip-replacement implant. It also argued that the pink colour was not part of a marketing strategy, but rather the result of the chromium oxide, present in the implants and covered by the now-expired patent. The case concerns issues of bad faith and functionality in trade mark law.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2021

Olfactory marketing is not only employed by restaurants for their food, but is also often utilized in supplementing branding because just like a logo, it helps the consumer identify the experience associated with a service or product. Attars and Agarbattis: Protecting Traditional Cultural Expression through non-conventional Trademarks.

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IPilogue

MARCH 3, 2022

In 2021, the global 3D bioprinting market was valued at CAD $491.34M and is expected to grow from there. 3D Bioprinting in the Cosmetics Industry. The use of bioprinted tissue by cosmetics companies has seen tremendous growth in recent years.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

2009) (internal quotes and citations omitted). The post 2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 2 (Trademarks) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Soilworks, LLC v. Midwest Indus. Supply, Inc. , 2d 1118, 1130 (D. Such a use is not actionable under the Lanham Act.”

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Patently-O

JANUARY 25, 2022

The companies here compete in the market for creating specialized finger-LED equipment and accompanying data analysis services. The district court ordered the defendant to “take all necessary steps to prevent publication” of those applications or resulting patents. Ultimax Cement Manufacturing Corp. 3d 1339, 1355–56 (Fed.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We are now witnessing the era of ‘Greenwashing’ where every other emerging business entity puts out claims on their sustainable practices by using vague terms like ‘eco’, ‘green’ etc in their marketing. The objective is to mislead the consumers knowing well the marketability of this concept.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Given the ongoing shift in the TV market away from terrestrial and satellite delivery in favor of IP-based services, cloud recording services are no longer the big deal they once were. When TVkaista launched in Finland way back in 2007, storing video in the cloud certainly wasn’t taken for granted as it is now.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 19, 2023

1263679, inter alia in relation to class 25 goods “clothing, footwear headgear” designating the European Union: Rolex filed an opposition based on two of its earlier trade marks both covering inter alia “watches” in class 14: The opposition was based on Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009. PWT appealed the decision.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

Since 2009, Bram has been married to Junelyn Alexis “Asia” Unana Agcaoili, a Filipina actress, television host, and model who previously appeared on the cover of FHM. Megaupload marketing man Finn Batato passed away last year after succumbing to cancer. Together they have a son, who was born and raised in New Zealand.

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