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[Part II] Assessing DHC’s Finding on Piercing the Corporate Veil and Damages in the Amazon Case

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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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[Guest Post] Who owns the copyright to Nigeria’s “new” national anthem?

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The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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Federal Circuit Concluded that Operating Manuals Subject to Confidentiality Restrictions are Prior Art Printed Publication

Intellectual Property Law Blog

2009), the Board concluded in the IPRs that the operating manuals were not sufficiently publicly accessible to qualify as printed publications under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § The court added that Weber’s copyright ownership of the operating manuals does not negate Weber’s ability to make the operating manuals publicly accessible. Patent Nos.

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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

The Walt Disney Company saw the potential and purchased Marvel in 2009. In 2015, Marvel and Sony made an unprecedented deal that the two companies would share joint-ownership in Spider-Man’s copyright. The film received praise from critics. The American Film Institution selected it as one of the best films of 2008.

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Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More

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In 2009 , users woke up to find their purchased copy of 1984 had disappeared from their library. This was possible through the unique licensing arrangement of Kindle and would not be possible in the case of ownership.

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TTAB Finds Two "MAGIC CITY" Logos Confusable for Overlapping Clothing Items

The TTABlog

Applicant pointed out that the marks have co-existed since 2009 without actual confusion. Under the 13th DuPont factor, Applicant pointed to its ownership of six registrations for MAGIC CITY marks, invoking the Strategic Partners precedent. The Board, however, noted the lack of evidence of the extent of use of the cited mark.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

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It was not until 2009 that the IGC received a mandate for text-based negotiations. The early years focused on investigating and analysing national experiences to understand the relationship between IP and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions.