2011 Licensing Public Domain 
The IPKat
OCTOBER 4, 2021
In 2011, Nestlé secured a preliminary injunction in Switzerland, based on its registered 3D mark, against Ethical Coffee Company's capsules. Picture on top right is by Joe Shlabotnik and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Picture on bottom left is in the public domain.
Dear Rich IP Blog
APRIL 16, 2020
Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian. If the copyright owner failed to include a copyright notice on "The Naked Kiss," then it would likely be in the public domain.
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SpicyIP
AUGUST 13, 2024
Lastly, I contrast the outcome of the judgement with MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC , wherein the Court had granted the patent without looking into the question of enablement, independent of the 3(k) inquiry. On the other, it is argued that allowing software-based inventions to be patentable dilutes 3(k).
Greenspoon Marder LLP
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Certain marks may once have been legally protected trademarks that subsequently lost their protection as trademarks because the marks entered the public domain by becoming generic terms through public usage. and Plant (for the sale of plants). The post Ugg! Generic or Not? appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.
Intepat
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
In 2011, wildlife photographer David Slater captured a monkey selfie, which gained widespread attention online. Potential solutions range from creating new categories of copyright to developing specialized licensing models for AI-generated content. Slater, 16-15469, popularly known as the Monkey selfie case.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 30, 2021
The song “Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots” was composed by the plaintiffs in 2011. Take as an example the documentary makers who have tried to use the iconic “I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King and have been prevented from doing so because of his Estate’s aggressive licensing and enforcement strategy. Background.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
In that case, Judge Easterbrook wrote, in finding that a “shrinkwrap” license was enforceable against the defendant: But are rights created by contract “equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright”? 2011) (citing to ProCD in rejecting preemption in the context of a Desny claim).
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