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California Court of Appeal Enforces Non-Solicitation of Customers Provision in Joint Venture Transaction Involving Key Employee

Trading Secrets

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. The joint venture was formalized over a five-day period in April 2011. In Blue Mountain Enterprises, LLC v.

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Wednesday Whimsies

The IPKat

The Court also dismissed Wright's claims of passing off, which was based on his assertion of ownership of goodwill in the name "Bitcoin". extended passing off) and argued that "that such a claim does not require him to assert authorship or ownership," so it would not be a breach of the earlier injunctions.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.”

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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Born to be authors: the copyright of the child

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The notion of stewardship (H R Howe, ‘Copyright limitations and the stewardship model of property’ (2011) 2 IPQ 183-214) is instrumental to expanding the scope of the analysis on vulnerable authors (e.g. A copyright lawyer will be familiar with legal issues on subject matter, originality, authorship and ownership. What is it?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 27 – February 2)

SpicyIP

Prabha Sridevan, Judge, MHC (2000-2010) and Chairperson, IPAB (2011-2013) was recently interviewed by SpicyIP Doctoral Fellow Malobika Sen as part of her doctoral research. The Court noted that Kirloskar Proprietary Ltd, as the registered proprietor, had superior ownership rights compared to the plaintiffs status as a registered user.

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Snapshot Showdown: Photographer’s Copyright Battle with Indiana Corporation, My Sauna World LLC

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The photograph in question is a master bathroom image that Howarth claims he created and registered with the United States Copyright Office in 2011. . §101 et seq. for allegedly using his copyrighted photographs without permission or authorization.