Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance. (See

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

In 2013 and 2015, it granted exclusive licenses to stream those works to Starz, a premium subscription channel. The time periods for each license were separate, and some licenses were renewed multiple times, resulting in more than 1,000 separate license periods. 17 U.S.C. §

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

It seems that boat designers/manufacturers used C&Ds under this regime, but there were 1100 utility patents on boat hulls and 20 design patents since 2013, which was the last boat hull registration. Consider compulsory licensing as a midway point here as well. Was more heavily used 1999-2003. Sharp shift to regular regime.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a general rule, the publishers of these journals require the author to relinquish their copyright over the work by granting them an assignment of rights or an exclusive license. It is thus very much in line with the spirit of Title IV, arts. of the Directive. What’s next?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For instance, the International Trade Commission already requires some disclosure of complainants that seek its exclusive jurisdiction over nationwide injunctions, both as to NPE status and to licensing and industry activity to establish the statutory domestic industry requirement. 17] At least, that’s as far as can be pieced together.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), which act as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale, allow artists to set their preferred terms of contract while making sales. Reportedly, these patents are about connectivity, interface and security elements and the complaints are filed in European and Asian markets.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. CIT [Supreme Court].

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

But the Texas courts found no taking, reasoning that nothing was taken from the photographer as he still had the right to use, and license others to use, his photographs. Maclean Hunter Market Reports, Inc., See Jim Olive Photography, d/b/a Photolive, Inc., ”), affirming 580 SW3d 360, 376, fn. Nation Enters., 539, 546, 105 S.Ct.

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Intepat

JUNE 17, 2024

Applicant/ownership information, product and service limitations, registration renewal, and assignment/license of rights in several countries can all be modified by submitting a single application. Written by Nikita Verma, Intern @Intepat The post Comparative Analysis: Madrid Protocol vs.

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