Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. That court found that most of Prince’s work was non-infringing (though several works still were) and the two sides ultimately settled the case in March 2014. 3: The Andy Warhol Ruling.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Klinger Case In 2014, Leslie Klinger , a noted author and editor of Sherlock Holmes anthologies, became one of the few to challenge the Arthur Conan Doyle Estates aggressive attempts to maintain control over the iconic detective. As always, Id love to hear your thoughts leave a comment below or find me on social media @copyrightlately.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Karishma Mehta launched HoB as a Facebook page in 2014, and it quickly gained popularity. Over time, it developed into a multiplatform storytelling platform that is now available on all primary social media networks. Later, PoI was launched, which is along the same lines as HoB and HoNY.

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2022

Rhode-NYC is a fashion brand founded by two women entrepreneurs Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers in 2014, whereas Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skin launched in June 2022 during an era of celebrity brands. Hailey Bieber leverage d her fame and social media following, and that of her husband Justin Bieber’, to immediately establish her brand.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Without utilising APCON in this case, MIC was able to secure the placement of an advertising in the Punch Newspaper on May 29, 2014. More particularly, the landscape of advertising and marketing has been drastically changed by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Following a lawsuit filed by AACS, the decryption licensing group founded by movie studios and technology partners including Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft and Intel, in 2014 a New York court ordered the seizure of DVDFab’s domains, bank funds and social media accounts.

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Above the Fold

MAY 25, 2022

Social media has taken over, with social media users nearly doubling from 2.3 1] Social media platforms provide direct access to consumers, with the ability to focus on niche consumer groups. The rise of financial advice influencers on social media are a prime example of potential risk for companies.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 14, 2022

In 2014, the company’s valuation peaked at over $9 billion, making Holmes the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world with a net worth of about $4.5 Employees were discouraged from communicating with each other about their work and were advised not to share the company’s name on social media platforms like LinkedIn.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The principle that characters which evolve over time don’t enter the public domain all at once was established by the 2014 opinion in Klinger v. The wall clock on the right was the subject of a 2014 copyright lawsuit filed by Harold Lloyd Entertainment alleging infringement of the iconic clock scene from “Safety Last” (1923).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

The law school was established in 2014, inheriting the splendid novelty, dynamism and excellence in education of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune. Evaluating the doctrine of fair use for Indian social media platforms in light of global cases.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2022

Social media has taken over, with social media users nearly doubling from 2.3 1] Social media platforms provide direct access to consumers, with the ability to focus on niche consumer groups. The rise of financial advice influencers on social media are a prime example of potential risk for companies.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Respondent Davidson was entitled to rely on the April 2, 2014 filing date of his underlying application as his date of constructive first use. He also received some media attention. 108 USPQ2d 1134, 1145 (TTAB 2013). However, "actual trademark use must follow the analogous use within a commercially reasonable period of time."

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 22, 2022

In so growing that business, Hayley Paige used a series of social media accounts that she curated, but on which she posted a number of JLM-related content, including numerous posts dedicated to JLM dresses Hayley Paige designed. Hayley Paige rejected the proposal and, in response, changed the login credentials to the accounts.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 10, 2024

” In 2014’s Petrella decision , a majority once again by Justice Ginsburg observed, without passing on the issue, that the limitations period typically begins to run at the point when the plaintiff can file suit and obtain relief: “A copyright claim thus arises or accrues ‘when an infringing act occurs.'”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

PAP Targets Local ISP PAP describes itself on social media platforms as a “multi-sectoral Coalition, of local and international Associations, Societies & Companies, representing Thousands of Creatives in Kenya and the World.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company was found liable for copyright infringement and breach of contract for using the actor’s photographs picture for advertisements between December 2014 and April 2015 without getting his permission or authorization. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff is a California-based company that has millions of subscribers on YouTube and other Social Media handles, which is significant to understand the popularity of its various trademarks and copyrights with licenses for various sorts of merchandise. The background of the case is pretty straightforward. Celco Customs Servs.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In one of several different lawsuits over Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit “Shake it Off,” songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler claim that Swift infringed their 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play” (performed by female R&B group 3LW), which features the line “Playas, they gon’ play/And haters, they gonna hate.” Am I totally off base?

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Respondent Davidson was entitled to rely on the April 2, 2014, filing date of his underlying application as his date of constructive first use. He also received some media attention. 108 USPQ2d 1134, 1145 (TTAB 2013). However, "actual trademark use must follow the analogous use within a commercially reasonable period of time."

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

MaxRelief used to surce pain relief spray products in Australia from a non-party, but stopped in 2014. 1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 2, 2023

Linguamatics received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2014 , an award for International Trade in recognition of outstanding growth in export sales across USA and Europe for its Natural Language Processing [NLP] text analytics software platform. Tell us an interesting fact about Linguamatics that people may not know.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Price argues that since 2014, the District has continuously copied, distributed, and counterfeited products with his artistic design without his consent, including reproducing it on their social media pages and websites, despite repeated warnings not to do so. Consequently, after 12 years, Price decided to file a lawsuit.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 28, 2024

As per a 2014 report, it was pretty much as low as ‘one in 100,000 people.’ [iii] However, this further exacerbated the scenario as individuals started excessively using social media increasing their screentime. 07, 12: 1015 (2020). viii] Jaffar Abbas, Dake Wang et al., 14, 1917-32 (2021). [ix] 16, 06: 793-800 (2011).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

The defendants also showed evidence of prior use of the marks 303 and 404 since 2014, predating the plaintiffs introduction of its marks. The case arose after defendants organized a controversial Mujra night involving allegedly obscene activities that went viral on social media platforms and newspapers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. 431 (2014). The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others. Aereo , 573 U.S.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

1962, 1976 (2014). This aspect of the lawsuit has been overlooked in most of the articles and social media comments I’ve read that are critical of Netflix, so it bears repeating: Netflix offered Barlow & Bear a license to perform an otherwise unauthorized derivative work. Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

Anyone who had any presence on social media between 2014 and 2019 probably knew someone hawking colorful patterned “buttery soft” leggings, one of LuLaRoe’s signature items and their top seller. In 2016, the company, led by a husband-and-wife team, reported sales of approximately $1 billion.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” initial Bike+ app with [bike more] in name and b+ in icon 2021 Bike+ name with logo and "Bike" in icon Like the 2014 app, the 2021 app is for metric tracking while cycling.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

A likely answer to this chicken riddle is a combination of social media , the perception of chicken being a healthier option to beef, and the impact COVID-19 continues to make on the food industry. In 2014 , Lorenzana filed a complaint in an attempt to regain the earnings for his creation.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The plaintiff submitted that though their “Sufiyana” mark has not been registered, they have been using the same since 2014/ 2018 and thus have gathered a substantive goodwill in the market. It was submitted that the Defendant’s mark has not been registered yet, and application has been filed in 2023 on a proposed-to-be-used basis.

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers. 59 Murray Enters.,

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The TTABlog

APRIL 2, 2024

Three Frog has been selling its dice box configuration since 2014 and sales have been substantially exclusive and have increased exponentially. It has advertised at gaming conventions and via social media, Google Ads, and social influencers.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Delhi HC seems to be on a spree, granting interim injunctions in cases concerning trademark disparagement (see here and here ), with posts by social media influencers and content creators now also under the radar of such actions. Note for the readers: The matter is listed for today before the Delhi High Court. ]

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The TTABlog

MARCH 17, 2022

The Board noted that "[i]t is not the law that 'the slightest cessation of use causes a trademark to roll free, like a fumbled football, so that it may be pounced on by any alert opponent.'"

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LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2022

The evidence includes the defendants’ social media posts, pictures, phone calls, and notably the lyrics from ten songs by either Young Thug, Gunna, or both together, which raises questions related to the use of artistic expression as evidence in criminal proceedings and freedom of speech. Herron or U.S.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Delhi High Court recently in Humans of Bombay v People of India granted an interim relief to ‘Humans of Bombay’ (HoB) by issuing a notice to ‘People of India’ (PoI) (both being social media pages) for alleged copyright infringement and ‘replication of HoB’s business model’ including the stories and thus creating an imitative platform.

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