IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge. In the case of Blackwood and Sons Ltd.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

Design 49

Design Designs Registration Ownership 49

The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging. The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork).

Copyright 89

Copyright IP Ownership Copyright Infringement 89

TorrentFreak

JUNE 5, 2023

On January 2, 2015, a new system designed to assist copyright holders and better protect consumers went live in Canada. Under common ownership , the same companies have also been suing and obtaining settlements from intermediaries in the U.S.

Settlement 141

Settlement Copyright Litigation Ownership 141

IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

However, to a lesser extent, other IP laws like the Trademark Act and the Designs Act will also be important. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. Who Owns What and Why. 1] [link]. [2] 7] CISAC v. Aditya Pandey [2016] SCC Online SC 967. [8]

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Cinema Ownership Music 98

The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. McCoy’s registration on the Namecoin blockchain expired In January 2015. This is generally considered to be the first ever created NFT. are applicable to it. are applicable to it.

Non-Fungible Tokens 120

Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Contracts Art 120

The TTABlog

MAY 25, 2023

Applying the Morton-Norwich factors, and giving some weight to applicant's design patents, the Board concluded that the USPTO failed to make a prima facie case of functionality. There were no utility patents of record, nor any evidence showing that JBL touted any utilitarian advantages of this product design.

Design 40

Design Designs Design Patent Advertising 40

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

However, proving that the design is distinctive enough to be protected and does not serve a functional purpose remains problematic. This protection allows the brand to safeguard its visual identity, as well as stop other businesses from using their designs’ look and feel, maintaining exclusivity and value of designs.

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Design 52

IIPRD

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In today’s world, there has been considerable growth in remote jobs, gig-economy work and artificial intelligence tools which introduce new complexities with the ownership of worker creations. With the increasing prevalence of AI tools and hybrid work models, the traditional understanding of ownership and IP becomes obscure. [2]

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Ownership Journalism Contracts 52

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On June 24, 2015, Ms. Dorland will need to show: (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original. Dawn Dorland and Sonya Larson , both authors, first crossed paths sometime between 2005 and 2007 at GrubStreet—a creative writing centre in Boston. In T-Peg Inc. 3d 97 , Lynch J.

Art 105

Art Copyright Infringement Copyright Copying 105

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The First Problem — Assignment of Rights : Sywula signed a Consulting Agreement and an Invention Agreement, both of which promise to assign rights to DaCosta and Coletti or their newly formed company Teleport, including any inventions, trade secrets, discoveries, designs, software, etc., arising from his work on the endeavor.

Inventor 75

Inventor Ownership Invention Patent 75

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Understanding Mask Work. In particular, Section 1213.2

Registration 40

Registration Design Designs Copying 40

The TTABlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Deemed a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT), applicant was banned from doing business in the United States from 2008 to 2015. Although it did not resume use of the mark for seven years, it commenced TTAB litigation with ARSA in 2016 regarding ownership of the mark. Who Owned the Mark?:

Ownership 40

Ownership Litigation Registration Business 40

CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”

Copyright 98

Copyright Artwork Public Domain Art 98

CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”

Copyright 98

Copyright Artwork Public Domain Copyright Law 98

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 4, 2023

Albert’s”) filed suit against AaLAND Diamond Jewelers (“AaLAND”) for Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, and Unfair Competition in violation of Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Cullen Wulf took over ownership of AaLand Diamond Jewelers in mid-2015, per their website. Code § 24-2-1-13.5 and Common Law Unfair Competition.

Trademark 52

Trademark Social Media Advertising Advertising 52

The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2024

The dispute has its roots in 2015 when trade mark applications were filed by estranged members of the Club (represented by another member, Mr Nigel Jacobs), some of whom were founding members and who had subsequently formed a new club under the same name. Instead, this provision refers to the motive or intention of the trademark applicant.

Registration 62

Registration Ownership Trademark Law 62

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In 2015, the crown mark was registered. Despite different fonts, colors, and design elements, a reasonable jury could find enough similarity to confuse. Its marks: “REX,” “REX Real Estate,” and a logo showing a crown alongside the words “REX Real Estate.” Thus, the §32 claim failed as a matter of law.

Advertising 69

Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 69

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2015, has therefore been a key policy action. And a public proof of ownership for the NFT can be provided via blockchain technology. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts. Some groups have historically built towns around their NFT holdings.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Privacy Ownership 52

Patently-O

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Obviousness-type double patenting is a judge-made doctrine designed to prevent applicants from extending patent rights first obtaining an earlier-expiring patent and then obtaining a later-expiring patent with claims that are obvious variants of those in the earlier patent. Opinion by Judge Clevenger, joined by Judges Taranto and Stoll.

Patent 53

Patent Patent Application Art Ownership 53

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8].

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Design Patent Design Designs 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

26, 2021) Zamfir is a researcher in the field of cryptoeconomics and distributed systems; he and Vitalik Buterin are allegedly the two lead researchers of the proof-of-stake blockchain protocols known as Casper (name adopted around 2015). Zamfir’s branch of this research, carried out in the US, became known as “CBC Casper,” aka “Casper.”

Registration 56

Registration Social Media Trademark Registering Trademarks 56

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 company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

Copyright 92

Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 92

Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Design Patent Design Designs 40

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

IP owners can restrict unauthorised access or exposure of sensitive information, such as product designs, by encrypting data at the file level i.e., it is invariably encrypted from prior to reaching the cloud to after leaving it. It is designed as an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. Gourav Bajaj & Anr., Kurakar, L.T.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Government Technology 52

Copyright Lately

JULY 17, 2022

According to Tammy’s complaint, her grandfather set up a number of trusts which were “specifically designed in more than 15 years of estate planning legal advice with competent estate planning counsel” to hold Jay songwriter’s royalties and “to assure his daughter and granddaughter received their respective shares.”

Copyright 60

Copyright Music Social Media Publishing 60

The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

He resigned in 2015. The law A reminder for all those Kats who don't spend their days in copyright and source code, that indeed copyright can subsist in source code and object code, as well as parts of the design or structure of a computer program that are indicative of the creativity and skill of an author.

Copyright Infringement 67

Copyright Infringement Copyright Confidentiality Copying 67

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

That said, ACE does include carve-outs that permit exports of “software specifically designed and limited to providing basic updates and upgrades, vulnerability disclosure or cyber incident response” to governments of these and other allied governments. The Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 (S.

Privacy 40

Privacy Reporting Government Technology 40

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. 2015; resubmitted Feb. 2015; resubmitted Dec.

Litigation 52

Litigation Settlement Marketing Marketing 52

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy. The Government of Malaysia came up with a 5 year roadmap in 2015 with the aim of turning the IP of IP rich businesses into sources of wealth. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. IP Financing Policies in Asia. Case Studies.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Business Branding 40

IIPRD

MAY 10, 2020

SIPP is envisaged to facilitate the protection of Patents , Trademarks , and Designs of innovative and interesting start-ups. BIRAC will not have any ownership in the filed patents, it will be in the name of the host institution/company but there will be benefit-sharing on the commercialization of the product. [12].

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Patent Government Technology 40

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. v Datafile Ltd. ,

Ownership 102

Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 102

The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). The first edition was published in 1990 and it is now in its 6th edition, updated from its previous version which was published in 2015.

Moral Rights 128

Moral Rights Contracts Editing Related Rights 128

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.” ” Welsh (2015) at 134. ” (at page 9 and 13). .” World Intellect.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

Noteworthy State Court Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases: Hawaii’s Supreme Court has concluded that a 2015 statute affording protection to technology workers subject to restrictive covenants didn’t go far enough. In a thorough analysis of that decision, Prudential Locations, LLC v.

Social Media 52

Social Media Ownership Intellectual Property Blogging 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

6 The potential impact of solid-state batteries on the EV industry in particular is huge, as they hold significantly more energy and charge in less time than traditional lithium-ion batteries, thereby eliminating one of the perceived drawbacks of EV ownership. higher energy density), and more durable than lithium-ion batteries.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52

The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

In 2015 she commenced work at Mulberry as a Market Support Assistant. For example, IP academics might hold a belief in the right to own the copyright and moral rights of their own creative works and output, which may conflict with their University’s position on the ownership of lecture recordings.

Copyright 94

Copyright Moral Rights Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law 94