article thumbnail

Do trade secrets matter? It is not at all clear if you ask the stock market

The IPKat

What happens when trade secrets meet the stock market? But what if markets didn’t really care about IP? My co-author Professor Andy Vivian and I are trying to better understand IP’s role by analysing the market reaction to the theft of a company’s trade secrets. Plot twist: the market is remarkably nonplussed.

Marketing 142
article thumbnail

The Market Value of Chinatown’s Culture

IPilogue

Founded in 2016, Los Angeles-based streetwear brand formerly known as Chinatown Market offers everything you’d need to fit in on Fairfax Avenue. Appearing on the “ Business of Hype with jeffstaple ” podcast, founder Mike Cherman cites the New York street markets that he visited as a kid as inspiration for its name. Photo from Market.

Marketing 105
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

AI and Fair Use: Navigating Legal Challenges in India and the United States

IIPRD

To determine whether the use constitutes fair use or not is determined based on a number of factors like if they primarily include the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount used, and the effect on the market for the original work. Another important factor is market effect. Google, Inc.

article thumbnail

Copyright Laws and Fair Dealing: Analysing the Ongoing Dispute Between Dhanush And Nayanthara

IP and Legal Filings

5] The idea is affected by the market value of the original work and its usage. It is provided that the courts also consider the market impact, audience perception, and concept of ‘transformative work’ while determining cases under Section 52. Narsimhasn, 2015 SCC OnLine Mad 364 [2] Kamble Sayabanna Kallappa v.

article thumbnail

Trade Dress Protection for Non-Traditional Marks in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

It reviews the growing importance of the protection of non-traditional trademarks within the fashion world in assessing how firms use trade dress to create and maintain an identity that may thrive within market competition. 7] Tiffany & Co v Costco Wholesale Corp (2015) US District Court for the Southern District of New York. [8]

Brands 98
article thumbnail

China’s Rise in U.S. Design Patent System

Patently-O

In 2015, the US linked its design patent system with Hague — this gives U.S. WIPO administers the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. designers easier access to global design rights; and non-U.S. applicants easier access to the U.S.

article thumbnail

[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.