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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit is set to consider the use of terms like “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive” in commercial advertising can be actionable under § 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act when their use is not entirely accurate. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions. ” Dawgs brief.

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Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 with reference to Maharashtra

IP and Legal Filings

Government of India enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 and the act came into force with effect from May 1, 2017. The following are the essential components of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: Establishing Real Estate Regulatory Authority and Appellate Tribunal. 16 of 2016. [2]

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3 Count: Lit Appeal

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Megan Butler at Courthouse News Service reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit over the 2016 hit rap song Everyday We Lit. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song.

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Court: Ad Agency Must Pay Damages For Placing Adverts on Pirate Manga Site

TorrentFreak

Following its launch in 2016, pirate manga site Mangamura grew to become one of the most successful sites of its kind. On June 2, 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison and fines in excess of US$650,000, much of it representing a clawback of revenue generated by advertising.

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MPA Piracy Investigation Led to Property Linked to Other Crimes Worth Billions

TorrentFreak

After obtaining permission from the court in late April, MPA investigators began serving third-party subpoenas on advertising brokers including Amobee, Exponential Interactive, Oracle Corporation, Yahoo Ad Tech, AdSupply, Aragon Advertising, Insticator, and Outbrain, plus Amazon and Google. Arm’s Length Advertising.

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Timbs: Iconic Enough for Trademark Protection?

Patently-O

Lee , 1:15CV405(JCC/IDD), 2016 WL 880367, at *2 (E.D. 8, 2016) (“The parties have agreed that. Now, the company has filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Virginia seeking a court order that TBL is entitled to a registration. ”); Seacret Spa Intl. ”); Autodesk, Inc.

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Two Founders of Piracy Giant Zone-Telechargement Sentenced in France

TorrentFreak

For those who care to remember it, November 2016 was a dark month for communities with a penchant for sharing files. Then in November 2016, as French authorities swooped, What.cd The goal was to identify financial accounts, assets, advertising agencies, and the site’s hosting servers.