The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

But, for those who are yet to pick up a copy, here is what is in store: The EU legislature adopted Directive 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) in 2019. It was against this background that the proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market was made in 2016.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

2016); Fakhrian v. 2016 WL 1650705 (Cal. 2016); Despot v. 2016 WL 4148085 (W.D. 2016); Manchanda v. 2016 WL 6806250 (S.D.N.Y. 2016); Mosha v. Microsoft appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Google, Inc., 2013 WL 664231 (E.D. 2013); O’Kroley v. Fastcase Inc., 3d 352 (6th Cir.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

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.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Even as the NFT market has grown to billions of dollars, public perception remains very low. In July 2016, Rhapsody rebranded itself as Napster , dropping the previous name completely. The service was primarily used for training music and video files without the permission of creators or rightsholders.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” While countries like China focus on the “first to file” rule, India gives more importance to those who first use a trademark in the market. Because the big company has more resources for marketing and advertising, it overwhelms the smaller business’s brand identity. AZ Tech (India) v.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers. For Adidas, a risk assessment of entering this partnership with Ye in 2016 may have involved balancing the precarious public perception of Ye against the potential commercial market for Yeezy-branded shoes.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This gap in the market was serviced by early pioneers including Megaupload and Rapidshare but that was just the beginning of a market that was set to explode. That site threw in the towel just this week , a fate that is now shared by Snahp.it, a relative newcomer to the market but one that made its presence felt nonetheless.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 8] (CS (COMM) 980/2016. [9] 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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Patently-O

JUNE 29, 2022

That divide allows the company to cater to local market preferences and regulations and also avoid potential arbitrage. In the 1970’s Coca-Cola withdrew its flagship sugary cola from the Indian market at a time of heavy regulation of foreign companies. In the 1990s, the Indian market opened again to foreign competition.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2023

With pirate IPTV services first seeping and then exploding into the mainstream around 2016/17, the launch of streaming service DAZN provided hope of a viable alternative. DAZN’s marketing drilled that message home – and then some. We are basically saying pay-per-view sucks,” Denyer said.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the chapter on wine (Chapter 4) is the longest chapter, which includes additional detail about the regulations for wines in the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets (CMO) in the new edition. Chapter 5 then considers the protection of spirits and the relevant case law.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2025

Background Koninklijke Philips NV (Philips) marketed various air fryers under the brand Airfryer. This results, Versuni contends, in a broad scope of protection, which does not narrow because of similar designs coming on the market after the filing date. 001654591-0001 and no. 001654591-0001 and no.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

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. Recent court decisions such as Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent [1] and Herms v.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2022

A few years ago, Advanced TV Network (ATN) was a dominant player in the Swedish IPTV market. However, that all changed in 2016, when local police raided its Malmo office. In some cases, these offer access to live sports and TV programming without the permission of rightsholders. Prison Sentences for IPTV Operators.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Thus, a defense that has the Fair Use Principle at its bedrock, in order to be an acceptable defense, must prove the existence of these factors in its favor, namely, the purpose and character of Use, the nature of copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used and the effect of Use upon potential markets. [1]

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From March 2016 through November 2019, Carrasquillo and his co-defendants opened fraudulent accounts with TV providers Charter Communications, Comcast, DirecTV, Frontier Corporation, and Verizon Fios. A wire fraud scheme against the victim cable companies from March 2016 through November 23, 2019, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.” But the app was not updated after 2016 and was removed from WCT’s website.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Work #2: This work was published in 2016 in a video that “had over 100,000 views within the first 7-10 days and currently has about 125,000 views.” The work was also posted to Facebook and Instagram in 2016. Work #7: posted to Facebook in 2016 and got 59 likes and 16 comments. –Cooley v. Target Corp.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2024

Image from here The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) yesterday i.e. 21 st August 2024 issued an Office Memorandum (OM), notifying the withdrawal of OM dated 5 th September 2016, which extended the scope of Section 31D of the Copyright Act to Internet Transmissions. Who does this notification impact?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2022

The indictment, unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, alleges that beginning in August 2016, Bernardini – who was based in London and worked in publishing for Simon & Schuster – began impersonating agents, editors and other individuals in the industry to obtain pre-release literary manuscripts from his targets.

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IIPRD

JUNE 17, 2024

National governments use a range of policy tools to correct market flaws and regulate drug costs and pricing. On the other hand, detractors of strict patent protection contend that it can inhibit innovation by monopolizing markets and reducing competition. 5] Policies related to regulations are also quite important.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. It’s honestly remarkable that there haven’t been more legal issues in this space, especially considering the lucrative market for licensed costumes. That is, until photos such as this one begin to make the rounds.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

2016); Fakhrian v. 2016 WL 1650705 (Cal. 2016); Despot v. 2016 WL 4148085 (W.D. 2016); Manchanda v. 2016 WL 6806250 (S.D.N.Y. 2016); Mosha v. PA Law Enforcement appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Google, Inc., 2013 WL 664231 (E.D. 2013); O’Kroley v. Fastcase Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

At issue are two versions of the TOS from 2016 and 2019. The named plaintiff, Jackson, agreed to the 2016 TOS. The 2016 TOS provided an opt-out for the arbitration provision, but Jackson didn’t exercise it. She agrees the 2016 TOS applies. Amazon appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

In a complaint filed this month in an Indiana court, clothing and apparel company NuStar Enterprises LLC states that since September 2016, it has continually used the ‘Reloaded’ trademark in commerce. “To protect its rights in the RELOADED trademark NuStar obtained and owns U.S. That has reportedly caused problems.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Basketball legend Julius Erving II told Delaware's Chancery Court on Tuesday that brand and marketing giant Authentic Brands Group has failed to grow the "Dr. J" brand since 2016 and his lawsuit against the company should proceed in a Delaware court rather than in arbitration.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. In common with licensed services, pirate IPTV providers have broadly two options for reaching the market.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

11, 2025) This discovery dispute says some interesting things about gray market goods. Toyota argued that these documents are relevant to Allens counterclaim challenging the veracity of Toyotas statements to dealers that counterfeit parts are often intermingled with gray market parts. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., The court agreed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

In 2016, Congress enacted the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which bans businesses from trying to contractually restrict their customers’ reviews. Tennessee and Kentucky sued it over its marketing practices, such as allegedly overclaiming buyers’ eligibility for tax credits. Today’s opinion is such a piggyback.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

VHT licenses real estate photos for marketing purposes and many of its photos appear on Zillow. Between that date and 2016, when Zillow removed the images, the court ruled the infringement was not innocent and that amounted to 2,312 images. As such, the judge has ordered Zillow to pay a total of $1.93

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

In both disputes, Justice Vibhu Bakhru of the Delhi High Court (DHC) had ordered that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can intervene in patent licensing disputes under Sections 3 and 4 of the Competition Act – first in 2016 ( Ericsson v. Taking guidance from earlier case law ( Ashoka Marketing Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Ninth Circuit told us this in 2016 (in Kimzey v. Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. It’s well-settled law that Section 230 protects review services for tortious user reviews. Yelp ), but the caselaw was already clear by then. Alexander Daniloff is an Oregon lawyer. Google LLC , 2023 WL 1103648 (D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

As you can see, emoticon references peaked in 2016, and the number has roughly stayed steady since then (but see the footnote above). The post 2021 Emoji Law Year-in-Review appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. In contrast, emoji references have skyrocketed since then, a sign of their ever-growing adoption.

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

This Regulation ensures the free movement, cross-border, of AI-based goods and services, thus preventing Member States from imposing restrictions on the development, marketing and use of AI systems, unless explicitly authorised by this Regulation ”. This sprawling regulation comprises 180 recitals and 113 articles.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2021

Back in 2016, the European Commission announced plans to amend EU copyright law to better meet emerging challenges on the Internet. One of the most controversial elements of the new Copyright Directive was Article 13 (now Article 17). ” Infringement Procedures Could Lead to Legal Action.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 18, 2021

In 2016, the company got involved by filing a proactive lawsuit against music rights group BMG, asking the court to declare that it is not responsible for pirating customers. Many copyright holders would like to see ISPs handle things differently, something which has led to a list of lawsuits that continues to expand every year.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2025

The supply of CCCAM servers focused on Sky broadcasts may have laid the groundwork for its entry into the IPTV market towards 2014/2015. Similar claims featured in subsequent submissions to the EC and the USTR’s Notorious Markets Report. When Flawless launched in August 2016, Globe was a major supplier to the operation.

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