IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Beneficial Ownership. A beneficiary owner is defined as a natural person who owns or has control over a legal entity, such as a company, trust, or foundation, according to the OECD’s Beneficial Ownership Implementation Toolkit. [1]. Indian Framework. Committee CLC. CONCLUSION.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

That expectation was understandable as, in 2016, members of the Townsend estate filed a similar lawsuit comparing the two songs. In addition to denying the motion for summary judgment, the judge also that Sheeran’s concert profits would be considered when calculating damages should he found to have infringed. That case was dismissed in 2017.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The termination of this seven-year partnership, most famously known for its development of the Yeezy sneakers, raises important questions about IP ownership when business collaborations collapse. This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2022

Sometime in 2016, I discovered there were recorded songs of musicians and bands on the internet that were not being monetized. I falsely claimed legal ownership over them and began receiving royalty payments. I began searching for these songs and uploading them to [YouTube], as mp3 files. The fraudulent scheme netted more than $23.4

Music 145

Music Ownership Contracts Reporting 145

Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. It is recommended for the applicant to keep an unredacted version of the design along with the redacted version used for registration. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The next phase of blockchain technology is focussed on bringing such scarcity and uniqueness to the internet, allowing for the ownership and collection of unique digital assets. The concepts of ownership and licensing are relevant in this context. Licensing and ownership: What’s the catch? Image Sources : Gettyimages].

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Unlike USA, India’s Copyright law does not have wider fair dealing provisions along with those which addresses to the problems emerging due to the technological advancements and modern-day requirements (Bhardwaj, 2016). Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr, 2016). Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr, 2016). Atanasova, I.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

First, an inapt analogy to accessio, an aspect of which deals with “ownership of the progeny of animals or the treatment of fruit or crops produced by the labour and expense of the occupier of the land (fructus industrialis)”. seahorses).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

NFTs may provide a method of establishing ownership and uniqueness, which would help establish trade dress claims for digital assets, but enforcement is made difficult because it is so easy to replicate and distribute in online spaces. 2] Herms International v Rothschild 590 F Supp 3d 647 (SDNY 2022). [3]

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 22, 2023

Founded on July 28, 2016, Bitcache Limited was the legal entity behind Kim Dotcom’s Bitcache, an upcoming blockchain/crypto solution set to revolutionize the utility of Bitcoin through the introduction of cost-effective microtransactions. Just Wait For It In October 2016, with the launch of Megaupload 2.0

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The MPA obtained an injunction to block the site in October 2016 after 123movies.to Highlighting the difficulties in identifying the operators of imposter sites and establishing direct connections to sites already blocked by injunctions, the Judge found that the issue of ownership was irrelevant.

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Branding Branding Brands Ownership 145

The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Between 2016 and 2020, the labour unions of the ONB musicians and the ONB unsuccessfully tried to negotiate a collective agreement. The Royal Decree acts as such a statute for the purposes of regulating the ownership and remuneration due for related rights.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

Company Claims Ownership of ‘Reloaded’ Trademark. 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.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. On August 26, 2022, Moderna released a press statement that they will pursue a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer/BioNTech for their use of Moderna’s registered mRNA patents in creating the Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccine.

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Patent Infringement Law Patent Ownership 115

Trading Secrets

JUNE 22, 2022

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. In August 2016, Owen formed a new company called Silvermark Construction Services, Inc. Owen , 74 Cal.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 30, 2023

Shemaroo entered into assignment deeds with the producers and owners of the suit films between 2004-2016, acquiring sole, exclusive and absolute ownership of all the vested copyrights. The Plaintiff’s excuse of documents being voluminous was rejected and assertion of copyright ownership for 9 of the suit films was rejected.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Introduction India’s Startup India Action Plan 2016 was a government initiative that provided all the required financial assistance, including tax breaks, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. Startups formed after April 2016 are eligible for a 100% profit exemption under Section 80 IAC, subject to a cap of Rs.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• Introduction. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. It is recommended for the applicant to keep an unredacted version of the design along with the redacted version used for registration. Here is the number of mask works registered with the U.S.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. According to the law, a scriptwriter who is engaged by a producer to write a good script has no ownership rights to the work he produces. [2] Aditya Pandey [2016] SCC Online SC 967. [8] 1] [link]. [2]

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

They subsequently received protection in Vietnam (December 2016), Thailand (March 2017) and the European Union (February 2016 for Kampot Pepper, the application for Kampong Speu Palm Sugar is still pending.) In Cambodia, two geographical indications have been registered to date – Kampot Pepper and Kampong Speu Palm Sugar, both in 2010.

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Registration Trademark Law Ownership 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This latter statement is particularly relevant in the context of emerging forms of creativity, including those relating to NFTs and AI, as well as issues such as ownership of the resulting rights. RAI contested all the claims as groundless. Pictures of the artwork by Lindelokse from lindelokse.deviantart.com.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance. The Tide Turns.

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Blogging Copyright Settlement Ownership 98

IPilogue

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Semple has been “liberating colours since 2016” , with previous paints replicating trademarked colours including International Klein Blue , T-Mobile Magenta , and Blackest Black. However, colour trademarks are not synonymous with ownership of the colour.

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Trademark Social Media Art Ownership 111

SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Degrees), Regulations, 2016 and the UGC Act, 1956 which have mandatory application on the Universities. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 which mandates the submission of an electronic copy of the Ph. JMI’s research policy, IPR Policy, and ordinance are silent on the ownership of Copyright in the thesis.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In an address to a parliamentary committee in 2016 , Rankin Inlet-based artist Theresie Tungilik noted that “[the] artist’s resale right will have a positive financial impact as 10% of Canada’s export is Inuit art.”. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Regarding the material component, SME jobs helped rural residents raise and maintain their income, gave them equal access to, control over, and ownership of assets, and allowed them to access high-quality services for health care, nutrition, and education.

Business 93

Business Government Ownership Designs 93

The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Illyrian began distributing the products in 2016 and established a first use date of July 31, 2016. As in Moreno , the agreement the written agreement between Illyrian and GKS did not give Illyrian any ownership interest in the marks, but only a license permitting it to use the marks as the distributor of the brandy.

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Ownership Registration Trademark Contracts 52

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain. However, this can be prevented with stringent IP laws in place.

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Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 94

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Therefore, rights in rem generally include property ownerships, mortgages, easements, intellectual property rights providing exclusive control over the use of inventions or distinctive symbols, etc., Regency Mahavir Properties, CA 5147/2016 Uttarakhand Purv Sainik Kalyan Nigam Ltd., Northern Coal Field Ltd., 2020) 2 SCC 455.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Abhinandan, on the other hand, transferred his ownership to the real estate group in return for Rs. SRF Foundation (2016), the DHC said that both brothers having common lineagecannot appropriate the same to the exclusion of other. 500 crores (disputed figure). Abhinandan was also given two businesses- Lodha Ventures and Lodha FinServ.

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Brands Branding Branding Business 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The analogous non-digital conduct would be to take a photograph of a crowd inside La Baguette with the caption “La Baguette, Christmas party 2016,” erase “La Baguette,” write-in “Tito & Tita,” and keep the photograph on the wall where customers can see it. See generally, Christopher A. In United Federation of Churches v. DLB-21-401 (D.

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Social Media Contracts Ownership Business 98

The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Joint ownership of IP rights is one of the areas that, in practice, may generate some of the biggest headaches, in particular when it comes to determining what each and every joint owner can do independently of the other owner(s). It is also an area in which historically different legal systems have had different rules in place.

Ownership 52

Ownership Law Contracts IP 52

Trading Secrets

JUNE 14, 2023

Existing law mandates that physician non-competes entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after July 1, 2016 must be separately and individually signed and may not last longer than one year after cessation of employment or extend beyond a 15 mile radius from the physician’s primary site of practice.

Ownership 59

Ownership Contracts Law Business 59

SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

The Proviso added to Section 17 prescribes that the rights of an author of original literary, dramatic, and musical work will be unaffected by the Producer’s ownership of the copyright in a cinematographic film and ownership of the employer on the work made under a contract of employment. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd.

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Music Copyright Ownership Licensing 98

SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Since its inception in 2016, CIPRA has been executing various activities in furtherance of its goals, which include encouraging research in every area of the subject, promoting and spreading awareness about IPR among students and public at large with various practical approaches.

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