Patently-O

MAY 1, 2024

May 1, 2024) offers some interesting insight into leveraged patent transactions, and the effect of a lender’s ability to license or assign a patent on the patent owner’s standing to sue for infringement, especially after default. Zebra Techs. 2022-2207 (Fed. ” IT sued Zebra for infringement in the W.D.Tex.,

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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. 3d 14 (2d Cir.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 12, 2022

11/2017-18 on Foreign Investment. Foreign technology collaboration in any form including licensing for franchise, trademark, brand name, management contract is also prohibited for lottery business and gambling and betting activities. 11/2017-18 On Foreign Investment first appeared on IPLF. PROHIBITED SECTOR AND PERSONS.

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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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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

The proposed solution then was to include a license restriction, printed each machine sold, stating that the patented machine could only be used with stencil paper, ink, and other supplies made by A.B. Dick’s machines — done on advice of counsel in an attempt to avoid liability. Dick can to conceal any violation.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Although Mr. Pham asserted that his intention was always to license the trademark to his company, in practice this was never done. authorship, the filing of the application and an intention to use or to authorise use. Pham in his own name, despite having been designed for and used by his company, Pham Global Pty Ltd ( Pham Global ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled. However, it is not what I expected for the first case to be finally determined: Section 512(f) and an ownership dispute between former business partners. The picture at issue was taken in 2017, and was registered with the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2022

Deshraj v State of Rajasthan and Anr, 2017. Without the registration requirement, there is no need of any documentation to even claim ownership, before pointing at someone else for alleged infringement and opening them up to arrest. Sureshkumar S/o Kumaran v the Sub Inspector of Police, 2007. Cognizable and Non-Bailable. State Govt.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

So, while celebrities are often able to rely upon their right of publicity to claim ownership of content featuring their name and likeness, copyright law does not work in celebrities’ favor. Clearly, photographers hold the position that celebrities should have to pay licensing fees to share photos belonging to the photographer.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. In 2017, Defendants’ executive assistant sent emails to Steven Sikes from SoFi seeking to schedule a meeting between Mr. Sikes and Mr. Plashkes. Serc-CA Discos, Inc. Tierra Caliente Music Group, S.A., 2023 WL 8480096 (S.D.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Such offer can be made only on marketplaces/platforms for digital asset exchanges that are licensed by the SEC. However, the SEC has not yet permitted the trading of any category of NFTs on the licensed digital asset exchanges SEC Notification concerning Rules, Conditions and Procedures for Operating Digital Asset Business. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

PPL, claiming ownership over public performance rights via assignments from music labels, alleged infringement after its representatives discovered unlicensed use of its repertoire. The plaintiff submitted that it was the owner of the mark and later by assignment and then by seeking a license it is now a permitted user of the mark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

In a footnote, the court acknowledges the law is “evolving” with respect to employer ownership of social media accounts: The law on the ownership of a social media pages created by employees for employers is evolving rapidly and varies between jurisdictions. 493 (2017); Courtney J. See generally, Christopher A. DLB-21-401 (D.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

billion in sales in 2021 alone, the non-fungible token (“NFT”) has recently undergone a dramatic rise in prominence in the cryptoverse, similar to the “crypto summer” of 2017-18 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. Larva Labs (the creators of CryptoPunks) employs the Dapper Labs NFT License.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

“DISH claims it entered into signed, written licensing agreements with the Networks granting DISH the exclusive right to distribute and publicly perform the Channels by means including satellite, over-the-top (OTT), internet protocol television (IPTV), and internet,” DataCamp’s filing informs the court.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For instance, the International Trade Commission already requires some disclosure of complainants that seek its exclusive jurisdiction over nationwide injunctions, both as to NPE status and to licensing and industry activity to establish the statutory domestic industry requirement. 2017), reversed and remanded, 944 NW 2d 235 (Minn.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

124 USPQ2d 1028, 1033-34 (TTAB 2017). In Moreno , the Board held that, although exclusive licensee Julie Moreno could establish entitlement to a statutory cause of action, she could not prove priority based on use of the mark at issue by her licensor because that would "improperly recognize trademark ownership rights in a licensee."

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For the first, one angle is the lack of sufficient clarity among the concerned artists regarding ownership of their rights. However, this challenge also presents an opportunity for India, known for its high-quality back office services, to develop and operate global licensing and royalty distribution systems.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 31, 2022

He alleged that he used the CBC Casper and Casper names exclusively to promote his work to the public, and that, by 2017, he used the Casper mark in commerce in connection with distributing downloadable Casper CBC software and specifications under open-source licensing agreements in the United States. But the relationship broke down.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Board found that Shen knew he was not the owner of the mark, that his false statement of ownership was material to the registration, and that he intended to deceive the USPTO. The Board found that Fuji was the owner of the mark and that Shen’s claim of ownership was a false and material representation. “The 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2021

RightsLedger started in 2017 as a digital content marketplace for independent creators, producers and distributors to facilitate deals across borders, without any of the issues of trust, transparency, high fees and small payments for creators that exist within the standard distribution model.

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

This will give recognition to those persons and provide them with ownership rights for that intellectual activity. The Judicial POV There have been various representative cases that are widely known for utilizing third-party content about copyright without genuine permission or license.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Yogesh’s critique of the judgement in light of DHC’s OpenTV decision and the CRI 2017 Guidelines. The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

Eastern India Motion Pictures Association case, the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) established its tariff system in 1977 for licensing musical works and lyrics for public performances (known as the IPRS case). Firstly, it stated that the 2012 changes did not mention that the composers would retain their ownership rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

LinkedIn lawsuit started in 2017. The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. In 2019, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s injunction ruling in favor of hiQ.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In 2017, WI granted WPI an automatically renewable, exclusive license to use and exploit the content of all of WI’s materials, including the Modigliani material. But WPI’s allegations still went to contested ownership of the information contained in the Modigliani Material, rather than the Modigliani Material as a physical product.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. And then further questions like if given protection under IPR, will that be fair to the initial creators, whose works were used without consent or licensing to create these so-called novel art pieces?

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

Warner) to license certain works from the Music Specialist catalog, including “Jam the Box,” which was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which went on to sell millions of copies. Nealy was incarcerated for drug-related offenses from 1989 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015. Hearst Newspapers, L.L.C. [17]

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Documents required to be filed online along with the application are as follows: Proof of ownership of the IPR and copies of the corresponding registration certificate. In 2017, Pakistan amended its Customs Rules, 2001, to incorporate a new chapter that deals with border enforcement of IPRs.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Statutes such as the Integrated Goods and Service Act 2017 [10] , Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) [11] , the Information Technology Act of 2000 , Rules on Information Technology 2011 [12] , and judicial developments are acknowledging activities and infringements in the cloud. 13, Acts of Parliament, 2017 (India). [11]

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The IPKat

AUGUST 15, 2023

However, it is foreseeable that the Defendants' principal defence could be that Kante licensed his rights to the Defendants during the recording process in such a way that included consent to use his rights on the Levitating Remixes. Secondly, in New York, from L. Lipa, Warner, et al. have not yet commented on the lawsuit.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Although the copyright process is fairly inexpensive and simple, fashion companies should take extra care as to not be copyright infringers themselves. Perrier Group of America, Inc. , 3d 114, 118 (2d Cir.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This article details the authors’ study of Section 285 attorney fees awards against patentees from 2017 through 2022 and describes two potential reform efforts toward ensuring that prevailing parties receive Section 285 fee awards. We located 82 cases involving a Section 285 fee award against a patentee between June 2017 and June 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

2] [image Sources: Shutterstock] When it comes to disagreements over IPR that occur across international borders, this type of dispute is treated the same way as contractual disagreements over the transfer and licensing of these rights are treated: as a tort that falls under general jurisdictional guidelines. [3] Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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