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512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This paradigm, however, breaks down when copyright ownership is contested. In that circumstance, the takedown notice becomes a proxy battle for a larger and likely fact-dependent war over ownership, which the service in the middle isn’t in a good position to resolve. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017?

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512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. McCandless

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Case Citation : Digital Marketing Advisors v. Benjamin. * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. McCandless appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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marketing may be material even to very expensive/complex business purchases

43(B)log

Appian disseminated the report through its sales team, social media, and other marketing. Starting with Pegasystems’ claims, Appian and BPM argued that there was no proof of cognizable injury, and that there was no presumption of injury because multiple firms compete in the BPM market. The BPM market is large.

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RV Manufacturer Sues Former Employees for Conversion & Trade Dress Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Elkhart, Indiana – Phoenix USA RV, Inc. , (“Phoenix USA”) founded in 1996 designs, builds, markets, and sells custom motor homes to customers through authorized retailers across the United States. In 2017, Phoenix USA sold to the current owners Chuck and Tina Cooper.

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Clean Technologies: Notes from the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference

IPilogue

The 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference , organized by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (“CIGI”), included a session on “Clean Technologies” about the status of Canada’s IP ownership and cleantech sector. Clean Technologies’ Economic Impact and Innovation.

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Cryptocurrency in China

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Prior to 2017, China was the largest cryptocurrency market in the world, with 80% of Bitcoin transactions, the most popular digital currency, taking place in yuan 1. With “blockchain” in their name, almost 5,000 companies have been formally registered, up from 500 in 2017.

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California Court of Appeal Enforces Non-Solicitation of Customers Provision in Joint Venture Transaction Involving Key Employee

Trading Secrets

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 Blue Mountain Enterprises, LLC v. Owen , 74 Cal. Silvermark).