IP Law 360

JUNE 2, 2023

The Eighth Circuit has backed a lower court's decision to toss a contract breach suit against medical device manufacturer LivaNova over the development of a heart valve therapy, arguing that the device maker was not obligated to keep the project going after LivaNova took ownership of the project in a 2017 acquisition.

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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. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. Recommendations vis-à-vis Inventorship and Ownership. Granting AI inventorship and ownership, is not as simple as amending a few provisions in the patent law.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In such cases, ownership may be attributed to the publisher or another designated entity. 2017) This case addressed the rights of anonymous works in the context of digital distribution. Users seeking to utilize orphan works may face uncertainties due to the inability to ascertain ownership, which can result in legal repercussions.

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

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In March 2017 , Kat Von D inked a tattoo of Sedlik’s Davis photograph on the arm of lighting technician Blake Farmer (“Farmer”) for free. On March 18, 2017, Kat Von D posted an image on her personal Instagram of herself using the Davis image as a reference while inking the tattoo. On May 31, 2022, Judge Dale S. Background.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2017, the European Commission started exploring options to use blockchain technology to combat online piracy and counterfeiting. The EU sees them as unique “digital twins” of a physical product that signifies proof of legitimacy and ownership. The European Union recognized this potential several years ago.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Many digital file formats allow creators to embed additional data to provide details of ownership or any other relevant information. Between 2013 and 2017, Elias took photographs of hotels and licensed their owning companies to use them in promotional activities. One is of particular interest. Photographer’s CMI Erased.

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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. According to this article , Abhinandan claims that the non-compete clause operated from 2017-2022 and was limited to Mumbai and London. 500 crores (disputed figure). In Cipla Ltd.

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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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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 22, 2023

Set to launch in January 2017, every file transfer on the platform would be linked to a bitcoin transaction, taking “decentralization, anonymity & encryption to the next level. With the launch suddenly and inexplicably back on, January 20, 2017, spectacularly failed to deliver. In an effort to raise capital, Megaupload 2.0

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

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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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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The TTABlog

AUGUST 18, 2022

In deciding the issue of ownership, the Board was guided by Lyons v. An application filed by one who is not the owner of the mark is a "void application." of Veterinary Sports Med. & Rehab. 3d 1023, 123 USPQ2d 1024, 1028 (Fed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Despite UMG’s lack of ownership in the beat, UMG’s “content protection specialist” found the song Oi! It’s not like UMG had some colorable reason to think it owned the beat; its takedown notice was the direct and foreseeable consequence of its own incomplete tracking of its asset ownership and licensing status.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

These examples represent just a handful of domains from a collection that has exploded since the 2017 launch of the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domain Shows No Sign of MPA/ACE Ownership Domains under full MPA/ACE control usually have a particular signature.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2023

The Court’s timeline of the dispute dates back to February 2017 when singer and claimed songwriter Mohammad Rahi emailed Kamraan Ahmed, a director of music publisher Moviebox Megastores International Limited. He alleges that the defendants falsely claimed ownership of his music and had no right to upload his songs to YouTube.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages. Court orders have led to LibGen being blocked in several countries, but completely eliminating the threat has been extremely difficult.

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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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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.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2017, Phoenix USA sold to the current owners Chuck and Tina Cooper. Many of the employees became unhappy with the direction of the company under new ownership. They left the company and started Hoosier Custom Cruisers LLC.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

When it comes to AI, there are various entities for which a claim for copyright could be made: Programmer: One of the main contention of granting ownership to AI is that it is the programmer who designs, creates, or trains the computer software, without which the AI system would not have been created. 8] Who Owns The Copyright In Ai?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Construing these allegations as true and in Service’s favor, Service subjectively believed that he possessed an ownership interest and that he never approved the Comedy Dynamics deal. I’m pretty sure the drafters of 512(f) never contemplated that it would be invoked in disputes over ownership.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In today’s world, there has been considerable growth in remote jobs, gig-economy work and artificial intelligence tools which introduce new complexities with the ownership of worker creations. With the increasing prevalence of AI tools and hybrid work models, the traditional understanding of ownership and IP becomes obscure. [2]

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 19, 2021

Some info on NFTs: NFTs’ actual ownership is blockchain-managed. billion just on the nine top platforms in 2017. NFTs are changing the game once again bringing the value of the “authentic”, “original” and “one of a kind” creation to the online world. A single image was sold for 69M and Jack Dorsey sold his first tweet for 2.9M

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Under Australian law, if a trademark applicant was not the owner of the mark at the time the application was filed, then the incorrect ownership cannot be cured by an assignment of the mark to the correct owner, and, unfortunately, the application or registration will be vulnerable, including to opposition or cancellation proceedings.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

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. Spoiler: Not Well). * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo. * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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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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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2023

The move is seen as one of the series of significant changes that have been brought about in Twitter after Elon Musk taking ownership of the organization and tried to make it a diverse platform. But, in India, Rules of 2017 and the Act of 1999 lay down the effective standards of distinctiveness for the registration of a trademark.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

Martin Garrix backstage during day three of Web Summit 2017. Photo by Seb Daly/ Web Summit via Sportsfile CC BY 2.0.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

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. Spoiler: Not Well). * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo. * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Barrett Financial * 512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership DisputeShande 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) CaseAutomattic v. Zoox * Surprise!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

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. Spoiler: Not Well). * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo. * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

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. Spoiler: Not Well). * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo. * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. Spoiler: Not Well). * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo. * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Before 2017, trademarks in India were declared well-known based on court judgements and decisions of tribunals. However, the Trademark Rules of 2017 introduced a formal application process under Rule 124 which allowed trademark owners to request for a well-known status from the Registrar of the Trademarks.

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