JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. The 2018 Farm Bill (i.e., by dry weight) of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 6, 2024

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS is seeking statutory damages of up to $2 million per counterfeited mark from the operator of a Connecticut flea market where fake goods were repeatedly sold despite a June 2018 agreement to cease such activity, according to a federal lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

In the summer of 2018, a report from anti-piracy company Irdeto examined the payment processing abilities of 400 pirate IPTV supplier sites. The big question then is how the situation has changed since the 2018 Irdeto report. Improvement Over 2018 But Not Enough, Says AAPA. and Visa closely behind with 14.1%. But by whom?”

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The IPKat

MARCH 19, 2025

The variety is marketed under the trade mark Envy or . Envy launched in the Chinese market in late 2023, thanks to a 2018 licensing deal with the Joy Wing Mau fruit company. But in addition to this authorised grower, ENZAFruit learned of unauthorised production and sales.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2024

Law Firm Seeks Rightsholder-Like Rights In an application submitted to Finland’s Market Court on March 15, 2024, the law firm Hedman Partners Oy sought a court order to compel an unnamed internet service provider to provide the personal details of an unspecified number of subscribers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2022

” Market Effect. “there is no danger that the Dubtown Video will usurp the market for which Watch Tower intends its works. However… This litigation started June 2018, and it took 3.5 Q2 2015 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP, Marketing and More). This is good news for Kevin McFree. years to reach this point.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 19, 2024

In the Scandinavian pirate market, Viking IPTV is a well-known brand and according to Rights Alliance, business appears to have been brisk. Rights Alliance reports that all plaintiffs were awarded damages by the Patent and Market Court (PMD), with the TV companies appearing to take the lion’s share.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2023

Other members of the Copyright Alliance include the RIAA, which recently reported several AI-music mixing platforms to the United States Trade Representative, hoping to have them listed as upcoming threats in the USTR’s ‘Notorious Markets’ report. The last time the RIAA spent more was back in 2018, and before that, 2011.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2022

Ten years later, Disney pulled the plug in favor of successor Club Penguin Island, which in turn was shut down late 2018. In a matter of months, Club Penguin Rewritten had a million users and, after briefly shutting itself down in 2018, grew to reach an estimated eight million players late 2020. .”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

However, Fresh Bourbon submitted evidence that, in 2018, its representatives were distilling bourbon that it sold under the name Fresh Bourbon at Hartfield & Company Distillery in Paris, Kentucky, even though it didnt own or operate its own distillery and could not legally have done so. State law claims also failed.

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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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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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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

Background In 2018, Guerlain applied to register the 3D sign represented above (left-hand side) for “lipsticks” in Class 3. According to the Board, the applicant’s sign was a mere variation on the shapes of lipstick cases normally available on the market. As such, it differs from any other shape on the market.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes. Most notably, in 2018, the Hasbro toy company registered the distinctive smell of their toy Play-Doh as a scent trademark. billion in 2025.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 11, 2024

In Cyprus, Texas , Valcrum, LLC (“Valcrum”), a company specializing in trailer and axle market products, is engaged in a legal dispute with Dexter Axle Company, LLC (“Dexter”) from Indiana over trademark and trade dress infringement regarding a hubcap design.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

In summer 2018, I wrote a short primer on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) soon after its passage. The post New Primer on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. That primer proved to be quite popular, and I posted annual updated versions in summer 2019 and 2020.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

In our 2018 study, we found seven cases involving male victims. Spencer appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. While this opinion isn’t a surprising outcome, it reinforces three points of note. However, men are victims too, as in this case. Spencer , 2024 WL 915554 (M.D.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Such a doctrine is the cornerstone for secondary markets such as libraries, used bookstores, and places for selling used CDs and DVDs. 2018) , the Second Circuit found that digital resale inherently involves the making of new copies in violation of 17 U.S.C. Section 109 of 17 U.S.C., In Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 6, 2022

United Media Joined AAPA in 2018. In 2018, United Media joined the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) which counts Sky, Discovery, Viaccess, Vodafone, Bein Sports Canal+, Premier League, LaLiga and Liberty Global among its member members. United Media’s strategic determinant is to create quality and attractive content.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2021

French privacy rights group La Quadrature du Net alleged in 2018 that Amazon manipulates customer data for commercial purposes vis-à-vis choosing what advertising information the customers gain exposure to. The 2018 privacy investigation only fuels the antitrust quagmire. Amazon’s slogan is “Work hard. Make history”.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2023

We are basically saying pay-per-view sucks In December 2018, with Mexico’s Canelo Álvarez set to take on Britain’s Rocky Fielding the very next day, the Evening Standard interviewed DAZN’s then-CEO, Simon Denyer. DAZN’s marketing drilled that message home – and then some.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The matter escalated in 2018, when the Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food announced that the 'Kalamata' variety of table olives would be added to the National List of plant varieties. Article 42 states that the 2012 Regulation "shall not prevent the placing on the market of products the labelling of which includes a name.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

One quirk of the Patent Act is Section 271(e), which creates infringement liability for simply seeking FDA approval to market a generic version of an already approved drug. Here, Actavis filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking FDA approval to market a “liquid methylphenidate (MPH) oral suspension.”

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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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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The sentences were a significant win for the plaintiff, with each sending a clear message to anyone else considering similar conduct in the UK market. Gould was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to defraud, one spanning from August 2016 to May 2018, the other from May 2018 to July 2021.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 25, 2022

For the past several years market research company Ipsos has carried out an annual study on behalf of leading Italian anti-piracy group FAPAV. The breakdown in the Ipsos report relates to adults but among Italy’s 10 to 14-year-olds, piracy rates in 2021 are even higher at 51%, up from a low of 39% in 2018.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2022

This included one shared by the user “jsemu3”, which Nintendo took down in 2018. “Our review of the Website indicates that it is has been marketing or otherwise making available products and/or services that infringe on ESA Members’ copyrights and trademarks,” the notice reads.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Businesses that prioritize diversity within their leadership ranks are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing markets, leverage a wider range of perspectives, and capitalize on new opportunities. January 23, 2018), [link] [6] Deloitte, “The Business Case for Diversity,” (February 2017), [link] [7] U.S. customer base. [6]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

That story began with the February 2018 Content Moderation and Removal Event at Santa Clara University. That brings us to today, the realization of that recognition from February 2018. When I organized the 2018 conference, I asked companies to share their org charts publicly. At Trustcon, I delivered a closing keynote talk.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

and Calvin Klein perfumes and sold them in their stores from December 2017 to October 2018. In February 2018, ALDI SÜD advertised the perfumes in their weekly promotional brochure for Valentine’s Day. For less prestigious trade marks, the specific circumstances of the marketing must be considered. 15(1) EUTMR. 15(2) EUTMR ).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. These were blocked by ISPs following a legal process in Singapore in 2018. and Afdah.to.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

He started collecting real-world test data in August 2018. He posted about the app on social media but didn’t encourage others to do so; he didn’t have a written business or marketing plan before launch, and he did not create investor presentations, solicit investors, or raise capital. But a jury could find bona fide use.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 22, 2024

Market manipulation through short selling in case of information of a discounted share, to buy it again would defeat the purpose. Initially, these investors enjoyed numerous special rights and powers, which put them on a pedestal and gave them an upper hand on the company’s shares and market information.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

It is to be mentioned that many products fall in different regulatory categories than those whereby they were registered in the country of origin, sometimes requiring additional technical documentation for its sanitary registration (Marketing Authorization-MA). Sentence 2004-00883 of June 7, 2018.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV for illegally obtaining the company’s broadcasting from its satellite service and redistributing them online. On June 4, 2018, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the SetTV defendants, which included measures to freeze their assets.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They’re leaving no stone unturned to limit piracy of their easily copied products, but when countermeasures begin to negatively affect subscribers in the legal market, that raises questions of how far companies should go. App Accused of Fraud Launched by publisher Shueisha in 2018, YanJan! User of Shueisha’s YanJan!

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