IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

It has gained momentum in India with the advent of technology transfer and commercialization rules,2020. Indian Copyright Act, 1957 – sections 30 to 32 provide for licensing. It allows for both voluntary and compulsory licensing. Image Sources: Shutterstock] The transfer is initiated by a license agreement.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. While ‘digital’ book lending is not uncommon, libraries typically loan out DRM-protected files after acquiring a license from publishers.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Victory operates as Brough Brothers, which claims it was the first African American owned bourbon distillery in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with the requisite licenses to operate a distillery by September 2020. The statements at issue didnt claim to have a distillers license and permit. State law claims also failed.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2022

Having spent billions on development and marketing over decades, companies like Microsoft dominate important sections of the software market. The defendants are described as prolific distributors of “black market access devices”, aka activation keys and tokens for Microsoft software. Device Peddlers Enabled Piracy.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 27, 2021

billion in 2020. In 2013, Constellation acquired perpetual, irrevocable, and exclusive license rights in the Corona marks, which gave Constellation the right to sell products under the Corona trademark. Then in 2020, Constellation introduced Corona Hard Seltzer, which is a sugar-based, fermented beverage produced in Coahuila, Mexico.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. The Internet Archive has no license. threatens) the traditional ebook lending market. The licensing models make these libraries more flexible.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

percent in 2020, exceeding the average growth rate of the past 10 years. percent in 2020”. South Africa tops “in market capitalization”, while Kenya holds “the record of outperformer for eleven consecutive years”. 1 in 2020) 2. 2 in 2020) 3. 3 in 2020) 4. 4 in 2020) 5. 10 in 2020) 6.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

billion in 2020 to $24.1 Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Potential parties could be, a marketing agency, talent management or PR firms, the individual influencer, or the brand. Payment : Consider how will the influencer be paid.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning approach differs from the licensing deals other libraries enter into.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 14, 2021

In countries, for example, that saw academic and educational institutions closed entirely and for long periods of time, the effect on licensing revenues from those sectors has been very serious and damaging. In China , new copyright legislation came into effect in June that supports the introduction of academic and educational licensing.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2022

TikTok’s effectiveness, as a music marketing tool, became apparent during the early COVID 19 quarantine period, at which time a TikTok influencer created choreography to rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s newly released single, “Savage.” Besides being the most played song on Tiktok in March 2020, it garnered 42.1

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The rapidly expanding market has attracted some of the world’s biggest celebrities – from Will Ferrell to Michelle Obama to Malcolm Gladwell, Chelsea Handler and Shonda Rhimes. In May 2020, Spotify agreed to an exclusive $100 million deal with Joe Rogan, the biggest licensing agreement ever made in podcasting.

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SpicyIP

JULY 1, 2021

If local publishers are not charged hefty royalties or licensing fees, they can make these books available at cheaper prices and reduce their distribution costs. Smartphone ownership levels among rural households with school going children have doubled to 62% in 2020 from 36% in 2018. vii), Balbharati Copyright Policy].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2022

of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the seller in April 2020 and wired the money. At the end of this thread: the plaintiff sent a text summarizing the payments expected which included four payments of $368,750 on July 15, August 15, September 15 and September 25, 2020. Condon, 2020 Mass. Robbins, 2020 WL 1676771 (D.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Encouraged by the success of Dream11, several other platforms entered the market, allowing people to form teams across various sports like football, kabaddi, basketball, and cricket. An uncertain approach by different states to regulations is a hindrance in the fantasy sports market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. Philpot sued in 2020 over the 2016 IJR publication, i.e., after the 3 year statute of limitations that no one seems to care about post-Petrella. ” Market Effect. Nature of the Work.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2024

NCP received a similar tip in 2020, this time from police in the city of Gävle. At the Stockholm District Court’s Patent and Market Court in October 2023, the men were found guilty of criminal copyright infringement and sentenced to prison. Discovery and streaming service Viaplay, launched a pirate IPTV investigation.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

“NuStar’s clothing and apparel products, including its RELOADED® line of merchandise, are available for retail purchase in brick-and-mortar stores, and were also marketed, distributed, and sold through NuStar’s ‘Reloaded’ storefront on Amazon.com,” the complaint reads. That has reportedly caused problems.

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Bio Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2020

2020 will also usher in some notable changes expanding the scope of products that are regulated and litigated under the BPCIA. It may also provide further guidance on circumstances requiring a 180-day notice of commercial marketing, biosimilar injunctions, interchangeability status and the impact of biosimilar settlements.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

billion in 2020 to $24.1 Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Potential parties could be, a marketing agency, talent management or PR firms, the individual influencer, or the brand. Payment : Consider how will the influencer be paid.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Court also restrained Natco Pharma, Hetero, BDR Pharma, Shilpa Medicare, Alkem, and Laurus Labs from manufacturing and marketing the generic versions of Imbruvica. Pharmacyclics, the plaintiff, is a subsidiary of the US firm AbbVie, while the drug is marketed in India by Johnson & Johnson.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

The organization doesn’t license authorized digital copies from publishers; instead, its books are scanned and digitized in-house. They filed a lawsuit in 2020 equating IA’s controlled digital lending operation to copyright infringement. Thousands of libraries have digital lending services but IA’s approach is different.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

He argued that he had obtained proper business licenses and trademark registrations and that there were significant differences in their product logos. KRBL sought an injunction, which was initially granted by the Commercial Court in 2020 but later vacated in 2024. KRBL Limited vs Praveen Kumar Buyyani & Ors. Nipun Gupta & Anr.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

In both disputes, Justice Vibhu Bakhru of the Delhi High Court (DHC) had ordered that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can intervene in patent licensing disputes under Sections 3 and 4 of the Competition Act – first in 2016 ( Ericsson v. CCI ) and then again in 2020 ( Monsanto v. PNB , Gobind Sugar Mills Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2021

In March 2020, with the world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet Archive (IA) offered a new service to help displaced learners. In a lawsuit filed June 1, 2020, in a New York court, Hachette Book Group, Inc., In a lawsuit filed June 1, 2020, in a New York court, Hachette Book Group, Inc.,

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE. The Defendants also filed a motion for partial summary judgement on the basis of three defences : 1) de minimus, 2) fair use doctrine and 3) implied license. Rejecting the defendant’s arguments, the Court stated that an implied license does not apply to this case.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

These measures included export controls and compulsory licenses (e.g., many countries prepared their legislation for compulsory licenses). The same trend applied for the viral vector(s), save for a small peak in 2020/2021. Germany and Canada took preparatory measures to enable government use if necessary.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

head nod to Judge Friendly ). * * * The plaintiff licenses a photo database to grocery stores for $12k/yr. The plaintiff doesn’t indicate whether or not WGNAFM’s photo usage was licensed, but the court seemingly wouldn’t care if it was. Chicken Joe’s appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In March 2020, the Kenya Copyright Board announced that it had launched the ‘Partners Against Piracy Campaign’ describing it as a “multi-stakeholder” awareness program. This WeCast product was marketed towards the hotel market at some point but regardless of location or content, functionality doesn’t change.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Initially filed in August 2020, the complaint targeted five ‘doe’ defendants, together doing business as Universe IPTV and Universe TV. In December 2020, DISH’s first amended complaint named three people as the alleged operators of Universe IPTV – Mohamed Omar, Hossam Abd Elghany, and Moustafa Maatouk.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Incorrect or missing metadata can cause missed licensing opportunities, as the relevant rightholders or collecting societies cannot be traced, or works are not detected. In 2020, a contribution to this blog reaffirmed that metadata matter for the future of copyright. are the metadata. That is where the potential of the DGA comes in.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

The purpose of the SPC Regulations ( Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 ) is to compensate patentees for the lengthy process of achieving marketing authorisation for a medicinal or plant product. SPCs are national rights that provide an additional period of protection for a medicinal product protected by a patent.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 27, 2021

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2020 , which contains valuable information on changes in intellectual property indicators and trends worldwide, from 2018 to 2019, as we discussed in this post. Industrial designs. Creative industry: publishing. billion in 2019.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

One of the key concerns in Europe is the effect these services have on the TV market, especially live sports. Serie B informed the Court that urgent action was required to prevent the continued unlawful distribution of its content online and to prevent further damage to its licensing deals with broadcasters and its commercial image overall.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood used Ice Cube’s picture and paraphrase of a line from his song to illustrate an article about market corrections. Mangos Caribbean Restaurant LLC, 2020 WL 10056405 (N.D. On the contrary, they seem easily separable. 2021 WL 2435307 (N.D. June 15, 2021). Employment. Crawford v.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

It was revealed in Court that the Plaintiff and Defendant had entered into an agreement wherein the Plaintiff had licensed, in a non-exclusive manner, its right to broadcast and exploit the audio-visual song clips, scenes and dialogues/clips to the Defendants’ channels. This agreement was for a period from 1 st July 2019 to 30 th June 2022.

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