The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. Also, if the company has changed the graphic user interface to any of its technology products or has changed product packaging, point of sale displays, or product design, these may also be protectable trade dress. .

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

Goldsmith (2023) [2]. Moreover, the Indian copyright law is not designed to meet any of the special challenges posed by artificial intelligence, such as global datasets and techno-creativity by AI. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides for the laws related to data privacy and some form of regulation.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

John Carroll University In February 2023, we first published a post describing the Complaint by Gina Weisblat ("Weisblat") against her former employer, John Carroll University ("JCU"). St John Central Academy In March 2023, Samantha Watts filed a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter, who is referred to as "SW" to preserve her privacy.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

The newest state data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, was signed into law by Utah Governor Spencer J. This makes Utah the fifth state to pass its own privacy law instead of waiting for the federal government to enact a nationwide federal law. The law becomes effective on December 31, 2023.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

On April 21, 2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. Both the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

On January 26, 2023, NIST released their AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) alongside a Playbook suggesting ways to use the AI RMF to “incorporate trustworthiness considerations in the design, development, deployment, and use of AI systems”. Valid and reliable : Produces accurate and consistent results.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the third trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between July and September 2023 in EU copyright law. The government has until 31 October 2023 to respond to these recommendations. Read more here.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As its name implies, AESIA will supervise the creation, use and commercialisation of AI systems, especially those that might pose a threat to public safety or affect fundamental rights (such as the right to privacy). It is expected that AESIA will begin operations in June 2023. Adoption of the AI Act is expected by mid-2023.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

O ther Posts Taking Publicity and Privacy to the Grave: Delhi High Court on Descendability of Publicity Rights Image from here In a dispute concerning the publicity rights of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Delhi High Court recently held that publicity rights cannot be inherited after the demise of a ‘public figure.’

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Differentiating the right to privacy and the right to anonymity, the court held that a tussle between RTBF and public interest needs to be settled mainly through legislative action and, in some cases, by Courts using a balancing exercise. Case: Star India Private Limited. &

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

2023 WL 3449131 at *1 (N.D. May 11, 2023). Plaintiffs have not met their burden to allege facts demonstrating an injury-in-fact sufficient to confer standing for their privacy-based claims. Sharing Plaintiffs’ and the Class’s personal data with unauthorized third parties in violation of the GitHub Privacy Statement; b.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, responded with restrictions that on one hand protected registrants’ privacy , but on the other came at the expense of rightsholders’ being able to conduct meaningful WHOIS-based investigations. “The system is defined largely by what it isn’t.

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Patently-O

JUNE 7, 2023

2023) , the Federal Circuit once again granted a writ of mandamus , ordering a patent infringement case to be transferred out of Judge Albright’s courtroom in the Western District of Texas (WDTX). In 2022, Virtru Corporation sued Microsoft for infringing three of its data privacy patents: US8589673, US8874902, and US9578021.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The defendants to be required to implement, maintain, regularly review and revise as necessary a threat management program designed to appropriately monitor the defendants’ information networks for threats. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. 4th 1149 (9th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

DPIA Report Requirement: The State argued that these extensive and time-consuming reports will require businesses to assess “how their products use children’s data and whether their data management practices or product designs pose risks to children.”

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy law in the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State privacy laws are changing rapidly in the U.S. We anticipate that more state legislatures will continue to enact privacy laws to protect consumers due to the absence of a federal privacy law. The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act will go into effect on July 1, 2024. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

CTAM wanted to combat an escalating content piracy industry that was robbing legitimate content creators of their intellectual property and risking the privacy and safety of content users. CTAM Stream Safely Video from the i.e. network on Vimeo StreamSafely: Four Years Later In November 2023, the same story is still being told.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

I see potential legitimate trademark defenses for the design. Although Meta contends that it posted its term updates on users’ Facebook pages, there is no indication that those terms related to anything other than privacy concerns. 2023 WL 7325109 (N.D. Case citation : Car-Freshner Corp. Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The DSA introduces new actors: Each EU member state must designate a Digital Services Coordinator (among its other responsibilities, the Coordinators will award the status of “trusted flagger”), and the DSA establishes the European Board for Digital Services as “an independent advisory group of Digital Services Coordinators.”

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

In the interim order, it was found that there is a prima facie case to uphold the petitioner’s RTBF, based on (1) the protection of his right to privacy and reputation both online and offline, and (2) providing an acquitted person the right to have their name redacted and stop being identified as an accused person.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Whereas this final page bolds certain important information about the trial membership, for instance, that prospective members can “Cancel anytime” and that they will be provided “1 month (and 45 credits) to book any classes [they] want,” no such bolding is applied to the text notice linking to the Terms and Privacy Policy. June 22, 2023).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, Illinois joins at least 18 other states to have a Title Act authorizing Registered Interior Designers to seal any bound set or loose sheets of technical submissions. This change can only benefit everyone in the industry including, designers, tradespersons, and most importantly, consumers. reportAd: {.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. Also, if the company has changed the graphic user interface to any of its technology products or has changed product packaging, point of sale displays, or product design, these may also be protectable trade dress.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Started in 2018, the 2nd edition of Overlapping IP Rights (OUP) was brought to completion in 2023 by his co-editor, the inimitable Prof Neil Wilkof, along with Prof Irene Calboli who came on as a co-editor following Prof Basheer’s demise. Another new chapter is “ Trade Secrets and Privacy” by Maximilian Becker.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

09/01/22 – Privacy. The Superintendency of Health established that the entities is suprises must design and implement a Transparency and Business Ethics Program in order to prevent corruption, opacity and fraud (“COF”) with a maximum term of August 5, 2023.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

If youre a victim of the University of Michigan Matt Weiss hacking scandal, discover your legal rights, options for compensation, and how Traverse Legal’s expertise in data privacy, security, and forensics makes our law firm different. Your privacy, security, login information, and well-being may have been severely compromised.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

While that is pretty sweet, I will pay for it next year when I teach Internet Law in both Spring and Fall 2023. [FN: Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022. NetChoice LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite the rhetorical moves to position the lawsuit about the defendants’ design choices, this is actually an easy case. Meanwhile, the battle is raging in the MDL, the recent lawsuits brought by school districts over teens’ social media addiction, other lawsuits, and the panoply of state bills that will be introduced in 2023.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 13, 2024

In July 2023, the Court of Appeal in Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 868. 3(2) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “ Act ”). More from our authors: International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice, Second Edition by Charlotte A.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

Threat actors may design their malware to target a particular online platform, including building in more sophisticated forms of account compromise than what you’d typically expect from run-of-the-mill malware.”

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 10, 2024

It talks about the matters like employment being at stake, efficiency and transparency, worker privacy, inclusive technological adoption and collective bargaining in contemporary world. Through ongoing data gathering and monitoring, AI can potentially violate worker privacy, which can result in unfair management practices and stress.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device by Founders Legal Interesting Patents | Thursday, May 11, 2023 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

had rebranded simply because it had grown tired of its old domain and liked the idea of a fresh design, was implausible at best. Those records confirm the details above and also provide a domain ‘edited’ time of 07:14 on July 13, 2023. ” Big Sites Never Switch Domain on a Whim The suggestion that Zoro.to

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