2024 Contracts Licensing 
43(B)log
MARCH 21, 2024
2024 WL 1138906, No. 15, 2024) This putative class action alleged that Amazon overcharged and “[d]eceived consumers by misrepresenting that it was selling them Digital Content when, in fact, it was really only licensing it to them[.]” weekend was ruined because Amazon suddenly lost one license. 2:22-cv-00401-RSM (W.D.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
United States , [1] the Federal Circuit rejected a strict temporal limitation on when the Government’s license rights in patents stemming from federally funded research is triggered under the Bayh-Dole Act. The funding agency obtains a license to “subject inventions,” which is defined as “any invention. . . 35 U.S.C. §
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IIPRD
AUGUST 29, 2024
Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. Hence, commercialization occurs by distributing contracts among the authors and directors/publishers to distribute their works.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
The jury needed only 90 minutes to determine that the defendants had proven their implied license defense, ending the case. Due to the fact-specific nature of doctrines like implied licenses and fair use, it’s possible the Hayden and Orton jury verdicts are consistent with each other. Case citation : Hayden v. 2K Games, Inc. ,
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2024
1] Announced on April 23, 2024, following a 3-2 vote by the FTC Commissioners, the rule represents a significant policy shift aimed at increasing market competition and employee mobility. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has introduced a transformative rule that bans most non-compete agreements across various industries.[1]
JD Supra Law
MARCH 14, 2024
Illustrating the importance of carefully drafting and reviewing language in a covenant not to sue, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the plain language of a covenant permitted a licensor to sue a licensee for breach of contract only after termination of the contract. 28, 2024) (Lourie, Chen, Stoll, JJ.) (non-precedential).
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
provides a lesson into the importance of carefully drafting—and understanding—the scope of licensing terms, especially covenants not to sue. Background In 2005, AlexSam licensed its prepaid card patents to MasterCard in exchange for ongoing royalties based on the number of “Licensed Transactions.” 2-28-2024_2277625.
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