43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

14-MD-2542 (VSB), 2025 WL 354671 (S.D.N.Y. 30, 2025) This is a ruling on 19 motions to exclude expert testimony in this case, which is mostly an antitrust case; I will focus only on some false advertising-relevant rulings. brewer works only with Keurig brand or licensed pods) but some did not (e.g.,

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 4, 2025

This post is part of MoFos 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. Stay tuned for expert insights regarding the impact of AI on intellectual property, licensing, contracts, regulatory policy, enforcement, privacy, and venture markets in life sciences.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 28, 2025

CCC has licensed this analysis from Outsell, Inc. Unlike previous technologies, which simply sped up manual tasks, generative AI enables firms to distil insights from enormous volumes of legal data and streamline highly specific processes like contract drafting or due diligence reviews. For questions, please contact Outsell.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2025

Eleonora Rosati and Irene Calboli, 2025, OUP). Given the multifaceted nature of fashion law encompassing intellectual property, competition, contract, and e-commerce law, among others The Handbook of Fashion Law reflects this breadth by offering an equally expansive scope of topics, structured in a coherent manner.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

The privacy policy of WhatsApp does not seem affected, even if new AI tools are in development also for this service. Even other internet service providers are currently facing similar issues and had to provide certain clarifications.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 32%. This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. billion in 2020 to $24.1

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 32%. This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. billion in 2020 to $24.1

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sony maintains that the worldwide copyright for the recordings is held by Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC, who license the rights to exploit and distribute the recordings to them. It is likely therefore that it will stand to be determined by a High Court judge some time in 2025.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Accredited European Patent Litigation Certificate Course Trier & Online tutorial - Course start: 25 September 2024; Course end: 16 May 2025 ERA will offer a high-standard course giving patent attorneys the best tools to understand the legal framework and procedural rules necessary to litigate before the UPC.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceuticals Co., According to the press release, the first molecules subject to the agreement are expected to launch as early as 2025. Insulin Biosimilars: Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Anti-Tumor Biosimilars: Chime Biologics Ltd.,

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In early 2020, a group of legislators submitted to the House of Representatives to prohibit the installation and operation of coal-fired power plants nationwide by 2025. Bill 3729/2004 was also approved by Congress, which creates more flexible and simpler processes for environmental licensing within Brazil. . Developing Initiatives.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In early 2020, a group of legislators submitted to the House of Representatives to prohibit the installation and operation of coal-fired power plants nationwide by 2025. Bill 3729/2004 was also approved by Congress, which creates more flexible and simpler processes for environmental licensing within Brazil. . Developing Initiatives.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Ideally, specialized business courts also promote consistent interpretations of commercial laws and contracts, thereby leading to more predictable outcomes. The remaining six divisions, serving more rural areas, have been deferred to the 2025 Texas Legislature for approval and funding. Cases exceeding $10 million.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In explaining its reasoning for this new requirement, the FTC noted that it could be especially useful in revealing that the parties consider themselves to be in competition with one another, now or in the future, such that there is value in contracting away the ability to compete for or solicit business or workers.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, and software development, companies are increasingly sharing IP through licensing agreements, cross-industry partnerships, and open-source platforms. This will reduce administrative burdens and enhance cross-border patent collaboration. trillion to $6.2

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

billion by 2025. [ii] The USPTO is willing to issue patents on cannabis irrespective of its legality because patent rights are merely negative rights; a patent is the right to exclude others from the invention claimed therein rather than a license to make, use, or sell the invention. billion, with an expected increase to $29.7

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

The CTA defines “ownership interest” as any instrument, contract, arrangement, understanding, or mechanism used to establish ownership (such as any equity, stock, capital, or profit interest). Reporting Companies created before January 1, 2024, have one year (until January 1, 2025) to file the required information.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. Legislation Relating to Biologics and Biosimilars. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. Post-Grant Challenges at the PTAB. Conclusion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

As usual, the court then discusses standard contract formation principles (conspicuous notice of terms and unambiguous manifestation of assent) to figure out if the TOS is enforceable. For any reasonably prudent Internet user, this was enough to bind her in contract. At the same time, I don’t have a lot of sympathy for ClassPass.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

March 10, 2025) Curiosity Stream is a paywalled site for documentary videos. The plaintiffs procured a subscription, and a “subscription is, by definition, a contract.” Privacy policies are legally binding documents, either as marketing representations or bilateral contracts. CuriosityStream, Inc. , 24-1080 (4th Cir.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It has been estimated to reach the market valuation of 1100 crore by the financial year 2025.[ 2 ] As there is no specific legislation regarding e-sports, most of the work is contract oriented. The E-Sports organization usually signs an E-Sport player a contract for contractual stability this is known as E-Sports player contract.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Six4Three’s contract breach claim is outside Section 230, per Calise v. As I mentioned in my blog post about Calise, other state appellate rulings disagree with the Calise ruling on 230’s application to contract claims. Contract Breach Claim. Despite getting around Section 230, the contract claim is still a loser.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2025

2025 WL 819567 (C.D. 21, 2025) The post First Amendment Doesn’t Apply to Descriptions of Content Moderation Practices–Bride v. After seeing the judge’s repeated skepticism against the defense’s core points, I wonder if a change in defense strategy is in order. Case Citation : Bride v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

2025 WL 603598 (E.D. Good news for AFF/Confirm ID, but they could have easily done much better with these implementations, even without adopting a two-click process. Case Citation : Murphy v. Confirm ID, Inc. Selected BIPA Blog Posts Augmented Reality Filters May Violate Privacy LawHartman v.

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2025

The Festival occurred as planned, and Bean posted on NWFs website a save-the-date for the 2025 Festival, marking the same weekend, May 14 to May 18, 2025, as well as a similar Instagram post. Under new guidance, this rebranded event will take place on Nantucket from Wednesday, May 14th through Sunday, May 18, 2025.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2025

YouTube, LLC , 2025 WL 582785 (2d Cir. Better yet, water down or eliminate any “promises” about notices, explanations, or appeals (to the extent permitted by law) so that the plaintiffs can’t deploy any tendentious reading skills. Case Citation : Qian v. The complaint.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 13, 2025

Content owners are now taking various steps to prevent/object to those activities in the absence of a license. In 2025, forecasters predict humans will create 175 zetabytes of new data. When a smaller startup enters a license with a rightsholder, it might not make the news, but that doesnt mean it doesnt happen.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

sought to amend its claims with revised trespass to chattels, Section 17200 of the California Business and Professions Code, tortious interference with a contract, and breach of contract claims. But after Hamidi in 2004, CFAA and breach of contract claims became the primary means that websites used to stop scraping.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2025

A different way of saying this: you can have the most airtight contract formation process ever, but if you can’t provide credible evidence of the process, it can still fail in court. Case Citation : In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation , 2025 WL 289726 (S.D.N.Y. The CourtListener page.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wishing everyone a prosperous and a healthy new year ahead and hoping that 2025 brings in spicier IP developments to the Indian IP regime, making it a more fair, balanced and effective one! As always, a huge thanks to all our contributors including our readers who engage online as well as offline with our posts and constantly encourage us.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

March 19, 2025). Homeaglow could have avoided these problems so easily. Play stupid TOS games, win stupid TOS prizes. Case Citation : Seneca v. Homeaglow, Inc. , 24-887 (9th Cir. The 2024 district court opinion. The post Purchase First, TOS Presentation Second = TOS Fail–Seneca v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

24, 2025 ) Selected Posts on Compelled Editorial Transparency Facebook Compelled to Comply With Washington Political Ad Transparency Law (Catch-Up Post)State v. So following X’s lawsuit and settlement, I think AB 587 is basically a smoldering wreck–another artifact of California’s relentless attempts at online censorship.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

Bonta , 2025 WL 807961 (N.D. March 13, 2025) * * * BONUS: CCIA v. March 13, 2025). (Not that Newsom is exactly rehabilitating his reputation as he continually expresses MAGA-curious sympathies on his podcast series). Case Citation : NetChoice, LLC v. Uthmeier , Case No.: 4:24cv438-MW/MAF (N.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

The court says that the copyright owners didn’t meet this burden: “The fact that licensing music, as a general matter, can be challenging or confusing does not make it obvious that music accompanying a particular user-uploaded video was not licensed. 2025 WL 77234 (2d Cir. We disagree. Vimeo, Inc.

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