Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Web3 cannot and should not be reduced to blockchain when the real shift is towards user ownership of digital assets… This definitional shift focuses attention on what assets can be legally owned and the meaning of ownership “rights,” more generally, in the emerging digital spaces of web3.”. . The Rift Over Web3. What is web3, anyway?

Ownership 114

Ownership IP Non-Fungible Tokens Technology 114

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

.” Clearly, the second part of that definition targets Amazon and other major marketplaces, such as eBay, Walmart Marketplace, and Etsy. The first part of the definition includes services with “publicly interactive features that allow for arranging the sale or purchase of goods.”

Trademark 138

Trademark False Advertising Advertising Advertising 138

43(B)log

JUNE 6, 2023

Enigma sued its competitor Malwarebytes for Lanham Act false advertising and NY business torts for designating its products as “malicious,” “threats,” and “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs). Enigma’s allegations, including definitions of “threat” from statutes and other authorities, still had a subjective component.

False Advertising 57

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Business 57

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Gutman opened both accounts after she entered into the employment contract with JLM. The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” The contract term was set to expire in August 2022, and thus the injunction would be dissolved as well.

Social Media 100

Social Media Ownership Branding Brands 100

The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The court’s decision was hinged on the fact that the applicant had misrepresented to the respondent that there was a name change when in fact, the company with whom the respondent had earlier contracted was liquidated. The court also considered that in general and practical terms, the university was not a profit-making enterprise.

Copyright 118

Copyright IP Music Ownership 118

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Court strikes down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax Act on First Amendment, Dormant Commerce Clause, and other grounds (including the Internet Tax Freedom Act). But Facebook clearly explained the differences between the charging practices to advertisers, who had the general option to choose under which system they would be billed.

Privacy 100

Privacy Marketing Marketing Social Media 100

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

IP 98

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

That exception doesn’t apply here because “the School Districts are not individual consumers of Defendants’ platforms who need special protections but are not protected by contract.” Someone ALWAYS experiences “adverse effects” from publishing content; by definition, publication makes winners and losers.

Social Media 71

Social Media Publishing Designs Design 71

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

In addition to regularly reviewing IP assets, a company should regularly make sure that its privacy and data use policies comport with the manner in which it collects and uses customer and employee data. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Particularly, it was argued that against the backdrop of the pandemic, the medicines produced were in high demand due to their characteristics of relieving some of the major symptoms exhibited by the patients who had contracted the Covid-19 virus. The petitioner sought to exercise the right to privacy on behalf of her late aunt, J.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

Personality Rights 64

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Copyright 64

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

New facts: Many doctrinal foundations—comparative advertising, LOC where market structure and expectations of consumer behavior have changed. Contract law: recently, Adidas decided Ye was too toxic to work with and cancelled deal. Worried about trusting 1A to do good work here. Maybe not b/c TM is already so capacious. [TM

Trademark 48

Trademark Branding Brands Branding 48

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

This requirement is similar to many privacy law requirements to provide users with the ability to access, delete, or port their data, so I’m guessing many privacy lawyers were relieved to see this. McManus ruling, which rejected some mandatory disclosures about political advertising. Applying the Scrutiny Level.

Social Media 99

Social Media Law Blogging Publishing 99

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Only if you believe they’ll stick with their statement about the definition of “use in commerce.” I think you could say that when you claim to have a “mark” subject to 43(a), you use the relevant definition, but when you’re asserting some other claim under 43(a), you don’t have to do so.] Standing makes him nervous b/c of privacy.

Trademark 44

Trademark Law Branding Brands 44

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Businesses harm consumers only in a few ways—false advertising, monopoly prices, defective products. Business frame obscures broader privacy harms. Role definitions can render certain interpretations “irrational.” What are you going to do instead, advertise on Bing? But these roles support only very thin social norms.

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