Michael Geist

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From the mass layoffs to journalist suspensions to this weekend’s seemingly short-lived policy blocking some links to rival services, it has been a head-spinning stretch since Elon Musk assumed ownership of the service in late October. paid advertising). removed) or can remain on the platforms with compensation (ie.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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43(B)log

JULY 15, 2024

NFT background: In early 2022, StockX introduced Vault NFTs, which featured Nike’s trademarks and provided the holder ownership of an associated physical item. As for the positivity of the ads, “consumer surveys in false advertising cases commonly display the challenged advertisement.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The analysis also referred to a pending case before the CJEU dealing with Community design law ( EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann | C-382/21-P) and other EU trade mark cases from 2021. The author presents a case pending before the Supreme Court Patent that addresses this question ( Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Daktronics, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Establishing Legal Ownership and Exclusivity Trademark registration establishes your legal ownership over a distinctive mark. This ownership comes with exclusive rights to use the mark in connection with specific goods or services.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Kaira also owns common law design marks which are displayed on the websites www.amul.com and www.amuldairy.com. The Defendants were advertising, marketing and selling milk products in Canada through LinkedIn in association with the trademark AMUL and claiming to be Kaira. Disposition.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Counterfeit goods can include fake designer clothes, bags, watches, accessories, perfumes, pirated DVDs, CDs, smartphones, computer games, and many more. Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. Counterfeit Products Online. Educating the consumers is imperative.

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

Brat green: from the streets of NYC to the domination of social media and then to the catwalks (?) slime green (now ‘brat green’) in various means of advertising throughout the promotional campaign. slime green (now ‘brat green’) in various means of advertising throughout the promotional campaign.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. Defendant had not tried to find out why Amazon kept reinstating Plaintiff’s listing.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

So too w/false advertising. Advertising: false endorsement potential. Actors’ strike is in part about who controls past performances if they’re being used to populate new media productions? Assumptions skipped over in TM/false advertising analysis.] Keep up with the culture by considering social media.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

At least some stumps shown in social media posts tagged “hammerschlagen” are not WRB stumps. WRB had a presumption of ownership for both “Hammer-Schlagen” and trade dress because of its registrations. Thus, WRB wasn’t likely to succeed on ownership. E.g., “It’s called hammerschlagen where I have played it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

These “bad design” arguments to work around 230 have been rejected repeatedly. Based on the facts alleged, there is no reason to believe that even if Schmidt’s estranged husband had not purchased a gun from a person who posted an advertisement on the Armslist website, Schmidt would still be alive. Negligence.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Additionally, when it comes to videos, we live in a time of social media where the platforms are made up of recreations and iterations of works. The issue of copyrightable material for modern art that is object-based or based on a design still exists, though. Ownership of Copyright. Ownership under employment.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Within just over a month, a raft of barely-underground Discord servers like AI Hub have popped up to provide users with access to software—and step-by-step instructions—for creating new songs using hundreds of community-made AI models designed to mimic specific artists’ voices. We own all sounds captured on a sound recording.

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Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 84

Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. In most cases, it is typically sufficient if the trademark symbol appears with one single prominent use of the mark in one single label or advertisement, even though the mark in itself may appear multiple times. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.

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Social Media Trademark Cease and Desist Registering Trademarks 105

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 4, 2023

Albert’s”) filed suit against AaLAND Diamond Jewelers (“AaLAND”) for Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, and Unfair Competition in violation of Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Cullen Wulf took over ownership of AaLand Diamond Jewelers in mid-2015, per their website. Code § 24-2-1-13.5 and Common Law Unfair Competition.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

SpicyIP Tidbit: Delhi High Court grants an Ex-parte Ad interim Injunction to Designer Gaurav Gupta On DHC’s recent interim injunction to designer Gaurav Gupta, Surabhi highlights the problem with the Court’s one glove fits all approach in this tidbit. Read on to know more. What’s in a Name?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

3] An announcement on SuperFarm’s website noted that the sale would occur on the Ethereum blockchain, and that the auction was significant because it would “set a precedent for how artistically created value and its ownership can be proven, transferred, and monetized seamlessly through a public blockchain.” [4]. Miramax LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The Facebook Page is a Designated Public Forum. The court says the city made the Facebook page into a designated public forum because: it allows “comments on its Facebook posts and City Council meetings without any prior approval” “the City does not always apply its ‘off topic’ rule consistently.”

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Supreme Court looked into a wide variety of issues such as oxygen and Covid-19 drugs shortage, equitable pricing of vaccines, protection of health workers, possibility of invoking compulsory licenses and the clampdown on free speech on social media platforms. Merck Sharp and Dohme v. SMS Pharmaceuticals [Delhi High Court].

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. The platform integrates platforms, digital accelerators, domain and design skills, and solid partnerships in a “rich creator-partner economy.”

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

It has the ability to be one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable token that cannot be split but may be used to represent real or virtual world things, as well as the token’s own qualities and ownership, all while remaining within a blockchain representation. This endows NFTs with the unique qualities that make them so desirable.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Thus, nonexpressive uses don’t interfere w/the kind of interest © is designed to protect, which is why they are such strong candidates for fair use. Alex Roberts, Multi-Level Lies: Distinctive feature is that laypeople are making advertising claims to friends, social media followers, acquaintances, etc. Christopher S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

are the background lyrics of the latest Google advertisement about the future of online search. In this new architecture, each content creator can “reveal” their content through their digital agents while maintaining ownership and control over how this content is accessed and used. A ‘Google Zero’ World? “I I got the new stuff!”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Montana’s TikTok Ban Overview In May, Montana banned TikTok in the state so long as it is owned by a company (in this case, ByteDance) that is incorporated in China, a country designated as a foreign adversary. There is evidence to support Plaintiffs’ position that TikTok is not interchangeable with other social media applications.

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Social Media Privacy Law Publishing 81

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In addition to supporting gaming and social media, the Metaverse combines sectors of the economy, digital identity, decentralized democratic accountability, and other applications. Notably, this novel method of tracking ownership makes the resale process more structured and viable.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this recent case, Epic sought to register this design for "downloadable video game software"—the Loot Llama in Fortnite, which serves as a resource cache for players. failure to function can be significant in ordinary cases with uncontroversial subject matter.

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