Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” A final note is that the opinion does not mention the laws restricting employer access to employee social media accounts or ownership of such accounts. Gutman in her role as an employee of JLM.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, Amul is as famous for its quirky print advertisements, as it is for its products. However, recently when PV Sindhu won a medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, a lot of brands ran advertisements on social media platforms portraying her name and face along with their logo and brand to congratulate her.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

This brings us to the question of whether the usage of such photographs is lawful or not, regardless of the person being a celebrity. For instance, famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has registered his name “Shah Rukh Khan” and the initials “SRK” as a trademark to protect his publicity rights. Under this Act, Sec.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week The Copyright Quandary regarding the Delhi High Court Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings Recently Delhi High Court came up with ‘Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules’ which would be a positive step towards assuring better access to law and transparency. on Triveni Interchem Pvt.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. Only then does Google need to take action against the advertisement and not otherwise.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Section 230(e)(2) says “Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property,” so IP lawsuits over third-party content are not preempted by Section 230. Legal Background. Section 230(c)(1) says websites aren’t liable for third-party content. See, e.g., Ripple v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Despite the judiciary’s efforts to address the concerns under current intellectual property laws like copyright and trademark, the absence of relevant and specific provisions for the protection of personality rights has started to pose a serious threat. Interesting right? Puttaswamy v. The Plaintiff also referenced Vanna White v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

But trademark plaintiffs and judges are still partying like it’s 1999. The plaintiff is Seeking Arrangements, one of my favorite websites to base my Internet Law exams on. There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. More Posts About Keyword Advertising.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The Court held that the use of the Google Ads program undisputedly qualifies as advertising, which falls under Indian trademark law.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

PV Sindhu’s Olympics Victory: How Non-Sponsors Skirt the Law by ‘Congratulating’ Athletes. Brands have been active on social media in recent years, trying to imbue their content with human like personality that endears customers to them rather than just putting out traditional advertising. Satchit Bhogle.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Thus, this claim “does not seek to vindicate any substantial state interests distinct from those furthered by the copyright law” and was preempted by the Copyright Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors. Nonetheless, in R. Rajagopal v. State of T.N., State of T.N., State of T.N.,

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. What would it mean if we said TM law is primarily concerned with promoting competition: what would a survey look like for infringement? Would secondary meaning surveys change?

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Ernst , Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law. Can you register a famous person’s name as your trademark without their consent? Patent and Trademark Office interprets this to mean no, never, no matter what. 29] But these are mere dissents, not the law. Guest Post by Samuel F.

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