The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

Regardless of this oversight, UrhDaG is inapplicable to the case anyway because as Art. As a result, the platform was found to have carried out an act of communication to the public under Art. 2(6) of the DSM-Directive and Section 3 Nr. Applying the CJEU’s reasoning from YouTube/Cyando , the court found Rakuten to play a central role.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Finally, a patent DJ lawsuit filed in federal court makes everyone do their due diligence before proceeding. Does the accused infringer have solid prior art to invalidate certain claims? How strong are the infringement contentions? Does the patent owner have a solid case of infringement? What about invalidity challenges?

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Should you hire a lawyer to work with you if you are selling or buying an NFT and licensing the associated digital art? Your only protection on the front end is due diligence. The underlying digital asset is copyright protected and licensed to the buyer of the NFT. The Difference Between Cryptocurrency and NFTs. It is standard.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Our focus here is the legal regime of art. We then briefly explain the legislative process leading to the adoption of the Directive, followed by a snapshot of the legal regime, including remarks relating to the European Commission’s stakeholder consultations and the Commission’s Guidance on art. 17 CDSMD to reflect these principles.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Information subject to the duty includes: Prior art. Procedures may also be developed for inclusion on the company’s “due diligence” checklist for patent, product, or company acquisitions and/or sales involving FDA-regulated products. Medical devices and drug/device combinations. Diagnostic methods. Digital health. Others (e.g.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Each litigation funder will have its own due diligence checklist. Is there a key prior art reference that will substantially alter infringement or invalidity contentions? Question 4: Has a prior art search been conducted to look for new references? Nothing in this post constitutes financial advice or legal advice.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

It would have taken a bit of due diligence, but not much. When you purchase an NFT, you own the underlying Bored Ape, the Art, completely. When you buy the NFT, you own the “underlying Bored Ape, the Art,” completely. Definitely. The warning signs were all there. ” Sounds pretty good, right?

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This is important because you do not want to abdicate your duty of disclosure by failing to disclose known, material prior art references. If new prior art is uncovered in the PCT application through a search report, you will need to file an IDS in the related US nonprovisional application and in any other related US patent applications.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. It is likely to then proceed to pass off or indulge in cybersquatting resulting in litigation between the third party and the genuine trademark holder when the problem could have been resolved at the root level by imposing a certain level of liability on the Domain Name Registrar.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Under some state statutes, an accidental franchise could constitute a misdemeanor or even a felony. See, e.g. , Alaska Stat. 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla. 559, § 559.815 (2006); and Ind.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Under some state statutes, an accidental franchise could constitute a misdemeanor or even a felony. See, e.g. , Alaska Stat. 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla. 559, § 559.815 (2006); and Ind.

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

So, if you’re intending to use an unusual, highly distinctive image generated by AI, you may want to do some due diligence to establish that there is no obvious infringement. Since the 1970s computers have been producing crude works of art. If so, that image would infringe copyright in the original. Computer generated works.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2023

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Under some state statutes, an accidental franchise could constitute a misdemeanor or even a felony. See, e.g. , Alaska Stat. § § 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla. Rodopoulos v.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In August 2023, the New York District Attorney’s (NYDA) Antiquities Trafficking Unit, which specializes in investigating looted artifacts, seized a headless statue valued at $20 million from the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) under a search warrant issued by a New York court.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

The brief further argued that the term METABIRKINS refers both “to the context in which he makes the art available (i.e., the online, virtual environment popularly dubbed the ‘Metaverse’) and alludes to his artwork’s ‘meta’ commentary on the Birkin bag and the fashion industry more generally.”.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

Patentibility faces two major challenges namely, framing of invention and prior art in the rapidly developing industry. Hence filing process and product patents in the concept stage is one of the most essential element to protect inventions. Author : Dabiru Bhagyashree, a 4 th year IP Hons.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Patent Owners: First Do This Before Contacting Infringers At the outset, do your due diligence and make sure your utility patent covers your competitors. Invalidity means that the patent is invalid because the claims cover what had already existed in the prior art. We are not talking about design patent infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

” The brief further argued that the term METABIRKINS refers both “to the context in which he makes the art available (i.e., [which] comments on the animal cruelty inherent in Hermès manufacture of its ultra-expensive leather handbags.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities. Proposal 8.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Highlights of the Week Problem Statement Precision: A Key Factor in TSM-Based Non-Obviousness Determination?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Important Patent Considerations: Do your homework: Often, the best place to start is with Due Diligence. Review the competitive and patent landscape to learn about the prior art, and craft your patent strategy accordingly. If your goal is to monetize your product, make sure that you do it right!

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

However, in the digital art world, most NFTs are created or “minted” through a fairly straightforward process by a third party platform. Until now, the sale of digital art has been a difficult proposition. This source of income is not available to artists who sell traditional art. What are the benefits of NFTs?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You’ll almost certainly see language that says you cannot apply for copyright or trademark registration for those logos , and that Canva and whoever they licensed the clip art, photos, etc. used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Likewise, the blockchain technology could be used to publish various technologies for a defensive publication for instance prior art to prevent others from getting a patent over these technologies.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Likewise, the blockchain technology could be used to publish various technologies for a defensive publication for instance prior art to prevent others from getting a patent over these technologies.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Likewise, the blockchain technology could be used to publish various technologies for a defensive publication for instance prior art to prevent others from getting a patent over these technologies.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

On February 4, 2022, the Treasury Department published its Study on the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art (the “Report”). [1] Yet the Report also discussed how the art market remains susceptible to money laundering and describes how market participants can minimize this risk.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this post I will briefly consider the implementation of Arts. As to the press publishers’ neighbouring right laid down in Art. This provision raises the question of how this exception must be interpreted and whether is it fully compatible with Art. Regarding Art. Also concerning the conditions set forth in Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

To achieve these aims, the DSA sets out numerous due diligence obligations of intermediaries concerning any type of illegal information, including copyright infringing content. 17 CDSMD, and DSA rules on issues that Art. To ensure consistency, Art. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD).

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. 13] It has specifically mentioned provisions about the mandate of exercising due diligence and caution while detecting such shams. In the case of Tiffany v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

Our bare metal servers are located in third-party data centers that are operated by trusted business partners with whom we have completed serious due diligence. We offer and recommend WireGuard, a high-performance protocol that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. Yes, these are implemented using platform tools.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

The ‘ Dune’ scenario is a well-known ‘tale of crypto folly’ featuring NFT purchasers who failed to exercise appropriate due diligence in determining what rights are granted when procuring an NFT.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office, Lawrence has also assisted clients with patent due diligence, patent prosecution, and other non-litigation patent analysis, including IP licensing. magna cum laude in industrial and system engineering and liberal arts, respectively, from the University of San Diego. Jared also has an M.S.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

DSA improvements on Ecommerce directive: new, clarified and linked to due diligence obligations. Liability exemptions are independent of a full set of due diligence obligations. This is the major DSA regulatory contribution—splitting due diligence from liability for third party content.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

And any investment worth making requires due diligence. Furthermore, accused infringers with strong noninfringement arguments or great prior art for invalidating the patent might consider filing a federal court lawsuit for declaratory judgment. Taking a patent case on contingency is making an investment.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It also introduces a due diligence process under Rule 3 and 4 which the Online Gaming Industry has to comply to. Hence, no one can steal the creativity of someone else’s game, or use any art work like music, drawings, etc. not belonging to them, to promote their game among the masses.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

WCT and WPPT WCT concentrates on the composition of computer programs and databases and expands upon the preservation of original works of literature, art, music, fine art, and photography.

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