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Will Supreme Court Consider Whether to Allow an Alternative to In-App Purchasing on the App Store?

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Epic also filed a separate petition requesting Supreme Court review of the lower court’s rejection of certain antitrust claims, but this blog only discusses the petition filed by Apple.) and upheld on appeal by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Given that Apple, not the individual app developers, insisted that all U.S.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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From Code to Characters: IPR in Gaming Industry

IIPRD

This blog helps in understanding the multiple role that IPR plays in safeguarding the rights of gaming sector. There are various laws in India that govern IPR and gaming laws, but the primary law are Patents Act, of 1970 , Trademark Act, of 1999 and Indian Contract Act, of 1872.

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[Sponsored] CIIPC, NLU Delhi Invites Applications for the Position of Research Programme Coordinator (Apply by August 12)

SpicyIP

Supervising communication strategy of the programme’s work and activities to various audiences through reports, outreach materials, social media, updates for newsletters, blogs, and websites etc. Expected Skills Specialised knowledge of intellectual property law and other allied areas of law (viz.,

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Powering the Future: Insights on Energy Innovation from a Semester at Alectra (IP Intensive Reflection)

IPilogue

Egin Kongoli is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. When I was first assigned a utility provider as my placement for the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive, I thought, “What does providing electricity have to do with intellectual property?”

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Intersection of Copyright and Moral Rights: Protecting Creators’ Integrity

Intepat

Understanding these overlaps and tensions is essential for navigating the complex landscape of intellectual property law. Creators and copyright holders must navigate contract negotiations to ensure the creator’s moral rights are upheld while allowing for the commercial use of their work.

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Does IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?–Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Last month, a magistrate judge dismissed the claim for tortious interference with contractual relations, finding Gifford had alleged neither actual breach of contract nor intent to cause such a breach; he also dismissed the unfair competition and unjust enrichment claims as preempted by the Copyright Act. –Gifford v.