The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. Through a bipartisan effort, the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marketing. * Defendants also argue that May inadequately alleges that she is a “customer,” and that Defendants constitute “businesses,” under the CCPA. Moreover, the May complaint plausibly alleges that Defendants meet the definition of “businesses” under the CCPA. FTC cracks down on live reads on the radio. * Comptroller , No.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The ultimate success of brands and businesses in the modern world largely depends on the groundbreaking innovation that sets them apart from the rising competition in the market. Having a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategizing well to maintain it can do wonders in enhancing your brand value and market share.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Even in situations where a business owner contracts a third-party web designer to build their website, both the business and the web designer can be held liable for copyrights violated if they are used on your website. the effect of the use upon the potential market. the purpose and character of your use.

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IP Law 360

MAY 16, 2024

When subscribing to artificial intelligence tools — or to any technology in a highly competitive and legally thorny market — companies should push back on automatic renewal contract clauses for reasons including litigation and regulatory risk, and competition, says Chris Wlach at Huge Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

“YouTube removed the First RT Video nine days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; the Second RT Video twenty-three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; and the Third RT Video three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint.” Vicarious Infringement. Implications.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

IP licensing provides business companies and organizations with additional or core revenue streams, which enables them to increase brand awareness, enhance their overall reputation, and extend their offerings (products or services) into new geographies and markets across the globe cost-effectively. Understanding the IP License.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. If you design IP protection into the business through your agreements, choice of brand name and other identifiers you strengthen your position against the most common and damaging forms of copying in business.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

For maintaining a competitive edge in the market, businesses need to keep innovating. It applies to different aspects of a business, such as finance, corporate transactions, negotiations, employment agreements, technologies, to name a few. In the present era, working business environments have become significantly dynamic.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Operation Creative Portal Set For a Makeover Stubborn sites are placed on the Infringing Website List, primarily as a reminder for advertisers not to business. The process began late 2023 with a soft market testing exercise followed by the publication of the listing above mid-April 2024.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In response to the rapidly growing ubiquity of influencer-driven marketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published numerous guidelines for influencers and advertisers alike.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

This case involves Cognizant, a business process outsourcer (BPO) that performed content moderation work for Facebook. The plaintiffs point to the Facebook-Cognizant contract as the source of that duty. Cognizant appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Cognizant has since exited the field). See Garrett-Alfred v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

If the issue lies in loopholes within the ToS, the solution seems straightforward: draft tighter contracts and perhaps incorporate a browsewrap on your platforms to catch those who don’t hold accounts. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well. In 2022, in ML Genius v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

Jones-based personal jurisdiction over Snap based on the plaintiffs’ allegations that: Defendants acted intentionally when they entered into contracts with M.K., Jones-based personal jurisdiction over Snap based on the plaintiffs’ allegations that: Defendants acted intentionally when they entered into contracts with M.K.,

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. This, in turn, is why pirate NFTs became such big business. It’s a simple idea, but one that hasn’t taken off yet. It’s a simple idea, but one that hasn’t taken off yet.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Commerce Department Offers Valuable Resources and Services for Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Hispanic-Owned Businesses September 28, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 09/28/2023 - 16:01 Minority business growth The Hispanic American community is deeply rooted in the history of the United States and is an integral part of the rich fabric of our nation.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected. He dismissed American’s claims for breach of user agreement, conditions of carriage (the rules governing air travel), and tortious interference with contract, ruling they were barred by the statute of limitations.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

“To the extent the contract pertains to use of Peloton’s Services (e.g., ” The idea is that sometimes nonsignatories get benefits from a contract sufficient to impose the contract terms on them anyways. ” Thus, the nonparties cannot be swept into the contract. That’s Contracts Law 101.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“Influencer Marketing” and “Social Media Brand Endorsement” have become big business. Our law firm represents some of the business’s largest social media marketing agencies and influencers. This means they also own and need to license the copyright to the brand. This happens all the time.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

Thus, Lady Freethinker sued YouTube for breach of contract and related claims. (A The underlying legal principles are not complicated: content rules in TOSes are negative behavioral restrictions on authors’ conduct, not marketing or contractual promises to readers that such content will never appear on the site.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

. “any injury to the Plaintiff caused by cheating or unfair play in this game was reasonably avoidable, the harm did not affect the public interest, and it did not cause injury to her business or property.” ” Breach of Contract. Forge of Empires appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Today’s case doesn’t answer the question, but boy, it’s a red flag.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has also acted as an impetus and accelerated the growth of the digital market. The legal sector across the world has undergone extensive digital reality adaption, whether it be the virtual mode of delivering justice by the judiciary or the conducting of business transactions of any shape and size.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

The first wrinkle hits at what many perceive as the hypocrisy of Meta, which, despite owing its foundation to web scraping, has done more to bend the law of web scraping to its will than any other business. And then once it got traction, it pivoted to a more-savory business model. Before Meta was Meta, it was Facebook.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2022

TikTok’s effectiveness, as a music marketing tool, became apparent during the early COVID 19 quarantine period, at which time a TikTok influencer created choreography to rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s newly released single, “Savage.” A Record Label is a Business. Raenelle Manning is a IPilogue Writer and 2L J.D.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 29, 2023

Image accessed from here While there are many factors which result in the success of business organizations, their ability to use sensitive procedures and advanced technology, thereby protecting their confidential information, can be another crucial aspect of remaining competitive in the market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Prager tried a variety of contract-based workarounds to Section 230. Going beyond the contracts, Prager looks to various “promises” it alleges that defendants made through public-facing comments. the same “Good Samaritan” screening that Congress has elected to protect from liability under state law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2022

There wasn’t a special relationship arising from Uber’s contract because it did not expressly reference any such relationship. The violence that harmed [the Jane Does]”—abduction and rape—“[is] not ‘a necessary component’ of” the Uber business model. Uber appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

In 2016, Congress enacted the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which bans businesses from trying to contractually restrict their customers’ reviews. At the time of passage, I’m not sure how many businesses were actually using contracts to control their customers’ reviews, but it was a growing trend.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

This is the screen design at issue: This is the Maine Supreme Court’s first foray into online contract formation. The court does not like the “done” approach: to a reasonably prudent user, clicking “DONE” would not indicate assent to a contract or, in fact, anything beyond having completed the registration process.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thus, the court reaches what becomes a surprising result in light of the Ninth Circuit precedent elsewhere. * * * Section 230 The plaintiffs alleged that VRBO “lists and markets” the property, placed it into the “stream of commerce,” and communicated the property’s conditions. ” Cite to Cohen v. .

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recognizing Hispanic American Heritage Month: Commerce Department Offers Valuable Resources and Services for Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Hispanic -Owned Businesses. Minority business growth. businesses. October 14, 2021. KCPullen@doc.gov. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 10:46. Export and investment promotion. Intellectual property.

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Traverse Legal Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These issues include drafting your short-term rental contract, local rental laws and regulations, the terms of service with the platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and Booking.com and defamatory ratings and reviews which affect your reputation. Some cities now require you to obtain a business license or a special permit for vacation rentals.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Or, for that matter, hiQ Labs, who has effectively been run out of business by their ongoing litigation with LinkedIn, and who has been on the losing end of almost every key legal decision in their dispute with LinkedIn. As with most things, the rules that apply to Google might not apply to your business. Just ask BrandTotal.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

One of the most common brand protection issues involves gray market sellers and counterfeits on Amazon. Introduction Are grey market sellers and counterfeiters damaging your brand’s reputation and undercutting your sales on Amazon?” There’s both good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 30, 2024

The user took the matter to court (pro se), where the lawsuit failed: Contract Breach. “Defendant Google is a private business, not a state actor.” Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Fraud. “Plaintiff offers nothing to support the elements of fraud.”

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