The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. However, there are precautionary steps a company can take to prevent unintended liabilities.

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IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And to characterize zero-click online terms of use that are imposed by cease-and-desist letter as enforceable contracts is horrible policy and bad law. The whole point of copyright preemption is that Congress sought to prevent states from infringing on the public domain and undermining key concepts of copyright law.

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Blogging Copyright Contracts Cease and Desist 98

SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

The Court allowed the application and permitted the plaintiff to place the additional documents on record as despite the documents being available in the public domain at the time of filing of the suit, the need for filing the aforesaid documents arose only on account of the stand taken by the defendants in the written statement.

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Designs Design Cease and Desist Art 105

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 9, 2025

trademark abandonment is defined by the Lanham Act as a ceasing to use a mark in commerce coupled with an absence of intention to resume use. Once a trademark is considered abandoned, it enters into the public domain, and anyone else can lay claim to it. In the U.S., A presumption of abandonment: Generally in the U.S.,

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Trademark Cease and Desist Branding Branding 52

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. For now, suffice it to say that Barlow & Bear haven’t exactly dedicated their musical to the public domain. Even better, it’s in the public domain. ” Ok, But What If I Wrapped This Up Already?

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Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 109

Shades of Gray

MAY 20, 2016

where he asserted copyright ownership in the image, including by sending a cease and desist letter to Wikimedia for including the image in its database of public domain images. He left his camera unattended on the jungle floor, where a monkey grabbed it and took a series of handsome selfies, including this one.

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Business Cease and Desist Public Domain Copyright 40

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

MAY 8, 2020

(“PRO”), a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating public access to government records and legal materials, posted the OCGA online and distributed copies to various organizations and Georgia officials. After several cease-and-desist demands, the Commission filed suit against PRO for infringing its copyright in the annotations.

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Copyright Cease and Desist Government Public Domain 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

30, 2021): Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew that Defendant Wagner did not own the copyright to the images that Plaintiff posted on its social media channels, because Wagner abandoned the copyrights when he executed the Stipulation of Settlement, which dedicated the intellectual property rights of the images to the public domain.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Design 132

SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Other Posts World of Possibilities: Single Judge Bench of Delhi High Court Allows Use of Celebrity Information Available in Public Domain Delhi High Court specifies some contours of publicity rights in India! Deadline for the Applications: 11:59pm IST, 23rd June, 2023.

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Trademark Registration Cease and Desist IP 104

Selvam & Selvam Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You can also try using the original songs available on the public domain to create your remix, or just limit the remixed version for personal use. However, it usually leads to cease & desist notices, take down notices on social media platforms and may even escalate to lawsuit if the owners initiate one against you.

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IP Licensing Cease and Desist Music 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. However, there are precautionary steps a company can take to prevent unintended liabilities.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

Patent are valid for the duration of 20 years before coming into public domain) Patent infringement can occur in two ways. 8] Cease and desist letters are also measures to tackle such infringement wherein the seller is demanded to stop the sale of the product and never sell it again.

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Patent Infringement Patent Cease and Desist IP 52

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924, no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Steve Schlackman (1975). For any works created before 1989 and 1924, use the flowchart below.

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Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924 no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Steve Schlackman (1975). For any works created before 1989 and 1924, use the flowchart below.

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Intellectual Property IP Invention Design 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Arguably this type of expression should remain in the public domain available for use by everyone in connection with their goods or services unless it is protected by another intellectual property law. Such words and symbols are also less likely to function as a source-identifying mark.

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Trademark Blogging Trademark Law Fair Use 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This type of expression should remain in the public domain available for everyone to use on expressive merchandise to convey ideas, information, and other messages. The problem with Elster’s argument, however, is that Section 2(c) does not prohibit any expression.

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