Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Copyrightability The case sets up one of the longstanding open questions in copyright law: when are form contracts copyrightable, and when is sharing them infringing? ” Due to that concession, questions about the copyrightability of form contracts will continue to fester. As such, defendant made the Forms available.”

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Trade secrets are the lifeblood of any business. Across industries and states, companies safeguard a wealth of critical information that provides a competitive edge. Perhaps the most famous example is Coca-Cola’s secret formula — often imitated, never replicated.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 18, 2024

FTC sues Adobe over annual contracts, Sony DMCA hundreds of manga extensions and US lawmakers voice concern over Spotify. The post 3 Count: Oh, Adobe… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Introduction Whenever we discuss any lawful work or papers, the initial thing which comes into our brain is “a ton of paper work” A smart contract could be a unique advantage here as it can reduce or say can assist us with disposing of paper work totally. A smart contract is an agreement that gets executed naturally.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Use of AI technology can impact your rights and liabilities in ways that may not even occur to you. And whether you are aware of it or not, your employees and vendors may be using generative AI tools in the performance of their duties in ways that can significantly impact you.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 31, 2024

Gloria Gaynor sues former producer over contract, pirate site seeks to quash DMCA subpoena and scammers target Facebook influencers. The post 3 Count: Facebook Fraud appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 19, 2024

As we continue to see AI steadily and increasingly be incorporated into service offerings, businesses should pay special attention to previously “standard” provisions when contracting for the provision and use of services that incorporate AI.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 20, 2024

Keypoint: Companies onboarding AI products and services need to understand the potential risks associated with these products and implement contractual provisions to manage them.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 18, 2025

For space, defense, and industrial technology companies, securing government contracts is often a major growth milestone. But without a clear IP strategy, working with agencies like NASA or the Department of Defense (DoD) can put a startups long-term technology ownership at risk. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Are trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property covered in agreements, licenses, and contracts? If USPTO registration is not a viable option now, are you prepared to move forward quickly if the laws and regulations change?

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

According to The Mercury News , In 2009, she was awarded a no-bid contract to be the sole grant writer for the county. However, it was in 2018 that she was offered an additional contract. This has led to Supervisor Otto Lee calling for an inquiry into the book and the various contracts that were awarded McCorquodale.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In other words, the non-parties Apple alludes to all have the exact same contract as Epic, and they all face similar if not identical facts, and suffer the same consequences from Apple’s anti-steering provisions. Given that Apple, not the individual app developers, insisted that all U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Though most contract cheating still takes place in person, students that want to skip writing an essay already have plenty of options online and are likely being bombarded by advertising for them already. Obviously, this will have major impacts, but there is some hope that the tools developed to combat contract cheating will also work here.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

1: New Tools to Detect Contract Cheating. That caused many students to look to contract cheating, either locally or through online essay mills. Contract cheating is a much more complicated issue to detect and stop as one can’t simply search for the text. As such, expect to see rapid growth for tools to address this issue.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2024

“MPA opposes these restrictions because they would not only impact providers’ revenues and general freedom of contract but would also weaken copyright enforcement.” After all, the contract is not linked to an address like it works with cable TV,” Grigolo explained.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Court of Appeal noted that the sellers accepting the extension offer late was a repudiation of the contract, a kind of breach which entitled the seller to choose whether to terminate the APS, or continue with it: the critical requirement is that this choice must be communicated to the repudiating party.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

1: GPL Legal Battle: Vizio Told by Judge it Will Have to Answer Breach-of-Contract Claims. Vizio argued that the matter should be heard by a federal court, which has sole jurisdiction over copyright matters, but the SFC argued it was a contract dispute, which would be heard in the state court. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

3: Judge Rules in Favor of Ford on AirPro Contract, Copyright, Trademark violations. Finally today, Lurah Lowery at Repairer Driven News reports that car manufacturer Ford has won a summary judgment against the diagnostic company AirPro over alleged contract, copyright and trademark violations. That amount totals $228.9

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 27, 2024

As generative AI continues to be a hot topic in board rooms and an unavoidable reality on the front lines of business, leaders must make informed decisions when choosing AI vendors. The integration of AI into your operations can offer substantial benefits, but it also introduces unique risks and challenges.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2025

Name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals are analogous to endorsement deals, where businesses contract with a person to promote a product or service, but "NIL deals" is typically used to refer to agreements with college student athletes.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

As TikToks future in the US hangs in the balance, influencers and brands are left wondering how a potential ban could impact their posting contracts.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

As TikToks future in the US hangs in the balance, influencers and brands are left wondering how a potential ban could impact their posting contracts.

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Creative Law Center

AUGUST 29, 2024

Understand the legal implications of ownership and how they can be changed with contracts. Copyright and tattoo. Plus a look at the historical roots of tattoo art. The post Copyright and Tattoo Art appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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IP Law 360

MAY 2, 2024

At-home lab test maker Everly Health urged a Delaware federal judge to affirm its nearly $1 billion arbitration award against Walgreens over claims the pharmacy chain deliberately misused the digital health platform's trademark while secretly diverting COVID-19 tests to its own pharmacists while Walgreens argued the arbitrator overstepped his authority (..)

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IP Law 360

MARCH 13, 2025

and his father to settle the company's contract dispute, resolving litigation that temporarily barred Harrison's jersey number 18 from officially being sold, according to court documents filed in New York state court Thursday. Fanatics has cut a confidential deal with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, the two companies created and produced work related to various testing needs and targeted state contracts. However, when WIN won a lucrative contract with the state of South Carolina, ACT sued allegiging that their skill definitoins and other elements were “virtually identical” to their own.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. According to Anderson, she trained Roup in the techniques and Roup has gone on to offer her own services, leading to a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract and unfair competition claims.

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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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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2025

government and third parties may use and disclose data without restriction, and DoD contracts include a mandatory release of liability for such disclosure. Yet the DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is quite clear that contractors and their suppliers must mark such data to protect them; if unmarked, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 2025

On February 27, 2025, the District of Minnesota granted a franchisors motion to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by its franchisee, alleging, among other things, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In the case, T&T Mgmt., Choice Hotels Intl, Inc.,

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IP Law 360

MARCH 24, 2025

secured a repeat win Monday in a California federal court retrial of a breach of contract suit against Samsung Electronics Co., Netlist Inc. a verdict that itself carries no money judgment but bolsters the chipmaker's position on maintaining $421 million worth of patent infringement damages from separate trials.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Here, we outline when to take that option - When negotiating intellectual property contracts, parties may spend little time considering dispute resolution mechanisms. Why has arbitration become a popular method for resolving IP disputes? Many assume that courts are the go-to forum. However, fighting a battle in court is not the only option.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

CyDex) filed a breach of contract action against Bexson Biomedical, Inc. A litigation regarding patent ownership rights is heating up in the Delaware Court of Chancery, a court of equity that is an atypical forum for pharmaceutical company and intellectual property disputes. CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The Protocol creates a harmonised system for plant variety rights (PVRs), whereby applications can be made to ARIPO and, once granted, will have uniform effect in the designated contracting states. Furthermore, Article 4(1) states that the variety will have uniform effect, provided a designated contracting state has not refused the grant.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Due in part to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which incentivized universities to commercialize their technology, the number of academic spinouts has grown in recent years. This is particularly true in the life sciences space, where a number of spinouts from academic institutions are now notable industry players. By: Ropes & Gray LLP

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

Ten years ago, essay mills were low-quality but slowly gaining popularity , today they, along with contract cheating more broadly, are one of the most pervasive challenges to academic integrity. This could be significant, not just as a means of combatting contract cheating, but as a way of understanding authorship more completely.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 8, 2025

Further, the MoU also underscores the requirement of separate contracts of music directors and lyricists with producers whereby both will have the right to negotiate independently. practice where one would see singers and actors names being featured prominently and not the composers or the lyricists. As explained by Prof.

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