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. The PVR protection will have a duration of 25 years for trees and vines, and 20 years for all other plants.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

Intended to offer a thorough introduction to European IP law, the course will be covering key topics like: EU and international legal framework Trade marks and designs, including the EU design reform Geographical indications, including for handicraft products Copyright and the digital age Patent law, SPCs, the Unified Patent Court and patent litigation (..)

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it.

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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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

In that regard, The Galaxy study mirrors one by Cornell University and the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts that was published in January. However, NFTs were never designed for this purpose. NFTs were not designed to be a copyright panacea, they were designed to create scarcity, something they failed to do.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. Adidas reportedly intends to take advantage of its design rights by selling the Yeezy sneakers using its own branding.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Instead of requiring its users to review those terms and conditions as it appears to do with its drivers, Uber has designed an interface that allows the registration to be completed without reviewing or even acknowledging the terms and conditions. Reminder: courts sometimes demand that consumers click twice to form a contract.

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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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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Behind every costume is a designer whose vision and design breathes life into characters. But behind every designer, other figures may undercut and miscredit them. Disney’s Cruella , released in May 2021 , tells the story of two haute couture designers battling for recognition in the fashion industry.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

Retired Nicklaus now heads his golf course design and construction company, Nicklaus Designs. The IP rights and activities related to both Nicklaus as a person and his golf course design and construction activities made the deal worth more than $145 million.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

According to NetEase, Tencent, through its QQ Music streaming platform, has violated a contract with them by streaming music in provinces where QQ has no license to do so. In addition to those issues, NetEase also claims that Tencent ripped off their app and interface designs.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

According to the complaint, in early 2022, Andretti Global hired the Plaintiff and the Defendants to design and construct a racing facility in Fishers, IN. The parties then entered into a Design-Build Contract , which included financial terms, budgets, building plans, completion dates, etc. Continue reading

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Cease and Desist Copyright Contracts 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Court granted the claimant leave to amend the wilful plant patent infringement claim due to the curable deficiencies in the pleadings, and allowed trade mark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition claims under the Lanham Act to proceed.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The engine that runs the bitcoin ledger that Nakamoto designed is called the blockchain; the original and largest blockchain is the one that still orchestrates bitcoin transactions today. These became known as smart contracts.

Technology 135

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Computer Programs Directive protects “ preparatory design work leading to the development of a computer program provided that the nature of the preparatory work is such that a computer program can result from it at a later stage ” (recital 7). This is not to say that prompts should qualify as preparatory design work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

Thus, Lady Freethinker sued YouTube for breach of contract and related claims. (A Rather than engaging this contract law issue directly, the court rules for YouTube on Section 230 grounds: Lady Freethinker’s claims ultimately seek to treat Google as the publisher or speaker of content provided by another information content provider.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 28, 2022

the Federal Circuit held that a catheter insertion design patent was invalid because the claimed design was offered for sale more than a year before the design patent application was filed. Medical Components, Inc., By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 17, 2024

Put intellectual property protection provisions in contracts (employment contracts, contracts with partners, vendors, and others). Consider non-traditional trademarks (sounds, colors, packaging designs). Develop a style guide for employees, contractors, vendors, etc, so that your use of the brand is consistent.

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Patently-O

APRIL 7, 2025

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark and contract issues that Adidas is navigating with shoe designs and related designs in the future. Listen to the podcast of this episode here.

Blogging 98

Blogging Law IP Contracts 98

IP Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2022

The complaint explains that Google changed the way it displays restaurant search results in 2019, confusing customers into ordering through Google-designed ordering buttons and pages, thereby robbing the restaurants of direct online orders.

Contracts 119

Contracts Designs Design Government 119

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. In all likelihood, BIPA consent would require, at minimum, a two-click process to proceed.

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Privacy Law Contracts Designs 145

Intepat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The exact cost of the basic application fee can fluctuate based on currency and the contracting party through which the application is filed. It typically comprises two components: the basic fee and the complementary fee for each Contracting party designated. Users can access it directly through a web browser.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2022

The businesses targeted in these raids include an interior design firm and a design and build company, but also companies in the manufacturing precision engineering and construction industries. These are substantial businesses winning lucrative contracts.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A vehicle safety company has accused a bespoke electronics maker of breaching a contract to supply exclusively designed vehicle products, suing for £11.8 million ($15.3 million) for going over its head to attract other customers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. But ultimately, the onus is on Disney to create a contract formation process so conspicuous that a court can’t reach decisions like this. ” * Doe v. Facebook, Inc., 2023 WL 3483891 (S.D. May 16, 2023).

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Contracts Law Reporting Blogging 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 2, 2024

This statement sets out OpenAI’s vison for a ‘social contract for content in AI’. However, OpenAI then states that it ‘[feels] that it’s important we contribute to the development of a broadly beneficial social contract for content in the AI age.’

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Patently-O

MAY 30, 2024

United States does focus on counterfeiting coins as well as implied contracts with the Federal Government. In 2018, The Portland Mint delivered over 400,000 pounds of coins to a foundry designated by the U.S. On appeal, the Federal Circuit reversed on the key implied contract claim. Mint in exchange for payment.

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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.

Blogging 130

Blogging Contracts Fair Use Copyright Law 130

The IPKat

JULY 11, 2022

Case Background J 8/20 relates to appeals of the decisions to refuse two European patent applications ( EP3564144 and EP3563896 ) for failing to designate a natural person as an inventor. The Board of Appeal agreed with this assessment, noting that " under the EPC the designated inventor has to be a person with legal capacity.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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. It is important for the game developers and industry players to know their rights and consequences of IPR that they might face.

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Intellectual Property Graphic Design Trademark Copyright 59

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

To that end, I took my two most recent full articles on the site, the one about Activision plagiarizing an upcoming character’s design and the challenges of determining podcast plagiarism. To test the tool out, I first wanted a baseline. Since the latter is the oldest, by a day, I opted to use that as the reference.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2022

Those seeking a clear and panoramic view of the scale of site blocking measures will find an opaque system, one that seems designed to limit how much information is made available to the public. In France, premium TV company Canal+ has reentered the fray with what appears to be the first injunction designed to reduce piracy of Formula 1.

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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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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Broadcom chips and Apple phones are manufactured outside of the United States, although they are largely designed in the US, and the nerve centers of marketing and sales are also in the US. Broadcom makes infringing chips and they are installed in Apple devices. ” Halo Elecs., Marvell Tech. 3d 1283 (Fed.

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