LexBlog IP

JANUARY 7, 2022

Data privacy concerns for businesses are on the rise, and organizations need to be prepared for the growing threat and response. Proper planning for potential data breaches not only establishes important intercompany processes and procedures, but also could help limit contractual and regulatory liability in the event a data breach occurs.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

policy premium might offer a guarantee of 80% recovery, or $80m, if the appeal results in a settlement, or if full recovery is otherwise stymied—remand, lack of collectability, or another adverse intervening event. It is a brand-new “bespoke” insurance product with a brand-new market, no oversight, and is yet little understood.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Life Spine contracted with Defendant Aegis Spine to distribute the device only to medical facilities nationwide and to keep Life Spine’s confidential information secret and use the confidential information only in furtherance of the business relationship. Plaintiff Life Spine, Inc.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. The nature and extent of both parties’ usage of the contract subject-matter post termination should be detailed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Normally trademark owners aren’t third-party beneficiaries of that contract. This has turned the DMCA online safe harbor into a sport of kings; so only larger companies can afford it, which has exacerbated the concerns about “Big Tech” market consolidation. Who Cares About Privacy?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2022

In any event, the court says “Rule 11 cannot explain Reilly’s choice not to opt out of arbitration.”. __. The post Lawyer’s Agreement to Online Terms if Investigating a Claim May Bind a Client appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. As an initial matter, Reilly’s declaration was silent on Rule 11. Whitepages.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

STR platforms, including Airbnb, allow the STR host and their guest to enter into short term rental agreements, enforceable under contract law, set the rental terms and house policies and control their cancellation policy to create predictable cash flow. TOS; Section 3).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. It also provides a cost-effective way to accelerate such processes. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Kelly Harris: In Canada, Competition Bureau brought enforcement action against FB for misleading privacy representations even though it’s a free service. Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. Not a lot of US action on sweepstakes.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Speaking of this topic, I can’t miss Bedaquiline , the first new drug to receive approval to treat tuberculosis (TB) in over 40 years, which raised serious questions about its marketing approval without mandatory Phase III clinical trials in India and around informed consent of Indian patients. Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, regulated entities do not include review websites and “Comments incidental to content posted by an established and widely recognized media outlet, the primary purpose of which is to report news and current events.” Indeed, the AG’s office “assured the court at the Rule 65.1 Kuklinski v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

That exception doesn’t apply here because “the School Districts are not individual consumers of Defendants’ platforms who need special protections but are not protected by contract.” ” Imagine a reframing: “can for-profit businesses encourage greater customer loyalty using product marketing?”

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

Bungie Asks Court For More Time Earlier this month, Bungie was awarded over $16 million against a single defendant, with claims spanning copyright law, breach of contract, and civil RICO violations. By June 2022, Bungie had a $13.5

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

In the event of assignment of rights, any person wishing to legally record a film would have to additionally obtain written permission from the author aside from the permissions already needed from the present copyright owner. She then uses this as the basis for claiming relaxations from the barriers to registrability of such marks.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

CRI Events Private Limited [Delhi High Court]. The second suit was filed by IPRS and PPL against an event management company for broadcasting music without authorization. An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

provides data collection and maintenance software solutions for administration, fundraising, marketing, and analytics to social good entities such as non-profit organizations, foundations, educational institutions, faith communities, and healthcare organizations.” Ramirez gets further assimilated into the law. Blackbaud (good name!)

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The case involves an interesting interplay between copyright law, entertainment contracts and the First Amendment. Coakley’s threats prompted Wagging Tails—successor to Virtuoso and affiliated with Harvey Berger—to file its breach of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit against Coakley in federal court in Los Angeles.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

”‘ In a footnote, the court adds “The District’s investigation is not targeted at Meta’s exercise of any First Amendment right and in any event, Meta does not suggest that compliance with the subpoena would in fact inhibit it from exercising its right to control its content moderation policies.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Apple positions itself as more privacy-supportive than the other tech giants, but then it committed an unforgiveable privacy faux pas by unveiling plans to proactively scan client-side files for illegal CSAM. California voters passed a terrible privacy law in November 2020. Apple’s Client-Side Scanning Plans. issue 2, Nov.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

Earlier this month, the agency (in coordination with the Department of Justice) held two days of workshops , informal fact-gathering, and panels – titled “Making Competition Work: Promoting Competition in Labor Markets” – on addressing “competition issues affecting labor markets and the welfare of workers.”

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