The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. This post presents some of the highlights of the Protocol. See Article 8.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2022

The court confirms that to ensure enforceability, consumers should (1) check the box and (2) be advised that checking the box will indicate assent to contract terms. These basic principles “apply with equal force to contracts formed online.” Forming online contracts is not rocket science. Freedom Financial Network, LLC.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Still, it seems troublesome because it ignores that some contract was formed at point of purchase, and those terms should be relevant to governing the device and possibly whether or not the service TOS is an amendment, a conflicting contract, or something else. BONUS: Additional contracts links from the past six months.

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Olartemoure Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

008742 which develops and establishes not only the terms but also the form and content for the registration of technology import contracts before the entity. Such contracts include -among others- technology licenses, trademarks or patents, as well as technical assistance or service contracts, or basic engineering contracts.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended. Registration of patent is mandatory. Key Features: Registration of design is mandatory under the Designs Act, 2000.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

In this blog we will talk about the process of registration and what type of protection is provided under the designs act. ADVANTAGES OF DESIGN REGISTRATION. Several benefits come along with the registration of a design in India. REGISTRATION PROCESS OF DESIGN IN INDIA . Picture Credit: Shutterstock]. PROCEDURE .

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, European patents granted by the EPO may be validated within both UPC and non-UPC contracting states to the EPC, including the UK. Article 34 UPCA states that "Decisions of the Court shall cover, in the case of a European patent, the territory of those Contracting Member States for which the European patent has effect".

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Bharat Harne Image from here The 161 st Report of Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committee on Intellectual Property observed (paragraph 11.1) Thus, registration of copyright is completely discretionary and not compulsory.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Sonal Info Systems Pvt Ltd, where it held that Copyright Registration is compulsory to maintain a civil or criminal action under the Copyright Act of 1957. The judgment on which NTC had relied upon to prove that Copyright Registration is compulsory to maintain a criminal or civil action under the Copyright Act wasn’t sustainable.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. The court says it’s immaterial that there is a potentially long time delay between user registration and the purchases. The post More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 17, 2024

Once you have a trademark registration, be sure to docket the renewal deadlines. Put intellectual property protection provisions in contracts (employment contracts, contracts with partners, vendors, and others). Show off your registration certificate. Monitor for potential conflicts and infringements.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Can a Claim for Breach of Confidence and Breach of Contract be made together? The Court held that the appellant cannot prevent the first respondent from registering its mark in Class 9 due to the latters honest and concurrent use since 1977 and prior registration in Class 7 in 1986. Deepak Gupta.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

It’s a reminder that you must consider how you will introduce evidence of contract formation in addition to worrying about the contract terms and formation process. “To the extent the contract pertains to use of Peloton’s Services (e.g., ” Thus, the nonparties cannot be swept into the contract.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Thus, trademark registration is necessary to protect its unauthorized usage by others. However, trademark registration provides a territorial right, whereby when a trademark is registered in India, the registration provides protection only within India.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Thus, some but not all breach of contract claims survived. R]eferences to classroom locations and physical attendance requirements in Columbia’s syllabi, departmental policies and handbooks, and course registration portal … merely memorialize the pre-pandemic practice; they offered no guarantee that it would continue indefinitely.”

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Manufacturers Like Custom Contract Furnishings in High Point, North Carolina. Photo of a Custom Contract Furnishings (CCF) worker making upholstered seating for the hospitality, health care and senior living industries. . Custom Contract Furnishings (CCF) is one of the many furniture manufacturers located near High Point.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This is achieved through a provision under which contracting parties may require applicants to file information on traditional cultural expressions and traditional knowledge relevant to the eligibility for registration of the design. This contradicts existing jurisprudence on GUI registration in India.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 2, 2023

Check your renewal deadlines for any trademark registrations you have. Whether they’re at the USPTO or internationally, look at all your registrations for any renewals that might be coming due this year. Have you revisited your contracts with employees, vendors and independent contractors?

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Read on to learn about: The difference between patents and industrial designs Recent industrial designs registration trends How you can swiftly search for industrial designs with Corsearch What are industrial designs? These and other questions are relevant in assessing registrability potential for patents. respectively.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The Offices agreed with these assessments and did not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time. The USPTO has provided guidance on these issues and will continue to work with stakeholders to identify additional needs.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

For example, blockchain copyright registrations in the United States would be of almost no use, as such registrations already need to be recorded with the U.S. Copyright Office. But this isn’t to say that it can’t be useful. It just requires a complete rethinking of the technology and its application.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that the 2025 version of the twelfth edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) will enter into force on 1 January 2025. More volumes will continue to be added in due course.

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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 sequence in which it appears during the registration process renders it less likely to draw the user’s attention. The Maine Supreme Court says that the TOS wasn’t properly formed. Don’t do that.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 does not make it necessary for the companies to get registered themselves as firms but because of non-registration the firm can cause many disabilities. Registration of a firm may not from the very beginning of the establishment of a firm, it can be registered at any time during the working tenure of a firm.

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Intepat

JUNE 12, 2023

One very important aspect of such registration is that the protection so granted is territorial in nature, for instance, if a trademark is registered in India, then it will be protected only within the Indian territory. A detailed account of the domestic procedure for registration of trademarks in India can be found here.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The legal protection of these trademarks is contingent upon their registration with the relevant government authority, such as the Trade Marks Registry in India. In the era of globalization, companies with international operations must secure trademark registrations in multiple countries.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The court characterizes the formation process as a “clickwrap,” which the court says usually create binding contracts. This court responds that Kauders “did not conclude that an online-service contract could never notify a customer of an arbitration provision. That’s the case here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

125 , I wanted to write a quick post about changes and enhancements to the ability for alcohol producers (breweries, wineries and distilleries) to contract manufacture in Wisconsin. Historically, only breweries were able to contract manufacture for other breweries in Wisconsin.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

In the near future, they will also attempt to obtain registration and patent protection of their medicines/research in order to be able to commercialise and monetise the same. Further, contract-based IP protection is also flexible enough to govern all forms of intellectual property from trademarks to patents.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

If a new user re-registers a name whose registration is expired, a new token is created. However, and beyond the fact that the registration is expired, any name maintains in the blockchain its own history. McCoy’s registration on the Namecoin blockchain expired In January 2015. a jpeg) stored on the cloud. are applicable to it.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-experimented hybrid feature trademark should also take care of all areas comprising both physical and digital dimensions: File under multiple trademark classes or registration numbers so as to be making claims and protecting almost anything a hybrid product has. Its brand is safe for the hybrid future situation.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

Is Copyright registration mandated in India? The registration is not treated as a prerequisite to acquiring the copyright of any literary work. Notwithstanding this mandating step, the Copyright Act provides the registration procedure, which unlike the U.S.

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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. In those that did, the language was often confusing and, even when the language was clear, it’s still unclear how those transfers would hold up in court.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick Bytes—small servings of technical contract insights prepared by our seasoned attorneys.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

As a lawyer, we tend to advise that the registration of your IP is of utmost importance since it affords multiple rights to the owner which assist them in their enforcement. In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this 650-paragraph judgement , the court ruled that students can in certain situations be “consumers” vis a vis the university under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation 1999/2083) (UTCCR). In Oct 2013, Mr. Jing commenced his DPhil studies (PhD equivalent), signing a contract which included the University’s IP Provisions.

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CopyrightsWorld

MARCH 1, 2021

Note thought, that if you are creating it on contract for hired work, the copyright belongs to the person who hired you to create it. As a business owner, make sure you obtain copyright ownership over the logo of your business using a contract for hired work with them.

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