Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

How to take down Amazon seller listings that copy your products You have invested a great deal of time and money to develop your products. Now you’re being copied by others. What can you do to take down Amazon seller listings of copy products? The Amazon Design Patent Neutral Evaluation is for design patents.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media. “My own photos of my design were used in image edits and displayed on 11:11 Digital / Paris Hilton’s social media accounts without my permission.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Section 4 of the report refers to detentions at the EU border and is based on data uploaded into DG TAXUD’s COPIS (the EU-wide anti- Co unterfeit and anti- Pi racy information S ystem) by the customs authorities of all the Member States. In this regard, the most infringed right was trademarks , followed by designs , copyright and patents.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In August, the parties already informed the court that they were working on a settlement, which has since been finalized. “Within 30 days of entry of this order, the Wicked Entities are ORDERED to use their best efforts to implement technological measures designed to prevent subscribers of the VPN.ht Alston Jr.,

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds. Existing copyright frameworks were designed for the physical world and digital domains, but the metaverse introduces novel complexities.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2021

courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. Harsh comments were also directed at Malibu’s designated representative Colette Pelissier, who failed to appear before a court without a proper reason. In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2021

courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. As expected, the order is also very critical of Malibu Media and its designated representative Colette Pelissier. — A copy of Judge Durkin’s order and injunction is available here (pdf). Accused Subscriber Fight Back. They include Mr. W.M. Court Slams Malibu.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

However, the judge stopped short of approving a variety of additional designs featuring the Phanatic character, and left the team’s ability to merchandise the new version of the mascot unresolved for now. H/E), a creative design firm, which in 1984 assigned the copyright in the mascot for a term of “forever.”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

The plaintiffs stated that the complex business structure was designed to frustrate enforcement efforts and hide profits made by SET Broadcast LLC and various individuals. That included a confidential settlement, an agreed final judgment, a permanent injunction, plus an agreement from Beaman to be bound by that injunction.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

” I’ll focus on the false designation of origin claim regarding Troia’s keyword ads. And how can consumers be “diverted” with the ad copy accurately previewed what consumers could expect to get at the link terminus? Defendant cannot now hide under the cloak of cyberspace to escape liability.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. 26, 2021). This is a preview of the future of CCB litigation…CAN’T WAIT! 19-55882 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs. Case: Biomoneta Research Vs Controller General of Patents Designs on 13 March 2023 (Delhi High Court) The matter pertained to an appeal against the order of the controller rejecting a patent application for ‘Air Decontamination Assembly’. 7 of the plaintiff’s registered design of urination device.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The court noted that determining whether a use is de minimis involves both quantitative and qualitative assessments—how much of the copyrighted material was copied and how significant that copying was. My bet’s on a relatively quick settlement, but one thing is clear—this is one insurance ad that just wasn’t worth the risk.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A copy from the Wayback Machine also reveals that the photographs of the therapist are drastically different when compared across sites, an indication of a deliberate switch. As the archive copy of the Beyond Boundaries website on the Wayback Machine clearly shows in the footer, the site was created by web design/SEO company i New Media.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In some cases, people will opt to pay a settlement fee, which over hundreds or even many thousands of threats, can amount to a significant new revenue stream for the movie company. Warning Signs Appeared a Few Months Ago. The precise amount is not detailed but it is likely to be many hundreds of pounds and possibly more.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The use of the Work on the College's graphic design department website was allegedly discovered in 2019.Bowers On page three, the Complaint shows a copy of the alleged original image which contains a copyright watermark on the bottom left corner. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

To build the forthcoming argument, an analogy is to be drawn between the NSE data and the copy-edited judgments in question in DB Modak. In the US, the court in NYMEX v ICE denied copyright on the basis that what the settlement prices were reflecting was in fact economic facts of the world and nothing beyond.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Price argues that in 2009, he created an artistic graphic design to print on shorts for his two sons. His artistic design was not registered with the United States Copyright Office until August 2022 when he obtained certification and named the work as MCLAW DESIGN. Amended Complaint pg.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

MARCH 27, 2018

A well-known street artist known as Rime has filed lawsuits against prominent designers Vince Camuto and Moschino, both which ended in settlements. Rime’s dispute with Vince Camuto centered around the designer’s use of four different murals in an ad campaign. The terms of the settlements were not disclosed.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. “Do not worry, all the data will remain the same, the old staff will keep supporting the server.”

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Significantly, even intentional copying of a plaintiff’s trademark does not, standing alone, state a misrepresentation claim.” accused product another another The subsequent stipulation to a permanent injunction did not cover the registrations, but there is apparently a confidential settlement agreement that may have covered them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“IJR copied a significant percentage of the Photo in its article, and it only cropped out the negative space while keeping the Photo’s expressive features, or the ‘heart’ of the work.” The ridiculously low economic stakes of this case are what the CCB was designed to handle. Amount Taken.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This is an interesting legal question as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the CDPA) brought in new performers’ rights, even for earlier performances such as Mitchell’s and Redding’s subject to transitional provisions regarding prior contracts.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In that case, artist Lebeus Woods claimed that a torture device used in the Terry Gilliam film had been unlawfully copied from his drawing of a wall-mounted chair. This prompted a quick settlement which allowed the chair to remain in the picture. This arguably makes the use of copyrighted works by OpenAI and Stability.AI

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The big question, then, is whether such a subpoena should be granted after fair use considerations and alongside McFree’s claims that the subpoena was really designed to “disfellowship him as an apostate.” Despite that, Watch Tower followed up with its DMCA subpoena to YouTube/Google to identify McFree.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Alternatively, a hard copy of Form I, duly completed, may be submitted to the respective District Industries Centre (DIC) or the Office of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise-Development Institute (MSME-DI) under the Development Commissioner, MSME.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademark protection is granted to any word, phrase, symbol, or design that conveys a specific brand identity, and it prevents other companies from using similar marks that could cause confusion among consumers and dilute the original brand’s value. Keep in mind that copying is not considered flattery in the world of trademarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Now here he claims this infringed his copyright, when in fact this is merely a retaliatory claim due to my filing a DMCA claim based on his appropriation of my design and copyright computer code expressions on multiple occasions without written or verbal permission. I proceeded to do that. It seems like it did. Oppenheimer sent him a letter.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Other Posts A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ image from here Do you enjoy your whiskey? Ttk Prestige Ltd vs Arjun Ram & Anr on 31 January, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff had filed a design and trade dress infringement suit against the defendant for its brand ‘Prestige’.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Delhi High Court clarifies that for “lack of novelty” to be used as a defence against a Design infringement claim, the lack of novelty is to be seen as on the date of registration of design and not thereafter. Samsung to pay $150 mn to Nanoco Tech in QLED patent suit settlement. International Developments Hermes wins U.S.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The FTC had accused 1-800 Contacts of crushing competition with settlement agreements that barred contact lens retailer rivals from purchasing keywords for search engine advertising. 1-800 Contacts also claims that Warby Parker copied its website design to “ intentionally deceive and confuse ” consumers.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

The authors also look to lawmakers at the federal and state levels, who considered a variety of legislative proposals relating to biologics and biosimilars designed to improve patient access, encourage commercialization, and reduce costs. Companies are already taking advantage of these new designations. Biosimilar Regulatory Updates.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . Introduction.

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