Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Next up today, Judy Harrison at the Bangor Daily News reports that Maine costume designer Ellen Okolita has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, Amazon and eBay alleging that the three sites are unlawfully using photos and descriptions of her costumes on their site.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. If this qualifying criterion were to be relinquished, design law would ultimately become obsolete. This is the price for the fact that the author can and should create completely without purpose.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“At a basic level – and common to all the technical devices mentioned – AAPA would like to see the production, marketing and distribution of any device which can be used to infringe IP made illegal” – Sheila Cassells. What’s AAPA’s position there? As for the mobile phone, it’s an infringement machine.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Those packages granted access to sporting events to which the broadcaster holds the rights. “During the investigation, police officers verified that the payments made were destined for a bank account in the United Kingdom and, in addition to sporting events, offered access to English, Scottish and Irish channels.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A few days ago, Fashion Law London held another (online) event – this time focussed on the role of online retail marketplaces. Fortunately, despite a distinct lack of space in the diary to attend the event live, I have since been able to enjoy the recording of the event.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

This post is based in part on the Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 23 January 2023 on the ‘Design Package’, but expresses the authors’ own personal views. Third, the (now even more pronounced) detachment of design and product and what this means for a theoretical approach to cumulation.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2024

In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. This week, Cosmote TV and Nova signed a new deal designed to provide customers with access to more sports for less money.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

As usual nowadays, the plaintiffs relied heavily on product design theories to overcome the obvious Section 230 defense. Some judges recognize that product design theory just rearticulates claims based on third-party content, as it does here because any radicalizing content came from third-parties, not the social media services themselves.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

What are designs? Designs are the visual features of objects, something that is solely perceived by the eye. In India, Designs are protected under the Designs Act, 2000. Why register a design? The cognitive efforts and the creativity involved in making a design have some value in the eyes of the law.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

At present, with the immense growth of interconnectivity, along with digital experiences creating augmented reality and virtual reality, many digital marketers and technology experts have given the term ‘Metaverse’ to these new spheres of human interaction. Market Reach & Presence. Market Reach & Presence.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2023

DM045.247 relating to its “B3” tap by the tap “Alila” marketed in Germany by German company Nobilia-Werke J. It implies a correct identification of the country where the jurisdictionally significant harm has occurred, or where damage has occurred which is closest in causal proximity to the harmful event. Stickling GmbH & Co.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2023

A Registered Community Design (‘RCD’) enjoys protection only if it is new and has individual character vis-à-vis designs disclosed prior to its filing or priority date ( Art. 4(1), 7 of Regulation 6/2002 , ‘Design Regulation’). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 6 of Directive 2005/29/EC.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Android-based set-top devices have saturated the market in recent years, and it’s not uncommon for households to have several; downstairs, upstairs, and probably at least one in a drawer. For devices that enter the local market without certification, Anatel regularly reports various actions to remove them.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2022

CCC has brought together a panel of industry experts who will discuss the role of standards in helping to bring about that future, and will be offering their perspectives in a virtual event on Jan 27th, 2022. The event is supported by the U.S. We’ll get into much more of this during the event. Register here to attend.

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IPilogue

JUNE 9, 2022

In an age of increasing globalization, the ripple effect of a single event resulting in unintended consequences is nothing new. In most cases, compulsory licences are granted to meet the demand for a patented product in a domestic market. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. What is compulsory licencing?

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 19, 2022

For the market-leading RightsLink for Scientific Communications platform, 2021 was a momentous—and busy—year serving publishers and their institutional customers. Designed to drive innovation, efficiency and collaboration across the scholarly ecosystem, RLSC is trusted by more than 30 leading publishers representing 2,600 journals.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Subsequently, in a first of its kind event relating to a specific judge, Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) filed an intervention before the Supreme Court opposing any further extensions to Manmohan Singh. IDMA’s victory in that case was followed by the scrapping of IPAB as a tribunal. Delhi High Court entrance. and Pinduoduo Inc.,

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2021

Germany’s implementation was cautiously praised due to measures designed to prevent automatic blocking of minor uses of copyrighted works, including when copyright works are used in combination with other content. However, almost two dozen other countries are now facing criticism from the European Commission. .

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Opportunities & Events The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published a new open international tender, reference no. Here's looking at you, Kat While the trees are in their autumn beauty and the woodland paths are dry (with apologies to W.B. Yeats), the stream of IP miscellany springs eternal.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The IPKat is received the following report by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (ELSA International) on the recent discussion of a Design Law Treaty at WIPO. They constitute the “SCT”, referring to the Committee covering design law issues within WIPO. If so, what should that entail?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

According to The Business of Fashion , Kardashian “tweaked Dolce & Gabbana styles from the 1990s and early 2000s” creating “finished looks” with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana “that were, the designers said, about 20 percent different from the originals.” Consider the corset teddy dress inspired by a Spring 1992 original.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Whether you are General Counsel, outside counsel for a company, or in a marketing department tasked with designing the promotion, you must be aware of issues associated with promotions in. By: Lewis Roca

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

By Kevin Preji On 28th Feb, 2024, the Delhi High Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs in allowing an appeal, clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (‘PSITA’) in determining non-obviousness. Subsequently, the patent application was rejected in September 2020.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Toyota parts sold by Allen Interchange and Toyota bear the same part number, and according to Allen Interchange, are identical in design, function, and quality. of unauthorized, gray market parts within [Toyota USA’s] PMA [Primary Market Area], or anywhere, is. The court declined to dismiss the counterclaims.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2024

In an interesting turn of events, the plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit had to face the wrath of the Delhi High Court for submitting false evidence and got criminal proceedings instituted against them on the directions of the Court. This is what was seen in the recent case of M/s KG Marketing of India v.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. Before the 2021 amendment, such use was allowed only for reasons of public defense and security.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

The Measures aim at improving the trademark examination system by addressing the national interests and the needs of market players, while maintaining high-quality examination standards. at the national or provincial level, and there is an urgent need to introduce trademark protection.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

There are many things one could reflect on, but this blog is about advertising and marketing law, so we’ll stick to that. To say it was an eventful year would be an understatement. Moving into 2022, the FTC will be kicking off its review of the Environmental Marketing Guides. Another year has come and gone.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

WIPO, Agreement on diplomatic conference on Design Law Treaty. In July, the WIPO Member States agreed to go ahead with a diplomatic conference on the protection of designs to ease cross-border trade. European Commission, European Media Freedom Act. Coming soon and latest referrals.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2024

Always on the move to attend the latest events What's new in terms of events and opportunities in the IP field? And, for events, do not forget to regularly check our Events page. Find out by reviewing the latest edition of our miscellany post. Happy week to all our readers! For more information and to sign up, click here.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In his memoir, Ford recounted growing up in Michigan, serving in Congress, and the complicated events of the 1970’s that brought him to the Presidency. But Congress has not designed, and we see no warrant for judicially imposing, a ‘compulsory license’ permitting unfettered access to the unpublished copyrighted expression of public figures.

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43(B)log

MARCH 22, 2023

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. We invite submissions from academics working on any aspect of trademark, false advertising, marketing, right of publicity, or related areas of the law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 20, 2022

Spring seems to be approaching and many IP events and opportunities are about to greet the new season. EVENTS ECTA ®etreat | 7 April 2022 | Milan, IT The ECTA ®etreat entitled " The never-ending challenge of shape protection: design, trade mark and copyright " will be held in Milan on April 7, 2022!

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2022

This week I attended the IP Case Law Conference , organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office in what was factually accurate and often referred to during the 2-day event as “sunny Alicante”. As such, it differs from any other shape on the market.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The FirstNet network was designed to address the communications challenges public safety faces in both day-to-day incidents and large-scale emergencies. Our staff engages with first responders every day — at conferences, during ride-alongs, through webinars, and other targeted public safety events. Honoring first responders.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

YouTuber ‘Touchtone’ (Raul Orelanna) was later added as a defendant in an amended complaint alongside accusations he was paid $500,000 to market the service. Each system has a key-based encryption and decryption process designed to restrict playback to only authorized Sling subscribers.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

APRIL 30, 2021

IP assets can also include innovative technology, know how, designs and secret recipes. IPO’s free online IP for Business tools and training have been accessed more than 204,680 times , helping SMEs take their ideas to market. A search for registered rights ( patent, trade mark or registered design ) can help you with this process.

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