TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

Both of these are photographers who accuse the counterparty of using their work without a license. According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media. The wings designs are sold through Fancy Fairy Wings & Things Store and at $6.99

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 3, 2023

DBA THE DWIGHT SCHOOL (“NYPSI”) for copyright infringement.Libera is the owner of Libera Design and is a professional photographer, he specializes in tourism advertising as well as motion-controlled-time lapse. On April 10, 2023, Pawel Libera (“Libera”) filed a Complaint against the NEW YORK PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INC.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 30, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained a settlement and license agreement for Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products, in a patent infringement lawsuit against Magicfly LLC.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 12, 2022

However, in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight, Sheeran said that ever since an earlier settlement over his song Photograph , he now videotapes all his songwriting sessions. The group Fwenclub announced a new group of some 5,555 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that that were designed by Spanish artist Joan Cornellà.

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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. For instance, virtual concerts in the metaverse, where avatars perform popular songs, may violate music copyright laws unless proper licensing agreements are in place.

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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. Users creating an account had to go through an identity verification process run by Jumio.

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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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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Zolgensma and the Inadequacies of the Compulsory Licensing Regime. Akhil discusses the compulsory licensing provisions in the TRIPS Agreement, as well as the objectives and principles relating to safeguarding public interest in Articles 7 and 8 and how they find reflection in India’s Patent Act. Poster for Zolgensma.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 2, 2024

With momentum on its side and tacit acceptance of its core claims via settlement agreement with Yuzu, Nintendo targeted key software tools underpinning emulation of its copyrighted games. The reasons for Nintendo not targeting it sooner are unclear but on Monday, everything changed.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: USPTO Director Vidal grants sua sponte review of IPR institution decisions to clarify the General Plastics factors; the Ninth Circuit rules that secondary meaning only needs to identify a single source, not a particular source, to support trade dress infringement claims; the Fifth Circuit affirms the dismissal (..)

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, tattoos serve as deeply intimate expressions of identity and selfhood, with each design narrating a unique tale and mirroring the innermost musings, sentiments, and escapades of the wearer. Conversely, the confidential settlement reached in S. Victor Whitmill vs. Warner Bros.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. Philpot claims his standard photo licensing fee is $3,500, but reuses of the photo from Wikipedia Commons didn’t require any payment (just attribution). Nature of the Work.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 14, 2023

While the sharing of information with co-workers supports collaboration and drives innovation, the sharing of this content without first obtaining the necessary subscriptions, licenses, or permissions also carries enormous potential risk. Make it easy for employees to get answers.

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

However, a careful and sincere reading of CAB will show that the Bill is designed to equally serve the public interest in empowering creators and performers to achieve fair remuneration for their creativity and performances and ensuring access to knowledge for education in South Africa.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that under certain circumstances a trademark licensee can bring a claim against a third party for unfair competition under the Lanham Act even if the licensing agreement does not expressly authorize it to do so. sitting by designation). Overhead Door Company of Kansas City v.

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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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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The defendants could neither prove registration of trademark in their label nor did they have a valid license. They contended that the defendants were engaged in a similar business and were using the mark of MEDAL which was phonetically and artistically very similar to their registered trademark.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For movies this can include releasing them in theaters, licensing to streaming services, or releasing on physical formats such as blu-ray. 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.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Tejaswini Kaushal explores these Pre Grant Oppositions as well as potential licensing questions, highlighting how the outcome could profoundly impact the availability of affordable HIV treatments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like India. 1 and the defendant’s use of the similar design leads to consumer confusion.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In Atari’s case, Judge Fitzwater noted that the Crystal Castles arcade cabinet appeared in the center of nearly every frame of State Farm’s ad, even though parts of the design were obscured by actors and the marquee was replaced with a different title.

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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. Creative Commons : New License Enforcement Principles for Public Comment. 26, 2021).

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In the Complaint, Bowers argues that the Defendants “took Plaintiff’s copyrighted Work without a proper license in order to nationally advertise, market, and promote its business activities across the Kansas City, Missouri area.” The use of the Work on the College's graphic design department website was allegedly discovered in 2019.Bowers

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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. I then offered $500.00.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Copyright Office’s guidelines, but a settlement was reached in 2018. The settlement sidestepped the core question of Naruto’s copyright ownership and avoided setting a legal precedent. The case faced initial dismissal due to the U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained an initial determination at the International Trade Commission (ITC) recommending a general exclusion order for client Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products. Design Patent No. 8,726,528 (“the ’528 Patent”) and U.S.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. 2023 (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to the plaintiff against unauthorized use of its mark “Burger King”, the Crescent Logo Design and Hamburger Refresh Design Logo. Swapnil Patil & Ors.

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Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

Actavis (2012), where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Actavis and Paddock, alleging that they violated antitrust laws by making “reverse payment” settlement agreements with Solvay. Prior to the ratio of this case, there was a reliance on the “per se” rule which would automatically declare all reverse payment settlements as illegal.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. And, although the license is set to expire before the patents, the court found that potential future infringement to be too speculative. Patreon, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2023

Logan is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the State of Texas. The settlement will now go to the court for approval. [1] Lastly, Terphogz agreed to give up the domain name www.zkittlez.com , though the company can still use the letter “Z” generally if it will not cause consumer confusion. Wrigley Jr.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 31, 2021

Until recently, Pine served as one of Proactive’s licensed distributors for the pumps. The principal issue in this lawsuit is whether Pine can continue to rent Proactive’s pumps to its customers despite the termination of that license, particularly where Pine has made or will make repairs to the rented pumps.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sony maintains that the worldwide copyright for the recordings is held by Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC, who license the rights to exploit and distribute the recordings to them.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Additionally, attorneys who violate a protective order jeopardize their license to practice law. For example, pre-suit communications exchanged between the parties may be designated “Confidential.” This designation permits necessary decision-makers to access select information so they can evaluate the case and assess settlement offers.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2023

As one example, the District of Utah Federal Courts automaticaly apply a Standard Protective Order in every case that allows parties to designate materials as CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY. Rather, Modern Font is a patent assertion entity that makes its money through licensing IP rights.

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