IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Behind every costume is a designer whose vision and design breathes life into characters. But behind every designer, other figures may undercut and miscredit them. Disney’s Cruella , released in May 2021 , tells the story of two haute couture designers battling for recognition in the fashion industry.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

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CopyrightsWorld

MARCH 1, 2021

Since you are reading this article you’re most likely either a designer working on brand identity and logos, or a business owner. A logo copyright protects a creative design or an expression of an idea, while a logo trademark protects things that identify a business on the marketplace. Copyright © vs. Trademark ®. Copyright ©.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

When artificial technologies are utilized for creating innovations, such as employing evolutionary algorithms for antenna design or engaging IBM Watson to produce music, IPR laws become relevant. AI is doing lots of creative work in the fields of animation, web apps, images, music, designing, and various other things.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

To put it straightforwardly, the Metaverse refers to an immersive digital space in which users interact with different people and things by using digital avatars. NFTs may refer to the digital goods or specific pieces sold in the Metaverse. These are non-fungible, implying that they are unique and can never be replaced by something.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. The district court initially punted on the ownership question. She also pointed to anecdotal references by JLM employees to the accounts as Ms. Teamsters Loc.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Further Trademarks Act, 1999 and Designs Act, 2000 allow licensing of trademarks and designs respectively. Assignment of License is transfer of ownership. Where licensing is temporary, assignment is a transfer of IP rights like ownership over the invention. REFERENCE Intellectual property and technology transfer.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

TYPES OF IP CONTRACTS (1)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT The process of facilitating the transfer of ownership rights for various forms of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patent, trade secrets, and other intangible creations is known as an intellectual property assignment.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The court found that the only reasonable interpretation of the contract was that “Work” referred to both the physical mural and the copyright. It is more than plausible 6th Avenue Corridor would have acquired the right to publicly display the mural—the only way possible to display the mural—along with physical ownership of the mural.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 10, 2020

Another important aspect of the trademark application is asserting the proper ownership of the application. But an application with incorrect ownership could be null and void or worthless, so it is important to get the ownership correct. I often refer to it as a long and winding road. It’s actually the opposite.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2024

Trade Marks Marcel Pemsel commented on the legal issues that were recently referred to the CJEU by the German Supreme Court. The launch of ‘Le sac Swoosh’ (or ‘The Swoosh bag’) in February raised an eyebrow from art director and graphic designer Davide Perella, who shared his version of a concept Nike bag in 2020.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2023

The image shared in the tweet is a ‘bots’ meme, referring to Musk’s attempt to reduce bot activity on Twitter. Again, the takedown requests target several stores that sell clothing with a print of this meme, with ‘Musk’ claiming ownership of the memes themselves.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

Descriptive or Generic Terms: It is technically possible to register a trademark that is descriptive of the products that they refer to or services that they characterize, or even generic symbols that are familiar to the public. Copyright Registration: First being that the ownership of copyright subsists during a limited period only.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

John's Central Academy, a private high school in Bellaire, Ohio, related to a new logo created by a former student, referred to as SW in court documents. John's approached SW to design a new logo and she invested numerous uncompensated hours into drawing and editing the logo until it was approved by the Board of Directors.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. Recommendations vis-à-vis Inventorship and Ownership. Granting AI inventorship and ownership, is not as simple as amending a few provisions in the patent law.

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

Accordingly, San Antonio filed a complaint for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false designation of origin. they can designate a person in the U.S. Foreign infringers are increasingly popular and on marketplaces that verify IP ownership, such as Amazon. They did so under s. 1051(e) which allows U.S. lawsuit.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

2022), where the Federal Circuit held that the term “individuals” in the Patent Act refers only to human beings barring. Example: An engineer asks broadly asks an AI system to provide an improved product design that solves a known problem in the existing product. patents and patent applications. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The similarities in the marks and the goods, "Opposer’s history of renaming and restructuring itself, combined with Opposer’s prior ownership of Applicant’s brass division, industry norms concerning legal entity changes," outweighed any purchaser sophistication. Seems like a nonsequitur to me - ed.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

CC has a recent trademark registration for a design mark “consist[ing] of the stylized wording ‘COLOR COPPER.COM”, [with] a diamond shape between the wording ‘COLOR’ and ‘COPPER’ made up of four smaller diamonds, each diamond having a pattern inside of it,” COPPER.COM disclaimed. There’s no written agreement” will do it.]

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

The metaverse acted as a virtual boundary in this design for the future. Basics of IP in Metaverse In simple words, Intellectual Property Rights refer to legal rights that protect the intangible property of a person that arises from a person’s intellect. that identifies a product or a service that is distinguishable by a common man.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect. The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. The ownership is not transferred.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. To avoid this risk, the Chinese market has created a different Chinese name for NFTs: Digital Collection (数字藏品, hereafter also referred as “DC”).

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Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Copyright is a form of intellectual property law designed to safeguard original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, and artistic works such as computer software, novels, architecture etc. To enjoy these sets of rights the determination of authorship and ownership of the intellectual property is vital.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). Your employer could attempt to gain the intellectual property rights for your creation, drastically shifting ownership (and revenue) of your work. Why is IP important? So, why does any of this matter? Non-compete.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

Presently, any person who sells the goodwill of a business or who disposes of their ownership interest or other specified assets in a business may agree with the buyer to refrain from competing in the geographic area in which the sale occurred. The bill has been re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and set for hearing today, April 25.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 25, 2023

Presently, any person who sells the goodwill of a business or who disposes of their ownership interest or other specified assets in a business may agree with the buyer to refrain from competing in the geographic area in which the sale occurred. The bill has been re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and set for hearing today, April 25.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

Ownership Rights : Roku argued Universal lacked ownership rights to assert the ‘196 patent because when Universal filed its ITC complaint, it had recently filed a petition to correct inventorship to add a Universal employee. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed, rejecting each of Roku’s three primary arguments.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As early as in Sarony (a seminal case concerning copyright protection of photographs), the US Supreme Court referred to authors as human. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright. The phrase ‘original works of authorship’ under §102(a) of the Act sets limits to what can be protected by copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

When it comes to AI, there are various entities for which a claim for copyright could be made: Programmer: One of the main contention of granting ownership to AI is that it is the programmer who designs, creates, or trains the computer software, without which the AI system would not have been created. References [1] Philip C.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 4, 2024

With Section 54EE, you can reinvest such earnings within six months in a fund designated by the government and avoid paying taxes. Change of ownership of the business? If an eligible startup’s ownership structure changes, they will still be able to carry over and offset losses. 50 lakhs) is not used for three years.

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43(B)log

JULY 15, 2024

NFT background: In early 2022, StockX introduced Vault NFTs, which featured Nike’s trademarks and provided the holder ownership of an associated physical item. Of course, a survey respondent could have easily reached the conclusion that the ‘inspection’ process was designed to weed out counterfeit products.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

In addition to the Reporting Company’s information, the CTA Report must also include the specified personal information of the Reporting Company’s ownership, each referred to as a “Beneficial Owner”. This information includes the full company name, any trade names or DBAs, principal address, and IRS taxpayer identification number.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

NFTs have indeed transformed the world of digital assets and ownership, with sales as high as $2.47bn only 6 months into 2021. This is because the storage of a digital version of creations does not designate the title of the creator per se, let alone its trading. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs.

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