LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The first (Mytinger) concluded that a company had violated Section 5 by claiming, among other things, that a list of permissible claims in a prior consent order amounted to an endorsement by the government that only the company was authorized to make such claims for its products.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? Piggyback on VC due diligence, valuation. Can also have government provided guarantee. Ideas are nothing without financing. Banks will not give loans secured by patents; banking law constraints. Insurance policy. RT: TM as collateral?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You will need to have proper searching due diligence done to make sure you won’t be infringing on someone else’s trademark rights. In early 2023 the USPTO asked for public comment on AI assistance with inventions to help it advise government rulemakers. DM me on social media or email me at info@kingpatentlaw.com.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 29, 2022

It is thankfully not everyday that a sitting Member of Parliament uses social media to suggest that you are racist. These posts were openly available online and should have been part of any routine due diligence. Moreover, Goldberg regularly tweeted at the department and Rodriguez to try to get attention.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

The Report commended optional guidelines that some auction houses have already adopted to conduct due diligence (sometimes operating through formal compliance teams) and hoped for less client resistance to these policies. [18]. ” [25] This is especially true on third-party sales websites (social media marketplaces, eBay, etc.),

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Given that IP rights are territorial and a particular cloud computing service can operate across multiple jurisdictions, it can be quite uncertain which IP regulations should govern activities in the cloud computing environment. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. “The

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2022

Last week, Kenya's government agency in charge of copyright matters, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) published an advisory via its Twitter handle. This advisory is coming in the wake of the proliferation of memes on Kenya's ongoing election campaigns and elections, trending on various social media platforms.

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Social Media Copyright Copyright Law Due Diligence 93

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 , that replaced the 2011 rules. CONCLUSION Social media platforms have made it possible for people from all over the world to interact with one another.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The Delhi High Court had issued a notice to the Union Government seeking a response on this matter. However, the MeitY finally gave way and brought out a new advisory replacing the old one that did away with the requirement of prior government approval. This instigated wide public outcry and the MeitY was compelled to reconsider.

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Personality Rights Due Diligence Registering Trademarks Social Media 59

43(B)log

JUNE 30, 2023

Media pluralism in DSA can be broadened to say there’s value in pluralism generally: DSA doesn’t tell you how to do things. When we add in the human cost of moderation, we should accept that social media companies can’t do it all. Government-funded research can also help. Changes the character of the audit.

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