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Trademark protection for cannabis brands

Erik K Pelton

Note that this field may be subject to changes and developments more than others when it comes to trademark registration strategies. Contact a lawyer to discuss your needs. Businesses and brands in the field of cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), and hemp need to be aware of special considerations when it comes to brand protection. The overlapping state and Federal issues regarding the regulation and legality of these products provide unique challenges and strategies related to trademark protection.

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Copyright and the Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials

Plagiarism Today

The Rankin/Bass holiday specials are a Christmas tradition. So who owns the copyright to these works? Also, is Rudolph public domain? The post Copyright and the Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Piracy Shield Blacks Out Tech News Site by Blocking Another CDN IP

TorrentFreak

After a series of completely avoidable incidents that have seen countless innocent sites blocked by Italy’s Piracy Shield blocking system, at this point is it appropriate to keep calling them ‘blunders’? Continuing to do so might suggest acceptance that incompetence is always to blame. In reality, recent legal amendments addressed the issue of overblocking by dramatically weakening what little protection innocent sites had against becoming collateral damage.

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How Duracell Uses Trademarks and Trade Dress to Fight Counterfeits | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

This week my conversation is with Leo White, who is Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel for The Duracell Company. During our conversation we begin by briefly talking about patent strategy, but then move quickly to brand protection, trademarks, trade dress and effectively working with customs agencies around the world. While Duracell does patent its various battery technologies, and while White is responsible for maintaining a worldwide patent portfolio for the company, the companys tr

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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3 Count: Vibe Check

Plagiarism Today

Second Circuit rejects Thinking Out Loud appeal, Netflix's Don't Look Up sued again and TikTok influencers fighting over fashion. The post 3 Count: Vibe Check appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Emergence of Counterfeit Video Hauls and How Brands Can Combat Them

Corsearch

In the ever-growing world of social commerce, counterfeiters have found new ways to thrive leveraging short form video hauls, and live streams to reach more consumers and generate buzz for their products. These strategies are reshaping consumer perceptions of counterfeit goods and creating significant challenges for brand owners. This blog explores the threat of counterfeit hauls and livestreams, as first detailed in our Brand Protection: The Social Media Threat eBook.

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Creator Retrospective 2024: Career Shifts & AI Implications

Copyright Alliance

Weve interviewed many creators in our Creator Spotlight series over the years, and we love watching their journeys as their careers develop. This year, were catching up with a few […] The post Creator Retrospective 2024: Career Shifts & AI Implications appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Student Engagement Through Authentic Texts

Velocity of Content

As an advocate for providing students with high-interest, engaging, high-quality reading materials in instruction, it is surprising how many companies still rely on synthetic, self-created reading content. I was in the classroom for nearly 25 years, teaching grades 1-12. In my experience, whenever a curriculum product was written for the sake of accomplishing an academic goal like learning to recognize and write a topic sentence in a paragraph or learning a specific set of vocabulary, neither my

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Why Operators Need to Measure Their Own Data!

Christopher Roser

The goal is to have everything relevant easily visible on the shop floor. Ideally, this is through the design of the shop floor as part of visual management. But a lot of other information is hard to see directly and can be shown best through data. Every well-managed shop floor has their different dashboards and.

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“Liberals Against the First Amendment”

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2009-04-19 11:33:36. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMarco Randazza again, this time on naked state-backed censorship at the University of Massachusetts: The UMass conservative organization, the Silent Majority, publishes a newspaper called The Minuteman. The most recent issue of The Minuteman exposed some financial irresponsibility in another student organization, Bridges (an organization that is […] The post “Liberals Against the First Amendment” appeared f

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Institutional Stonewalling: The Federal Circuit’s Silent Treatment Through Rule 36

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Relationship expert John Gottman famously identified "stonewalling" as one of his "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" that predict relationship failure. Stonewalling occurs when one partner withdraws from interaction, refusing to engage or respond meaningfully to the other's concerns. The behavior is particularly toxic because it leaves the other party feeling ignored and invalidated, while also preventing any real progress toward resolution.

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Rowing nowhere? Long awaited IPEC judgment confirms UK law on works of artistic craftsmanship is incompatible with EU law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The long-awaited and much anticipated judgment of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ( IPEC ) in Waterrower (UK) Limited v Liking Limited (t/a TOPIOM) [2024] EWHC 2086 ( WaterRower ) was finally handed down last month. IP practitioners and the wider design community have been eagerly awaiting the decision as it was expected to be the first UK decision to grapple with the boundaries of UK copyright protection and thorny issues surrounding the protection of works of artistic craftsmanship

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TorrentGalaxy’s Troubles Silence Popular Upload Bots

TorrentFreak

Founded in 2018, TorrentGalaxy has grown to become a leading player in the torrent ecosystem. The site was launched by former members of ExtraTorrent, a popular torrent site that had just shut down at the time. The founders aimed to provide a home for ExtraTorrent ‘refugees’ but, over time, it transformed into much more than that. TorrentGalaxy Downtime In recent months, TorrentGalaxy has faced considerable downtime.

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SCOTUS Denies Petition Challenging Post-Patent Expiration Royalty Obligations Upheld in Arbitration

IP Watchdog

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) denied the petition for writ of certiorari filed in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. v. Insall, which challenged an arbitration award ordering Zimmer Biomet to continue paying royalties on knee replacement technologies following the expiration of associated patent rights. The Supreme Courts denial leaves in place lower rulings finding that the arbitration award was not against public policy because modifications to the licensing agreement separated the roya

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The title of the blog is “Is it lawful? The Growing Use of Gaming and Betting in India”

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Betting and gaming have shaped Indian society for thousands of years stemming from old customs and modern entertainment. People have loved games of chance and skill for ages, from ancient dice games in the Mahabharata to today’s booming online gaming world. Yet, this widespread interest clashes with a mix of legal limits moral debates, and social views.

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BREAKING NEWS: Updates on the Future of the Corporate Transparency Act

Cogency Global

What this is : On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the district court) issued an Order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction precluding the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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Is it lawful? The Growing Use of Gaming and Betting in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Betting and gaming have shaped Indian society for thousands of years stemming from old customs and modern entertainment. People have loved games of chance and skill for ages, from ancient dice games in the Mahabharata to today’s booming online gaming world. Yet, this widespread interest clashes with a mix of legal limits moral debates, and social views.

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Musi Decries Apple’s App Store Removal: A “Backroom Scheme” with Music Industry

TorrentFreak

In October, Musi filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed the music streaming app from the App Store. Filed at a California federal court, the Musi complaint states that the takedown was unjustified and accuses Apple of breach of contract, among other things. Wasting no time, Musi requested a preliminary injunction to compel Apple to reinstate the music app.

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CAFC Says Letter Sent to Colorado Address Triggers On-Sale Bar

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, December 10, in its sixth precedential patent opinion of the last week, reversed and remanded a district court finding that Crown Packaging Technology Inc.s patents were not invalid under the on-sale bar. The case concerns Crowns U.S. Patent Nos. 9,308,570; 9,968,982; and 10,751,784, which relate to necking machines meant to reduce the diameter of the tops of metal beverage cans.

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Price Quote’s Written Acceptance Requirement Fails to Shield Patents from On-Sale Bar

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has ruled that Crown Packaging's high-speed necking machine patents are invalid under the pre-AIA on-sale bar, reversing a Virginia district court's summary judgment decision. Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v. Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. , Nos. 2022-2299, 2022-2300 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2024). The court held that a detailed price quotation marked "subject to written acceptance" can still constitute an invalidating offer for sale and not merely an invita

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Trump Picks for Commerce and DOJ Are at Odds with Rumored Pick for USPTO

IP Watchdog

Last week President-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Gail Slater as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Meanwhile, people with knowledge of the Trump Transition tell IPWatchdog that the front runner to be named Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) continues to be Vishal Amin, Intels head of IP policy.

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Now Available! Seyfarth’s 2024-2025 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference—Your Must-Have Guide

Trading Secrets

Were thrilled to release the updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Referencea trusted resource for navigating the complexities of non-compete and trade secrets law across the United States. Highlights of the 2024-2025 Edition The updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference provides a detailed, state-by-state analysis of the evolving legal landscape governing non-competes, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secret protections.

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Acquired distinctiveness in trademarks: the secret is in the evidence

Garrigues Blog

Acquired distinctiveness is a powerful tool that enables a mark, that would otherwise fall short of the minimum distinctiveness threshold to be registrable as a trademark, to be protected as such. Although the process requires time, strategy and resources, it is possible to turn a sign, which in principle would not meet the necessary requirements to access the register, into a trademark worth its weight in gold in the market.