Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Originally posted 2011-05-23 16:57:09. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt had to happen — another piece of territory now being rented out in the Lanham-Act-as-competition-buster industry: A new service has announced that it will scoop up the Google infringements for ya for a few kopeks. Their proud slogan: “Online trademark infringement is the act of using […] The post And Let Google the Dogs of Law appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch I'm following a new cert petition that asks the Supreme Court to examine when web scraping becomes an improper means of obtaining trade secret information under the the DTSA. I regularly use web scraping for academic research, and so this case caught my attention for more than just the intellectual property curiosity. Rutstein v. Compulife Software, Inc. , 24-634 (US) petition: 20241206162356526_Petition Website where the CEO of Compulife has ongoing commentary about Rutstein.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Another busy year is coming to an end. and it was particularly eventful for plant variety rights (PVRs) and plant-related IP issues around the world! This Kat has reflected on the legal developments that took place throughout 2024 and considered what readers might expect to see in 2025. EU Plant Variety Rights and other IP issues A Kat looking back on the year amongst a variety of plants.

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