Hugh Stephens Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Image by Greg Altmann/Pixabay This blog post appeared first in Open Canada, the journal of the Canadian International Council, on November 20, 2023.
The IPKat
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement. "The Horses Fountain" Facts In 1985, Frédéric Jaeger, artist, sculptor, and painter, was commissioned by Yves Bienaimé, founder of the Museum of the Living
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IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Introduction There is no exact legislation in India concerning regulating the publicity rights of a sports athlete. Through various proceedings from the Court of law, Publicity rights are inherent in Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. [i] In principle, the Delhi High Court has recognized publicity rights in the case of ICC Development (International) Ltd v Arvee Enterprises (2003).
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. The same accusations were also made against Phoenix Digital Group, the operating company behind the website, and third-party developer James May. AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn’t against the law.
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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?
Likelihood of Confusion
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Your blawger, he is conflicted. Part of me does not want to give the—ahem—geniuses behind the DUMB STARBUCKS stunt any more press, but the rest of me feels that you, The post “DUMB STARBUCKS”: Grasping at laws. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
TorrentFreak
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
While premium IPTV services have built a reputation for beating legal platforms on both selection and price, they also cost at least some money to access. Sites offering ‘IPTV for free’ can go either way, but thanks to so-called ‘FAST’ services such as Pluto TV and Peacock TV, taking risks is no longer necessary. That’s if older mainstream content scratches the itch and users don’t mind lots of advertising.
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The Trichordist
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
BMI takes blood money from Google to sell itself. We know what you are, we’re just haggling about the price.
The IPKat
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Below, you’ll find a weekly summary of what happened on the IPKat recently, while competent authorities were busy handing down interesting decisions in IP-related cases. Image: shutterstock.com Trade marks Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot reviewed a recent decision of the EUIPO’s First Board of Appeal concerning an opposition to the registration as an EU word mark of “miababy”, grounded on its alleged confusing similarity with the earlier trade mark "ia BABY interapothek”.
Corsearch
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Popular trends in fashion, pharmaceuticals and health, technology, entertainment, and society are often drivers in the words found in trademark registrations. With increasing name saturation, finding a unique trademark is becoming a more difficult task in many industries – and this is in turn fueling likelihood of confusion. Read on as we explore recent trademark trends and discuss how you can find the ‘perfect’ trademark using AI-assisted and expert-led solutions.
Managing IP
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Three lead IP counsel in the US, the UK and China share how they walk the fine line between building in-house competence and splurging on external lawyers
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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.
IP Law 360
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The owner of the "Whitney Houston" trademark has hit out at an events organizer who runs tribute shows of the world-famous singer, alleging he sought to unfairly "ride on the coat-tails" of her name.
Michael Geist
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The federal government has quietly backed down from its plans to implement a new digital services tax as of January 2024 that the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated would generate billions in revenue. It did not make the headlines or receive much promotion, but after months of insisting that a digital services tax would take effect in Canada in January 2024, the government has now removed that implementation deadline in the Fall Economic Statement.
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