The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2024

This cat is totally spooked by the idea of mew cloning! (photographed by Mina) In A rijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP and Ors. , the Bombay Court recently took a pro-publicity and -personality rights stance in an ex-parte ad-interim order concerning the unauthorized use and cloning of Indian artist Arijit Singh ’s voice by multiple defendants. The court ordered the following actions: (1) to take down, remove, delete, block access to, or suspend all infringing content that had been uploaded ; (

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 31, 2024

Originally posted 2013-02-20 14:00:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter [Editor’s note: When this was first posted, I — not Matthew, I, Ron Coleman — failed to utilize the drop-down box and make sure that MDB showed as the author of this piece, probably thinking that the picture at left would do the trick. Based on […] The post We Can Infringe Upon You Wholesale appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2024

It seems that the Laguiole saga [covered by The IPKat here , here , here and here ] is far from over: the Appeal Court of Aix-en-Provence has recently cancelled the registration of “Couteau Laguiole” (Laguiole knife) as a French geographical indication (GI) because the consumers would be confused as to the knives’ geographical origin. Background In September 2022, the French Patent and Trade Mark Office (INPI) registered “Couteau Laguiole” as a GI for knives produced in the French municipalities

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2024

With millions of visits per month, pirate sports streaming site Streameast is a fan favorite among many sports aficionados. The site is particularly popular in the United States, where even the largest sports icons, including LeBron James, have reportedly used it to stream content. The appeal of free sports content is understandable, as legal options can cost hundreds of dollars per month.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 31, 2024

FACTS OF THE CASE: Between the years of the formulation of the Consumer Protection Act in 1986 [1] and the decision of the above case in 1995, there was a continuous increase in the number of cases related to medical negligence in the country. A good number of complaints were filed before the Consumer Courts and forums set up across the country in order to seek compensation under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

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