JD Supra Law

APRIL 18, 2024

A Q&A guide to New Jersey right of publicity laws. This Q&A addresses the types of persons and aspects of identity protected by the right of publicity, remedies for violations of the right, defenses to right of publicity claims, personal jurisdiction and choice of law considerations, and transfer and licensing of the right.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 24, 2024

With many BigLaw firms relying on an increasingly obsolete marketing approach that prioritizes stiff professionalism over authentic connection, adopting a few key communications strategies to better connect with today's clients and prospects can make all the difference, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

As disqualification motions proliferate, law firms need to be aware of the types of conflicts that most often lead to disqualification, the types of attorneys who may be affected and how to reduce their exposure to these motions, says Matthew Henderson at Hinshaw.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 19, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to block key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. In a 36-page decision, a three-judge panel ruled that the law likely violated First Amendment protections against compelled speech. On Wednesday, the Fifth U.S.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

At the same time, AI and its capabilities are evolving more quickly than the laws and regulations governing its use. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to improve efficiency, predict outcomes with a high degree of accuracy, and even create new data and solutions. By: Haug Partners LLP

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Patently-O

MARCH 25, 2024

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School I realize most readers aren’t law professors, so you can stop now… I have taught IP courses for years and often the books seek to teach the subject through cases, which is a very difficult way to learn it.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’re a subscriber to our blog, you have likely caught wind of our recent rebrand to ADventures in Law. Overflowing with a dynamic mix of weekly blogs, engaging bimonthly podcasts and enriching monthly CLE webinars, ADventures in Law stands as the go-to hub for all things advertising law! By: BakerHostetler

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Email me if you see any errors. * * * Some other emoji law highlights from 2023: * A Canadian farmer discovers that a thumbs-up emoji can cost tens of thousands of dollars. I did a Q&A on emoji law. * The Free Law Project now allows caselaw searches by Unicode emoji !!! . * I did a Q&A on emoji law. *

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

Copyright law crafted decades ago to prevent infringement in an analog world has in many cases held up remarkably well in the digital age. In the United States, the existence of a loophole in copyright law had been an open secret for some time. Copying or reproduction remains relevant, as does the concept of distribution.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

In Japan, a recent amendment to the trade secrets law has set the stage for a legal landscape that promises significant benefits for intellectual property (IP) owners.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas. There was some urgency because the law was set to take effect on September 1,” he tells me. But for now, the headline is that the controversial book rating law in Texas is blocked.”

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 22, 2024

With the advent of AI technology capable of replicating a person's voice and utilizing it for commercial purposes, several key legal issues are likely to emerge under California's right of publicity law. The right of publicity refers to an individual's right to control and profit from their own name, image, likeness, or voice.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 26, 2024

Over the past two decades, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been working on a Design Law Treaty focused on aligning examination and procedural guidelines associated with what have historically been referred to as “industrial designs.”

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Michael Geist

APRIL 22, 2024

A little over five years ago, I launched the Law Bytes podcast with an episode featuring Elizabeth Denham , then the UK’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, who provided her perspective on Canadian privacy law. I think it’s been a fun, entertaining, and educational ride.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Introduction: Emphasizing the importance of understanding beer laws and regulations - Square Peg Brewerks LLC successfully navigated a trademark dispute by understanding beer laws and regulations. By: Whitcomb Selinsky, PC

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Recently, amendments to the Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law were issued and will take effect from January 20, 2024. The Regulations align with the revisions made to the Patent Law in 2020 and provide further guidance.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

But, are face scans really an option for age verification, or will it conflict with other privacy laws? In particular, face scanning seemingly directly conflict with biometric privacy laws, such as Illinois’ BIPA, which provide substantial restrictions on the collection, use, and retention of biometric information. Choice of Law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It's the Fashion Law Institute! Will there be beautiful people? Please, darling! The post Fashion. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law invites you for its upcoming trademark law symposium, "Section Two Small: Exploring the New Constitutional Limits on Trademark Law" on Friday, November 3, 2023.The Full program here. Registration here.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2024

Introduction If we take a broader look at the Intellectual Property Laws, the primary objective of the legislation in framing these laws is to provide exclusive rights to the IP right holder as against the entire world. For example, Patent Law aims to prevent copying or imitating patented goods by anyone other than the patentee.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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™.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

After a multi-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Internet Law Works-in-Progress conference is returning! The conference provides a venue for authors of Internet Law papers (broadly conceived) to workshop their drafts and get pre-publication feedback from peers. Some background about the series ).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If you are in business and use a word, phrase, symbol, design, or any combination of these to identify your goods or services, you have a trademark and need to consider "What does trademark law protect against?". By: Whitcomb Selinsky, PC

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Patently-O

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I would encourage any law student interested in pursuing a career in patent prosecution to consider participating in the competition next year.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

This Kat is delighted to continue the reporting on the 5th edition of the Intellectual Property Case Law Conference (IPCLC) organised by the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The EU law on geographical indications has experienced several significant changes over the last year.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Welcome to the second edition of The Leisure Law Insider! It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. By: Akerman LLP

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Law 2300 of 2023 has been sued for allegedly violating constitutional principles. Specifically, the Constitutional Court is examining the allegation related to the legislative process of the law, as this regulation governs the fundamental rights to privacy and tranquility.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 25, 2024

Amid continuing business uncertainty, law firms should consider adopting a holistic employee experience strategy — prioritizing consistency, targeting signature moments and leveraging measurement tools — to maximize productivity and profitability, says Haley Revel at Calibrate Consulting.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. By: Proskauer - California Employment Law

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

My friend Mark Herrmann recently informed me about his Drug and Device Law blog. Mark is the author, as we have noted in the past, of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law so right there you know he can write even though he’s a lawyer. His co-blogger is Jim Beck. Originally posted 2012-03-13 10:54:08.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Works in any of the following fields may be entered in the competition: Օ Trademark law Օ Competition law Օ Antitrust law. I received a request to disseminate this CFP from the Jerzy Wiszniewski Foundation. The work may be a master’s thesis, doctoral or post-doctoral dissertation, monograph, or other work of a scholarly nature.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The increasing sophistication of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had widespread effects on fields ranging from art and film to law and healthcare.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 18, 2024

An artificial intelligence researcher suing Amazon for labor law violations says it disregarded numerous laws in a frantic attempt to catch up to its AI rivals, directing her to ignore copyright laws in developing its large language models and retaliating when her pregnancy leave coincided with a rival's product launch.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 25, 2024

In 2010, while I was attending my computer information systems class as a freshman at Arizona State University, my professor introduced me to the concept of Moore’s Law - the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every two years with minimal rise in cost.

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