Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Earlier today, video game critic and prominent YouTuber James Stephanie Sterling posted a video calling out a marketing firm working for Activision Blizzard in the run-up to the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. . They are expected to validate the claims, inspect the presented facts and draw an independent conclusion.

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McKinsey Operations

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Rob Lowe, director of global marketing at Epic Games and former managing director of Digital Play at LEGO Ventures, discusses the enormous opportunities presented by emerging technology and end-user democratization. An edited version of the conversation from our ‘Value creation in the metaverse’ report follows.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

link] Due to the presentation, many people believed they were paying for legal content at a discount. Evolution Hoping to secure their piece of the pie, new players entered the market in the years that followed. By presenting as legitimate, it’s likely that victims factored in perceived value.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We broadly construe the scope of topics that fit within the Internet Law umbrella, and we welcome presentations of research projects at stages ranging from embryonic to unfinished drafts (so long as the draft would still benefit from peer feedback). We also welcome non-presenting discussants. Regards, Eric.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Failure to provide satisfactory evidence that can come in the form of product labels, packaging, invoices, or marketing material can lead to the application being delayed or outright rejected. Many businesses secure trademarks at home but forget to protect their brands in the other markets they will expand in.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Such conduct generated exploitative effects by excessive pricing towards users as well as exclusionary effects towards SGAE’s competitors, representing a barrier to entry into the market for collective management as well as the market for licensing of copyright-protected works for other CMOs or independent management entities (IMEs).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers. Requests to Present or Attend Requests to present should be emailed to Prof. Non-presenting attendees are also welcome. Email Prof.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Image from here Concluding the three part series, Akshat Agrawal discusses the real implications of granting over-broad personality rights and suggests pointers to rethink Publicity Rights in the present digital age. Nexxbase Marketing Pvt. The Court held in favour of the appellant and ordered a new examination.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

As MPA member Sony attracts attention for its continued expansion into both the manga and anime markets, including its recent interest in the acquisition of publishing giant Kadokawa, synergies between the companies will likely be in focus as the weeks unfold. Acting on behalf of members Toei Animation Co., and Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.,

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 21, 2024

This presentation adds perspective to the swift and ongoing energy transition and provides valuable insight into how companies can leverage intellectual property to further their business goals and establish a lead in the changing energy market. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 26, 2025

The Digital Currency Bill 2021 would be the legislative attempt for India to present a wholesome framework of regulating cryptocurrencies and addressing all the complex challenges issued by digital assets. Both equally respect the unique challenges presented by the cryptocurrencies as well as the benefits in favor of the latter.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

Understanding the Compliance Trifecta: Amazon Guidelines, FDA Rules, and FTC Marketing Regulations Publishing in the health space doesnt just demand compelling contentit requires navigating a complex and overlapping web of rules. FTC marketing guidelines are available to help. Each has its own mandate.

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Cogency Global

JUNE 1, 2023

What this is: Businesses may be interested in conducting operations in US territories for several reasons, including access to the larger US market, favorable tax laws and incentives, a more stable political and economic environment, access to skilled labor and infrastructure and cultural proximity to the mainland US.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2024

“However, the emergence of generative AI presents a new and rapidly evolving challenge. In 2023, IFPI added ‘AI Vocal Cloning’ as a new category in its annual overview of notorious piracy markets submitted to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). ” Who Controls The Market?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2024

Law Firm Seeks Rightsholder-Like Rights In an application submitted to Finland’s Market Court on March 15, 2024, the law firm Hedman Partners Oy sought a court order to compel an unnamed internet service provider to provide the personal details of an unspecified number of subscribers.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The 2025 Reversal: Judge Bibas’ Change of Heart In a moment of judicial introspection, Judge Bibas presented an illustration central to his reconsideration and revised opinion, juxtaposing a Legal Ease question crafted for Ross’s software training, a Thomson Reuters headnote, and the corresponding judicial opinion text.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2025

First and foremost it presents as a manga piracy site, and a very successful one too. Moss says that Zonatmo is the latest new domain for a platform called Tu Manga Online, a manga content directory aimed at the Spanish-speaking market. Piracy Juggernaut According to research conducted by DeepSee.io Other domains are involved too.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On the flip side, it also presents several threats. Tthese copyright concerns will be discussed next month at a meeting of WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement, where several stakeholders will present their thoughts. At the same time, it also presents new challenges. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Here is what Nedim writes: Trade mark trouble in Paris: Pierre Cadaults journey beyond Netflix by Nedim Malovic Netflixs hit series Emily in Paris immerses viewers in the allure of Parisian elegance and the humorous chaos of cultural adaptation, seen through the adventures of Emily Cooper, an ambitious marketing executive.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It reviews the growing importance of the protection of non-traditional trademarks within the fashion world in assessing how firms use trade dress to create and maintain an identity that may thrive within market competition. Recent court decisions such as Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent [1] and Herms v.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 24, 2025

Draft Law Aims to Tackle Sport’s ‘Structural’ Problems Senators Michel Savin and Laurent Lafon presented a bill last week aimed at reforming professional football through recommendations spanning how the sport is organized, managed and financed. “These new offenses would not target users of illegal services.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

3, 2025) Metrasens and plaintiff KDI compete in the market for ferromagnetic detectors, used to detect magnetic items (such as iron) on a persons body or clothing before the person enters a room containing an MRI scanner. Kopp Development, Inc. Metrasens, Inc, No. 1:21cv1216, 2025 WL 371303 (N.D. The jury would have to decide.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The decision considered what it means for "the product" in Article 3(a) to be protected by a marketing authorisation (see also IPKat: The SPC alphabet ). The marketing authorisation in the case specifically recited the active ingredient "safinamide".

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

An online news article made the first black-owned distillery statement, but not quoting any Fresh Bourbon representative, and Fresh Bourbon wasnt shown to have used the article in any marketing. The fact that both parties used first black-owned distillery in their marketing campaigns was insufficient. State law claims also failed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Facebook publicly called its interventions “fact checks,” but in court Facebook indicates that it’s not actually presenting “facts” to check Stossel’s claims. Instead, Facebook is arguing (and the judge is agreeing) that Facebook checks Stossel’s facts by presenting contrary opinions.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Instead, the Hollywood group is worried about the marketing issues these windows could present. “MPA is concerned about the impact of such an extension on a broad scale, as this mandatory window would have serious repercussions on producers’ ability to adequately market their works,” the movie group notes.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 6, 2024

This has huge implications for competition on Canada, but the CRTC seems either oblivious or perhaps just unconcerned with the market effects of its ruling. ” The hundreds of individual submissions and the many individual presentations are not cited or addressed.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2024

The survey data, looking at piracy trends in Thailand and Indonesia, was released by Marketing professor Dr. Xuemei Bian and Ms. The results were presented to WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement recently and the associated presentation was published online. Humaira Farid.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Background A number of generic pharmaceutical companies (collectively, “Defendants”) filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) to market generic versions of the Trintellix® antidepressant. sued to enjoin Defendants from marketing generic versions on the basis of inducing and/or contributorily infringing various patents, including U.S.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2025

Birkenstock was required to present the work and specify the design elements from which the protectability is derived. To the contrary, the designs of the sandals appears to have been primarily aimed at achieving a particularly healthy but also marketable product for the foot.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Why Businesses Consider a Merger or Acquisition Expansion:Acquiring a competitor can result in a increase in the companys existing market share while also eliminating the competition and acquiring their expertise with it. Economies of scope can arise from leveraging combined resources to develop new products or enter new markets.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Non-conventional or Non-Traditional trademarks such as sounds, color, shape, scent or any other motion marks have emerged as a new innovative tools widely being used in the todays changing and competitive market era that redefine how brands connect with the public at large.

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Corsearch

JANUARY 31, 2025

Exploiting gray markets Parallel imports and other gray market threats see a rise during this period. Learn more about investigating the source > Track authorized sellers and gray market activity With the right monitoring tools, you can gain full visibility into gray market activity and compliance breaches by authorized sellers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

“Plaintiff presents no facts evidencing Twitter’s actual use of [plaintiff’s ideas] or any money made from such use.” Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Twitter’s TOS terms “clearly disclaim any responsibility for Twitter’s failure to store or transmit content.”

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Case Summaries Hitek Fine Chemicals Private Limited vs Rare Impex Collections Inc on 19 March, 2025 (Bangalore District Court) The plaintiff company filed the present suit seeking permanent injunction restraining the defendant from infringing the registered WONDER mark. Despite the respondents plea of not guilty, he presented no defense.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

In a recent chapter, Ryan Abbott and Elizabeth Rothman present the utilitarian argument for granting copyright in AI-generated works (hereafter AIGW). And so we have a market failure. There are empirical questions about how widespread that market failure really is (i.e. In response, this post outlines my scepticism.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 4, 2024

This facility promotes speed in e-commerce, but also presents challenges for customs authorities, such as CBP, by making it harder to detect counterfeit products that are shipped in small quantities. These shipments are below a specific value threshold and are allowed to enter the country with minimal customs formalities.

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