TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Earlier this month, the RIAA shared its recommendations for the USTR’s annual review of overseas notorious markets. ” Links and References Removed. Speaking with TorrentFreak, the operator notes that the term AI is more a marketing term than a technical description. Operator Responds.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It seems obvious that trade mark rights regarding goods placed on the Turkish market by the trade mark owner are not exhausted under Art. The defendant is a German food wholesaler, who imported coffee placed on the Turkish market by the plaintiff (shown below) into Germany without the plaintiff's consent. 22(1) Protocol. 21 Protocol.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Jean-Sébastien Mariez and Laura Godfrin (both Momentum Avocats), discussing a very recent ruling of the French Supreme Court regarding second-hand markets for digital goods. Here is what they write: UFC-Que Choisir v.

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Is the operator offering additional services to the third party sellers as part of the marketing of their products (e.g., This decision is of course opposite to that of the Advocate General's opinion , which was in agreement with Eleonora's opinion that the CJEU should answer the referring questions in the negative.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 23, 2024

While arbitrary or coined marks can acquire even more legal protection than suggestive names, such terms may be more challenging to market and to promote, because consumers may not be able to connect the dots and therefore may not know what that arbitrary or coined brand name represents.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

This is mirrored by an ongoing crash in regular crypto markets , that’s seen many of the currencies lose significant portions of their value. We’ve seen mass litigation efforts, commonly referred to as “copyright troll” operations , speculative invoicing and much more. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 23, 2024

Rightsholders estimate that over a two-year period, the market value of the content offered via the app amounted to at least one billion Taiwan dollars, around US$31.2m. ” CIB also references two additional suspects; who they are and what roles they played in the operation go unmentioned.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

This is the age-old issue of when a site’s marketing representation is rendered untrue by third-party content. It is also reasonable to infer that because Angi markets its platform as “connecting verified contractors and homeowners,” Angi’s failure to verify Encor’s license contributed materially to the illegality here.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In some cases, it refers to little more than advanced algorithms, but complex self-learning computer systems with human-like traits are actively being developed as well. The algorithm masters your track with the same RMS, FR, peak amplitude and stereo width as the reference song you choose,” Songmastr explains.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The government is not promoting those changes – there is no reference to it in the press release – but bill gives it broad powers to order inquiries into any market or industry and dictate the terms of the inquiry to the Competition Bureau.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

However, the focus of the conversation was on certain devices, referred to in the interview as “ISDs, Firesticks and Android apps” and their various abilities to facilitate piracy. What’s AAPA’s position there? As a result they are not illegal and cannot be described as such.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Additionally, the PTAB determined that Allgenesis failed to show that claims 4 and 5 were obvious over multiple references because the claims were directed to unexpected results. Allgenesis also asserted settlement conversations as evidence of a likelihood of litigation for patent infringement when Allgenesis brings its product to market.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Issue(s) Whether the Ressemann reference disclosed the combination of features as to preclude a nexus between the objective evidence of non-obviousness. Medtronic’s argument of legal error was a veiled attempt to overturn the Board’s fact finding that the prior art reference did not disclose the combination of features.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The idea was to take market share away from piracy sites, by offering a legal and more convenient streaming platform. In recent years piracy started to grow again , including in well-served markets such as the United States. Initially, this seemed to work. These are in part standard disclosures, as every company faces competition.

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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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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

Pressure Increases on Players in the Illicit Market In common with its counterparts in Europe, Sweden had already been paying more attention to those involved in the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions. The extensive evidence was noted once again and reference was made to the SEK 2,000,000 the man received in 2020.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2024

On August 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft of the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Sector (hereinafter referred to as the “AMGP”) for public comment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Any surviving services may need to be structured as marketing agencies that push all of the legal risk to the users and third-party vendors. Causation, as used in the traditional sense, refers to the connection between the tort and the plaintiff’s harm. Sunfrog appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The government has seemingly tried to ignore those startups with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez talking about 400+ news outlet closures since 2008, but neglecting to refer to the hundreds of new outlets that have sprung up during the same period. They’re publishing opinion only.”

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With the filing of a single application, referred to as International Registration, administrative inconvenience is avoided when companies want to secure trademarks in any of the countries that participate. Separate applications for trademarks are still required for those markets. Operational Mechanism of the Madrid Protocol 1.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Philip Morris markets the IQOS system as a “heat-not-burn” system, claiming that the heat does not result in burning of the tobacco. The allegation successfully asserted a plausible theory for why the IQOS system might nonetheless initiate combustion despite Philip Morris’ contrary marketing.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2023

According to the Commission, IP rights cannot be exercised in such a way as to contravene the creation and protection of the internal market. This also applies to non-exclusive licensing agreements and distribution agreements. Valve appealed. Incidentally, such a consideration was also more recently reiterated in Tom Kabinet [ here ].

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2024

Sugraone' was the first seedless table grape variety introduced in Italian market in late 1980s. The evidence included reports of the marketing of grapes of the 'Sugraone' variety in the United States dating back to 1975. The decision (English translation here ) also dismissed the claims of trade mark infringement and invalidity.

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Olartemoure Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Due to this, Lexology decided to publish a series of reference guides that allow for comparison among more than 20 jurisdictions all around the world. A Clear Guide for the Regulation of the Pharma and Medical Device Industry in Colombia The Pharma and Medical Device industry is one of the biggest in the world.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Ghost Adventures owns incontestable trademark registrations for both the name Lizzie Borden for hotel and restaurant services and for a realistic hatchet logo displaying a notched blade (a reference to the implement that allegedly killed Bordens parents). The core problem here was causation. What about actual confusion?

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tokenization refers to the process of creating digital tokens that represent ownership of an asset. Tokenization of intellectual property (IP) refers to the process of converting the rights to an IP asset into digital tokens on a blockchain. However, they are often illiquid and difficult to monetize.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Rightsholders such as the Premier League, Sky and BT Sport, with support from the Federation Against Copyright Theft, now tend to conduct their investigations before referring them to the police. When cases are progressed, this usually means police-led raids, arrests, and seizures of key evidence.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The service says it will block content from ‘a number of’ cyberlockers that are on the US Trade Representative’s “Notorious Markets” list , as well as the EU “Piracy Watchlist” No names are mentioned, but RapidGator, Mega, Dbree, and KrakenFiles are potential candidates. What’s Next?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 9, 2022

Inspired by Netflix’s success, new streaming portals such as Amazon, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+, and Peacock started competing for a share of the lucrative streaming market. piracy market share in June. The suggestion that “subscription fatigue” may motivate people to start pirating again isn’t new.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2006), Incept argued that when a prior art reference describes a genus and the challenged claim recites a species of that genus, anticipation turns on whether the genus was of such a defined and limited class that one of ordinary skill in the art could have “at once envisaged” each member of the genus. Relying on Eli Lilly & Co.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2024

This is what was seen in the recent case of M/s KG Marketing of India v. KG Marketing India, through its proprietor, Mr. Karan Kumar, against Rashi Santosh Soni and Santosh Soni (the defendants) to seek an injunction to prevent the use of the trademark “SURYA”. Rashi Santosh Soni & Anr. Meenakshi case and the Ashok v.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In any case, it could imply illegal ambush marketing and free ride over the mark’s reputation using “big game” as an alternative the “big game” This strong enforcement of the “Super Bowl” trademark has made smaller businesses refer to this event as the “Big Game” , to avoid any legal repercussions.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The guidelines do not reference the US Constitution or any other Supreme Court cases besides Graham and KSR. Still, an important point made by the guidance is that the scope of a reference’s disclosure depends upon the level of skill in the art. Notice how many reference there are in the Winslow tableau image above).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 10, 2024

However, the case is not fully resolved, as part of it was referred back to the General Court. This decision underscores the strict scrutiny of anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on market strategies. By: Dechert LLP

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

At the abbreviated preliminary injunction hearing, which took place on Monday, November 7, 2022, as scheduled, counsel for ID Tech effectively conceded his client’s misconduct (though he referred to it as a failure by a “young business” to put in place “proper procedures”). The CourtListener page.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Image-generating technology is accelerating quickly, making it much more likely that you will be seeing "digital replicas" (sometimes referred to as "deepfakes") of celebrities and non-celebrities alike across film, television, documentaries, marketing, advertising, and election materials.

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