IP Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2024

On June 6, patent owner Cellspin Soft filed a motion to compel in the Eastern District of Texas seeking a court order requiring Chinese social media company TikTok to provide additional responses to interrogatories regarding proper venue in the case.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In this newsletter, I’ll show you the importance of patenting and how it can protect you and your invention when someone uses it without your permission. I’ll also be diving into a real-life example of patent infringement between Meta and Voxer, and how patents played a crucial role in the outcome of their case.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. & Anr on 18 September, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff, filed a suit alleging copyright infringement of their content by the defendants, who had replicated their content on a platform called ‘People of India.’ Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

However, the announcement was made through a social media post by the Minister and no official statement has been published on the website. However, the provision which is an exception to patent infringement is often criticised for its broad scope. Read for more on this update! the Bolar provision.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bournvita’s Sugar Rush Against ‘FoodPharmer’: An Unreasoned Injunction and a Clarification Without Clarity Recently, the DHC passed an interim injunction against the social media influencer ‘Food Pharmer,’ restraining him from disparaging Mondelez’s ‘Bournvita’ and ‘Tang’ branded products.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

The American video and photo sharing social media platform Instagram has been accused of copying Snapchat. As per Kevin, Snapchat adopted filters because Instagram and many other social media platforms had them. The stories feature on Instagram is the same as that of its rival and competitor in the market, Snapchat.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To address these illicit items, you can send enforcement notices citing copyright, design right, or patent infringement. Occasionally, it may be possible to cite trademark infringement if a seller has included your trademarks in either the listing description or their username.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Appellate Reversal While the Federal Circuit agreed that precedent dictated that HBL’s state-law claims could survive federal preemption if there was a showing of bad faith by Lite-Netics in asserting infringement, the panel disagreed with the lower court that there was such a bad-faith showing. .” Lite-Netics appealed.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

A likely answer to this chicken riddle is a combination of social media , the perception of chicken being a healthier option to beef, and the impact COVID-19 continues to make on the food industry. A 2015 court case and trade secret law help shed some light on this question.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2024

position papers for review) and information from external sources (such as the commencement of relevant consultations, reviewing social media posts and disseminating this to members). This information must be included in the infringement notice itself. With hybrid/flexible working arrangements over 22.5

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

We also came across interesting orders from different high courts, notably the Delhi High Court decision on RX Prime and Canva’s patent infringement dispute and two orders on visual similarity between the competing marks. Last week we published a literature review cum blog post on Artificial Intelligence and IP.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To address these illicit items, you can send enforcement notices citing copyright, design right, or patent infringement. Occasionally, it may be possible to cite trademark infringement if a seller has included your trademarks in a listing description or their username.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

The plaintiff also contended that the defendants were running campaigns on social media such as Youtube to malign the name and reputation of the plaintiff in order to pressurize them to withdraw the suit. Ltd on 2 August, 2024 (Calcutta High Court) The Court granted an interim injunction for a patent infringement.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Patent infringement Patents safeguard inventions, products, or industrial processes, granting the right to prevent others from manufacturing, using, selling, or importing the invention for up to 20 years. Patent infringement occurs when someone uses your invention without permission.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

John Doe And Others on 18 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) Plaintiffs filed a suit contending that the Defendants are using the Plaintiff’s DASNAC trademark as a part of their domain name, on their websites, and on their social media thereby constituting infringement of the Plaintiff’s statutory rights vesting in the DASNAC trademark.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Patents Patents protect inventions, products, or industrial processes. Obtaining a patent means you can prevent others from manufacturing, using, selling, or importing your invention into a country for up to 20 years. Patent infringement happens when someone uses your invention without permission.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 1, 2022

As the metaverse continues to become a more established marketplace, and consumers become more familiar with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), NFT marketplaces, decentralized domains, bitcoin, crypto wallets and the blockchain, it is no surprise that intellectual property (IP) owners are starting to see an increase in unauthorized uses of their trademarks (..)

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 14, 2023

Batesville”), for patent infringement. According to their website and social media pages, today Starmark manufacturers hundreds of alternative containers and rental inserts daily. Batesville is accused of patent infringement against Patent No.’s Richmond, Indiana –The Plaintiff, Vandor Group, Inc.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

the largest home-security business in the United States, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S., In an article in The Indian Express, Aashish Aryan explains what the DMCA notices are all about and how they are meant to protect intellectual property online. attempting to restrain imports of Vivint Smart Home Inc.’s

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Zydus Wellness Products Ltd vs Mr Prashant Desai on 26 September, 202 4 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court granted an injunction against social media influencer Prashant Desai, restraining him from publishing content disparaging Zydus Wellness’ Complan product.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

US Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media. Netlist Wins $303 Million in patent infringement trial against Samsung. Nigeria introduces new copyright law that can be a game changer for its film industry and digital users. EU advances laws to regulate AI and SEP.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the issues that they discuss are how FRAND disputes have different stakes than the ones involved in other patent infringement cases; the issues with national courts determining global FRAND rates; and how “Standard Essential Patents” could be a misnomer.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Court found deficiencies in the plaintiff's pleadings for willful plant patent infringement and granted the motion to dismiss, but also gave the plaintiff the opportunity to amend its claim. The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) delivered its opinion and order on 28 January 2025.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Patent Enforcement In sports and esports, patent infringement is normally referred to as the unauthorized use of proprietary technology, such as gaming gadgets, training aids, and sporting goods. Patent protection is instrumental in maintaining competitive advantages and fostering innovation.

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