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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] As a super-notice, it can produce cash payouts from settlements or default judgments (which are enforced against the cash held at the online marketplace, so they have actual value).

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New Year’s Resolutions for the Federal Trade Commission That No One Asked For

LexBlog IP

It is hard enough to negotiate a settlement, but it is even harder if the party knows that the agency is going to be calling it a liar or cheater in a press release. Bring back the workshops (or whatever you want to call them). But not every alleged law violation should be treated the same.

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Precedential No. 24: TTAB Rejects Law School Amicus Brief, Denies Partial Summary Judgment, and Tosses Out Six Affirmative Defense

The TTABlog

TTABlog Tip: a good way to get rid of bogus affirmative defenses right off the bat is to ask for Board participation in the discovery/settlement conference, whereby the Board participant will review the pleadings and, in my experience, knock out unbaked affirmative defenses. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2024.

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Now Is Really the Time to Pay Attention to Dark Patterns – Seriously

LexBlog IP

Well for starters, attention to dark patterns has migrated from workshops, speeches and press releases to complaints and a consent order. In the recent $100 million FTC settlement with Vonage, the consent order specifically prohibited the use of dark patterns to frustrate cancellation efforts. Why do we say that?

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Free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23]

SpicyIP

Nevertheless, awareness about dispute settlement strategies can minimise the economic and legal costs of ignoring IPR law. Understanding IPR law enables “legally aware entrepreneurs/techno-entrepreneurs” to navigate these complex transactions and negotiate favourably.

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Quantum Computing and the Financial Sector: World Economic Forum Lays Out Roadmap Towards Quantum Security

LexBlog IP

Building internal capabilities and upskilling workforces, e.g., by partnering with academic and quantum-focused research institutes, and considering collaborative initiatives such as secondment programs and workshops. It again involves three key considerations: Formalizing engagement and collaboration.

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Monthly Wrap Up (March 12, 2023): Noteworthy Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Cases, Developments and Posts

LexBlog IP

District Court of Nevada ruled on a host of different requests to exclude evidence, including requests under Daubert and other expert challenges, Rule 408 settlement discussions and evidence of the parties’ respective wealth. Cannata , where the U.S.