INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Linking and Copyright Law in the European Union – Where do we go from here?
- Another Court Says Embedding Instagram Photos May Be Fair Use–Boesen v. United Sports (Eric Goldman)
- 576 German Artists Want EU Copyright Directive Made Worse, With No Exceptions For Memes Or Mashups
- Nancy Pelosi Sells Out The Public: Agrees To Put Massive Copyright Reform In ‘Must Pass’ Spending Bill
- ACLU Tells Congress: Do Not Add Copyright Trolling Bill To Government Funding Bill
- Legendary MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer Doesn’t Like the Smell of Proctor & Gamble’s “Guitar Solo” Body Wash
- Taking down copycat websites and defending against cybersquatting
- GSK v Teva – The Federal Circuit’s First Look at Skinny Labels and 35 U.S.C. 271(b)
- Deus ex Machina Motorcycles Pty. Ltd. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (Cal., 10.23.20): Dismissal of trademark claims of Australian motorcycle brand against MGM for use of mark in The Sun Is Also a Star.
- The Bentley Clothing and Bentley Motors trade mark dispute: Take 2
- Can a Company Own ‘Enby’? Sex Toy Company Sues Black/Trans-Owned Company for Trademark Infringement
- “Too many cooks… ‘Fit Kitchen’ trade mark infringed”
- “Naked” at the Federal Circuit
- General Liability Insurer Must Defend Trademark and Other IP Claims
- Tips When Using the Madrid Protocol to Register a Trademark in Canada
- Global brand expansion: Why Canadian trademark owners should consider whether international registration is right for them
- First Circuit Reversal Highlights Importance of Satisfying Trade Secret Definition
- Protecting trade secrets in the era of remote working
- Patent Term Extension in Canada: an Overview of Certificates of Supplemental Protection
- 2020: A year of clarity for Canadian life sciences and software patents
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office issues new guidelines for reviewing patent applications
- Federal Court of Appeal clarifies standard for granting leave in NOC cases
- Employment Law and Patent Law Collide: Federal Circuit Rules that California’s Non-Compete Restrictions Also Limit the Scope of Patent and Invention Assignment Clauses
- Patent-Eligible Subject Matter in Biotech Should Recite More Than a “Telescope”
- Deciding Whether Your Software Is Patentable
- The UK Retains the Doctrine of Exhaustion of IP Rights After the Transition Period
- IP Litigation Quarterly Update: Q3 2020
- The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 11: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Licence or Registration Required (Michael Geist)
- The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 12: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – The CRTC Conditions (Michael Geist)
- The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 13: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Targeting Individual Services (Michael Geist)
- The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 14: The Risk to Canadian Ownership of Intellectual Property (Michael Geist)
- Benton Study Again Shows How ‘Open Access’ Broadband Networks Can Drive Competition, Improve Service
- The FTC, 48 Attorneys General File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
- FTC, 47 states file suits to break up Instagram and WhatsApp from Facebook
- Feds say Facebook broke US law offering permanent jobs to H-1B workers
- Open Season: FTC & 48 Attorneys General File Separate Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
- The tech industry needs regulation for its systemically important companies
- Senator Tillis Is Mad That Twitter Won’t Testify About Copyright Infringement; Since When Is Twitter A Piracy Problem?
- Dead Celebrities and Digital Doppelgangers: New York Expands Its Right of Publicity Statute and Tackles Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
- It’s Meshugenah to Operate a Streaming Mixtape Site–Atlantic v. Spinrilla (Eric Goldman)
- Section 230 Protects Amazon from Manufacturer’s Ad Copy–Brodie v. Amazon (Eric Goldman)
- CRM Software Vendor Didn’t Qualify for Section 230–Tan v. Konnektive (Eric Goldman)
- Biden’s Top Tech Advisor Trots Out Dangerous Ideas For ‘Reforming’ Section 230
- Reform The DMCA? OK, But Only If It’s Done Really, Really Carefully
- 2021 predictions: increased regulation of online platforms
- Amazon Sues Social Media Influencers for Promoting Counterfeit Goods
- Amazon and U.S. IPR Center announce “Operation Fulfilled Action”
- AT&T, HBO Put Another Bullet In Antiquated Theatrical Release Windows
- Warner Bros. will release entire 2021 film slate in theaters and on HBO Max
- Georgia Court Streams Ridiculous ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Hearing On YouTube; Then Tells People They Can’t Repost Recordings
- Federal Court System Pushes Back Against Free Access To Court Documents
- Apple’s Failure To Ensure Backwards Compatibility In Big Sur Leaves Developers Quite Sour
- Is Canada on the Brink of AI and Diagnostics Patent Rush?
- Use of patents in artificial intelligence: What does the new CIPO report say?
- Intellectual property rights to AI works: The EP proposal
- Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Why We’re Against Copyright Protection for AI-Generated Output (Creative Commons)
- Settlement with App Developers Requires Limits on Collection and Use of Children’s Personal Information
- Bale and Ibrahimovic’s responses to FIFA 21 echoes the complications of sports person’s image rights
- Newsflash: Update on Epic Games’ dispute with Apple
- Facebook launches Black Gaming Creator Program
- Manticore bolsters Core platform with ‘creator-friendly’ Perks monetization
- Manticore announces a 50% revenue share for users of its Core game creation platform
- Facebook Launches ‘Black Gaming Creator Program’ With Monthly Pay, Other Perks
- More Than 350 Gaming Creators Hit 10 Million Subscribers In 2020, YouTube Says
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