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Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue Image

Ninth Circuit Finally Resolves Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Royalties Issue

Robert W. Clarida & Robert J. Bernstein

The Ninth Circuit ruling in Flo & Eddie may turn out to be last stop on the long and winding road the owners of pre-1972 recordings have traveled in their efforts to obtain compensation for public performances through platforms like Sirius.

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NFTs and Virtual Patent Marking

Willem Klein

Patent marking is an important step in the patent lifecycle as it is generally required to seek damages from infringers prior to the date the suit is filed. While virtual marking has somewhat reduced the overhead of marking, it suffers from the same problems all Internet-based evidence runs into in court: websites are ephemeral and have intermittent accessibility, as well as poor public logging of when information existed where, and for how long. NFTs on a digital blockchain could potentially overcome these hurdles, while still providing the benefits of virtual marking via websites.

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IP News

Joshua R. Stein & Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

Pair of Federal Circuit Decisions Address Standing to Appeal Adverse IPR Decision

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Recent Rulings on 'Embedding' Foreshadow Circuit Split: What Does That Mean For Content Use Now? Image

Recent Rulings on 'Embedding' Foreshadow Circuit Split: What Does That Mean For Content Use Now?

Tamerlin Godley & Kiaura Clark

When and how can you display someone else's visual content on your website without running afoul of copyright law? When and how can someone else display your visual content? A recent ruling out of the Southern District of New York may upend the current paradigm.

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UPDATE: The Supreme Court 'Arthrex's' Decision In Action

Ryan C. Deck & Robert E. Browne

Although several direct appeals for PTAB review or rehearing were made by parties who had received adverse outcomes at PTAB hearings after the Arthrex decision, on November 3, the first rehearing was granted by the PTO acting director.

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Influence of Lost Profits Damages In Patent Cases

Eric Alan Stone & Catherine Nyarady

In two recent decisions, the Federal Circuit and a Delaware district court took account of the underlying economic conditions that permit and prevent awards of lost profits, and looked at the implications of those conditions on otherwise unrelated areas of law.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Stephanie Remy

District Court: Exceptionality Found and Attorney Fees Awarded When Patent Owner Pursued Litigation With a Fraudulently Obtained Patent

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Trademarks Making Advertising Claims Create Sticky Situations

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

The SharkNinja case as well as other well-established precedents serve as powerful reminders to advertisers of certain best-practices in choosing their trademarks or evaluating whether to challenge their competitors' trademarks.

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Creative vs. Corporate: Patent Infringement Awards Respawn the Debate over Patenting Video Games Image

Creative vs. Corporate: Patent Infringement Awards Respawn the Debate over Patenting Video Games

Mark D. Simpson and Paul Leicht

Patents can provide the broadest and strongest form of protection in the video game field. They can protect the methods and processes performed by the game software, and they can protect the hardware components of the game system, both in function and aesthetic design.

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Defamation Investigations: A Big Leap in Fighting Back Image

Defamation Investigations: A Big Leap in Fighting Back

Doug Bania

Internet tools are becoming more sophisticated in measuring the impact of online disparaging and defamatory statements, paving the way for affected business owners and celebrities to fight back by filing defamation suits seeking to recover damages for the harm to their reputation and brand value.

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