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RK Dewan & Co | India | 21 Oct 2021
Scholarly Disputes!
A new policy, "One Nation, One Subscription" has been unveiled by the Government of India in 2020[1]. Through this policy the Government proposes to…
Bird & Bird LLP | Singapore | 12 Jul 2021
Upcoming changes to Singapore copyright law - a practical guide for businesses
The new Copyright Bill was tabled for its First Reading in Parliament on 6 July 2021 and is expected to be enacted into law in November this year…
Lewis Rice LLC | USA | 7 Apr 2021
Supreme Court Rules that Google’s Use of Java Source Code for Android Phone Is Permissible Fair Use
On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ended a decade-long copyright dispute between two powerhouses of the computing world. In Google v. Oracle…
Banner Witcoff | USA | 16 Apr 2020
NBA 2K Avoids Tattoo Copyright Infringement in Three Ways
Since Solid Oak Sketches, LLC (“Solid Oak”) filed its first complaint against 2K Games, Inc. (“2K”) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 9 Aug 2019
A Case of Classic Fair Use for “Sports Fuel” in the 7th Circuit
Brand owners benefit by adopting distinctive marks, especially arbitrary and fanciful terms. When descriptive marks are used, even if…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 28 Jan 2019
Fair Use in Flux: Second Circuit TVEyes Ruling May Have a Lasting Effect on Fair Use Analysis
Fair use can be one of the most difficult issues that copyright lawyers have to address due to decades of varying court rulings applying the…
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC | USA | 13 Nov 2018
HBO’s Trademark Warpath
HBO is going to war and firing every arrow in its IP arsenal. Or so it seems. Last month, HBO set its sights on the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | European Union, Global, USA | 4 Nov 2018
Privacy & Cybersecurity Update
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the…
Thompson Coburn LLP | USA | 25 Oct 2018
Fair use isn’t arithmetic
Everyone — including lawyers and judges — likes simple legal rules. And the Copyright Act seems to provide one, with its fair use provision listing…
Wanhuida Intellectual Property | China | 17 Sep 2018
Relationship between new Anti-unfair Competition Law and Paris Convention: continuation of use
The Paris Convention forms the cornerstone of China's legislative framework on the protection of commercial signs. This framework also comprises the new Anti-unfair Competition Law, which took effect in January 2018, and the Trademark Law, among others. This article analyses Article 59(3) of the Trademark Law and, by way of a comparison with the corresponding provisions of the new Anti-unfair......
