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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

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” crocs opening brief crocs amicus INTA crocs response crocs reply The Lanham Act allows for a civil action for false advertising. The briefs also discuss, to a limited extend, patent law’s false marking statute, 35 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act). .” See Zenith Elecs. Exzec, Inc. ,

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I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New York

The IP Law Blog

New York’s post mortem right-of-publicity statute recently came into effect. Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without.

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Has the Battle Just Begun for Collective Action against Big Tech Companies?

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Julia H örnle, Professor of Internet Law, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London [1]. By contrast, courts in California and Canada have found a contractual jurisdiction and applicable law clause invalid as a matter of public policy in order to allow a class action privacy claim to proceed against Facebook. [6]

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). However, many areas of Europe have good Samaritan laws protecting such rescuers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). However, many areas of Europe have good Samaritan laws protecting such rescuers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). However, many areas of Europe have good Samaritan laws protecting such rescuers.

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Louisiana House passes bill requiring schools to designate teams and sporting events based on biological sex

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The Louisiana House of Representatives Thursday passed the controversial Senate Bill 156 requiring schools to designate athletic teams and sporting events based on the biological sex of the team members. The bill now moves to Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards to be signed into law.

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