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Copying before-and-after surgical photos can be false advertising despite Dastar

Aesthetic Associates, Inc. v. Key West Institute for Plastic Surgery, Inc., No. 18-10059-CIV-MARTINEZ-OTAZO-REYES, 2019 WL 1922854 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 5, 2019)Plaintiff, whose principal is Dr. Portuese, sued defendants for copyright infringement, removal of CMI and false advertising in passing off … Continue reading

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Copying others' claims without substantiation for one's own services can be false

TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller, Inc., No. 18-172-LPS, 2018 WL 6242493 (D. Del. Nov. 26, 2018) (report and recommendation)The magistrate addressed trade secret and false advertising claims, though there are also patent claims in the case. The relevant facts for … Continue reading

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No need to be chicken about copying in poultry feeder case

CTB, Inc. v. Hog Slat, Inc., 2018 WL 4035945, No. 14-CV-157-FL (E.D.N.C. Aug. 22, 2018)CTB sued HS for making an allegedly exact replica of CTB’s poultry feeder, infringing its registered trademarks for product configuration and color (color on the supplemental … Continue reading

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Epic Fail: Copying Does Not Equal Infringing

Raise your hand if this has ever happened to you: The other side thinks your client so plainly — and evilly — copied software source code that their lawyers can't imagine losing. They have such clear proof, they believe, they … Continue reading

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Board Rules on Hearing Date for Private Copying Tariff, 2012-2013

Here is the Copyright Board's ruling from today regarding scheduling of the Private Copying 2012-2013 proposed tariff hearing on, inter alia, electronic memory cards. It will start on October 9, 2012. CPCC had asked that it start on May 15, … Continue reading

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