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This Week In Review: Week 15

Jazz band wins appeal against Apple's 'Apple Music' trademark registration

Originally posted by Patently-O
The Federal Circuit has ruled that Apple Inc. cannot claim priority use of the term "Apple" for all its services back to 1968 based on its settlement with Apple Corps in the 2000s. The ruling came after Charlie Bertini's opposition to Apple's trademark registration on the "Apple Music" mark
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Pfizer faces a fresh patent infringement lawsuit over its COVID-19 vaccine

Originally posted by IP Watchdog
Pfizer and BioNTech are being sued for patent infringement by Arbutus and Genevant Sciences, who claim that the companies utilized their proven LNP technologies to develop and produce their COVID-19 vaccine without proper licensing.
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Nintendo seeks identity of Discord user in response to leak of unreleased Legend of Zelda art book

Originally posted by TorrentFreak
Nintendo is attempting to discover the identity of a Discord user after an art book for its upcoming game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, was leaked online, with legal documents obtained by TorrentFreak indicating that the videogame company is attempting to track down a specific user.
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Originally posted by JD Supra
The cases of Hermès Int'l v. Rothschild and Jack Daniel's Properties v. VIP Products underscore the unclear boundary between safeguarding brand ownership and freedom of speech in the digital realm of NFTs. The impending verdict from the Supreme Court on the Jack Daniel's lawsuit could shed light on the range of creative works that may convey a message under the Rogers test, as well as offer guidance on how to pinpoint such works, enabling brand holders to modernize their enforcement tactics in the metaverse.
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Reddit sees surge in DMCA takedown notices and bans for infringement

Originally posted by TorrentFreak
According to Reddit's transparency report, there has been a noteworthy rise in DMCA takedown notices as well as users and subreddits being banned for infringement, suggesting that Reddit is making efforts to comply with DMCA takedown notices while keeping its user-generated content secure.
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