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An intellectual property (IP) infringement is the infringement or violation of an intellectual property right. There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, plant breeders rights [1] and trade secrets. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be one ...
Vidal v. Elster, 602 U.S. 286, is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with 15 U.S.C. § 1052, a provision of the Lanham Act regarding trademarks using the name of living individuals without their consent.
In the United States, rights of publicity are governed by state statutes and state common law, and thus vary from state to state. As a general matter, the right of publicity grants a right to famous persons to control the commercial use of their "name, image and likeness," [ 27 ] and sometimes extends to one's broader identity or persona.
There are other laws that restrict speech, like the Lanham Act—but prohibiting trademark infringement focuses on commercial speech, and requires showing likelihood of confusion before such speech is restricted. Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. 568 U.S. 85: Jan. 9, 2013: 9–0: Procedural: Mootness; Infringement; Invalidation Majority: Roberts
Texas State Board for Educator Certification; Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Texas State Cemetery; Texas State Law Library; Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings; Texas State Office ...
Allstate has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the insurer on Monday of illegally tracking drivers through their cell phones without their consent and using the data to justify ...
As of June 2019, the UTSA has been adopted by all states except New York and North Carolina (but its law is very similar and seems to borrow heavily from the act ). On May 2, 2013, Texas enacted Senate Bill 953, [4] becoming the 47th state to adopt the UTSA. [5] The Texas statute took effect on September 1, 2013. [5]
Texas is considered a “one-party consent” state, a wiretapping law that makes it a crime in Texas to intercept or record any wire, oral or electronic communication unless one party to the ...