Kavya Rallabhandi
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It’s PRUdent to Refrain from Cybersquatting: ACPA Applies to Domain Name Re-Registration
By Kavya Rallabhandi on Feb 9, 2023
Posted In Technology, Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit joined the Third and Eleventh Circuits in ruling that the re-registration of an infringing domain name with a bad faith intent to profit violates the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Shenzhen Stone Network Info. Ltd., Case No. 21-1823 (4th Cir....
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I Know That Brand . . . Or Do I? Reviewing the Eleventh Circuit’s Likelihood of Confusion Analysis
By Kavya Rallabhandi on Jan 26, 2023
Posted In Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s summary judgment ruling finding no likelihood that consumers might be confused as to any relationship between competitors operating in the same state, in similar trade channels and using a mark having the same primary word component. The Court held that...
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When Are Compulsory Copyright Licenses Compulsory?
By Kavya Rallabhandi on Oct 20, 2022
Posted In Copyrights
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit partially affirmed a district court’s summary judgment order holding that audiovisual recordings of live concerts do not fall within the scope of the Copyright Act’s compulsory license provision while purchasers of audio-only recordings obtain a compulsory license in the copyright of the work fixed by their...
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