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World IP Day 2024: Why respecting intellectual property is key to promoting sustainable innovation

World IP Day 2024: Why respecting intellectual property is key to promoting sustainable innovation

Whether you are a creator or an innovator, it is crucial to get your work protected as intellectual property before you market it and get paid by vendors.
To celebrate World IP Day 2024's theme - IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity, PitchMark hosted an interesting webinar featuring PitchMark founder Mark Laudi, legal advisor Frank Rittman and our special g
World IP Day 2024: How the Philippines is empowering its innovators to create intellectual property

World IP Day 2024: How the Philippines is empowering its innovators to create intellectual property

As the world celebrates World IP Day 2024's theme - IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity, PitchMark hosted an exciting webinar featuring PitchMark founder Mark Laudi, legal advisor Frank Rittman, and our special guest Rowel Barba, Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), www.ipophil.gov.ph
In the webinar, Rowel expla

The Link Between Intellectual Property and Sustainable Creativity

The Link Between Intellectual Property and Sustainable Creativity

The World Intellectual Property Organization observes April 26 as World IP Day each year to raise awareness about intellectual property rights and the contributions that innovation and creativity make towards social and economic progress.
This year, the World IP Day theme is "IP and SDG's: Building our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity," which was announced by WIPO Director General D

Mariah Carey accused again of copying 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Mariah Carey accused again of copying 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Songwriter Andy Stone has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey’s team claiming that her 1994 hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You" is in fact an unauthorized infringement of his 1989 release with the same title.
The action, filed on November 1st against Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff and co-defendants Sony Music Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishin

Music publishers sue AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement

Music publishers sue AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement

Universal Music Group (UMG), Concord Publishing, and ABKCO Music & Records have launched a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing them of committing direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement when training its AI chatbot, Claude.
The lawsuit, filed in the Nashville Division of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on October 18, claims that Anthr

BackGrid sues Audacy for copyright infringement

BackGrid sues Audacy for copyright infringement

BackGrid USA, a celebrity news agency, has filed a lawsuit against Audacy, a free broadcast and internet radio platform, alleging that it violated BackGrid’s copyrights in 21 pictures by posting them on its websites without authorization.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the location of Audacy's corporate headquarters in September. Audacy su

Elon Musk's social media platform sued for copyright infringement by marketing agency

Elon Musk's social media platform sued for copyright infringement by marketing agency

Legal-marketing firm X Social Media LLC filed a lawsuit against X Corp (formerly known as Twitter), in a federal district court in Florida, alleging that the social media giant's new name and related marketing campaign violates its registered trade and service marks featuring the letter "X" constituting both unfair competition and a deceptive trade practice.
The plaintiff is situated in Winderm

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