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How Grey Is Your Market? Identifying Grey Market Issues and Strategies to Combat ThemĀ 

Corsearch

However, whilst international trade fosters economic growth and exchange, it also creates opportunities for grey market goods to emerge. Authentic products are being diverted from authorized channels and sold outside of the manufacturer’s control, posing significant challenges for brands, retailers, and consumers alike.

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Influencer & Celebrity Marketing: How influencers, brands, marketing agencies and talent agents get it wrong.

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There is an increasing number of brands, talent agencies, and influencers looking to leverage influencer marketing. Celebrities, Influencers, Talent Agents, Marketing Agencies & Brands. We represent agencies, marketing agencies trying to line up influencer campaigns for their clients, for brands.

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Marketing and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction It often happens that a companyā€™s trademark is confused with its brand and on top of that, the brand name or trade name. A companyā€™s brand on the other hand only exists intangibly, in the minds of the public. This resulted in the creation of brand names and, eventually, trademark protection for brands.

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Five Widely Recognized Brands Accused of Being Copycats in the Market

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Bernard Kelvin Clive, a well-known brand strategist, once said that strong brands aren’t built through shortcuts and copycats. In the 21 st century, the Oreo cookie is the best-selling cookie brand worldwide. The stories feature on Instagram is the same as that of its rival and competitor in the market, Snapchat.

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[Guest post] Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing

The IPKat

Here's what Anna Maria and Lorenzo write: Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing by Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci Ambush Kat By its decision No. Since May 2020, ambush marketing has been regulated in a comprehensive manner in Italy by Law No.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Online Marketplaces

Corsearch

Brands are often targeted by bad actors looking to make a quick profit by stealing intellectual property and exploiting consumers. But we also explain the most effective approach: using AI-fueled and expert-led brand protection solutions to save time and ensure a sustained reduction in infringement across marketplaces.

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copying/explicit references let Roblox proceed with dubious (c) claim; Lego should be watching

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WowWeeā€™s Vice President of Brand Development & Creative Strategy, Sydney Wiseman, used her WowWee email address to create a Roblox user account and used her Roblox account to promote My Avastars dolls on social media, including videos on her TikTok account. And defendantsā€™ dolls were ā€œvirtually identicalā€ in shape to Robloxā€™s avatars.

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