Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Top Trademark Trends of 2021. 2021 was a busy year in the world of trademarks. The uncertainties of COVID in a second year couldn’t stop huge application filing numbers and many developments in the world of trademarks. Trademark scams continued to proliferate, despite some increased efforts to crack down.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction In the ever-shifting landscape of the digital era, the surge in domain name registrations has given rise to a critical challenge— domain name disputes, particularly those entangled with cyber squatting and trademark infringements.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This means that no one else can use the same or a confusingly similar mark in relation to the same or similar goods or services without the owner’s permission. This means that no one else can use the same or a confusingly similar mark in relation to the same or similar goods or services without the owner’s permission.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and was one of the signatories of the First Amendment Professors amicus brief filed in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. Jack Daniel’s contends this design infringes its trademarks and tarnishes its brand. VIP Products says its dog toy parody is expression protected by the First Amendment.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 10, 2021

Rampant domain name squatting and website counterfeits have given rise to domain name disputes now and then. The dispute of domain name is a conflict that arises when more than one individual or group believes that they have the right to register a particular domain name. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Mechanism.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Somewhat unusually, however, federal trademark infringement and cybersquatting allegations also played a key role, alongside other claims including unfair competition. All three domains were registered at Namecheap which requires registrants to consent to personal jurisdiction in Arizona when in dispute with a third party.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 9, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, What Are the Potential Costs of an Unprotected Trademark. Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. I urge you to look at your brand and make sure that your business trademark is protected.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Celebrity trademark messes. Queen of Christmas.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

We are pleased to bring our readers a guest post by Abhijay Srekanth and Vivek Basanagoudar on interaction of trademarks with free speech. Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute. Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A phrase that comes up all the time in several different aspects of trademark work is likelihood of confusion. ”, you may get more than one answer, because there is a lot of gray area in trademark law and a lot of gray area in what makes up a likelihood of confusion. You have Delta Airlines and Delta Faucets.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stephen further stated that he was in the process of registering the word for advertising and media business with the aim of providing marketing, branding, and related services, there was a lot of interest in the possibility of registering such a term. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 3, 2022

based film distributor has told a London court that YouTube's short-form video platform mimics the branding of its own ShortsTV service, ramping up an existing trademark dispute.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement. El Toro Loco Analysis To settle this dispute, the court divided its ruling into two main parts. The court first tackled trademark infringement. Feld Motor Sports Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

million) judgment against the video hosting platform Vimeo over alleged piracy that take place through its service. The lawsuit was filed by the local broadcaster Mediaset, which claimed that Vimeo failed to take action against some 2,000 infringing videos they reported on the service. million ($8.64 million judgment against Vimeo.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2022

resident Mr. Muszynski, who continued operating the service. While running a VPN doesn’t equal copyright infringement, the movie companies accused the service of encouraging and facilitating piracy. The movie companies argue that, through various public statements, LiquidVPN ‘encouraged’ users to use its service to pirate movies.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the ecommerce platform Shopify has settled a lawsuit filed by textbook publishers that alleged the service turned a “blind eye” to piracy on its platform. The lawsuit had asked for damages of up to $150,000 per work and $2 million for each counterfeited trademark.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 6, 2024

On 26 February 2024, the Delhi High Court (DHC) in Western Digital Technologies Inc & Anr vs Geonix International Private Limited , granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction to the plaintiff on the basis of trademark infringement and reverse passing off. In the extant suit, the plaintiff, Western Digital Technologies Inc. (WD),

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

On November 14 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in San Antonio Winery Inc v Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co Ltd (“ Jiaxing ”) that foreign parties to a trademark infringement complaint can be served by trademark owners within the U.S. The provision states that if the trademark applicant is not in the U.S.,

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Sounds, Colors, Scents, and Other Nontraditional Trademarks. Non-traditional trademarks are those things that indicate the source of a brand, but are not brand names, logos, or slogans. Buildings can be registered as trademarks. That’s a registered trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Introduction Domain names have begun to play an important role in online commercial activity and can be used to differentiate between various names and origins of goods and services. Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2024

ABSTTRACT The constraints placed on trademark registration, particularly concerning common English words by recent judicial review by Justice C. This article explores real world examples, international perspectives and aims to provide comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding trademark restriction.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

According to recent statistics published by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), 2022 closed with a record number of domain name disputes after a total of 5,764 disputes filed by trademark holders with the WIPO Center for Conciliation and Arbitration.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The dispute involved a claim by Jack Daniel’s that a dog toy infringed a number of its trademarks. At the district court and on appeal at the Ninth Circuit, the issue was framed as whether a dog toy is an expressive work since trademark claims involving expressive works are analyzed under the Rogers test. Vip Products.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 23, 2022

A trademark refers to a legally registered word or symbol representing a specific product or service of a company. It helps the public at large to identify the products and services of one and distinguish them from those of others. While Tony La Russa (the former manager of the St.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2023

A dispute has emerged between the NFL, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Dimopoulos Law Firm over the NFL and the Raiders threatening to sue the firm for trademark infringement. The law firm claims it has been using a black and silver color scheme to promote its services since its inception in 2012. By: Weintraub Tobin

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

A dispute has emerged between the NFL, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Dimopoulos Law Firm over the NFL and the Raiders threatening to sue the firm for trademark infringement. The law firm claims it has been using a black and silver color scheme to promote its services since its inception in 2012.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 31, 2022

First off today, Nida Zzafar at MobileSyrup reports that the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by local internet service provider TekSavvy that attempted to overturn a site blocking order it has been instructed to follow. Wilson-Rutherford disputes that, prompting the lawsuit. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They entered into a trademark war over the common starting syllable ‘THE’ as both the outlets deal with identical goods and services. THEOS’ acknowledged ‘THEOBROMA’ as the owner of the trademark and agreed to not use the mark ‘THEOBROMA’ in any manner. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Facts of the case Theos Food Pvt.

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Intepat

JUNE 5, 2023

Introduction It is not uncommon for market competitors to find themselves in a courtroom confrontation over trademark infringement cases. ’ This disagreement revolves around the interpretation of the ‘Pe’ suffix within their respective trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Frank Schechter which says that a common (Generic) name can be registered by anyone, but no one has the exclusive right to that trademark, For instance, the renowned brand Apple has its trademark registered under various classes but the word ‘apple’ diluted under class 29 of the food category.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The IPKat has received and is famished delighted to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends Robbert Sjoerdsma and Annelotte Boot (both Holla Legal & Tax) regarding a dispute concerning the … Crompouce®. In the media, a discussion emerged among Dutch IP professionals about whether Crompouce® is a valid trademark?

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IP Law 360

MAY 11, 2023

Global law firm LegalForce has launched an arbitration dispute with Google LLC over a "relentless" number of illegal trademark entities in the technology giant's advertising program, arguing that Google has caused it to lose revenue by allowing unverified providers of U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 23, 2023

Domain name disputes The unique mapping between IP addresses and domain names has created an artificial scarcity of domain names. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Legal rights in domain names can be derived from these sources: registration of the name as a trademark ; prolonged use of the name for trading; or the biological name of a person.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Night Shyamalan, has been a major cornerstone of Apple’s AppleTV+ service. Those add-ons were primarily tools to access pirated content via unlawful streaming services. The service disappeared from the internet in June 2017 as the result of a lawsuit and an injunction filed in Canada against Lackman.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Trademarks and Designs Hayleigh Bosher provided an update on the UKIPO's second round of consultations on proposed changes to deliver better digital services, with the main focus on trade mark and design services. The Board rejected the approach of requiring a "credible" technical effect of the claimed use for novelty.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 20, 2023

Ramya S.Moorthy vs. the Registrar of Trade Marks When a trademark application is filed and subsequently accepted by the Trademark Office, it doesn’t mean an immediate registration. Earlier, the Trademark Office used traditional means like postal mail to serve the notice of opposition to the applicant.

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