Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Originally posted 2007-10-23 00:07:45. Or, rather, someone else — who can really use a meal — will. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Eat your words appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

After criticizing the worst effects of social media for over 10 years, I was finally hacked, locked out of my Facebook account, and (I assume) will be unable to restore any of the material or connections going back to 2007.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 7, 2024

Teleflex (2007) and Graham v. On February 27, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) published updated guidance for examiners on how to make a proper determination of obviousness. The guidance expands upon and reinforces the legal framework for obviousness determinations discussed by the Supreme Court in KSR Int’l. John Deere Co.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

398 (2007), the propriety of invoking “common sense” as a rationale for obviousness has been subject to continuous debate. In analyzing patent obviousness, how “simple” must the relevant technology be in order for “common sense” to supply a limitation missing in the prior art? Teleflex, 550 U.S. By: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The patentee provided evidence to prove that BAS-342G computerized embroidery machine has been sold in the Chinese territory since 2007. As manufacturer and dealer specialized for sewing machine and parts thereof, the infringer is capable to and may access the subject software.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

After a failed attempt to create a negotiating draft on these terms, the 2007 GA authorized progress to a Diplomatic Conference on the treaty “only after agreement on objectives, specific scope and object of protection has been achieved.” But indisputably it does not mean unanimity.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Supreme Court’s 2007 ruling in KSR International Co. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register providing updated guidance for agency decision-makers on making proper determinations of obviousness under the U.S. Teleflex Inc.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 13, 2023

In a surprising move, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) has granted a petition for rehearing en banc on the issue of whether the test for determining obviousness of design patents has been overruled by the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v. 398 (2007). Teleflex, 550 U.S. In the case, captioned LKQ Corp.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A South Carolina recording artist named Warren Hamilton claims he has been using the rap alias “SIX9” while performing since 2007. Rapper 6ix9ine has lost the right to trademark his own stage name. He says that 6ix9ine (born Daniel Hernandez) has hurt his career since 2017 when Hernandez began using his similar stage name. By: AEON Law

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

2007), where the Court addressed the proper standard for determining obviousness for the first time since the Federal Circuit was created by Congress in 1982. Teleflex Inc. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The 2007 Weblog Awards voting is over, and LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, I am proud to say, is still listed among the finalists! Congratulations to David Lat and friends of Above. The post Best Weblog appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Originally posted 2007-05-09 17:31:23. “Andrew Sullivan of Instapundit”? Guys, whichever of you calls me first gets to retain me. UPDATE: Is insanity a plea in a trademark infringement case? Republished. The post Blog “brand confusion” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2007, the USPTO published “Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. Teleflex Inc.” ” This was updated in 2010 and now, as of Feb. 27, 2024, there is a new update. 89 Fed.Reg. 14,449 (Feb. Read more

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 14, 2023

The battle between Thom Browne and Adidas over a striped design dates back to 2007. Sportswear giant, Adidas, originally objected to Thom Browne’s use of a three-bar design on its clothing in 2007, which led Thom Browne to subsequently change to a four-stripe design.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2007, Netflix shifted from distributing optical media via the mail to streaming content online. From a standing start alongside these innovative products in 2007, within a year SeriesYonkis would establish itself as one of Spain’s most-visited sites.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Famous cases include that of 2007, when t he NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to a church in Indianapolis , where they were charging 3 USD to watch the event in the church and were using the term “Super Bowl” to advertise it. In 1969, the NFL trademarked “Super Bowl”.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Aeropostale) in February 2007, I would not have imagined that my career would become what it is today. Tell us about your career path from Aeropostale, Inc. to SPARC Group LLC. When I joined Aeropostale, Inc.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Photographers urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to revive their proposed class action challenging how easily Instagram lets websites embed photos, arguing that a lower court threw out their copyright case based on an outdated 2007 Ninth Circuit decision, while ignoring recent technological advancements and allowing third parties to profit off of photographers' (..)

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Likelihood of Confusion

JULY 25, 2023

Originally posted 2007-03-22 21:04:20. Joe Gratz shares none of McDonald’s McPain over its efforts to get “McJob” out of the dictionary. He’s right, of course. UPDATE: Related thoughts.) Republished by. The post Tough McNuggets appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

The term ‘earnout arrangement’ (Earnout) has been defined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as “any transaction in which an income-earning asset is sold for consideration that includes the creation of an ‘earnout right’ (Earnout Right) for the seller of the asset, according to TR 2007/D10.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 12, 2023

Not surprising considering who posted it… Originally posted 2007-06-28 12:18:00. Working my territory. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Overlawyered: Trademark abuses of the month appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

The server test has been the law in the Ninth Circuit since 2007, but in recent years it has come under attack in lower courts in other jurisdictions. Instagram, LLC, No. 22-15293, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the "server test," which protects websites from copyright liability for embedding images that are hosted on another website's server.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

In May 2007, before the concept of name, image, and likeness became popularized by the USA’s NCAA ruling for college athletes, Nicklaus appears to have made a similar deal except it was for “exclusive rights to valuable intellectual property and services”. This agreement involved three parties: 1) Jack Nicklaus; 2) GBI Investors Inc.;

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JD Supra Law

JULY 10, 2023

Last week, the Federal Circuit decided to consider, en banc, whether the Supreme Court’s 2007 KSR decision regarding obviousness overruled the Federal Circuit’s decades-old Rosen and Durling tests for design patents, setting in motion a potential lowering of the bar for obviousness.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 21, 2023

In 2007, Nicklaus sold his intellectual property portfolio and course design services, to real estate developer Howard Milstein’s Nicklaus Companies LLC, for $145 million. On April 12, 2023, a Manhattan judge in the lawsuit regarding the sale of golf legend Jack Nicklaus’s intellectual property portfolio narrowed the claims against Nicklaus.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 14, 2023

Granting a petition for rehearing en banc, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided to revisit the effect of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR International v. Teleflex on design patents. LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations, Case No. 21-2348 (Fed. June 30, 2023) (per curiam).

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2023

In 2007, Louis Vuitton sought to stop the sale of dog toys named “Chewy Vuitton.” Branding, including acquiring and protecting your trademarks, is essential to growing your business and protecting against other companies getting a free-ride on your reputation and goodwill.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Breyer has tossed the case, holding that the media companies are not liable for direct copyright infringement and that Instagram is not liable for secondary copyright infringement. Amazon.com, Inc. , 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

Supreme Court’s landmark 2007 obviousness ruling in KSR v. In reversing, the Federal Circuit ruled that the PTAB improperly rejected Intel’s “known technique” rationale supporting a motivation to combine prior art references under the flexible analysis set out by the U.S. Teleflex.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Originally posted 2007-05-08 21:05:28. Instapundit: “This is audacious lawyering.” ” Best kind! Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Verizon: We got rights! appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

2007), the solution has been. But your story will not make sense if your readers cannot see the image or video. For more than a decade, following Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc., 3d 1146 (9th Cir. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2021

118 (2007) (licensee standing for declaratory judgment action); Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. 398 (2007) (obviousness); and. John Deere Co. of Kansas City, 383 U.S. 1 (1966) (obviousness); Zenith Radio Corp. Hazeltine Research, Inc., 321 (1971) (antitrust – patent pools – waiver of defenses); MedImmune, Inc. Genentech, Inc.,

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

An Illinois federal judge said Friday that he can't yet determine whether the University of Illinois abandoned its legal right to control images of its Native American former mascot, ruling that several material questions remain as to the school's licensing of the logo since it was retired in 2007.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 8, 2023

Originally posted 2007-03-31 23:09:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Susan Crawford explains, at considerable length, why she voted with the minority at ICANN on the defeated proposal to open up. The post Susan Crawford: Why I Voted For XXX appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 13, 2023

398, 419 (2007). A pending IPR appeal challenges the Federal Circuit’s 40-year-old obviousness formula as inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s rejection of “a rigid rule that limits the obviousness inquiry” in KSR v. Teleflex, 550 U.S. Should the appeals court agree, obviousness could be easier to establish. By: Jones Day

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Originally posted 2007-10-18 15:01:21. Robert Cox: Here’s how Google should change its ad-censoring policy. Looks reasonable to me. Learned commentary is invited. UPDATE: The story, really, is bigger than all this.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

I began writing for Managing IP magazine in 2007 and remember well the lead-up to the law. The discussion centered mostly on the change from a first-inventor-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system, which was seen as a way to harmonize the United States with the rest of the world, but which many feared would be detrimental to U.S.

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