The TTABlog

MARCH 12, 2024

In March 2018, Abundance filed its Section 1(a) application to register the mark, claiming use since 2008. The Board observed that, under Section 45 of the Trademark Act, a service mark is in use in commerce "(1) when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services; and (2) the services are rendered in commerce."

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

The Design Rules underwent an amendment in 2008, pursuant to which the Locarno classification was officially adopted by India. Interestingly, some GUIs were granted registration by the Indian Patent Office prior to 2008 under Class 14-99 (titled as ‘Miscellaneous). GUI can positively influence customers to buy such products.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

In 2008, it launched its successful “Align” yoga mat line. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. Perfect Body Image. * The Florida Bar Regulates, But Doesn’t Ban, Competitive Keyword Ads. * Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. Then, in Liapes v. seriously, are you still posting THERE???)

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Petitioner did not challenge any of the evidence showing display of the RASCAL HOUSE marks on Jerry's Deli menus and on advertising while the RASCAL HOUSE restaurants were operating. The Board found that Jerry's evidence purporting to show use of the three marks for restaurant services failed to pass mustard muster.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

VPNLab – 2008 to 2022. According to a Europol announcement, VPNLab began its operations in 2008, offering an OpenVPN-based service designed to provide online anonymity for as little as $60 per year. An important feature of the announcement lies in the description of VPNLab.

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IP Tech Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As discussed in a previous blog post, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has emphasised that prize draws must comply with provisions of its CAP Code. Failing which one risks being in breach of the rules, which can ultimately lead to criminal prosecution for failure to comply with consumer protection, gambling and advertising laws.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This court answers yes, though limits the effect of that by applying what looks like ordinary false advertising analysis. However, in 2008, “RectorSeal sent UL a letter withdrawing the Multiple Listing because it would no longer be manufacturing the Firestop Box Insert for Hilti, which was a requirement of the Multiple Listing program.”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

Pirate Manga Site B9Good.com Manga piracy site B9Good initially appeared in 2008 and established itself under B9DM branding. The man is said to have uploaded pirated content to file-hosting platforms while earning revenue from advertising. The women were allegedly paid by B9Good’s operator to upload pirated content.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

LTF provided evidence of a current version of the bulldog, in use since 2008, along with a copyright registration and a trademark registration for the Bulldog. Bel-Mac allegedly uses its Bulldog logo on apparel, cups, and other products as well as advertisements such as billboards and its website.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 12, 2023

264/2008. [vi] 279/2008 in CS (OS) 41/2008. Crimzon Fashion Accessories Private Limited (2023) LiveLaw (Del) 148. [ii] ii] The Trademarks Act, 1999, Section 2 (1) (zg). Section 11(2). [iv] iv] Trade Mark Rules, 2017, Rule 124. [v] v] CS (OS) No. vi] [link] [vii] IA.No.279/2008

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The TTABlog

MARCH 20, 2023

Discovery Sanctions: The Board made certain adverse inferences against Respondent ERB for failure to comply with a Board order compelling interrogatory answers, including inferences that Respondent ERB did not conduct any look-for advertising and did not conduct any survey to show acquired distinctiveness.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Deemed a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT), applicant was banned from doing business in the United States from 2008 to 2015. Therefore, ARSA claimed, it had priority of use dating back to 2008. The Board found that, beginning in 1999, applicant began selling its EUCALIN product in the United States.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As discussed in a previous blog post, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has emphasised that prize draws must comply with provisions of its CAP Code. Squire Patton Boggs specialises in advising on advertising and marketing law. Legal advice should always be obtained however.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 6, 2022

Unlike other search engines, which sell targeted advertisements based on individual user profiles, DuckDuckGo does not track individual consumers. Instead, the search engine makes money by delivering advertisements based on keywords used in a specific search without tracking the user behind the query.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

Anime piracy site B9Good first appeared way back in 2008, initially operating under B9DM branding. It was alleged that the women were paid by the site’s main operator to upload pirated content, while the man uploaded content to file-hosting sites to generate revenue from advertising.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Unfair advertising: Incorrect pricing, fake endorsements, false statements, etc. UK: The regulations namely, Unfair Commercial Practice Directive, 2005 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, 2008 include a general prohibition of unfair commercial practices.

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Intellectual Property Advertising Advertising Trademark 40

Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The case started in October 2018, when the sponsor of the festival, in order to advertise that Golpes Bajos would be playing, decided to publish a poster on social media, which included the name and a photograph of the deceased lead singer of the band. Comparison with other earlier judgments by the Supreme Court.

Personality Rights 52

Personality Rights Cease and Desist Social Media Advertising 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. The proposed injunction also mentions hosting services, search engines, proxy services, CDNs, donation platforms, browser extensions, social media, payment providers, and advertising services, among others.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

As another example, when the search results provide the records associated with Mr. Abraham, “adjacent to the list of records containing [his] name, photograph, and likeness” is an advertisement promoting the subscription membership. FWIW, I raised this issue as a possible paper topic in 2008. Section 230. ” (Tautology alert).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

MySpace case from 2008 and its progeny (assuming the Doe case is still good law in the Fifth Circuit, which isn’t guaranteed ). Even if the new definition applied, the court questions if GMB was the one to “advertise and offer” the boat, as opposed to Chaves: it is Chaves who places the advertisement on GMB’s website.

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Contracts Advertising Advertising Privacy 72

43(B)log

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Lanham Act false advertising: The theory was that Meta misrepresented “the creation and ownership” of Logan’s photos. Dastar doesn’t clearly bar false advertising §43(a)(1)(B) claims in general, but it does bar the claim as pled here: “a copyright claim repackaged under a trademark statute.” Sybersound Recs., 3d 1137 (9th Cir.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Licensing 59

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

In 1994 and 2008, citizen petitions to the FDA requested a cancer warning on cosmetic talc products; the FDA denied both because it “did not find that the data submitted presented conclusive evidence of a causal association between talc use in the perineal area and ovarian cancer.”

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Law 59

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Though an argument can be made that the company is already causing confusion by selling such a similar costume (Disney made this argument in 2008 when it sued and later settled with a costume company selling costumes similar to Disney characters), it would be considerably worse if they used the name Beetlejuice.

Copyright 238

Copyright Trademark Cease and Desist Copying 238

IPilogue

APRIL 28, 2022

While Canadian government officials seek to discourage anti-competitive behaviours, Canada’s Competition Act was last reviewed in 2008. In Canada, Google and Facebook pocket four-fifths of online advertising revenues, yet no laws have come in to stop them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 9, 2022

. “the underlying communication created by a third-party, a Match.com user, is truly ‘the specific harmful material at issue,’ not the automatically generated advertisement sent by Match.” ” The court rebuffed the FTC’s attempt to distinguish Dyroff. ’”. . ” The FTC cited Anthony v.

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Advertising Advertising Publishing Blogging 121

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

April 29, 2008. 271 , Trademark Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, and Unfair Competition, False Designation of Origin, and False Advertising, under 15 U.S.C. §§ 114 and 1125(a). Registration No. Registration Date. OPTISELECT. May 16, 2017. September 14, 2004. April 9, 2019. January 6, 2015.

Trademark 52

Trademark False Advertising Patent Registration 52

43(B)log

JANUARY 17, 2023

False advertising: Sybersound Recs., 2008), held that misrepresentations about copyright licensing status did not relate to the “nature, characteristics, and quality” of a good under §43(a)(1)(B), unlike “the visual and audio quality of the good.” 3d 1137 (9th Cir.

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False Advertising Ownership Copyright Copying 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

False Advertising. eBay case from 2008. In general, courts should not permit a false advertising claim based on a “safe” representation where the representation is rendered untrue by third-party content. The plaintiffs disavowed a claim based solely on Apple’s “safe” representation.

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False Advertising Privacy Publishing Advertising 112

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Courts have rejected Section 230 defenses against claims for false advertising, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. 6:08-cv-42-Orl-19GJK, 2008 WL 2704404 at *24 (M.D. July 8, 2008). See, e.g., E-Ventures Worldwide, LLC v. Google, Inc. , 3d 1265 (M.D. 2016); Nat’l Numismatic Certification, LLC v. eBay, Inc. ,

False Advertising 141

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Recording of Court Proceedings in 2008: In October 2008, Mihir discussed a case in the Supreme Court that considered recording its proceedings as a move toward judicial transparency. Only then does Google need to take action against the advertisement and not otherwise. ruling on Indian businesses and trademark holders?

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Trademark Publishing Journalism Copyright 59

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As a result of this, the consumer start recognising the product due to its strong reputation and constant quality which helps the producer itself, this helps to determine the origin of goods or services provided by a producer or the service provider and functions as an advertising tool. Co Pvt Ltd. M/s Kellog Co., [TRA/159/2004/TM/DEL]

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Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Advertising 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

According to Lifestyle Equities, BHPC products that were lawfully made, advertised, and distributed in the United States with the permission of the US rights owner are being marketed and sold by Amazon in the United Kingdom and the European Union, which is a kind of counterfeiting.

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Trademark Intellectual Property Branding Brands 59

The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2022

Background of the case In 2008, Miele successfully registered a Community Design (‘CD’), consisting of a depiction of a vacuum cleaner bag, one of which is shown below. This is different to non-consumable components, which are generally not advertised independently and only sold together with the vacuum cleaner. What is this component?

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Designs Design Public Domain Advertising 109

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

According to Lifestyle Equities, BHPC products that were lawfully made, advertised, and distributed in the United States with the permission of the US rights owner are being marketed and sold by Amazon in the United Kingdom and the European Union, which is a kind of counterfeiting.

Trademark 52

Trademark Intellectual Property Branding Brands 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

cum laude , in computer science and business from Lehigh University in 2008. Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising.

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Due Diligence Patent Prosecution Litigation Intellectual Property 59

TorrentFreak

JULY 2, 2023

NIT eventually came up with the ‘ GMTA System ‘ that, among other things, was able to replace traditional advertising posters with digital versions displayed on a plasma screen. 2008 Criminal Investigation While Gary enjoyed business success and his growing online reputation, he was suddenly introduced to the downsides.

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