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Trademark Infringement 101: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Brand 

Corsearch

Trademark infringement is the nightmare that keeps big brands up at night. Imagine you’ve conjured up the hottest brand on the market – “Crispy Crunch Delights” , complete with a jazzy logo. ” They are selling what you sell, they are reaping the benefits of your brand, without doing any of the hard work. .”

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Van Doren Lifestyle revisited: the reversal of the burden of proof due to market partitioning

The IPKat

Kat friend Jan Jacobi reports on a recent case where only the intrepid dare tread—-trade mark exhaustion and market partitioning. Some trade mark proprietors (contractually) restrict their distributors from selling to certain markets.

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Trademark Enforcement In E-Market : Challenges In Identifying The Infringer And Holding Them Accountable

IP and Legal Filings

The issue of counterfeiting not only compromises a brand’s reputation or brand value, but also puts consumer safety at risk by allowing the sale and uninformed purchase of sub-standard goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 27-10-2009). [8] Nakul Bajaj & Ors. [4] 344/2018]. [6]

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Once Branded Notorious Pirates, Sites Agree to Filter Out Pirated TV Shows

TorrentFreak

Later in 2012, the RIAA submitted its regular report to the United States Trade Representative, requesting various sites to be branded notorious pirate markets. Launched around 2009, Hellspy and Hellshare had successfully weathered the Megaupload storm.

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Puma or Rolex – Which is more famous?

The IPKat

As different as these brands may be, both are certainly well-known among the general public. 207/2009 (being essentially identical to the currently applicable Art. 207/2009 (being essentially identical to the currently applicable Art. 207/2009 , i.e. an infringement of Rolex’ right to a trade mark with a reputation.

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Green Washing Vis-A-Vis Green Trade Marks

IP and Legal Filings

This has led to consumers opting for brands that pledge their duty to contributing towards environmental protection by means of minimalism and sustainability. In today’s era of eco-branding, wherein trademarks are used to distinguish sustainable brands from the mainstream commercial ones, the latter engage in the practise of “greenwashing”.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.