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Monster wins permanent injunction against VPX in false advertising case

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12, 2023) Following a large verdict for Monster on false advertising claims, this opinion discusses extensively the requirements for injunctive relief in false advertising cases. The jury awarded $271,924,174 for damages sustained by Defendants’ false advertising and found that the false advertising was willful and deliberate. “As

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Using dominant competitor's part names/numbers for comparison isn't false advertising, TM infringement, or (c) infringement

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15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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The Importance of Transparency in Research Integrity

Plagiarism Today

Earlier this week, the journal BMC Medicine announced that it will not retract a controversial 2013 paper authored by botanist Steven Newmaster. The paper, originally published in 2013, brought Newmaster to prominence in the field of botany and led to massive amounts of not just academic success, but also entrepreneurial success.

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

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But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. Advertisements made for Latinfood Zenú products used the phrase “una deliciosa tradición,” which translates to “a delicious tradition.”

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Team-Xecuter’s Gary Bowser Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges

TorrentFreak

The group offered hardware and software solutions that allowed people to install and play unofficial games and pirated copies on various consoles, including the popular Nintendo Switch. Among other things, he allegedly advertised and trafficked circumvention devices, while maintaining regular contact with resellers throughout the world.

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TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of LITTLE NOTES Registration: Petitioner Failed to Prove Rights in the Mark Via Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

Comptime claimed substantially exclusive use since 2013, but in light of the highly descriptive nature of the mark, the Board exercised its discretion to deem that evidence insufficient. Comptime spent about $13,000 per year on advertising, but the Board was not impressed with these relatively modest expenditures.

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Is The Server Test Ready for a Reboot?

The IP Law Blog

Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. Alexis Hunley et al v. In September, U.S.