Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Internet Brands opinion. Including the Internet Brands case, I found six cases using the phrase (see Appendix B). Wells , 2013 WL 1010589 (E.D.N.C. March 14, 2013) Jones v. 12, 2013) J.S. Internet Brands, Inc. , Internet Brands, Inc. , Internet Brands, Inc. , Richie, 2012 WL 3773116 (D.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 1, 2022

A year after Megaupload was shut down, Kim Dotcom launched a brand new file-hosting service called Mega. Since the company’s launch in 2013, nearly 150,000 users have lost their accounts. Since Mega’s launch in 2013, hundreds of thousands of people have been booted from the platform after sharing objectionable content.

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2022

As early as 2013, SWS became aware of defendants and “made repeated objections to it via two email exchanges and three letters from Plaintiff’s then-counsel in 2013 and 2014.” There was no progressive encroachment here; both bands were in NY as of 2013 with the same name and same services. Did SWS reasonably and excusably delay?

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2024

According to the EUIPO case-law ( R-1489/2017 , R-788/2013 ), smileys or emojis are typically used in both advertising and private communication to express positive emotions. The history of The Smiley is an example of the work by brand licensors to protect their heritage. It serves as a friendly assurance of customer satisfaction.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A Kat while using à L'Oréal shampoo Facts Between 2013 and 2015, L'Oréal asked Ms Y to take photographs of products in its KERASTASTE brand ranges. The Court found that these photographs had been put online between 2013 and 2016.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

With his former colleagues’ names rarely out of the media for long, Bencko spent much of 2012 and early 2013 retweeting news about the Megaupload case. “I miss my MEGA friends / colleagues,” he declared in a rare personal tweet in July 2013.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

WIPO defines trademark squatting as the act of a person registering a trademark for a brand that belongs to someone else. While the show went off-air in 2013 , it continues to be massively popular with extended episodes being released to date. What is trademark squatting? What’s next?

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 27, 2021

However, Modelo Grupo (“Modelo”) and Constellation Brands (“Constellation”) would say there is a lot riding on the answer. Modelo, whose parent is Anheuser-Busch InBev (“AB”), created the Corona brand. Based on its popularity, most would say, “Who cares whether hard seltzer is beer, just give me one.”

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 2, 2022

Originally posted 2013-10-29 12:56:20. They just fade away. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Old trademarks never die… appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Established, but offensive, brands change names. Never before have some many brands backed away from names or name origins that were offensive. Uncle Ben’s, Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Indians are some of the brands began name changes or removed items from their logo in 2020. 2013: [link].

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 17, 2023

Roller Ready was founded in 2013 by a group of entrepreneurs who identified a need for a more efficient and effective way to clean paint rollers. Roller Ready claims that it has invested significant time, effort and money in building its brand and creating a positive reputation in the market.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

Industria, based on Colombia, produces and distributes food products under two relevant brand names: Zenú and Ranchera. They’re successful brands: approximately $300,000,000 annually in sales of Zenú products and $100,000,000 in sales of Ranchera products. Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

Apparently, Monster launched its MONSTER ENERGY® drink brand including its ® mark (the “Claw Icon”) in 2002. Apparently realizing the importance of its brand, Monster owns at least fourteen federal trademark registrations that include the Claw Icon in various classes of goods and services (the “Asserted Marks”).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2023

In a 2019 interview , in response to a question asking why he closed Cuevana, Escobar said that the site “grew a lot” in 2013. In a more recent report to the USTR, the MPA said that in August 2022 alone, a handful of Cuevana-branded domains received 130 million visits. Cuevana.tv Then late September 2022, Cuevana3.me

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. 2013: [link]. Carey may still be able to use the phrase even without registration. Celebrity trademark messes. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S. 2020: [link]. 2019: [link]. 2018: [link].

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 17, 2021

While the NYAA brand is still used today by a different operation, the original NYAA.se If we go back yet another year, we arrive at 2013, when Hollywood took down Hotfile and isoHunt , which many considered to be pirate sites as well. site shut down more than four years ago. At the time of writing Google no longer indexes any NYAA.se

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2022

The title of this series is an homage to the great Lesley Fair, who launched and authors many of the best of the FTC’s business blogs and who coined this term in her blog reviewing 2013 cases on the same topic. Then, in 2013, the FTC settled with a group of large retailers that had received the letters. One group paid $1.26

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In 2013, the chain of Zellers stores officially closed. s public rollout of Zellers-branded vehicles and plans for retail stores would cause damage to HBC in its loss of control over the Zellers brand and the loss of future customers. The Zellers Trademark: Then and Now. Pestco Co. , HBC could similarly argue that Zellers Inc.’s

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 26, 2022

for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, advertising, marketing, selling, and distributing unauthorized, counterfeit versions of its popular CAKE brand of hemp-derived Delta-8 products. 2013), the Ninth Circuit said the “actual knowledge” or “willful blindness” mental states could satisfy the knowledge element. AKF sued LCF etc.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A bit of factual background before we move ahead to the legal analysis: Allied Blenders, a liquor manufacturer, has held a registered trademark for ‘OFFICER’S CHOICE PRESTIGE WHISKY’ label since 2013. ’ In the case of Pernod Ricard India Private Limited v.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

However, in 2012 and 2013, Emmi Roth produced millions of pounds of “Domestic Roth branded Gruyere” and “Domestic Private-Label branded Gruyere”; and in the period 2014-2016, while Emmi Roth produced no “Domestic Roth branded Gruyere” it continued to produce millions of pounds of “Domestic Private-Label branded Gruyere.”.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The public has become accustomed to identifying a particular brand of running shoe or sports shirt based solely on a distinctive sign. One of the longest legal cases based on position trade marks is Shoe Branding Europe BVBA v. The contested position trade mark cannot be considered a simple and banal geometric shape.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Brands have recently begun to co-opt this form of communication in an attempt to capitalize on the prevalence and effectiveness of memes. [ii] 29, 2013), [link]. [ii] xi] See Diana Bradley, 5 Brands Insert Themselves into the Viral ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Stock Picture , PRWEEK (Aug. 1, 2013), [link]. xv] See 35 U.S.C. §

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Bowser’s involvement started in June 2013 and continued until his arrest last year. The conspiracy, which also includes co-defendants Max Louarn and Yuanning Chen, used various brands including “Team Xecuter,” “Axiogame.com,” “Maxconsole.com,” and “China Distribution.” Both counts carry a maximum prison penalty of five years.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. Around 2013, MaxRelief also made “Australia’s # 1” claims through its website, Twitter, and YouTube accounts.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

According to the SCA, the target market for the products was made up of discerning consumers who were more concerned with the precise brand of watch they required, and who would be less likely to be deceived or confused by the limited similarities between the marks.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Pumas alleged that defendants violated the New Mexico Unfair Practices Act based on their purchase of a Black & Decker-branded coffeemaker. Based on Black & Decker’s reputation, the Pumas thought the coffeemaker would be better than the lower-priced store brand and paid more for it as a result. if they are of another.”

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Federal Circuit’s brand of aggressive judicial review, which casts aside basic principles of deference to administrative adjudication, was on full display in this case. 1791, 1818 (2013) (“The Federal Circuit gives minimal deference to PTO fact-finding.”). & Tech. 61 (2014); Paul R.

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 8, 2020

In the 2013 decision of REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd, [1] REA Group, owner of realestate.com.au mark, Bromberg J held that: in the context of an internet address, the terms “www” and “com.au” do not ordinarily serve the function of providing cues to brand or product identity; but. 1] (2013) 217 FCR 327. [2]

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2013, Interprofession du Gruyère, sought and received from the USPTO a certification mark for a design with stylized font, for the letters “AOC”, a Swiss cross, and the words “LE GRUYÈRE SWITZERLAND.”

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The BoA discussed the items of evidence filed by 44IP: Statistical data of people watching Formula 1 in 2013 did not include data from Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The BoA concluded that consumers could believe that the contested application is a sub-brand of the earlier mark. 128 et seqq.).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This may include creating products with certain distinct features, such as a particular smell or a sound that is exclusive to the product and the brand. Thus, several companies have attempted to manufacture products implanted with a particular smell that is exclusive to the brand.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2023

On 22 March 2023, the Danish Supreme Court ruled in the well-known (at least in Denmark) case concerning a hanging flowerpot, a vase and a jar created in 2013/2014 by the Danish designer Anne Black : In 2016, Netto (a Danish discount supermarket owned by Salling Group) promoted and sold its own hanging flowerpot, vase and jar.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2013, Beasley filed a petition with the TTAB to cancel the ’469 mark, contending that Howard had defrauded the PTO. The TTAB dismissed the 2017 petition on the ground of claim preclusion, reasoning that both claims rested on the same facts as the 2013 claim. 2019); Jim Beam Brands Co. The petition was denied.

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The IPKat

JULY 26, 2021

What does the term ‘MOCCA’ evoke in your mind, a kind of coffee or a specific brand? Most of them regarded ‘MOCCA’ as a kind of coffee instead of a specific brand except one Italian colleague who also saw ‘MOCCA (almost phonetically identical to ‘Moka’)’ as referring to the Moka Pot (Italian wiki page for that here ).

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