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ACE Finally Seizes Pirate Streaming Domains After Years of Legal Action

TorrentFreak

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

43(B)log

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. So, did Industria satisfy Lexmark ?

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shipping facilitator escapes direct (c)/TM claims; alleged hinkiness not enough for contributory liability either

43(B)log

for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, advertising, marketing, selling, and distributing unauthorized, counterfeit versions of its popular CAKE brand of hemp-derived Delta-8 products. But the distribution right does not include “the mere transportation of goods without a transfer or sale of ownership interest in the goods.”

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A General Analysis on Mergers And Acquisitions

IP and Legal Filings

To create global consumer interference along with the profit from it, is now the primary objective of majority of the markets. Companies Act, 2013. Merger & Acquisition has been mentioned from Section 230 to 234 of Chapter XV of the Companies Act, 2013. Gaining access to new markets. Securities Laws. Case Study.

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Precedential No. 11: TTAB Dismisses SKËNDERBEU Brandy Opposition for Failure to Prove Priority and Fraud

The TTABlog

Illyrian Import claimed to be the exclusive authorized distributor and brand agent of a company ("GKS") that continuously sold GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKËNDERBEU and SKËNDERBEU brandy in the United States since 2002. Fraud: Illyrian alleged that ADOL committed fraud by falsely claiming ownership of the subject marks. See also Chem.

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The Legal Complexities Around Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

These new technologies will lead to new behavioral changes and these new activities would power new markets that no one can predict at present. The Metaverse provides vast opportunities for brands to venture into creation of new technologies. IPR in Metaverse. Facebook, 2019 remains a question. In the recent case of World Inc V.

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Departing Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In a footnote, the court acknowledges the law is “evolving” with respect to employer ownership of social media accounts: The law on the ownership of a social media pages created by employees for employers is evolving rapidly and varies between jurisdictions. 201 (Spring 2013). See generally, Christopher A. TELECOMM. &