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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

magna cum laude , from George Mason University School of Law in 2014 and his B.S., 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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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. Exotic Island Enters.,

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

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Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized. The complaint asserts trademark infringement, misrepresentation and unfair competition due to StockX’s minting of sneaker-related NFT’s using NIKE trademarks without Nike’s authorization.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized. The complaint asserts trademark infringement, misrepresentation and unfair competition due to StockX’s minting of sneaker-related NFT’s using NIKE trademarks without Nike’s authorization.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. The infringement at trial was a photo of a sportscar illegally used on the internet for advertising purposes. Additional fees could also be applied due to the failure to credit the author by name.