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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

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On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. trademarks for clients and has represented hundreds of parties in trademark disputes.

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Google’s Search Disambiguation Doesn’t Create Initial Interest Confusion–Aliign v. lululemon

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Aliign “is an event, lifestyle, and apparel company” allegedly with a first trademark use in 2011. Since 2014, they have sold a total of 7 units of apparel (5 of which were bought by the CEO’s friends). lululemon is the well-known yoga gear company. Reyes & Adler v.

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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. The district court concluded that plaintiffs’ false endorsement claims were foreclosed by Electra v.

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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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Chesney also performed on the Lounge’s beachfront stage at a 2014 concert broadcast as “Kenny Chesney: Live at the Flora-Bama” on Country Music Television (CMT), a Viacom channel. This justification is at least consistent with the core idea of trademark law. Moviegoers should be able to identify the movie they want to see.