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Concept Of Trademark Bullying: Forceful Enforcement Of Trademark Rights In The Name Of Protection

IP and Legal Filings

This is generally done by giant corporations and brand names to survive the competition and swallow the small businesses for gains. Post serving such notice the small entity is forced for settlement because getting into a legal battle would be a disadvantageous step financially. comcountering all the claims by bigbasket.

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Registrar Suspends Domain of Popular Torrent Site YTS (Update)

TorrentFreak

The site ‘unofficially’ took over the YTS brand when the original group threw in the towel in 2015. The site’s parent company Techmodo Limited and its operator have been targeted in several lawsuits and previously agreed to pay over a million dollars in settlements. Since then it has amassed a rather impressive user base.

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where cross-examination exposes lack of TM confusion, out-of-court confusion "evidence" becomes less credible

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The parties settled in 2015; defendants agreed to cease their use of those marks and to avoid the words “Florida” and “Virtual” together in a mark. Also, Florida county school districts often incorporate the phrase “VIRTUAL SCHOOL” into the brand for their online educational offerings, in partnership with both plaintiff and defendant. “The

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Bamboozling – Part I: Do Green Claims Require a Life Cycle Analysis?

LexBlog IP

But we are here today to talk about the most recent settlement s involving textiles labeled “made from bamboo.” The broader issue is whether all brands should reassess their general green claims to make sure they are appropriately qualified. This was followed by another set of cases in 2015 against multiple large retailers.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2015, it extended the “Align” mark to yoga apparel, which has generated $1B in sales. lululemon’s brand also displays prominently in its keyword ads. 1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. lululemon sought summary judgment.

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Man Who Lost $90m Pirate IPTV Suit Slams DISH in Response to New Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

A month later, DISH and NagraStar followed up with a new lawsuit claiming that former SetTV operators Jason LaBossiere, Sean Beaman, and Stefan Gollner had launched three new pirate IPTV services/brands. Since 2017, Dish has been struggling to keep its stock price up from its 2015 and 2017 peaks,” LaBossiere’s answer begins.

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TM laches where a band broke up "for now" but its music remained on Spotify etc.

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Meanwhile, in 2013 or earlier, the Matador record label signed the Jaar/Harrington Darkside and allegedly supported the band in various ways, including by coordinating tours, distributing music, promoting the band’s brand, and arranging live appearances under its label. The complaint showed otherwise: negotiations stopped in 2014.

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