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Finding Lack of Bona Fide Intent, TTAB Sustains Opposition to NEW YORKER FINE LAGER BEER & Design for Beer-Based Cocktails

The TTABlog

Although Applicant Jose Ramon was experienced in the branding and marketing of beers, he was never in the business of producing the goods identified in his application, and the only step he took to use the mark was the formation of a company to market beers. D & P Holding S.A. Not good enough, said the Board.

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Rival Boston Cider Companies Enter Trade Secret Dispute

Trading Secrets

Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

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Rival Boston Cider Companies Enter Trade Secret Dispute

LexBlog IP

Boston Beer is a brewer and marketer of beers, malt beverages, and hard ciders, known for its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard products. Downeast is a rival maker and marketer of similar products, namely its eponymous cider. Shortly thereafter, he became a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Downeast.

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

Merely put, it is an individual’s right to handle the commercial use of their name, image, individuality and personal brand. Publicity, such as character, reputation and personal brand, will be protected under various statutes, such as the Copyright Act 1957 and the Trade Marks Act 1999.

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TOS Supports Injunction Against Web Scraping–Southwest Airlines v. Kiwi

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Southwest asserts claims under the CFAA, the Texas computer crime statute, breach of contract, and trademark. Southwest relied on its breach of contract claim when requesting an injunction. While brand harm may be what is motivating Southwest’s actions, that argument has not figured prominently in the proceedings.

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Lewis Hamilton! Lewis who?

The IPKat

Background On 14 July 2015, 44IP Limited (’44IP’), which manages the IP rights of Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE, filed EU trade mark application no. The application of this principle required Lewis Hamilton to be famous in the entire EU at the filing date of the contested application, i.e. on 14 July 2015.

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Text of Complaint in X Corp v. Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) in CD Cal, regarding not-for-profit’s reports on Twitter disinformation policies

LexBlog IP

CCDH urges brands to not advertise on sites that promote disinformation. It also, allegedly, obtained access to analytical tools from Brandwatch , a market intelligence consultant. Brandwatch, obtains data from Twitter under a contract, and then offers various tools to analyze its database.