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March Madness: Basketball, Brackets, and Branding

LexBlog IP

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a major revenue generator for the NCAA, with millions of dollars in advertising and broadcasting deals at stake. One of the key elements of the NCAA’s intellectual property rights is the trademark for the phrase “March Madness.”

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Can a slogan be protected by copyright? The recent stance of the Italian Supreme Court

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A slogan is not original – the Court clarified – where it includes a strongly evocative brand as the latter is capable of making the claim less creative and innovative. This was not the first time the Italian Supreme Court has taken a position on copyright protection for advertising claims. 500%Joy ”, “ 500%Unconventional ”).

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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. For the first two, Industria failed to show literal falsity.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. Characters are often protected by copyright, even if their fashion is not, but they are also routinely protected by trademark. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright. Bottom Line.

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Rapala Billboard Ad Collection for 2020

DuetsBlog

Yes, it’s actually a registered trademark. Rapala: Happy Fishing on Mother’s Day (2012). Rapala Billboard Ads Continue to Engage (2013). Eat More Walleye? Top Ten Questions About Rapala Minnocchio (2015). I Get It, Rapala Will Fill Up Your Fish Cooler! Rapala’s Public Service Announcement? OK, I’ll go first.

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A DAVID AND GOLIATH STYLE UGG BOOT DISPUTE

LexBlog IP

The Court of Appeals affirmed the previous decision of the district court which found that Australian Leather had wilfully infringed Deckers’ “UGG” trademarks by selling less than 15 pairs of UGG branded boots in the U.S., However, on 7 May 2021, the U.S.

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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

SpicyIP

Also, the plaque carried a fork, knife, and plate symbol (see also image 2) which was introduced by Michelin in the 2016 edition of the Paris Michelin Guide, as a brand new L’assiette’ or The Plate symbol to recognise restaurants that ‘simply serve good food’. What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law?