TorrentFreak

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ministry of Information and Communications expects companies in the advertising sector to avoid placement of ads on these platforms, many of which are illicit football streaming platforms or services offering text updates on live matches.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

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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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

But after 2013, when Respondent last advertised the CS amps in its domestic catalogs, domestic sales plummeted, rapidly dwindling to single digits and then zero at some points in the critical 2016-2021 time frame.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2022

billion in 2016, to 4.2 Beyond traditional advertisements, companies leverage “influencers” – from the micro-influencer to the Kardashians to showcase their products. Key takeaways include: Endorsements should make obvious the existence of material connection with brand. billion in 2021. [1]

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.” Peloton’s core brand is Peloton.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

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.

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The IPKat

MAY 3, 2022

In 2016, Verstappen was featured in a TV commercial for Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo. In this commercial, a (very accurate) look-a-like of Verstappen, wearing the identical racing outfit Verstappen wore in the Jumbo commercial, delivers groceries in Picnic branded lorry, as depicted below. Background What was the case about?

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

Trademarks and trade secrets followed a different path – developing under state common law before later later gaining federal protections; with trade secrets moving federal most recently via the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016. And, that person’s brand is their name, image, and likeness.

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The IPKat

JUNE 11, 2022

Do a quick Google search and you will find many sites explaining the history and significance of the phrase to Apple and its branding, and how it brought a new wave of popularity and interest to a floundering Apple company as of 1997. from 14 October 2011 to 13 October 2016). Trying to follow Apple's words of wisdom.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

He graduated from NUJS, Kolkata in 2016 and completed his LL.M. Brands have been active on social media in recent years, trying to imbue their content with human like personality that endears customers to them rather than just putting out traditional advertising. Satchit is a Counsel at the Bombay High Court. Satchit Bhogle.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Conceived by Ruth Handler and named after her own daughter, Barbie has, from its inception, been a driving force behind Mattel’s successful branding efforts, resulting in the sale of over a billion Barbie dolls and the expansion of the franchise into various media, including video games, merchandise, and a live-action movie.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. 2016: [link]. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 1, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover had used the imagery of the Maasai community to enhance the aesthetics of their advertisement. A shoe company called Masai Barefoot Technology as well used Maasai iconography while launching their brand. The Maasai Brand.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

Anime piracy site B9Good first appeared way back in 2008, initially operating under B9DM branding. CODA says that its work against B9Good dates back to 2016 when it filed an administrative complaint in China. Defying the usual odds, 15 years later the site was still alive and kicking.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The evidence submitted by Examining Attorney William Verhosek showed that non-metal tool trays are advertised and sold to homeowners and DIYers. Grypmat claimed there were no other "comparative products" when it began selling its orange trays in 2016, but it conceded in light of the evidence that there are tool trays available in many colors.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Petitioners alleged that from 2003 to October 2016, Petitioners and Respondent operated as a partnership and shared equally the profits derived from arranging and organizing dance parties in New York City under the Freedom Party brand. Wellington).

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

SS Vape Brands, Inc. Opposer claimed to own a family of MONSTER-formative marks, but it failed to prove the existence of a family of MONSTER marks prior to SS Vape’s July 2016 date of first use. The vape/smoke shops offer Opposer’s MONSTER and MONSTER ENERGY beverages in coolers displaying third-party brand names (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2023

The site was sued in the United States in 2016 and emerged on the wrong end of a $210,000 judgment , yet appeared entirely unaffected. One of the claimed benefits of Fmovies is that advertising is kept to a minimum. Fmovies Does Nothing But Grow No matter which tools rightsholders use against FMovies, nothing has worked thus far.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But genuine fact issues remained on whether J-B Weld’s advertising of “Made in USA” was false and whether Illinois Tool had standing. In 2016, it even commissioned a survey asking customers whether they preferred “J-B Weld Ultimate Black” or Illinois Tool’s “Permatex Ultra Black.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As is often the case, others have tried to hijack or take over the RARBG brand in the months that followed, but none come close to the original. Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service served over 50,000 UK households while generating millions in revenue by selling cheap subscriptions.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. This primarily includes three groups of people: Those who sell costume elements on sites such as Etsy, those that use costumes in advertising or promotion and those that operated haunted attractions. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

A talented graphic designer, Bencko was responsible for Megaupload’s logo and ensuring that other sites in the group looked good and accommodated advertising properly. A year later, Bencko was posting videos of car restorations under his Pixelhood brand, but showing no obvious concerns about his fate in the Megaupload case.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The same is majorly influenced by the mode of use, nature of advertising, and inherent nature contributing to the inherent distinctiveness of the mark owing to its common characteristics. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

Possibly as a result, mid-2020 Watchsomuch was advertising on Twitter that its.org domain wasn’t the only option for accessing the platform. There are additional domains too but since they aren’t publicly advertised, we won’t mention them here. So how do these agreements work?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. In case one wishes to register their brand under The Trademarks Act 1999, they need to meet certain canons.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 13, 2021

HK), AI-based mobile app developer and mobile advertising platform services provider Newborn Town Inc (09911.HK), HK), brand e-commerce retail and wholesale solutions provider UNQ Holdings Limited (02177.HK), billion in 2016 to 3.0 HK), online marketing solutions provider Netjoy Holdings Limited (02131.HK), 53.2%?????????2016??5????2020??30?????2025???40.1%?????????????163??.

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The TTABlog

MAY 17, 2023

Starbucks claimed that its logo is famous, but it did not provide sales and advertising figures tied to that particular mark. TTABlogger comment: When a party has multiple registered marks, it seemingly seldom can segregate its sales and advertising figures by mark. Read comments and post your comment here. Text Copyright John L.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

A variant of separating the mark from the brand; not seeing it in all categories, and we may have a world in which some marks—maybe the 1%--are not divided from brands but the others are. Brands can choose to “gate” on Amazon with authorization letters, but how does the consumer know the seller will stick to selling genuine goods?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

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. According to the complaint, ExpediteTV, Mundo TV, and Must TV offered DISH copyrighted content.

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2022

From 2011 to now, defendants continued to sell music and merchandise and to promote music videos and other media under the Darkside name, including creating a website to advertise their music and distributing sound recordings through Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud. The complaint didn’t rebut the presumption of prejudice.

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IP Whiteboard

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

BGL and its subsidiaries ( BGL Group ), including Manolo Blahnik, manufacture, distribute and sell luxury shoes and accessories bearing the “MANOLO BLAHNIK” name and brand, which are sold in over 65 countries including Australia. 17 Oct 2016. The “MANOLO BLAHNIK” branded products have been available for sale in Australia since 1997.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Prior attempts to measure tarnishment: Buccafusco et al 2016 focused on porn parodies, found burnishing except among very conservative consumers. Their studies: we might see tarnishment in the brand context, and stronger among conservatives. Control to tarnishment—They rated the brand as stronger if they saw the tarnishing stimuli.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

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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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

Ford advertised its Shelby GT350 Mustang as “track ready.” “But As for the facts: The Shelby is an upgrade of the standard Mustang and, importantly here, was advertised as “an all-day track car that’s also street legal.” Track-readiness was a central theme in Ford’s Shelby advertising. Tershakovec v. Ford Motor Company, Inc.,

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43(B)log

JUNE 6, 2023

Enigma sued its competitor Malwarebytes for Lanham Act false advertising and NY business torts for designating its products as “malicious,” “threats,” and “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs). Malwarebytes software also allegedly claims to “detect and remove malware, PUPs, and other potentially threatening programs on users’ computers.”

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The TTABlog

JUNE 10, 2021

Nonetheless, applicant argued that relevant consumers perceive COOKINPELLETS.COM as its brand name," and the evidence showed that some third-parties use or understand COOKINPELLETS (with or without a space) and COOKINPELLETS.COM as capable of serving as a source indicator. Ghiorse , 119 USPQ2d 1178, 1187 (TTAB 2016).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2022

On top of that, many cyberlockers and video hosting services do not respond at all to takedown notices,” the MPA adds, noting that many generate revenue from advertising and pay uploaders via reward schemes. . “No meaningful measures are in place to prevent the upload and publication of clearly infringing content.

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