The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following contribution by former GuestKat Jan Jacobi (BarentsKrans) regarding a recent Dutch decision on free riding and declining reputation of a brand. Quite often, the IP of a bankrupt company is sold to a third party who continues operating all or some of the brands.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 6, 2022

At a later stage, India adopted the provisions of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and came up with the Trademark Rules of 2017. Section 26 of the Trademark Rules, 2017 stipulates how a sound mark should be registered as a trademark. Additionally, the brand is what a customer links with the company.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sued AbbVie and Besins Healthcare, co-owners of a patent that covered brand AndroGel, in 2017. The FTC claimed that the manufacturers had brought “sham” patent infringement litigation in 2011 against Teva and another generic supplier, Perrigo.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 6, 2021

They allow companies to promote their brand image and connect with the community around them. This preliminary analysis has to go further and check, for example, if the brand we have chosen is also available as a domain name. These issues can have a major impact on brand strategy and affect credibility in the market.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 16, 2023

Yankees’ superstar Aaron Judge and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have finally emerged victorious from an intellectual property dispute, which they have been fighting since Judge’s 2017 rookie season. By: ArentFox Schiff

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In an otherwise straightforward Section 2(d) analysis, the Board ruled that confusion is likely between Respondent's registered marks MIRAGE BRANDS (standard form) and MIRAGE BRANDS & Design [BRANDS disclaimed], and Petitioner Mahender Sabhnani's previously used and registered mark ROYAL MIRAGE & Design , all for perfume.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 2, 2024

17-CV-647, 2017 WL 3168525 (N.D. July 26, 2017), vacated and remanded, 742 F. It was also relevant, though not dispositive, that other supplements sold under the same brand were, in fact, one per day. Bayer AG, No. App’x 325 (9th Cir. 2018); and Howard v. Bayer Corp., 10-CV-1662, 2011 WL 13224118 (E.D. July 22, 2011)).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Owners of luxury trade marks have a strong interest in building and preserving the luxury and prestigious aura around their brands. It sells the perfumes under these brands through a selective distribution system. At the end of 2017, they acquired original JOOP! 15(2) EUTMR exist. The Court found that JOOP!

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Danielle Bernstein is a 28-year-old New York City influencer and founder of the brand We Wore What (“WWW”). million followers on Instagram, was allegedly making “ seven figures ” as of 2017, and has a book on the New York Times bestseller list (Tik Tok commenters would remind you, however, that her listing had a dagger next to it).

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

1514 (2017), and the Federal Circuit’s application of it in Valeant Pharms. 2020), this narrow definition of infringement can create venue problems for name-brand pharmaceutical. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group, 137 S. Mylan Pharms. 3d 1374 (Fed. By: Fish & Richardson

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The story begins with Diageo, the company that owns Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, a brand of whiskey that might be familiar to our whiskey-drinking readers. In 2017, Diageo sued W.J. Deutsch & Sons, the owner of the Redemption Whiskey brand. We had one of those great moments of serendipity last week.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Trademarks are traditionally considered to be connected with visual elements that include logos, brand names, as well as packaging however, the field of trademarks has widened and it includes non-traditional marks, such as smells, sounds, colors etc. Iconic scents like Chanel No. Iconic scents like Chanel No.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The company produces adult entertainment videos published under the brands ‘Blacked’, ‘Tushy’, and ‘Vixen’ made available from its own websites. For comparison, in 2017 all rightsholders combined filed 1,019 file-sharing cases. and around the world.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 12, 2023

However, the Delhi High Court recently declared that the stylized “H” mark of French luxury brand Hermes International qualifies as a “well-known trademark” under the terms of section 2(1)(zg) of the Trademark Act, 1999 (hereinafter, the act). This is the extra protection that a brand obtains after being named Popular.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 25, 2022

Probably isn’t good enough pic.twitter.com/9rQwe0JVMm — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 17, 2017 Originally posted 2017-05-18 06:36:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Participation vacancy appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The biggest individual brand story of the year was Facebook’s announcement of its new META brand. Major brands across industries – including Marvel, KISS, UFC, Nike, and many more – filed for trademarks to cover new products and services in the metaverse. 2017: [link]. Mega META announcement. NFT trademarks.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In recent years, she has played a key role in litigation surrounding the “Fearless Girl” statue, which was famously unveiled in New York City in 2017, as well as trademark litigation on behalf of travel metasearch engine Kayak. .

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Gucci Ancora's Roblox event Colour is known to be one of the most predominant visual elements in products and consequently in their brand identity. It is common knowledge that - especially in the luxury sector - the brand can be one of the most valuable assets of the company. 017215237 , 017215245 , 017535832 , 017535816 ).

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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2024

ACE Domain Seizures Since 2017, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has taken hundreds of sites offline and seized even more domains, easily in excess of a thousand, most likely over 1,500, give or take. Whether the same can be said of the many IPTV domains officially commandeered over the past few days is up for debate.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

According to the lawsuit, the shops had a license between 2009 and 2017, but that services were terminated due to non-payment. Of the motivations for piracy, the survey found reducing cost was the main driver, while others wanted to boycott certain brands. Currently, nearly €40,000 ($39,000) USD remains outstanding.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2024

Similar notices dated 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 , fail to raise any obvious red flags and since the first and last were processed by GitHub, people can be confident they received considerable scrutiny. A similar notice sent to GitHub in 2020 took content down using the DMCA. So Real or Fake?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 8, 2023

While other branded services were featured in the investigation, the focus was on Flawless IPTV and its operations between August 2016 and May 2018. That amount includes the payments listed below for the period February 2017 to April 2018.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, the complaint speaks of a global pirate IPTV service variously branded as Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. “Rays markets and brands the Infringing Service as, alternatively, Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. Lawsuit Filed In New York District Court Filed in the U.S.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2021

On July 26, 2021, the fashion brand ‘Fear of God’ publicized that they had filed a trademark and counterfeit lawsuit in Illinois in early July against several e-commerce sites operating in China. Counterfeit can deteriorate brands as consumers cannot be certain what they are purchasing, but the fight against counterfeit may never stop.

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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Last week’s newsletter How to avoid the biggest brand management mistakes , highlighted that the role of our business name and signs like logos, taglines, characters, or sounds is to enable buyers to recognise that it’s us. Here’s a 2 minute video showing what Brand Tuned looks like on the inside.

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Intepat

APRIL 10, 2022

Overall, the MSME scheme fosters the growth and development of these enterprises and assists them to flourish among existing top brands. Trademarks will build trust and increase the reputation of the brand in the minds of customers. This will enable MSMEs to stand out among large-scale corporate brands. Registration fee.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2022

As reported , Revlon, the iconic cosmetics brand, has filed for bankruptcy. The New-York based cosmetics company reportedly struggled due to competition from other established brands as well as a host of small companies that use social media. Image from here.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Facts Ouest SCS sells various second-hand and brand-new goods under the Easy Cash banner in France. On 9 January 2017, The Tribunal de Grande Instance of Rennes partially accepted Chanel’s claim. The Court of Appeal overturned the 2017 judgment. The French fashion house appealed. On 25 February 2020.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2022

Product placement, by which I mean the placement of branded products in films and TV shows, is a prevalent feature in media. In the case of Stranger Things , the placement of Eggo Waffles helped the show to rely on the brand recognition of Eggo to fuel nostalgia and enthusiasm for the show.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2023

They spent the next few months in prison before being released in March 2017 with conditions, electronic tagging included. Others still in operation today are keeping the ‘ZT’ brand alive Judgment in France The men finally went on trial in France on March 13, 2023. There are indications that the men intend to appeal.

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Corsearch

MARCH 8, 2023

She is responsible for managing Chemours trademark, copyright, and trade dress portfolio with two major brands being Teflon™ and Freon™. “ My major focus is the protection and enforcement of the company brands and working with the business to craft strategic plans for the brands.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2024

According to the EUIPO case-law ( R-1489/2017 , R-788/2013 ), smileys or emojis are typically used in both advertising and private communication to express positive emotions. The history of The Smiley is an example of the work by brand licensors to protect their heritage. It serves as a friendly assurance of customer satisfaction.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2017, the European Commission started exploring options to use blockchain technology to combat online piracy and counterfeiting. Brand owners can choose their own NFT platform, for example. The EUIPO is actively engaging with brand owners and will continue to test the system later this year. Open and Compatible. —-.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 30, 2023

Boehringer Ingelheim has also announced that with CYLTEZO’s commercial launch, pharmacy-benefit manager Optum Rx (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group), which currently covers more than 66 million patients, will place CYLTEZO injection as a preferred brand on its commercial formulary.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Have you ever wanted a pair of PUMA shoes instead of just any local brand? Undiluted Enforcement : Well-known trademarks are protected from unauthorized use of a similar mark that may create confusion in the mind of the consumer, tarnish the image of the brand, or affect the distinctiveness of the originally adopted trademark.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But as a matter of culture, would SNL dare do this 2017 bit in 2022? As my friend Vivek Ramaswamy explains, it really makes perfect economic sense. The post Get woke or go broke appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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