43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Gripers and Political Critics Cases involving criticism of ordinary commercial actors provide a fascinating contrast to both noncommercial speech sold in the market and to political and religious conflicts. The 9th Circuit in Bosley v. Kremer, the 4th in Radiance Foundation v.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This ground-breaking decision heralds the expansion of traditional fair use defenses to any trademark infringement claims where a defendant’s conduct relates, in any way, to the broad category of activity considered “expressive” under the First Amendment. VIP Products LLC. Neither of these prongs is easy [for a plaintiff] to meet.”.

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IPilogue

MARCH 6, 2023

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On December 26, 2022, the Japanese IP High Court dismissed an appeal from Christian Louboutin (“Louboutin”), a shoe designer known for its iconic red-bottom heels, in its action against Japanese shoe designer, Eizo Collection Co., 2015-29921 ).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

[Image Sources : Istock] Metaverse- a Magnet to Fashion Brands Virtual worlds provide fashion brands with the opportunity to significantly cut down on the excessive resource consumption of lifestyle and create sustainability. Not to mention, it allows for almost infinite expansion, allowing marketers to design apparel of any size.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

What if we tell you that there is a drug that is used for treating diabetes, but has a similar/ almost identical brand name as another drug used for treating a type of cancer. Eerily the issue of similar brand names for different drugs treating different ailments is pretty common in India. Surprising, isn’t it?

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

From oil paintings to bucket hats, the artworks emerged initially for the Roskilde Festival in June 2022, depicting the Irma Girl in an uncharacteristically rebellious light – with a beer in hand, a soundbox on her back, and a cigarette in her mouth. Court’s decision The case was filed as a preliminary injunction.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. Is anything here on the list?

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Chicago IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

.” In other words, they sought to establish (using centuries-old chattel-based theft doctrines rather than trademark law) that a trademark owner has the unrestricted right to shut down anyone using their trademarks, even if no consumers are harmed. to see if it could find some soft spot in Georgia state law.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

On 12 January 2022, the Lithuanian Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the Lithuanian designation of Chanel SARL’s two-dimensional trademark (see below) in Class 3 for perfumery products. The trademark depicts the shape of the Chanel No. As mentioned, Chanel had also submitted marketing materials and market share data.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School. You may recall Usain Bolt’s subtle but impactful tweet on August 23, 2022, adding a trademark emoji to his iconic quote, “To the World”. Trademarks do not necessarily prevent all others from utilizing the trademark in the future.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This demonstrates the succinctness and simplicity of the Metaverse’s trademarking mechanism. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. In 2022, “Gucci” and “Roblox” opened a permanent “Gucci Town” as part of their ongoing partnership.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

The case was adjudicated in 2022 by the Weihai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shandong Province in favor of Tsingtao Brewery and has been selected as a model trademark enforcement case by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Is this however a case of trademark infringement?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

March 8, 2022. academics with expertise in trademark law. The SHOP SAFE Act represents one of the most significant proposed reforms of trademark law that Congress has contemplated in years, and it will likely reshape e-commerce in unwanted ways. John’s University School of Law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” The court also found “Ms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This law protects the rights of publicity and privacy of people like politicians and celebrities who don’t want others to register their name or image as a trademark for goods or services. VIP Products (2023) opinion and its other trademark cases. Section 2(c) is a viewpoint-neutral trademark law.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. 2] CS (COMM) 819 of 2022. [3] In Amitabh Bhachchan v.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2022

Trademark law was developed to help protect a seller’s “brand” in connection with the marketing and labeling of products for sale to avoid “consumer confusion.” One rarely litigated aspect of trademark law is that the use of the trademark must be for a lawful purpose.

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Garrigues Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Can a company monopolize a certain way of presenting its articles to the market without having a recognized exclusive right? 27/2022, in the case brought by Mr. Wonderful Comunication S.L. concerning interpretation of unfair competition laws. Consumers regard these as generic offerings not linked to a particular brand.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. Domain Names – A domain name, in simple terms, refers to the online identity of a brand or business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held in the case In re Elster that Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act was an unconstitutional regulation of expression as applied to an applicant who attempted to register the political message “Trump Too Small” as a mark for T-shirts.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2022

Trademark law was developed to help protect a seller’s “brand” in connection with the marketing and labeling of products for sale to avoid “consumer confusion.” ” One rarely litigated aspect of trademark law is that the use of the trademark must be for a lawful purpose.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

” (Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen Emojico-branded patient safety restraints). Any person looking at the listings in question would instantly interpret “emoji” as describing the product’s physical attributes–AS TRADEMARK LAW PERMITS IT TO DO. LEXIS 173321 (N.D. –Emoji GmbH v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures offers tandem skydiving under the “Fyrosity” brand. 2022 WL 594833 (D. 2022 WL 670919 (W.D. March 7, 2022). Melwani sells products under the “Royal Silk” brand. The post Court Dismisses Trademark Claims Over Internal Search Results–Las Vegas Skydiving v.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 14, 2023

One such instance was the recent case involving the renowned Basmati Rice Brand ‘DAAWAT’. The suit was filed by the proprietors of the brand, LT Foods Limited ( “Plaintiff” ) against Saraswati Trading Company ( “Defendant” ), who were accused of having diluted the trademarks of the Plaintiff [1].

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the Complaint, Nike alleges that StockX has infringed nine of its sneaker designs to create a line of NFTs that are part of its collection that StockX has branded the “Vault.” In January 2022, StockX released the Vault collection and claimed that each asset is linked to a physical sneaker that it stores at its facility.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Due to the extent of unlawful activity associated with the petitioner’s name and personality, the court granted a restraining order on 25 th November 2022 against various people and companies. Through various case laws, the scope of publicity rights has been expanded by the Indian judiciary. What are Publicity Rights?

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Though it is not easy to find a comprehensive list of all such trademarks in India (the website of the Indian TMR is so yesterday), recently advertised trademarks throw light on such activity. Feb 25, 2022. March 4, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. Some examples under class 9 include: S.No. Application date. TOMMY JEANS.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Menace of Different Drugs with Similar Trade Names What if we tell you that there is a drug that is used for treating diabetes, but has a similar/ almost identical brand name as another drug used for treating a type of cancer. However, for CS(COMM) 162/2022 & 171/2022 the plaintiffs alleged that there was no settlement as on date.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

The case was adjudicated in 2022 by the Weihai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shandong Province in favor of Tsingtao Brewery and has been selected as a model trademark enforcement case by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Is this however a case of trademark infringement?

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

On August 24, 2022, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in P and P Imports, LLC v. P and P Imports (“P&P”) sells outdoor games under its GoSports brand, and in December 2016, it began selling its “Giant 4 in a Row Game” that was based on the classic tabletop version.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 20, 2023

On November 21, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following questions described in Jack Daniel’s petition: Respondent VIP Products LLC markets and sells dog toys that trade on the brand recognition of famous companies such as petitioner Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The posts promoted JLM’s “Hayley Paige brand,” but also included photos of Gutman with her dog and her “reflections on a recently released Star Wars movie trailer.” Other coverage : Marty Schwimmer ; Fashion Law. Gutman, 2022 WL 211017 (2d Cir. Trademark Owner Sues Over Alleged Twittersquatting–Coventry First, LLC v.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. Further, the judgement also sets aside the 4 factor test in the 2022 Nokia v. The rejection order is authored by Dr. Latika Dawara, Asst. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Introduction: The concept of comparing and considering a trademark in its entirety is a well-established tenet in trademark law. When a trademark is registered, it provides protection to the mark as a whole, even if it is a composite trademark with numerous aspects in it. ” Judgment.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision. Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. on Triveni Interchem Pvt.

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