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Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

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Troia wasn’t offering any services at all, but also, note the ad copy–the headline says “horror story” and the text says “They abruptly fired me,” which were pretty good tipoffs to consumers of what they should expect at the link. Troia , 2022 WL 3544170 (S.D.N.Y. 2022 WL 3647817 (E.D.

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Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular

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To many trademark owners, it’s a simple decision to sue when the advertiser includes the trademark in the ad copy. 2022 WL 4596646 (C.D. July 24, 2022). More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet LoanStreet v.

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1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

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First, the court says consumers understand competitive keyword advertising: “the relevant consumer base, conducting internet searches in the year 2022, would likely be familiar with both the concept of paid search results and the significance of website address links.” June 27, 2022). May 26, 2022).

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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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29, 2022) MGFB runs the Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar on the Florida-Alabama border. Deliberate copying was irrelevant. In a Rogers case, intentional copying alone cannot justify an inference of copying with intent to confuse, even if that can occur in cases that don’t “implicate” the First Amendment. “[I]n

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Free Speech, Chatting About Friends, Kraken/Crackin’ On AI, & Thinking About Fred & Ginger: Generated Content, Amici Curiae, & A Case About Jack Daniels That Dances Around Trademark Issues And Leaves Some Things To Chew On

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22-148 , both before and after the petition for certiorari was granted on November 21, 2022. at 997-98, Rogers limited the application of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on false advertising “to apply to artistic works only where the public interest in avoiding consumer confusion outweighs the public interest in free expression.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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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. HULM Entertainment v. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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