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Falsely advertising "ghost guns" as legal in NY is actionable

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Arm or Ally, LLC, 2024 WL 756474, No. 23, 2024) The AG sued sellers of “unfinished frames and receivers” — also known as “80% lowers” or “receiver blanks” —designed to evade restrictions on gun sales. came in the midst of other advertising language, such as “Various colors available,” and “no RED TAPE. State of N.Y. It was not.

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Tiktok's other, smaller legal problem

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2024 WL 1772833, No. 23, 2024) Skipping the copyright and trade secrets part of the case. (In False advertising: Meishe pointed to statements defendants made in their copyright notice at tiktok.com, in the ByteDance Code of Conduct, in TikTok’s Intellectual Property Policy, and in TikTok’s terms of service. Tiktok Inc.,

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Trademark Considerations for Copyrighted Works in the Public Domain

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On January 1, 2024, the copyrights in a number of recognizable works entered the public domain, including, among others, Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse film “Steamboat Willie,” along with the specific depictions of Mickey Mouse and other characters in the film; A. .”

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Measuring device (c)able under Star Athletica; ignoring Dastar, court also allows false advertising claim

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Kitchen Cube LLC, 2024 WL 1829620, No. 17, 2024) Leszczynski invented a measuring cube that combines various measuring volumes into a single cubical structure. Kitchen Cube cube Leszczynski sued for (1) copyright infringement; (2) violation of Creative Commons license terms; and (3) false advertising and misrepresentation.

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Good Meat is descriptive for sustainable meat-related services, plausibly deceptive for lab-grown meat

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3d - , 2024 WL 1083462, No. 12, 2024) GMP is a nonprofit focused on sustainable butchery and meat production practices. The court denies a preliminary injunction on the trademark claims based on lack of likely success on the merits, but declines to dismiss either infringement or false advertising claims. GOOD Meat, Inc.,

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

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Tech Square which was passed against a cancellation petition filed by Toyota against the registration of “Alphard” by Tech Square. Apart from the Madras High Court, the Calcutta High Court has recently published the Draft IPD Rules for public comments by January 5, 2024. First, in Toyota v. Makemytrip (India) Pvt.

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