Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Gutman , 2024 WL 172609 (2d Cir. 17, 2024) Selected Related Posts : Who Owns Social Media Accounts?–In Monaghan Trademark Owner Sues Over Alleged Twittersquatting–Coventry First, LLC v. Case citation : JLM Couture, Inc. In re Bang Energy Drinks Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – Kravitz An Update on PhoneDog v.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court adopted a restrictive view of the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act, holding that federal trademark law cannot support a claim for trademark infringement against solely foreign conduct. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. Read the opinion here.

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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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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Highlights of the Week Comments on the Proposed Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024 In addition to the typos and ambiguity regarding the timelines, the Draft Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024, inter alia, suffer from limited scope and require clarity on the qualification of the designated officers. Surprising, isn’t it? Marico Ltd. &

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The matter is listed before the court on 22 March 2024. Jacob Jacoby in his article, “The Psychological Foundations of Trademark Law: Secondary Meaning, Generism, Fame, Confusion, Dilution.” states that “The brand names serve as information ‘chunks’.

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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. By deterring rip offs, trademarks safeguard a company’s identity and the repute of its brand(s), especially in the Metaverse.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Eventually, Johnson and Johnson announced that it would no longer enforce their patents for Bedaquiline (brand name: Sirturo) which is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 134 low- and middle-income countries. Shell Brands International Ag , Blackberry Limited ,, and Dolby International AB orders.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On January 13, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment (“TML Draft Amendment”). The CNIPA Draft Amendment is comprised of a total of 101 articles in 10 chapters (as opposed to 73 articles in 8 chapters in the current law).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

One thinks of a potential 2024 Marco Rubio presidential campaign that seeks to sell T-Shirts saying TRUMP TOO SMALL, but is burdened by the national registration of that mark by Mr. Elster. Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law , 58 Stan. Dogan & Mark A.

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