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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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The Plaintiff issued a cease and desist letter against the use of such marks and the Defendant agreed to settle the claim, but not to discontinue use of its erstwhile company name. The court held that puffery in advertisements is allowed as long as the assertions made are reasonable. DRS Logistics (P.) and Ors. ,

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

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As noted by Professor Jake Linford , the examples used by the Court when it discusses application of the Rogers test focus on uses in the title or content of artistic works (not on T-shirts). The Justices did not add a non-trademark use of the mark requirement to the text of 15 U.S.C.