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Smells like Luxury, Does it Cost a Trademark Battle?

SpicyIP

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. If you have come across such ads and have wondered whether such use of a mark infringes the mark of the luxury brand, then you are not alone.

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Make Your Mark On History: Connecting Tradenames To Landmark Events, People & Places

LexBlog IP

Of course, each use stems from the shorter phrase “make your mark,” embodying the mere notion of the archer hitting the target , or maybe even the less educated simply indicating agreement with an initial, an X, or a cross , or at times a craftsman adding “ a maker’s mark—essentially personal branding.”

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Ninth Circuit: Commercial Brand Names Can Be Expressive Speech

IP Tech Blog

Thus, Punchbowl ’s true impact on trademark law will likely be delayed until resolution of Jack Daniel’s. Nevertheless, in the meantime, Punchbowl remains the law in the Ninth Circuit, which has one of the highest number of trademark infringement filings, as documented by the US Judiciary. Background. Punchbowl, Inc.

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Ninth Circuit: Commercial Brand Names Can Be Expressive Speech

LexBlog IP

Thus, Punchbowl ’s true impact on trademark law will likely be delayed until resolution of Jack Daniel’s. Nevertheless, in the meantime, Punchbowl remains the law in the Ninth Circuit, which has one of the highest number of trademark infringement filings, as documented by the US Judiciary. Background.

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Winzo v Google- Missed Opportunity to Detail out Disparagement

SpicyIP

This results in common claims of ‘disparagement’ in trademark law. However, in an interesting turn of events, Winzo, that operates a gaming app, sued Google for displaying a disclaimer on their website when their app is downloaded by any user. Nor is there any advertising for any goods or services.

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Trademark For Business Growth

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. How do trademarks function?

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Moment Marketing and its legal implications

Selvam & Selvam Blog

It refers to marketing in respect of trending topics/events usually undertaken by brands to gain traction and benefit from the popularity that the trending events have garnered. Therefore, brands constantly look to create campaigns or post about any current topic to encash on such opportunities to stay relevant and visible.