SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

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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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) has banned two ads for breach of the rule prohibiting the use of gender stereotypes in advertising, which was introduced in 2019. In their view, the ad presented FKA twigs as a “ stereotypical sexual object ” and “centred on FKA twigs’ physical features rather than the clothing ”.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Today’s world is growing so fast and we humans are becoming completely dependent upon the technology If you’ve spent any length of time on any social media site in the previous few years, you’ll recognise three facts. For starters, social media is become an essential marketing platform for the majority of firms.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It includes many rules, several of them directed at the language of business in Quebec, and some regarding the use of French on both product packaging and signage/advertising. Presently, all product labelling and commercial signs appearing in Quebec must be in French – but the Charter provides certain exceptions for trademarks.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In re Sunset Songs, LLC , Serial No. 90114652 (January 4, 2022) (Opinion by Judge Linda A. Kuczma)[not precedential]. Applicant pointed to five existing third-party registrations for marks containing the word SUNSET in arguing that the word "SUNSET" is a weak formative].

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The book examines how the advertising, merchandising, film and television, and sports video-games industries use persona as a key component of their products. The book is presented in two main parts; part one provides the foundation and background for the empirical analysis in part two. The code can be found below.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

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. Customers can simply differentiate between the brands they were looking for. Customers can identify the brand and its products by a glance.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Mary Katherine Amerine, Reasonably Careless Consumers in TM & False Advertising How do courts treat consumers in TM and false advertising cases? False advertising uses v different framework: consider the challenged ad as a whole, including disclaimers and qualifying language. Betsy Rosenblatt: Social justice implications.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Courts have long recognized that “trade dress,” i.e., the visual appearance of a company’s goods or services and their associated packaging, can serve the same source-identifying function as more traditional trademarks, such as brand names and logos. Thus, brand owners can, and do, register their trade dress at the PTO.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2024

The MPA says this is a brand-new role that expands the anti-piracy group’s “intermediary outreach initiatives” while supporting global anti-piracy efforts through the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). In any event, the additional information remains relevant.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) has banned two ads for breach of the rule prohibiting the use of gender stereotypes in advertising, which was introduced in 2019. The authors thank Zara Bhatti for her contributions to this post.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

v EUIPO | Case T-509/19) and the importance of presenting valid arguments for the existence of a link between the marks - even in the case of marks with an exceptional reputation ( Puma v EUIPO | Case T-71/20). Verena von Bomhard (BomhardIP) presented a summary of trade mark cases before the EU Courts in Luxembourg from 2021.

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. Exotic Island Enters.,

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. Image Sources: Shutterstock] In D.M.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Fashion Week season is the chance for fashion brands to show their flair and dynamism by launching new creations, ready to be devoured by buyers, influencers, journalists, consumers, and unfortunately, also by competitors. Fashion show: a work of art?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

And – let's be honest - most of us are quite entertained: we allow ourselves to be dazzled by luxury and a whiff of a desire to live the good and easy life that is presented by the main characters on various social media as a tangible dream. Yet, influencer marketing often presents IP-related risks.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Pirate Bay is present once again, and the same is true for streaming giant Fmovies and academic research repository Sci-Hub. Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots. After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Malwarebytes, which allowed a false advertising claim to proceed based on one software provider’s use of the terms “malicious” and “threat” to describe its alleged competitor’s software, despite a dissent raising free speech arguments. Court can’t seem to figure out how to handle that duality between pure information and brand value.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2023

Using the name or image of a celebrity for brand advertisement or promotion in the US does not always attract liability, provided the brand is not falsely misleading the public that the celebrity endorses the product. Spelling-Goldberg Prods., where the former takes precedence over publicity rights, while the latter may not.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Raising some concerns with this finding, we are pleased to present to you this guest post by Dhruv Vatsyayan. Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene vs Bhateshra Bechara Hirabhai on 13 May, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiffs filed the present suit against the defendant’s use of the marks ‘Airwick’ and “Airwoc’. Warner Bros.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs: Each of the plaintiffs has a significant number of followers on various social media platforms, ranging from greater than ten thousand to several million, and most are “considered social media influencers.” The court was guided by Electra v. 59 Murray Enterprises, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Hoffman and Victoria Weatherford presented on recent trends and predictions on state attorney general enforcement. The following summarizes our 10 key takeaways from 2021.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This Kat would have thought this would not cause such big of a spur as verification of this sort have all been present on Twitter as well as other social media platforms such as Instagram and Weibo. This has led to an explosion of fake accounts claiming to be famous celebrities, politicians, and brand owners.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. The presentation has some ideas but before we come to them, it might be worth looking at the slide again.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

2, 2024) Some interesting comments on when individual instances of “confusion” don’t count, as well as their relevance to evaluating out-of-court social media etc. While multiple witnesses testified as to Plaintiff’s significant marketing and advertising efforts, that alone is not indicative of strength.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Ramkumar Jewellers (2012), the defendant copied the plaintiff’s advertisement picture containing a popular artistic pose of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. It might be more difficult than ever in the metaverse to police brands.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In addition to supporting gaming and social media, the Metaverse combines sectors of the economy, digital identity, decentralized democratic accountability, and other applications. Avoid brand confusion between Nike and other competitors: Nike plans to merge blockchain technology and streetwear culture and fashion.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

We hope this means the FTC will take into account when a post targets, say, the gaming community with its own language or Gen Zers who have grown up with social media. It is very common for fashion brands to give influencers their clothes to just wear in their glamorous lives but not actively promote. Lots to think about.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Evidence : The labels evidence emphasised that performers are presented with more choice than before regarding the terms under which they can release their music. If this recommendation is taken forward, we could see a change in the way that playlists are curated and presented to users. Slowly eats popcorn in gripped anticipation.!

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Consumer rights abuses, deceptive advertising, and unfair commercial practices are examples. The complaint claims that artificial intelligence-created deepfakes of Anil Kapoor and his name-branded websites defraud customers. Rights are crucial in today’s competitive world of celebrities competing for fame and advertising.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Chaos and frustration are often translated into memes, sarcastic tweets or funny videos that go viral on social media. In addition to commercial advertising for large brands, the duo also uses their platform to discuss social issues. Humour, even during the darkest of times, creates a sense of comfort for many.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Their studies: we might see tarnishment in the brand context, and stronger among conservatives. Control to tarnishment—They rated the brand as stronger if they saw the tarnishing stimuli. Control to tarnishment—They rated the brand as stronger if they saw the tarnishing stimuli. Change in brand strength mediates purchase choice.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.” Peloton’s core brand is Peloton. Downloads declined after a 2015 peak.

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 13, 2022

We cover topics including career paths, preparing for interviews, using social media to grow your footprint, networking, and much more. After all, every company needs some kind of visual branding, whether a pharmaceutical or a small mom-and-pop bakery or a public transportation stop. Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler.

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