The TTABlog

JULY 27, 2023

for various oil and gas drilling equipment, finding that Applicant FMC's specimen of use constituted "mere advertising" and not an acceptable "displays associated with the good." Moreover, the slide presentations were confidential, and there was no evidence that the slides were widely used within the relevant market.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

or the exclusive rights over a recipe – breach of confidentiality?; or false advertising – the defendant claims to be the ‘inventor of Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani’; or is there an actual ‘invention’ in question – owners of both restaurants call themselves ‘inventors’ of the dish?

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Trading Secrets

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2023

For more background on competitive keyword advertising by lawyers, see this article. May 10, 2023) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular * Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?) 2023 WL 3340214 (W.D.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2017, Life Spine entered into various agreements with Aegis by which Aegis would sell and distribute ProLift devices while maintaining as confidential all proprietary information related to the devices. Aegis is a medical device manufacturer and distributor headquartered in California.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a competitive keyword advertising lawsuit. This is fine, but it deviates from courts’ efforts over the years to come up with multi-factor variations specific to keyword advertising. ” But the advertiser was engaging in comparative advertising, which I think also strongly serves the public interest.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This case involves Jim Adler, a/k/a the “Texas Hammer,” a Texas lawyer who has spent $100M+ on advertising to build his brand. For background on the legal battles over keyword advertising by lawyers, see this article. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Adler PC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is a case involving a trademark owner and a competitive keyword advertiser. That’s certainly true for high-profile and well-advertised consumer items like fast food chains, mass-market phones, and major car labels, but is it true in this particular niche? Google * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. lululemon. * Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. * Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless….

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

A trade secret is a form of intellectual property that protects confidential business information that (1) has economic value, providing a business with a competitive advantage, and (2) is not generally known or readily accessible to others. Also, confidential business information is not a trade secret if it can be reverse-engineered.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

I’ve often wondered about the conversations that take place between trademark owner and counsel before filing a keyword advertising lawsuit. Now he’s helping out by helping build out defense-side keyword advertising precedents. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. * How extensively do they discuss the risks?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

As a result, the sector works closely with various performers, artists, authors, publishers, production companies, record labels, online content providers, broadcasters, advertising, distributors, etc. Intellectual Property rights influence almost every aspect ofthis industry and its creative process.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 18, 2024

Under the fifth DuPont factor, opposer's evidence and testimony indicated that NEMIROFF brand vodka has been sold in this country for 20 years, has been advertised and promoted in a broad range of national media, and was ranked as the third best-selling vodka in the global duty free and travel retail market sector.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries. Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

The court relied upon additional facts not found in the question presented–noting that the document in question was distributed to hundreds of customers over a span of years and without any confidentiality restrictions; and that product advertisements were designed to attract persons of skill in the art. 869, 877 (Fed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. Perfect Body Image. * The Florida Bar Regulates, But Doesn’t Ban, Competitive Keyword Ads. * Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v. Google cases. Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Greenberg v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

However, “[b]ecause meta tags direct internet traffic and are invisible to the internet user (absent the user taking additional steps), meta tags are similar to keyword advertising” (citing a non-precedential metatags opinion from 20 years ago). More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Distraction is insufficient. OK, I guess.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Timeshare company Bluegreen Vacation said Tuesday that it inked a confidential settlement with certain timeshare exit companies that resolves claims that the companies are falsely advertising their services to help release consumers from their binding timeshare contracts in a "timeshare exit scheme."

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. lululemon. * Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. * Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless….

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Hollywood’s goal is to ensure that every domain name company, DNS provider, CDN, web hosting service, reverse proxy provider, advertising company and payment processor are bound by the same rules, so that pirates can be more easily identified. If personal information is required, rightsholders should present a court order.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Her negligence claims included: “sexually explicit advertisements” promoting Forge of Empires creating “an unsafe environment for women players;” negligent supervision of “moderator-players,” negligence per se for failing to protect her confidential information, “unsafe advertisements,” and other complaints (..)

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Bill C-11 (and C-10 before it) included registration requirements from the moment it was introduced, perhaps as a response to a showdown at the CRTC many years ago in which Netflix refused to disclose confidential information to the regulator on the grounds that it did not have jurisdiction and concerns about maintaining confidentiality.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

From the perspective of online platforms, Part 4 and Part 5 will be of key importance as they impose new obligations on platform providers to (i) ensure transparency in respect of online political advertising on their services; and (ii) to notify/take action in respect of dis/misinformation relating to online electoral processes on their services.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

In its Second Amended Complaint, Columbia made claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, interference with contractual relationships, false endorsement, false advertising, and unfair competition.On March 2, 2022, EIF filed an Answer to the Second Amended Complaint. Finally, EIF asserts a multitude of affirmative defenses.It

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Once the police have conducted their own investigations, any domain added to the IWL finds itself blacklisted by the advertising industry and then shared as part of the full list with other stakeholders, rightsholders, and anti-piracy groups. ” The IWL is Considered Secret, Police Refuse to Comment.

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GDB Firm Blog

MAY 13, 2019

The attorney/client privilege protects many confidential communications between attorney and client. Let me focus on one very important principle - the communication must be "confidential." A US Magistrate Judge recently decided that sending the email to the advertising agency defeated the privilege.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

The company was accused of advertising on torrent sites such as YTS and billing itself as a “Porcorn Time VPN.” VeePN has become the latest target in this legal effort. Last month, several companies accused the Ukrainian-owned VPN service of actively promoting piracy.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Life Spine contracted with Defendant Aegis Spine to distribute the device only to medical facilities nationwide and to keep Life Spine’s confidential information secret and use the confidential information only in furtherance of the business relationship.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Route sued for breach of contract, commercial disparagement and defamation per se, intentional tortious interference with contractual relations, false advertising, and contributory trademark infringement. False advertising: The comments about Route were opinion and not actionable under the Lanham Act.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

A trade secret is a form of intellectual property that protects confidential business information that (1) has economic value, providing a business with a competitive advantage, and (2) is not generally known or readily accessible to others. Also, confidential business information is not a trade secret if it can be reverse-engineered.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 10, 2023

DealMaker alleged that defendants stole its trade secrets and also alleged violation of state and federal false advertising law. This was a specific and measurable advertisement claim of product superiority based on product testing and not puffery. Defendant Marble is Issuance’s co-founder and chief executive officer.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Boost alleged that Woo engaged in a scheme to gain access to Boost’s confidential information and thereby replicate its beauty product. Plaintiff’s and defendant’s principals were roommates, which allegedly gave defendants the opportunity to copy despite an oral confidentiality agreement, on which the court denied summary judgment.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2023

Penalties are imposed for offences such as forgery of electronic documents and disclosure of confidential information. 15/2020 Consumer Protection Law outlines the obligations of suppliers, consumer rights and obligations, product safety requirements, warranties, advertising regulations, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Defendants advertise that their platform, available through their website and corresponding mobile applications, allows users to post and search listings for living arrangements, including rental properties, room rentals, sublets, and roommate requests. Here, the court refused to dismiss the complaint or to grant a protective order.

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43(B)log

JUNE 16, 2022

Defendants NGT and NGE advertised an ability to help customers terminate their timeshare contract or ownership; other defendants were part of the exit process. As detailed below, none of the advertising specifically mentioned Diamond, nor did it direct, instruct nor encourage consumers to stop paying on their timeshare obligations.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names. In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate. This has been a key driver of many recent successes. all over the globe. .

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Cases pertaining to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Plant Varieties, Designs, Semiconductor integrated circuit layout designs, Traditional Knowledge, and all rights under common law, if any, associated therewith; Cases relating to passing off, acts of unfair competition, disparagement, comparative advertising, etc.;

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