Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On other promotional products in general; on conference giveaways; on tote bags; by framing your trademark registration certificate and hanging it in the office or on the wall; on invoices; on receipts; on checks or e-checks. On media kits; on folders; in brochures; on travel bag tags.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Applicant's mark was displayed on a promotional cup at an event called the “Crankworx mountain biking festival,” run by a third party. The Board granted Cheng Shin's motion for dismissal of Monster's lack-of-bona-fide-intent claim vis-a-vis applicant's services. for others). for others).

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 23, 2022

Did you realize that some of these professional gamers who stream their performances and work on Twitch or YouTube or other platforms have millions of followers, make money in endorsements, make money in advertising, make money selling merchandise, and more. Some of them are, and kudos to them. I could go on, but you get the point.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Maryland: First ever digital advertising tax, on gross receipts. may require disclosures and charitable registration: Draper James teachers giveaway.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Currently, the event (held in Boston and New York) spans three days and serves more than 20 tons of ice cream and frozen yogurt, donated by local and national vendors. Moreover, Dana-Farber's registrations are entitled to national protection. It has advertised the mark and enjoyed media coverage of the SCOOPER BOWL event.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

However, it is never impossible to catch up with the best IP events. Check this week's events and a small note from our PermaKat Neil Wilkof. The registration for the event can be made here. The event is open for registrations, which can be made here.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2023

Last weekend, July 14 and July 15, 2023, TC Summer Fest put on an event, touted as the “ biggest rock weekend of the year ” with a “two-day festival-style music event” which included The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, and Imagine Dragons.

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Above the Fold

JULY 21, 2023

Last weekend, July 14 and July 15, 2023, TC Summer Fest put on an event, touted as the “ biggest rock weekend of the year ” with a “two-day festival-style music event” which included The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, and Imagine Dragons. Last summer, the 2022 Summerfest had approximately $66 million in gross revenue.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

While temperatures are still struggling to raise above 15°C, check the latest IP events to warm up! Events IFIM, "Shaping the Digital Services Act: What impact on intellectual property?", Our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati is IFIM's Director and will also chair one of the panels of the event. Registration is open and can be made here.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2023

The plaintiff’s case was a standard trademark infringement and passing off plea, founded upon its extensive advertisements, market share, goodwill and reputation and the defendant using a similar website and the word ‘MODERN’ in its marks.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2021

Through various links and advertisements, people are lured into signing up for a website that offers ‘free’ movies, sports events, or books. After completing the registration process, subscribers indeed get access to a movie library. Hyuna didn’t appear to advertise its services directly, however.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2023

22, 2023) Plaintiffs own Roberto Clemente’s IP rights and a registration for ROBERTO CLEMENTE for “figurines, statues and statuettes made of non-precious metal; beer cans made of non-precious metal sold empty.” (The The district court doesn’t appear to care about what the registration is for; I had to look it up.)

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

RetroKat After two sell-out years and two pandemic years, Retromark: the conference is back in the form of an afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Tuesday 24 May (an earlier date was previously advertising, but we’ve pushed back owing to pandemic concerns).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 6, 2021

We welcome December with some interesting IP events and opportunities to highlight! EVENTS ALAI Canada Conference “ In conversation with William Patry ” (9 December 2021) On December 9, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. Registrations are open and available here. to 1:00 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Prof.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

LTF provided evidence of a current version of the bulldog, in use since 2008, along with a copyright registration and a trademark registration for the Bulldog. Thus, LTF claims the logo is of tremendous worth through its use in products as well as its extensive use in sporting events that have consistently been broadcast nationally.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The duration, extent and geographical area of any promotion of the trademark, including advertising or publicity and presentation, at fairs or exhibitions of the goods or services to which the trademark applies. several celebrities have also been using the products bearing the trademark.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

Understanding the Difference Between Actual Use (1(a)) and Intent to Use (1(b)) Trademark Applications by Kennington Groff What is the difference between a Section 1(a) actual use application and a Section 1(b) intent to use trademark registration application? Is one application better than the other?

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The EUIPO allowed Munich to trademark Oktoberfest under twenty-two product classes including, most importantly, tourism advertising. The application to the EUIPO stated that Munich wished to trademark the term to prevent others from advertising and profiting off products associated with the event or events replicating the festival.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction In the ever-shifting landscape of the digital era, the surge in domain name registrations has given rise to a critical challenge— domain name disputes, particularly those entangled with cyber squatting and trademark infringements.

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The TTABlog

JULY 24, 2023

Because the involved goods are in-part identical and there are no restrictions in the opposed applications or pleaded registrations, the Board must presume that these goods travel in the same trade channels to the same classes of consumers. July 14, 2023 [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas W. Wellington).

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. These domains were registered through Njalla, which advertises itself as the “world’s most notorious privacy provider for domains.” top stopped resolving.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For the design to be distinctive in the view of the public it may be necessary that the product is advertised, and this clashes with seasonal trends and the breadth of collections which fashion houses present during various fashion weeks. The organizational or logistical nature of the event, albeit sensational, cannot be protected.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

As September is coming to an end , here are the latest events and opportunities for IPKat readers: ALAI European Author’s Right Award The 6th edition of the ALAI European Authors’ Right Award, supported by GESAC, is now accepting nominations for the 2023 edition. Registration closes on 12 October 2023. Dr. Alexander J.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Well, that definition worries us more than a little bit because, as we’ve repeatedly said, isn’t advertising in part intended to manipulate, even if in the nicest possible, non-misleading way? And we hear there may be more consent orders with dark pattern language in the proverbial pipeline.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Autocontrol and Asociación Española de Anunciantes (Spanish Advertisers’ Association or AEA) agree on the ethical standards that should be applied to advertising by influencers from January 1, 2021. Banksy Case: registration of a trademark in bad faith and the price of anonymity. There will be a sequel!

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an astonishing turn of events, recently the IPO abruptly transferred an application from one officer to another, ignoring a subsisting notice of opposition, and eventually granted a patent despite the applicant failing to meet the mandated deadlines. Kachchhi Kharek from Gujarat gets a GI registration. Vedika writes on this order.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Pirate Sites Funded By Illegal Advertising Media reports from 2018 indicate that Xoi Lac TV and many other sites were blocked on copyright grounds. When football streaming sites are blocked in Vietnam, discussion of illegal betting advertising on the platforms usually appears as part of the discussion. billion views in 2022/23.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 25, 2023

He argues that the Academy derived financial benefits from the use of his photographs on their website, attributing the increased website traffic to the images, resulting in higher advertisement revenues for the institution. response to the unauthorized use of his photographs, Messerschmidt acted promptly to secure his rights.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

While allowing the event’s continuation, the Court directed the defendants to use “FEF” as a prefix and display a disclaimer to avoid association with FDCI’s event. The Court considered the advanced event preparations but mandates compliance with the modifications.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

From that transaction, Energy owns multiple trademark registrations including the three at issue in this case, U.S. Registration Nos. Energy claims that FTA has advertised and promoted its services using the allegedly infringing mark at an event for which Energy’s Full Throttle® brand was previously the title sponsor.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Petitioner JNF LLC was undoubtedly unhappy with the result of its petition to cancel a registration for the mark HAPPIEST HOUR for bar and restaurant services. Registrant Harwood International enjoyed a constructive first use date of October 6, 2014, the filing date of its underlying application. TMEP Section 903.06 (2022).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Thaler was unsuccessful with obtaining a copyright registration for the AI-generated artwork. In any event, it does implicate works where AI is fully creating the work with little to no human involvement. In particular, advertising companies should be aware that AI-generated advertisements may not be subject to copyright protection.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The event is organized by Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), and Third World Network and the deadline for application is November 10. The court relied on its previous orders which dealt with identical facts and had ordered for advertisement therein.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Currently, it takes approximately two years for a trademark application to mature to registration in Canada. As such, it is imperative businesses review their trademark portfolios and consider which trademarks ought to be filed for registration to ensure continued use in the Province of Québec. As such, an unregistered (i.e.,

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A trademark owner may accept a lump-sum payment for a one-time license, for instance, the use of the image on 100,000 T-shirts at a sporting event. Furthermore, licensors often require that any advertising and promotional materials created by their licensees be approved before public dissemination.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

The Indian Trade Marks Registry is also seeing activity under classes 9, 35 and 41 for registration of trademarks in relation to ‘downloadable virtual goods’ and online virtual services. Some examples under class 9 include: S.No. Dec 15, 2021. However, when it comes to virtual goods, classification is not straightforward.

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