Advertising Marketing Trademark Trademark Law 
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 5, 2024
Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.
IP Tech Blog
APRIL 17, 2023
The recently published Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law is proposing the introduction of important changes to the current trademark system in China. The draft Article 18 Trademark Law correctly removes the distinction between registered and unregistered well-known marks. For example, the actual art.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
To many trademark owners, it’s a simple decision to sue when the advertiser includes the trademark in the ad copy. So, what exactly is the trademark owner fighting for here? This is a bad ad buy by Allied, AND it’s a bad trademark enforcement decision by Porta-Fab. More Posts About Keyword Advertising.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Earlier this year, I blogged a ruling holding that Seeking Arrangements’ trademark infringement claim against Luxy could proceed because Luxy included Seeking Arrangements’ purported trademarks in its keyword metatags. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. The defense runs Luxy, a competitor. 1-800 Contacts v.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 17, 2023
The recently published Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law is proposing the introduction of important changes to the current trademark system in China. The draft Article 18 Trademark Law correctly removes the distinction between registered and unregistered well-known marks. For example, the actual art.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Troia claimed that he did not use the LoanStreet trademark in commerce. However, the court points out that he referenced the trademark in keyword ads (the court cites Google’s upper-left labeling to reinforce the point), which normally would be a use in commerce. The court displays some of the ads: Use in Commerce.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JANUARY 8, 2024
This is a case involving a trademark owner and a competitive keyword advertiser. The trademark owner memorably (and ridiculously) characterized the rival as engaging in “keyword conquesting,” a term I encourage you never to use. The court already sent that trademark claim to the jury ( my blog post on that ruling ).
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