43(B)log

JULY 1, 2022

Lanham Act false advertising: Failing to delete email and voicemail accounts is not “commercial advertising or promotion.” Omissions and inactions of this sort do not constitute either ordinary advertising or “a systematic communicative endeavor to persuade possible customers to buy the seller’s product.”

Advertising 59

Advertising Advertising False Advertising Public Use 59

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. 102(a)(1).

Confidentiality 92

Confidentiality Advertising Advertising Invention 92

IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

b) an industrial design that is contrary to public order or morality. (b) c) illicitly affixes on products, advertisements, trademarks, containers or other object indications that may lead to believe that the object is a registered industrial design.

Registration 69

Registration Designs Design Copying 69

The TTABlog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Genericness: The Board found that the word “sneaker(s)” is generic for retail services featuring sneakers because it is a term that the relevant public uses or understands to refer to a key aspect or subcategory of the genus, which Nike did dispute. In re Nike, Inc. Serial Nos.

Designs 52

Designs Design Public Use Advertising 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

Also, when holding a trademark registration in Colombia, the obligation arises for its owner to use the trademark in commerce, beginning three (3) years from the date when registration was granted.

Trademark 52

Trademark Registration Marketing Marketing 52

The IPKat

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In the proceedings, Wenman had to demonstrate that she had generated enough goodwill to sustain a claim in passing off through her use and/or reference to her own ‘Archangel Alchemy’ signs prior to 7 September 2019 (the date HHJ Clarke determined was the first public use of ‘ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY’ by Stone).

Business 83

Business Social Media Registration Intellectual Property 83

IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

communicate the work to the public. Using copyright material without the copyright owner’s consent amounts to a copyright infringement if: there is an unauthorised use of a substantial part of the work; and. an exception permitting the use does not apply.

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Copyright Artistic Work Artwork 52