Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

By following a series of steps, you can safeguard your brand reputation and prevent consumers from being misled. Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Your business has likely collectively spent countless hours and resources to build a strong brand presence on Amazon. However, counterfeiters will continuously undermine these efforts by listing counterfeit products and passing them off under your brand name. Copyright infringement as the unauthorized use of a protected work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

This first duel has ended in a victory for the NFTs, at least for now. “Oiseau volant vers le soleil” by Joan Miró displayed in Mango stores, together with the NFT “The rainbow wears Mango” based on such painting. VEGAP has announced that it has appealed this judgment.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Mason Rothschild, 1:22-cv-00384 (SDNY), found in favor of fashion brand Hermès in its lawsuit concerning digital artwork consisting of images of Hermès’ Birkin handbag. In a case with clear implications for non-fungible token art-based projects, a federal jury in the case of Hermès International, et al.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Traditional auction houses have already started leveraging the technology, with one piece of digital artwork being sold for $69 million on Christie’s, and a visualization of the source code for the internet being sold for $5 million on Sotheby’s. Luxury brands, like LVMH, are collaborating to develop the world’s first.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

French fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier’s garments featuring Botticelli’s Birth of Venus are heading off the rack and to legal battle. In April 2022 , Uffizi sent a cease-and-desist in response to Jean Paul Gaultier’s current use of the Birth of Venus , but the fashion brand never replied and continued its unauthorized use. .

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

For now, minting NFTs to commercialize digital artwork on blockchain domain names continues to be one of the most common schemes for their use. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) serve as agile mechanisms to verify an underlying asset's authenticity and/or ownership linked with it. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On the occasion of the opening of a new store in NY, the well-known clothing brand created a collection of NFTs based on digital copies of works of famous artists such as Miró, Tàpies and Barceló, incorporating various outfits of the collection available at the store, to be displayed in the Decentraland Metaverse, at the coordinates 16.78

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. These two projects offer a roadmap for any company, brand, or agency looking to launch an NFT project. The “Crypto Punk” brand name is a trademark.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

District Court, Central District of California, on June 15 suing Shein for over $100 million in damages for unauthorized reproductions of her artwork “One is good, more is better.”. In 2019, Mollman registered this artwork with the U.S. Copyright Office and included Copyright Management Information (CMI) on her artwork.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Copyright registrations, therefore, may help to protect the 2-dimensional artwork of a design, the 3-dimensional shape of a product or a combination of both. It is possible to obtain a copyright registration on 2-dimensional artwork without regard to the medium on which the artwork is displayed. Varsity Brands.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past year, I've carefully followed the increase in litigation brought by artists against retailers — clothing brands, automotive brands, and food and beverage chains — for the alleged copying of their distinctive artwork in fashion designs and marketing campaigns.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Much like Redbubble, Pixels also has a hand in advertising infringing work, allowing users to search for DeYoung artwork and providing a link to view “all Derek DeYoung products,” despite the fact that many of those products originated from unlicensed third parties. ” UGH.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Case in point is a recent ruling out of the Central District of California involving clothing brand Deadly Doll. One of Deadly Doll’s popular designs is a cartoon image of a bikini-clad pin-up girl holding a skull: Deadly Doll’s original artwork. Other Applications of Section 113(c).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Background As previously reported by the IPKat last year, VEGAP, a collective management organisation for intellectual property rights in Spain, brought a claim against Punto Na SA, the IP holding company for the well-known clothing brand Mango, seeking compensation in respect of the alleged infringement of copyright in certain artworks.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The number of artworks bought and sold throughout the world increased to almost 40 million in 2018 from around 39 million the year before, providing further evidence of this trend. Artwork based on such a notion presents challenges when attempting to establish ownership.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Further, the Copyright protects the following types of original artwork. Therefore, it is advised that fashion designers register their artwork following the rules of the Designs and Copyright law. Easing the Marketing Process: Developing brand awareness for your company requires using intellectual property. Industrial Design.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

Whether it’s virtual reality experiences, in-app purchases, or digital assets, protecting your brand and creations with a trademark is essential. Understanding Trademarks for Virtual Goods A trademark is a form of intellectual property protection that safeguards a brand or product from being used or imitated by others.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to SSPL, this practice was dishonest as it could make NTC benefit from the reputation and goodwill of SSPL’s brand name. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label. NTC failed to prove that it had used the artwork or label first or that SSPL’s artwork wasn’t original.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Justice Kagan writing for the Court held that the First Amendment does not give infringers license to trade on the goodwill or dilute the trademark of a brand owner under the guise of free expression. Given that the district court had found infringement, one might assume that it is game over for VIP and its Bad Spaniel brand.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. If every real-world brand is also entitled to register all its goods and services in the virtual world, the trademark registration system would be considerably burdened. Dec 21, 2021.

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Typically, design patents cover three-dimensional shapes without regard to any two-dimensional artwork that might be displayed on any surfaces. Would a brand narrow the scope of your design patent enforcement? It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product. Not all cases, however, are that clear.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

While it is true that Fortnite: Imposters is a 3D game where Among Us is two-dimensional, the cartoonish artwork of both, the similar maps, the nearly identical structure and other similarities make the two games feel very similar. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that a copyright infringement or other lawsuit is coming.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Therefore, it is advised that fashion designers register their artwork in accordance with the rules of the Designs and Copyright law. Easing the Marketing Process: Developing brand awareness for your company requires the use of the intellectual property. This means protecting significant rights to their original works. Design Rights.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Trademarks Act 1999- The Act intends on protecting the name of the brand by registering the trade name of the brand, hence eliminating the possibility of any other person using it without facing consequences. Visibly, the most imitated brands around the world are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Michael Kors, Coach, Nike, Rolex etc.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 8, 2023

Justice Kagan writing for the Court held that the First Amendment does not give infringers license to trade on the goodwill or dilute the trademark of a brand owner under the guise of free expression. ” Given that the district court had found infringement, one might assume that it is game over for VIP and its Bad Spaniel brand.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The original creator of the NFT can still retain copyright and reproduction rights, just like any piece of physical artwork. Any individual can buy an artwork print, but only one person owns the original piece. At times the NFT may contain branding or other IP from a third party that they are working with. NFT Technology.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. Patent Law in the Entertainment Industry Patent law is concerned with protecting ideas and innovations, whereas copyright and trademark laws are primarily concerned with protecting creative works and brands.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. Other brand owners have been fighting back infringers, commentators and/or parodists as in the METABIRKINS saga.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. One example was the November release of the Her Loss album by artists Drake and 21 Savage which included a fake Vogue magazine cover as part of the album artwork, as well as a fake version of Vogue magazine.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding. Clickable download links are displayed on the sites alongside copyrighted cover artwork displaying Nintendo trademarks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Copyright Office subsequently reversed its decision to register her copyright ), she has since applied to register a new artwork. In the EU, the use of artificial intelligence will soon be regulated by the brand new AI Act – “ the world’s first comprehensive AI law ” (see further information here ).

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

The SportsBay domains currently link to the same web platform, which features artwork culled from the infamous Pirate Bay, although there appears to be no link to that site, branding aside. It targets four Doe defendants doing business as SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Content creators and social media influencers should obtain the permission of the trademark owner whose brand name or product is displayed on their social media posts or stories. Trademark Laws and regulations safeguard brand and business owners from two types of infringement, including the possibility of confusion and redress.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Varsity Brands , the feature must: be a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional work of art that can be perceived as separate from the useful article; and qualify as a protectable, graphic, or sculptural work, either on its own or fixed in some other tangible medium, if it were imaged separately from the useful article.

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