Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab?

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

AI-generated music – adopting the vocal styles of popular musicians – has become ubiquitous on TikTok and other social media platforms, racking up millions of views and listens. Much of the music is gimmicky—a rapper singing a shoegazer ballad or the theme song to an anime. Enter copyright.

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Nelligan Law

JANUARY 10, 2024

In a showdown fit for Broadway, the producers of “Anne of Green Gables: A New Musical” found themselves entangled in a trademark tussle that threatened the very name of their production. Enter the producers of a folk-rock musical, eager to bring their rendition of Anne’s adventures to the grand stage of Broadway.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2022

I definitely did not expect this many music and movie cases in the CCB. Also… This claim against SiteJabber is based on trademarks, not copyright. Prior Blog Posts on the CCB. The post A First Look at Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Filings appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Artwork: 8.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In which we consider the musical question: Gershwin as a Trademark? Republished by Blog Post Promoter. Originally posted 2011-03-11 17:23:34. The post Rhapsody of confusion appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Weintraub Tobin’s Intellectual Property podcast, The Briefing , published nearly 50 episodes this year covering a variety of IP issues relating to trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. Goldsmith that Andy Warhol’s portrait of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. Goldsmith The U.S.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Can trademarks and sports mix? To address this question, I wanted to dive in with several case studies: GREEN BAY PACKERS: Trademark. The Packers’ notable trademark is it’s original one where it claims the services of “entertainment services in the form of professional football games and exhibitions.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Class 41 involves entertainment and education services. As an overview, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) divides all goods and services into 45 distinct categories (also called “International Classes”). Services are not within Trademark Class 41.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 6, 2022

Sound trademarks are widely recognized in developed nations like the United States, and their knowledge is now rapidly growing in developing nations like India. In India, a sound that can be graphically represented by a succession of musical notes with or without words can obtain Trademark Protection.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear combined their talent with their love for the Netflix Original, Bridgerton , to create the 15-song “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” album. Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. 501 and 15 U.S.C.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

The blog will address the legal protection of film titles and answer the big question of whether anyone can make another DDLJ. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

In the second , I looked at the group registration procedures recently made available by the US Copyright Office which are specifically useful to bloggers, and to managers of blog sites. In this post, we’ll shift our attention to podcasts which —as far as copyright is concerned— may be considered the audio-based sibling of blogs.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

This blog post builds on my previous post. This time I will be covering fair use for trademarks instead of copyright. Much like copyright, there are exceptions and limits to what protection owning a trademark can provide you, including what is and is not infringement. The perhaps most famous case involves dolls and pop music.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Her inability to control social media accounts referencing her reminded me of the Hayley Paige Gutman litigation , and I will say more about this issue when I blog the JW Dant bourbon case. Some Related Blog Posts. Newspaper Can Talk About “Derby Pies” Without Infringing Trademarks–Rupp v. Smashburger (Guest Blog Post).

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Well, not the actual turkey: but there are various tools and recipes to prepare it for Thanksgiving that are patented and/or have a trademark. Today, we share with you some of different all-Thanksgiving-related inventions and trademarks. Ocean Spray®: The classic trademark to prepare cranberry sauce. For Turkey. For Turkey.

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McBayer IP Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

Posted In Intellectual Property , Trademark Over the past few weeks we have been watching CBS’s celebration of college basketball and, during commercial breaks, hearing those familiar musical notes that signal The Masters golf tournament has arrived.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

In this article, we will be throwing light on the 03 most common forms of IP, including trademarks, copyright, and patents, along with the different and varying levels of protection that they offer. Trademarks. Copyright safeguards the original works of authorship like music and lyrics, novels, software, paintings, to name a few.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thus, its elements must be protected separately: the story, characters (in some cases), drawings or sketches of the locations where the videogame take place, animation, music, scripts, source code. Trademarks Videogames’ names can be registered for their commercialization.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 30, 2022

Besides traditional trademarks that include device, brand, heading, label, name, there is a new category of modern marks that are protected in some countries which are known as non-traditional or unconventional trademarks. Types of Unconventional Trademarks. The trademark should be capable of being graphically represented.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

This blog has been cross-posted from Seyfarth’s The Blunt Truth site. Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. in relation to urban music and the hemp/cannabis industry.” THC also owns a California state trademark registration for its WHAM!

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Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

But trademarks are not mentioned in that foundational document. This blog has already discussed the differences between copyright and trademark– which are, unfortunately, too frequently confused as two alternative ways of protecting non-technical IP. Copyright Office, after what amounts to a much lighter review process.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 19, 2022

The role that trademarks play in the marketing of a brand can help us unwind what commercial players and business houses should consider in the development of their brand marketing strategies to best incentivize their assets for better returns. Noting the Difference between a Brand and a Trademark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2023

” Most of the opinion discusses the trademark implications of Ripps’ rival NFT collection. With that framing, trademark law protects against the unwanted competition, and the court treats this as an easy rightsowner win. Of the efficacious four, three were based exclusively on trademark rights, not copyright.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

However, to a lesser extent, other IP laws like the Trademark Act and the Designs Act will also be important. This blog major goals are to identify the different elements that make up a cinematographic film and then to analyse the present legal position regarding who is legally responsible for each of the specified elements.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Trademark Classification. When you file for a trademark in India, an indispensable requirement is finding out the trademark classification of your goods or services under which you must file your brand. ” The system of trademark classification eases the process of registration of a trademark. .”

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

A “performer” granted protection under New York’s law is someone living in New York at the time of their death and had, regularly acted, sung, danced, or played a musical instrument. Without these rights, the Monroe Estate has relied on, and continues to rely on, trademark rights to curb misuses of her name and likeness.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 16, 2023

In this short blog we demystify the realms of copyright and trademarks, using the U.S. Copyright and trademarks are key intellectual property rights, each possessing their own unique characteristics to shield your creations from the clutches of bad actors and infringers. Unlike copyright, trademarks are all about the name game.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Global fashion brand Nine West recently filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board contesting the registration of the mark “Nina West” by a company owned by Andrew Levitt, drag name Nina West. She is also set to play Edna Turnblad in the upcoming national tour of the Tony-winning musical Hairspray.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

Marshmello, an American electronic music producer and DJ, won the case as Judge Philip S. Subsequently, Interscope and Arty’s company, Telma Music LLC, entered into a contract (the ‘Remixer Declaration’) in September 2014.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, or other artistic work, whether published or unpublished. Trademark law has something to say about use. Unlike copyrights, trademark rights do not expire. They may continue indefinitely, provided there is continued use of the trademark.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” As the U.S.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

TYPES OF IP CONTRACTS (1)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT The process of facilitating the transfer of ownership rights for various forms of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patent, trade secrets, and other intangible creations is known as an intellectual property assignment.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

Copyright owners use the system to threaten and scare users and extort license fees (especially prevalent in the software and music industry) which can impact the ease of doing business. We have blogged about this issue several times in the past.

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IPilogue

MARCH 14, 2022

and requiring someone to repeat their answer after you zoned out, here is the definition: Non-fungible token (“ NFT ”): a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items, and videos. This is all to say that this recent lawsuit filed will once again change NFT’s meaning.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On the trademark side, relevant is this post by Bhavya Solanki and Medha Bhatt discussing the applicability of the fair use provisions of trademark law to the unauthorized use of trademarks in the virtual world. Given the concept has been covered broadly on the Blog, let’s throw in some worthwhile posts.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here, here , here , here and here. Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs? World over companies are rushing to protect their trademarks in the online, virtual environment – the metaverse. The views expressed in this post are personal. Aparajita Lath.

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