Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

I’ve often wondered about the conversations that take place between trademark owner and counsel before filing a keyword advertising lawsuit. You can have a court declare your trademarks weak or invalid so they are less valuable than when you started. How extensively do they discuss the risks? There’s plenty to discuss.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

LVSA sued Groupon for trademark infringement. Melwani sued Amazon for trademark infringement, dilution, and more. With respect to the trademark claim, the court says the Ninth Circuit’s Multi-Time Machine v. Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless…. Purchaser Care.

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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. Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless….

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

Employers will now have one less tool to prevent former workers, including both former employees and independent contractors, from starting a competing business using trade secrets or other confidential information gained from their former employment.

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Intepat

JUNE 14, 2024

Introduction of Trade Secrets in Biotechnology The core principle of protecting Trade Secrets involves three main aspects: Firstly, it should be a Secret, i.e. the information should be confidential. Considering the movement of employees in Biotech companies and the frequent rotation, keeping Trade secrets confidential becomes a challenge.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Trademark attorneys who are not registered with the USPTO patent bar cannot file patents. Call US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore working with us. Call US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore working with us.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Edible Arrangements objected to Google selling its trademark to trigger keyword ads. They filed a trademark lawsuit in 2018 but abandoned the suit when it got sent to arbitration. The court says that trademark law: permits the use of trade names as long as referencing other brand names does not confuse consumers and is not deceptive.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Employment or cooperation agreements must ensure confidentiality and include proper non-compete-clauses to avoid risk of theft by employees or other unauthorized parties. The post Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Consequently, Individual objects that are afforded intellectual property protection include inventions, trademarks, designs, works in science, literature, art, information, biotechnology, AI, and any creation out of human ingenuity. Trademarks and designs offer unlimited in-time legal protection, providing additional economic benefits.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2023

Kudos to Nicolet Law for surviving the motion to dismiss, but I’m wondering if it will ultimately regret filing this lawsuit–either because its trademark gets busted or because it made a federal case out of nothing. Troia * Trademark Owner F s Around With Keyword Ad Case & Finds Out–Las Vegas Skydiving v. LoanStreet v.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Call patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can patent your food concept. If you are seriously contemplating a food patent, make sure to keep your concept confidential if possible. Even the methods of making food can be patented. Need to obtain a food patent?

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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. So why did I say the case was stupid?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

This is where trademarks play a role. Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Trademarks can last indefinitely. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable. Is IP time sensitive?

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Trade secrets, while cheaper and without time limits, must be kept confidential. Understanding Trade Secrets Trade secrets protect confidential information, including technical and commercial details like distribution methods and client lists, which can be sold or licensed. Patents do not have these administrative burdens.

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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. THC also owns a California state trademark registration for its WHAM! trademark on the packaging of its cannabis products.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Theft of Trademarks: Trademark Infringement ensues when a third party makes unwarranted use of a mark in commercial parlance, usually about similar or competing goods, by affixing a mark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark. The act is pursued to deceive or confuse consumers as to the origin of those goods.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The plaintiff has a trademark registration for the “Nursing CE Central” mark for providing continuing education for nurses. A rival, Colibri, displayed in the trademark in its Google keyword ads, but it claims it has stopped doing so after the lawsuit was filed. . ” Actual confused. “Undetermined.” Not relevant.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The defendants bought competitive keyword ads on Adler’s trademarks, which Adler objected to. The district court initially dismissed Adler’s trademark claims , but the Fifth Circuit unfortunately revived the claims citing initial interest confusion (UGH). LoanStreet v. Second Circuit Says: Great, Have a Nice Day!–1-800

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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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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a precedential opinion about forum selection clauses (FSC) in confidentiality agreements. In the first case, Kannuu and Samsung entered into an NDA “to further a business relationship between the parties” and to protect confidential information. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto : Some of the accused products likely infringe plaintiff’s trademarks or copyrights, but the court is not persuaded that the accused products depicted in every submitted screenshot infringe.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. defense departments (e.g.,

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. defense departments (e.g.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Perhaps, the inventor may have a protectable trade secret if certain confidentiality requirements have been met. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A. In these situations, the prior activities may bar the inventor from patenting a composition if it has been used for quite some time.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

To reserve the right to file foreign patents, therefore, always keep your invention confidential until after your first patent application is filed. The post How to Patent a Medical Device appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Aliign “is an event, lifestyle, and apparel company” allegedly with a first trademark use in 2011. Aliign sued lululemon for trademark infringement. Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless…. 1-800 Contacts v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Jim Adler runs a personal injury law firm that claims trademarks in JIM ADLER, THE HAMMER, TEXAS HAMMER, and EL MARTILLO TEJANO. It bids on the Adler trademarks for “click-to-call” keyword ads. ” Adler sued for trademark and related claims. ” Adler sued for trademark and related claims.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Phishing is defined by the Merriam-Webster online dictionary as “ the practice of tricking Internet users (as through the use of deceptive email messages or websites) into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used illicitly”. [1]

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

It is common knowledge that using a trademark, a patent or a design of another business may cause an infringement of intellectual property or industrial property rights, or even an act of unfair competition. apareció primero en Intellectual and Industrial Property Blog - Garrigues. who is entitled to take this type of action?

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Bottom Line.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Coming back to NIA, among other things , the NIA Act also became known for its objective to codify and consolidate the law of confidentiality and trade secrets – something for which there is no specific law in India. In fact, the Registry used to generate a sum of around 4 crores INR , from trademark searches before embracing public access.

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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. Penn Engineering asserts trademark rights in the term “PEM.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2022

In this blog post, we will discuss several free online tools and resources that every inventor should know about. Intellectual Property News and Resource Blogs. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the government agency responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks. Universities.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

To mitigate potential conflicts of interest and to improve the public’s understanding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures, the agency has recently made various amendments to its rules relating to the conduct of registered patent attorneys and agents.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

image Source : Medium Blog]. Trademarks. Trademarks are protected by registration with the IP Department. A GCC Trademark Law was issued in 2006. This law will replace the current Trademark Law of 1992 subsequent to its publication in the Official Gazette by the UAE government.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

The blog is divided into two parts and this is part 2 of the blog. PART 1: of the blog discussed about history, development, fundamentals of IPR and explained Patents and Trademarks. This blog will consider different IPs, which are at growing stage. The need of protecting IPRs is inarguably increasing day by day.

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