IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It also demands from the opponent to refrain from using the trademark which as per the trademark bully is similar to their trademark. Post serving such notice the small entity is forced for settlement because getting into a legal battle would be a disadvantageous step financially.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Union Of India Image from here The Delhi High Court recently questioned the Controller’s office regarding mechanisms for the governance of patent and trademark agents.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. –Adler v McNeil appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

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 ). Peninsula appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. Colibri appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. Gutman appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Kravitz An Update on PhoneDog v. Christou v.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

.” In June 2021, the Second Circuit overturned a decision by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) that 1-800 Contacts violated antitrust laws by enforcing its trademark rights against online competitors. Alternatively, should trademark owners have a responsibility to aggressively protect their intellectual property?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game. Relevant here are Arun C.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. 10 According to Fossil, the equity courts historically required plaintiffs to establish willfulness, or its historical equivalent, to obtain a profits award in trademark disputes. The Court found the argument intriguing but problematic.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

While this is a startling good defense ruling from a trademark law standpoint, I could see a state bar arguing that ads violate ethics rules if they produce hundreds of potentially misdirected prospective clients. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

1-800 Contacts first appeared on this blog on February 9, 2005, my second day of blogging. 17 years later, I’m still blogging their ignoble trademark lawsuits. Some “highlights” of 1-800 Contacts’ trademark jurisprudence over the years: 1-800 Contacts v. WhenU (2d Cir. Jand, Inc. ,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

For more details, see the section “A Brief History of Copyright Registration” in my previous blog post.). 881 (2019), and my previous blog post. H&M (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Nonetheless, the 1909 Act required that the work be registered with the U.S.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Don’t forget to check them out on the blog too! The plaintiff alleged the defendant to be a trademark squatter who would file trademark applications and coerce legitimate trademark owners into paying large sums for no objection certificates. Marico Ltd. & & Anr vs J. & Ors.On

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Amazon. * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning. * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. . * Duplicitous Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuits–Fareportal v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. So a lot is implied in, or possible from, the title ( as is often my intent on this blog ). This blog piece looks beyond the U.S. 17 U.S.C. §

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