IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

An important part of the amendment is the introduction by Article 76 of the patent linkage system in China – a system for litigation of drug patents prior to market entry of generics, similar to that provided by the Hatch Waxman Act in the US. On June 1, 2021, the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law became effective.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Further, the rise of the “influencer” has opened additional opportunities to deliver brands and products to targeted demographics. Online Marketplace Protection.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2024

The Hatch-Waxman Act regulates the relationship between branded and generic drugmakers and attempts to strike a balance between two competing policy interests — encouraging pioneering drug development and facilitating market entry of low-cost, generic alternatives.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 30, 2021

The August 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses Monster Energy's history of trademark disputes in the context of enhancing brand strength, tips for shortening the pendency of trademark filings at the USPTO, recent cannabis extraction technology litigation, and the new gTLD open sunrise period.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The author argues that copyright holders would do well to heed this wisdom before entering into litigation, as exemplified by a recent decision from the Swedish Patent and Market Court in case PMT 2401-21. Brand] should always be placed on the bottom line on each roof tile.

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DuetsBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Hotels, Ice Cream, and Shoes as Canvases for Great Brands. . Seth Godin has written about how Nike is a great brand because we can imagine what a Nike hotel would look like. . Speaking of ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s is another great brand , like Nike. . How about another test of brand strength? . sneakerheads.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Apple’s multiple trademark oppositions and IP Litigation worldwide has become a part of its broader strategy to maintain exclusive rights to the “Apple” icon and term. Apple could argue transborder reputation, asserting that its brand’s recognition and reputation extend beyond national borders.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Fashion is a brand-driven industry, and few brands in the fashion space carry the same cachet as Chanel. But how much control do brands like Chanel have over merchants who resell name-brand items in the secondary market? The answer, according to a federal jury in the Southern District of New York, is “Quite a bit.”

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Punchbowl argued, as a threshold matter, that the Rogers analysis had no application because First Amendment protections do “not extend to ‘the brand name of [a] commercial enterprise.’” The post Ninth Circuit: Commercial Brand Names Can Be Expressive Speech appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog. 21-55881, in the U.S.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Recent lawsuits involving Nike, Peloton, lululemon and others suggest an explosion in consumer demand for high-tech workout gear is leading to IP conflict.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Recent lawsuits involving Nike, Peloton, lululemon and others suggest an explosion in consumer demand for high-tech workout gear is leading to IP conflict.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

The lease agreement allows the NCAA to use the trademark “Sweet Sixteen” in its marketing, promotions, and other activities related to the tournament, but the KHSAA retains ownership of the trademark. From trademarks to copyrights, the NCAA is diligent in protecting its rights and the value of its brand.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Adim8, LLC v. Avnet, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2023

An important part of the amendment is the introduction by Article 76 of the patent linkage system in China – a system for litigation of drug patents prior to market entry of generics, similar to that provided by the Hatch Waxman Act in the US. On June 1, 2021, the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law became effective.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

What if we tell you that there is a drug that is used for treating diabetes, but has a similar/ almost identical brand name as another drug used for treating a type of cancer. Eerily the issue of similar brand names for different drugs treating different ailments is pretty common in India. Surprising, isn’t it?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

” Prado was talking about the “fast fashion” brand Shein. The wildly popular brand is famed for its imitations of popular, luxury items at bargain-basement prices. That, in turn, is why fast fashion can be so similar to other designers’ works, become so popular and yet be so relatively free of litigation.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Trademark litigation in the fashion world is not a novel concept. While these cases exemplify the tension between different brands and their trademarks, they also allude to the growing misalignment between the luxury fashion industry and trademark law.

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azrights

JUNE 19, 2023

Last week I mentioned that Tesco lost the benefit of its million-pound marketing spend because it used the Clubcard name instead of a stronger name like Tescocard. It’s the same reason why the branding industry gets away with delivering a poor service to clients. That’s the drawback with meaningful names.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. Furthermore, the purchase of virtual products and services could be used in multiple virtual worlds.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

My 40th birthday this week brought another litigation explosion (I assume no causation), with 120 new suits, double the average, though a spike is common at the ends of months and quarters; the new filings are dominated by filings by IP Edge, DynaIP, IP Valuation, and to a far lesser extent, Leigh Rothschild’s subsidiaries.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Grey marketing typically consists of a retailer purchasing genuine branded products abroad for less than offered to them from a local distributor. The Québec Court refuses to force Costco to disclose where it obtained genuine goods but offers a practical solution to track down the source of the goods.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. Customers can simply differentiate between the brands they were looking for. Customers can identify the brand and its products by a glance.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 11, 2022

The Pharma Letter asked Ms Del Dotto, an intellectual property and life sciences litigation attorney, for an overview of changes made under the recent Orange Book Transparency Act, as well as an insight into potential exclusivity changes under consideration by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Walsh You can’t “trademark your copyright,” but you can protect your brands and innovations with intellectual property rights. They discuss the significance of protecting distinct creations, from inventions to brands to original works of authorship, in the competitive middle market landscape throughout the world.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 30, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) got it wrong, and that the decision could upend the careful balance contemplated by the Hatch-Waxman Amendments between incentivizing new brand name drugs and allowing cheaper generics into the market.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 12, 2024

The entry of upstart discount supermarkets Lidl and Aldi into the market has created new pressures on the established brands, including Tesco— ironically, the original "pile it high and sell it cheap” operation. Supermarkets compete aggressively for our custom.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2023

Background This case concerns the latest instance of litigation brought by Lifestyle Equities (Lifestyle), a licensee of the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB mark, against another polo clothing company – this time the UK-based Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club (RCB). Only Ralph Lauren’s operated on its own, without any additional wording.

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azrights

MARCH 10, 2022

In my case, I wish my podcast had more than 10,000 downloads, but there again when I set it up two years ago on 6 May I was primarily aiming to use the podcast as a way to interview people and learn more about branding for the book I wanted to write. The two belong firmly together and need to be considered side by side at the same time.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

About Mike Sweeney As an experienced attorney, Mike counsels brands on all aspects of brand and content protection in the digital space, with a particular focus on leveraging data-driven technology to combat counterfeiting. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn. Targeted topics include IP infringement on fast-growing e-commerce platforms.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 16, 2022

Trademark law was developed to help protect a seller’s “brand” in connection with the marketing and labeling of products for sale to avoid “consumer confusion.” One rarely litigated aspect of trademark law is that the use of the trademark must be for a lawful purpose. By: Weintraub Tobin

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azrights

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The difficulty with colour as a brand identifier is that there is no interim legal protection available to rely on as you build up recognition. Enforcement of your rights prevents market confusion. Staples, Office Depot and Office World were the 3 brands left standing in their category. Colour Trade Marks.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2023

Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by famed whiskey brand owner Jack Daniel’s Properties. Last November, the U.S. The petition filed by Jack Daniel’s appealed the U.S.

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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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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Fish & Richardson has received four coveted “Highly Recommended” rankings from LMG Life Sciences in the areas of General Patent Litigation , Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded) , Patent Prosecution , and Patent Strategy and Management. Dorothy Whelan. Tony Zhang.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

An exotic insurance product has recently taken the litigation world by storm. 1] Now, it’s hard to avoid; a brief Internet search will turn up hundreds of hits and dozens of explainer articles by insurance brokers, law firms, and litigation funders extolling the benefits and pitching such policies to appellants.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

Yet cannabis businesses continue to grapple with protecting their brands, as trademark protection at the federal level remains unavailable. The current hodgepodge of state trademark regimes will undoubtedly result in litigation and a race to register federal marks once Congress legalizes cannabis.

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