TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

In a world that’s dominated by viral social media posts and catchy headlines, branding is everything. Last week we noticed that one of the most iconic file-sharing brands was making headlines once again. The original trademarks have expired and the NFT website uses a new logo, so they can use the brand. LimeWire Comeback?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

In the fast-paced world of commerce, where imitation and unauthorized use can compromise a brand’s integrity, safeguarding your unique identity is of paramount importance. Establishing Legal Ownership and Exclusivity Trademark registration establishes your legal ownership over a distinctive mark.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

Carrasquillo’s ‘Reloaded’ IPTV Branding. Carrasquillo operated several IPTV services, variously branded Reboot, Gears TV, Reloaded and Gears Reloaded but with those no longer in operation, he needed to make money in other ways. Company Claims Ownership of ‘Reloaded’ Trademark.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With brands continuing to explore the opportunities offered by the digital world, do NFTs present a new type of commercial opportunity or a threat? A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual².

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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. However, they can be useful to tackle lookalikes on marketplaces.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 12, 2023

As users rush to join the platform, brands should also prioritize claiming accounts in order to guarantee the availability of their choice names—and to prevent potential bad faith registrants. Ownership of a registered trademark may not be enough to claim an account. Threads names may therefore eventually have a wider reach.

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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The brand name and codes play an important role in the management of competition. Inevitably competitors will try to capture some of the market shares of any brand that discovers a lucrative market opportunity. Protecting brand identifiers is the way to avoid the possibility of consumer confusion as to the source or origin of a brand.

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azrights

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Let’s begin by considering the terminology as it’s all too common when it comes to brands to find people have different meanings in mind. The Meaning of Brand. The best way I’ve found to explain brands is by contrasting them to their unbranded commodity counterparts. But brands have a third dimension or a third purpose.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 25, 2024

I found five takeaways for brand owners. And a trademark application has a lot of elements that go into it: the drawing, the description of goods and services, the dates of use, the evidence of use, the ownership. This is part of what makes Taylor Swift’s brand and music so great. It is a tremendous show and performance.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What first started as a meme featuring a fluffy dog with poor grammar has now resulted in a trademark fight over the ownership of an estimated $80 billion brand. If the progression of this Internet sensation has left your head spinning, you are certainly not alone. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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azrights

MARCH 15, 2021

There are two drivers of brand asset strength: uniqueness and fame. For example, when you see the swoosh logo of the Nike brand you know it represents Nike even though it may be featured on its own with no name accompanying it. If an asset is less famous, it is more likely to be mistakenly attributed to a competitor’s brand.

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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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IP Watchdog

MAY 6, 2023

Brands — legally protected as trademarks — have value. Registering brands as federal trademarks also provides significant legal benefits, such as the presumption of ownership, validity, and nationwide priority in the mark. We all understand that intuitively.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 28, 2024

This trademark, a symbol of years of hard work and dedication, represents the essence of the brand's identity and market appeal. Picture a renowned winery in the heart of Napa Valley that has built its reputation on a trademark that connoisseurs associate with exceptional quality. By: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Oriakhogba’s work is a timely reflection on approaches to navigate the complex terrain of using copyright laws to address issues of ownership, control and management inherent in or arising from repatriated (and/or "should-be-repatriated") cultural heritage materials. See South Africa's Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act.

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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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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2021

In other places/times, both Indians and colonists were required to use their own brands to identify animals, but who got away with violating the rules was unsurprisingly racialized. A few seventeenth-century planters branded cattle on the horn, but most colonists preferred to clip animals’ ears.

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IPilogue

MARCH 14, 2022

The mega shoe brand alleges that these sales will confuse customers. In addition to destroying these NFTs, Nike is asking for damages for all related sales and for StockX to stop selling any NFTs related to the Nike brand. What makes this marketplace different from the others is its business of selling NFTs linked to physical goods.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products. While Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings Inc.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 6, 2023

In Law360's latest roundup of new actions at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the city of Baltimore wants to stop a nonprofit from registering the term "Artscape" as a trademark, on the grounds that it is a subcontractor with no ownership rights in the name for the city's annual arts festival — plus three other cases you need to know.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Intellectual Property Ownership. 3] However, sometimes, the agency may consider the intellectual property as an instrument of business and believe that the agency’s ownership of the intellectual property must be preserved, in contrast to the client who may believe that one owns what one pays for.[4]. Image Source:iStock].

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

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

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Right to Speak a Brand: Rethinking the Interaction Between Trademarks and Speech in the Age of Expressive Branding Alvaro Fernandez-Mora Tweak of original mark to convey parody/comment: adictas three cocaine stripes v. adidas three stripes; enjoy capitalism in Coca-Cola font; Lost-it in Post-it font.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2022

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Ensuring that a business holds all rights to enable it to make full use of its trade mark should be front of mind in any branding consideration. At this point, it may be too late! Let’s start with the legislation – a very good place to start.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 6, 2021

They allow companies to promote their brand image and connect with the community around them. This preliminary analysis has to go further and check, for example, if the brand we have chosen is also available as a domain name. These issues can have a major impact on brand strategy and affect credibility in the market.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. Patents The Report discussed in section IV: (i) the use of NFTs to manage registration, ownership, and licensing of patents; and (ii) how current patent laws apply to NFT-related inventions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

[Image Sources : Istock] Metaverse- a Magnet to Fashion Brands Virtual worlds provide fashion brands with the opportunity to significantly cut down on the excessive resource consumption of lifestyle and create sustainability. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 9, 2021

Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. So they not only had an unprotected trademark, they had skipped some critical steps in the brand protection process. But there’s also the damage to the brand that comes with the change.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

The applicant is seeking legal protection for this brand name. During our research, we came across your information and discovered that this brand name is not currently registered with the USPTO, leaving it open for registration by any interested party. We kindly request that you respond to us promptly. We eagerly await your response.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding. Branding is protected by either registered or common law trademarks.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Influencer marketing offers brands a unique opportunity to target and connect with online communities, using a personalized approach. Whilst influencer marketing can yield great returns for brands, it is essential for influencers and brands to navigate this legal landscape carefully, especially in terms of contractual relationships.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

We have received an application for the registration of the trademark “[ recipient company name ]” The applicant is seeking legal protection for this brand name. We are currently reviewing the application to ensure compliance with trademark regulations and will proceed with the necessary legal procedures accordingly.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

I am doing this series because I have been unable to find any other comprehensive content on the web or youtube that lays out a detailed and viable playbook for brands and celebrities to protect their names, slogans, and marks against Web3 cybersquatting. If you are a brand or trademark attorney, you may already know about cybersquatting.

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The IPKat

APRIL 28, 2023

Legea-branded jersey. Does EU law govern joint ownership of IP rights, including the exercise thereof by each and individual joint owner? Rather, it means that this is an unharmonized matter which, as a result, falls within the scope of national law. Hence, this is also a matter for national law to regulate.

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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. These are non-fungible, implying that they are unique and can never be replaced by something.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

The implementation of TRIPS-Plus provisions can also readily facilitate the emergence of monopoly power for brand-name pharmaceutical companies. [v] xii] This clause gives the original researchers ownership of their clinical trial data for a predetermined amount of time, usually ranging for a period of six years. 7, 2024).

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IPilogue

JUNE 21, 2022

NFTs are unique digital assets that are digital representations of ownership of real-world items. Nike claimed trademark dilution, pointing to StockX’s heavy use of trademarks in attracting consumers familiar with the Nike brand. The Nike Suit. StockX Vault NFTs.

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