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. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

The promotion of items on social media by celebrities and influencers is commonplace for companies. Celebrities are often invited to collaborate to the creation of specific products, or even find themselves at the helm of a brand's artistic direction. To better understand this point, we need to go back to the facts of the case.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. While Area 51 was shut down before the proposed settlement was signed, the plaintiffs claim that Tusa then launched a clone service called SingularityMedia which took on Area 51’s customers. Breach of Contract.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The research reveals that, while the law influences the permission to be sought, these industries often contract with individuals to add value to their products via collaboration, and to avoid damage to reputation that might occur if permission were not sought in accordance through social norms.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On October 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Kim Kardashian for violation of the anti-touting provision of the Securities Act, Section 17(b), specifically for “touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Moreover, the name earned by the brand helped it in establishing 81 retail outlets overall at different locations such as New Delhi, Pune, Noida, Bangalore, and Mumbai, and registered several trademarks for the brand of ‘THEOBROMA’ and for its different variants. Over time, it gained a good reputation and earned popularity.

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Trademark Settlement Business Branding 82

43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

2, 2024) Some interesting comments on when individual instances of “confusion” don’t count, as well as their relevance to evaluating out-of-court social media etc. 2024 WL 22039, No: 6:20-cv-2354-GAP-EJK (M.D. statements as evidence of confusion. And defendants did rebut it—all the marks were commercially weak.

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