JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2024

With the constant rise of counterfeiting, protecting one’s brand is now more important than ever. Many brand owners already take protective steps to protect their brands such as registering brands through trademark and copyright registrations and monitoring fraudulent use of said brands.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2023

More so, those brands must apply for that license by December 18 in order to enter into such agreements. By: Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 12, 2021

The following is a transcript of my video Amazon Brand Registry Update for Trademark Owners. For those of you who sell online, you’ve probably heard of the Amazon Brand Registry. We have worked with many, many clients who have participated in the Amazon Brand Registry or otherwise sellers on Amazon.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Clients often ask if a law firm can represent both brand and generic drug manufacturers. It’s a reasonable question, particularly when the popular perception is that potential conflicts pigeonhole law firms, forcing them to “pick a side” and represent either brands or generics.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 15, 2024

Proposed amendments to China's Trademark Law aimed at improving the application and enforcement processes could make some common U.S. brand protection strategies moot, and may require brand owners to more carefully explain marks' use or nonuse, say attorneys at Neal Gerber.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 1, 2024

While the general commercial real estate markets have faced more than a year of raising interest costs, fewer deals, and economic uncertainty, the branded-residences sector has not only remained resilient but also has continued to experience sustained growth. By: Goodwin

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The app in question uses popular piracy brands such as “Gomovies” and “123movies” in its name, and lives up to expectations. Piracy Brands (Legally) in Apple’s App Store Our search also revealed that not all piracy ‘associations’ are off-limits at Apple. It’s clearly not perfect, however.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Advances in technology have taken the world by storm in recent years and brand owners must adapt to new forms of expression and brand awareness. Enter the metaverse: an online virtual world where users can interact with each other and digital objects including Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 29, 2024

Law student blogger Mike Mintz has done his homework on the topic! Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Brand placements in computer games appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Originally posted 2006-03-21 17:59:31.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws near, many brands are eager for an opportunity to partner with Olympic athletes to enhance brand visibility and grow market share in competitive industries.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 16, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video What Are Common Law Trademark Rights? What are common law trademark rights? These are rights that a business receives from using a trademark, brand name, logo, slogan, or some other indicator or source without registering it. There are limitations.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

Last week, the CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, announced that Twitter would be re-branded simply as “X.” This abrupt brand change came as a shock to both the social media community at large and the trademark community. Upon the new “X” logo being unveiled on most users’ phones, confusion was almost instant.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

In each photograph, a blonde woman stands in a Barbie-pink gym beside lifting equipment and a pack of pink-branded energy drinks. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On 16 November 2022, partners Joel Smith and Sahira Khwaja and other members of our London brands team, hosted a client seminar on the ‘Metaverse’, including a lively panel discussion with Nicola Wood, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney from Group Legal at Vodafone and Simon Baggs, President of Brand and Content Protection at Corsearch, together with Oliver (..)

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 6, 2022

How does the use of brands in the Metaverse relate to traditional brand protection strategies? By: World Law Group Metaverse, NFTs, and virtual reality are buzzwords that shed light on an exciting technological future, and the immense challenges right owners are facing in this new virtual world.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To help inspire junior IP researchers in this, the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law ( IBIL ) invites applications from PhD students engaged in intellectual property research to present a ‘work in progress’ paper at its PhD conference on 26 June 2024. Who should apply?

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 24, 2020

So for example, our law firm has a portfolio. We have a logo, we have a brand name, we have a name for the newsletter, a name for our free online monitoring tool. Unnecessarily that would lead to consumers being confused about the nature of their brand or why there are so many different variations.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

An important component of brand ownership is exercising vigilance against fraudulent practices, such as counterfeiting and trademark pirating. Trademark owners must now also be alert to fraudulent communications from seemingly legitimate trademark practitioners. By: Smart & Biggar

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS AND TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT: WHERE DOES THE LAW STAND? This case is an important one to follow because it will likely shape the course of how intellectual property law will apply to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Welcome to the second edition of The Leisure Law Insider! It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. By: Akerman LLP

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video 3 Things I Learned in Law School That I Apply to Trademarks Every Day. It has been more than 25 years since I graduated law school (!) and I was reflecting on some of the lessons that I learned in law school that I apply to my trademark work every day. They pay the big law firms.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Brandalism is a recent anti-advertising movement which uses a brand’s own assets and marketing channels against the brand itself, through replacing legitimate advertisements with spoofs and parodies (known as “subvertising”). Heard of the climate activists defacing advertisements, billboards and bus shelters?

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Your interest in brands and fashion dates back well before law school and your time as a Katten associate. Tell us about what led you to Authentic Brands Group and how your role has changed since we last interviewed you in 2018? By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Australia’s trade mark legislation provides trade mark owners with the ability to register (in certain circumstances) their well-known brands as ‘defensive trade marks’ in respect of particular goods and/or services, even if the owner of the mark has no intention of using the mark in respect of those goods and/or services.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Those activities are all well and good – and I fully appreciate that “ bobbing for apples ” wasn’t listed because, let’s be honest, that’s really gross – but as we’re the Trademark & Copyright Law blog, allow me to focus on something a bit closer to home: apple trademarks. But let’s talk trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Reason Behind This Evolutionary Development Brand and companies have made it a trend to evolve from time to time creating variants over their original/ main or core mark. It strengthens brand awareness, builds a better rapport, and a more intimate Business-to-consumer relation which builds trust and faith in their product.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In December 2020, Deetsch notified Amazon of his patents through the Brand Registry portal and asked Amazon to remove the Lei defendants’ products. He sent two letters by mail in March 2022, but was told he needed to use the Brand Registry … which he had already done. State law claims would have been better.)

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2024

Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing - Part 1 Delve into the legal terrain of influencer marketing from IP infringement risks to FTC guidelines compliance.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2023

This demand has resulted in the rise of “green branding”. Green branding is where a company brands itself as environmentally friendly or sustainable in order to appeal to consumers. Over the past several years, companies across the globe have seen an increasing demand for green and sustainable products and services.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2024

Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing - Part 1 Delve into the legal terrain of influencer marketing from IP infringement risks to FTC guidelines compliance.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 14, 2024

Your company’s trademarks are an integral part of its brand and identity. Registering your trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office provides valuable advantages for defending against trademark infringement by competitors and enforcing your intellectual property rights. By: Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Most companies struggling against unauthorized fake products fail to create an effective brand protection program that actually reduces the impacts of counterfeiting. There is a better method—one that I call the Dual Brand Reputation™ approach. By: Venable LLP

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Nelligan Law

JULY 25, 2023

Created by the renowned toy company Mattel, Barbie has evolved from a simple fashion doll to a global cultural icon, and much of this success can be attributed to the power of its brand narrative. With the release of the highly anticipated Barbie movie, Mattel takes the brand narrative to new heights.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Intellectual property rights, including trademarks, are vigilantly protected, and trademark agents work tirelessly to safeguard the identity and uniqueness of brands. When Haribo’s branding is replicated on cannabis-infused gummies, it violates trademark rights and raises serious safety concerns.

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azrights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I would love to send you a signed copy of Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property if you’re UK based and are: EITHER: An Azrights client: OR An agency or freelancer supporting businesses to promote or create their brand. Effectively, the reputation of a business is its brand.

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azrights

JUNE 27, 2023

Do you: Know what ‘brand’ means and signifies to the value of your business? Have the knowledge and skills in Brand IP and branding to be your own brand manager? You as the business owner need a solid understanding of Brand and IP so you can be its brand manager. Why brand management?

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 5, 2024

Branding is critical for emerging companies in the healthy food and beverage (“F&B”) space. Strong brands can help companies stand out from competitors and build trust and loyalty with customers. For emerging companies, a strong brand is a significant asset that will undoubtedly help attract investors.

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