Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this race to explore new markets, infringing conducts have also taken place as a result of the unauthorized uses of famous brands to create NFTs. The New York-based court has yet to rule on whether Hermès’ trademark rights will prevail over Maison Rothschild’s freedom of expression. The EUIPO’s guidelines as from 2023.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Trademark Intellectual Property Art 52

Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, What Is a Likelihood of Confusion. A phrase that comes up all the time in several different aspects of trademark work is likelihood of confusion. Patent and Trademark Office, because the examiner asserts that the applied-for mark is likely to be confused with the registered trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. It is a common tort law aspect and can be used for unregistered trademarks.

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Personality Rights Intellectual Property Social Media Intellectual Property Law 52

The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Some IP Thoughts on Dolce & Gabbana’s SS23 Collection Curated by Kim Kardashian, and other Fashion Heritage at Fashion Week By Felicia Caponigri During Milan Fashion Week held last week, the Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana debuted their Spring/Summer 2023 ready-to-wear collection. As in the U.S., see this chapter.)

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Copying IP Copyright Law Designs 97

Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

In our continuing effort to combat trademark scams and raise awareness of this important issue, we have recently submitted comments to the FTC. Because there are many types of fraud and government impersonation, only a handful of other commenters mentioned trademark issues. ” More than 100 comments were submitted. .”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. yet this relationship has received very little attention.

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Intellectual Property Designs Design Intellectual Property Law 73

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the Vans case, the Vans sneaker company sued the Brooklyn art collective known as MSCHF (sound it out) after MSCHF sold a limited-edition shoe it called “ The Wavy Baby ” (depicted at right). MSCHF has frequently targeted major brands. Every commercial parodist trades on the goodwill of the famous trademark it mocks.

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Blogging Trademark Branding Brands 111

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

In a twist, however, it is not copyright law, but rather an expansive view of trademark law, that poses this threat. Jack Daniels asserts that the Bad Spaniels toy infringes on its trademark and dilutes its brand. Trademarks are a cornerstone of our shared cultural vernacular. Constitution’s First Amendment.

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Fair Use Intellectual Property Law Trademark Law Trademark 52

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform.

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Intellectual Property IP Ownership Law 141

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

VIP Products, Jack Daniel’s, the maker of the popular whiskey brand, filed a lawsuit against VIP Products, a company that sells a dog toy shaped like a whiskey barrel. Jack Daniel’s argued that the toy infringed on their trademark, as the shape of the whiskey [bottle] is closely associated with their brand.

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Trademark Intellectual Property Branding Brands 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Begin with legislative action: Trademark Modernization Act, Which introduces three of the big themes of the year: (1) trademark use, (2) the harm of infringement, and (3) the role of the First Amendment in limiting the scope of trademark rights. Slides here.

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