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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IP.com

JANUARY 15, 2024

Apple is the largest company in the world with a market capitalization of $2.99 A pioneer of accessible technology, Apple has anchored its products, brand, and corporate direction on the concepts of innovation, accessibility, performance, and elegance. The wearable technology vertical of Apple’s sales earned Apple $41.1

Patent Infringement 52

Patent Infringement Patent Settlement Licensing 52

TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2024

The speed of the settlement seemed to suggest some type of vulnerability beyond the paperwork, and real enough – whatever it was – for Yuzu’s developers to submit. As a result, it’s unlikely that Nintendo’s hardened approach will deliver a terminal body blow at this end of the market anytime soon.

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Settlement Copying Branding Brands 110

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The company, known for its popular “X-Art” brand, has gone after thousands of alleged file-sharers in U.S. courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements. In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation. but in recent years this activity ground to a halt. .

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Copyright Settlement Litigation Fair Use 129

43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

While multiple witnesses testified as to Plaintiff’s significant marketing and advertising efforts, that alone is not indicative of strength. Indeed, in an internal marketing presentation from January 4, 2022, Plaintiff itself used words like, “plain…bored…uninspired…nondescript…[and] sterile” to describe the brand identity of its acronyms.

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Branding Brands Branding Marketing 59

IPilogue

MARCH 10, 2023

In a battle of the stripes, athletic fashion giant Adidas went head-to-head with American luxury fashion brand Thom Browne in a court case that tested the delicate balance between protecting a company’s branding and allowing for creativity and competition in the marketplace. If successful, Adidas sought $7.8

Trademark 59

Trademark Branding Brands Branding 59

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In May 2018, a massive copyright infringement lawsuit targeted PrimeStreams, one of the most recognizable pirate IPTV brands ever to hit the market. Citing a confidential settlement agreement between the parties, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice , meaning that it cannot be refiled.

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Settlement Confidentiality Copyright Infringement Television 80

TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to. Aniwatch.to

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Branding Brands Branding Registration 84

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

lululemon’s brand also displays prominently in its keyword ads. If they really wanted to build their business, they could have invested that money into marketing instead of legal fees. Consistent with that, Aliign is spending more marketing dollars to appeal this lawsuit to the Ninth Circuit. Labeled search results.

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Advertising Advertising Settlement Trademark 106

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The court says that trademark law: permits the use of trade names as long as referencing other brand names does not confuse consumers and is not deceptive. 1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Well, the FTC thinks this is “review hijacking,” when a marketer “steals or repurposes reviews of another product.” And giving brands a chance to react? If the FTC was not clear about how it felt about these practices before, brands are certainly on notice now. ” OK, we love that.

False Advertising 52

False Advertising Branding Brands Branding 52

Velocity of Content

MARCH 14, 2023

The ease with which teams can access and share information, such as news, feature articles, research reports, and more, can influence the pace at which organizations and their teams drive innovation and deliver products and services to the market.

Copyright 98

Copyright Reporting Publishing Journalism 98

LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2021

On July 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order regarding competition in various sectors of the United States economy, including the healthcare market. Among the 72 initiatives set forth in the Order are instructions that charge various agencies with tasks to promote generic and biosimilar competition. There are instructions to the U.S.

Settlement 52

Settlement Marketing Marketing Branding 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

million was transferred from accounts in violation of the court’s asset freeze but after showing a copy of a contempt motion to the defendants’ council, the defendants plus Beaman engaged in settlement discussions. DISH claims that $3.4 That hasn’t gone to plan. DISH Obtains Evidence From Jailhouse Phone Recordings.

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Settlement Business Branding Brands 133

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

BONUS : Plaintiffs allege that the marketing rights that Stevens and Hughes purchased from Google and Facebook directed searches for the Blaux brand to [link] where Stevens and Hughes sold products that competed with the Blaux portable air conditioner. What are “marketing rights”??? Case citation : Jim S.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Trademark Settlement 105

IPilogue

JANUARY 24, 2022

Little did I know that pharmacists had the discretion of substituting generics for brand name medicines, unless the prescriber had indicated ‘no substitution’ on the prescription, which might occur if a patient had experienced an adverse reaction to an alternative brand.

Intellectual Property 81

Intellectual Property Branding Brands Branding 81

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

NY Times : SmileDirectClub to Release Customers From NDAs in Settlement Other Consumer Issues * Pop v. It also resulted in a slight decrease in favorable opinions of the advertiser brand, as well as a larger change in net favorability, with some of the movement shifting from favorable opinions to neutral (i.e., LEXIS 125429 (M.D.

Social Media 73

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising 73

IPilogue

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Just as communities coalesce around particular musicians, artists, or genres of music, so too do instruments, music labels, and brands. American-made guitars had largely dominated the market in the 50s and 60s. The case was never heard, as the two companies reached a private settlement outside of court in 1978.

Music 106

Music Designs Design Settlement 106

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Menace of Different Drugs with Similar Trade Names 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. However, for CS(COMM) 162/2022 & 171/2022 the plaintiffs alleged that there was no settlement as on date.

Trademark 59

Trademark Settlement Licensing Copyright Infringement 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This case involves Jim Adler, a/k/a the “Texas Hammer,” a Texas lawyer who has spent $100M+ on advertising to build his brand. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. –Adler v McNeil appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

Advertising 83

Advertising Advertising False Advertising Trademark 83

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

That’s certainly true for high-profile and well-advertised consumer items like fast food chains, mass-market phones, and major car labels, but is it true in this particular niche? 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v.

Trademark 79

Trademark Advertising Advertising False Advertising 79

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures offers tandem skydiving under the “Fyrosity” brand. Melwani sells products under the “Royal Silk” brand. 1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. It has never offered its services through Groupon.

Trademark 80

Trademark Advertising Advertising Settlement 80

Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

An IP rights owner enrolled in Amazon Brand Registry can add agents, such as patent attorneys, to represent them. Can parties reach a settlement of an Amazon patent evaluation? Before a decision is rendered, the Patent Owner and accused Amazon sellers may reach a settlement. Why let copycats take away your market share?

Copying 52

Copying Design Patent Designs Design 52

TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2023

These require ISPs to charge for the traffic they receive from each other rather than utilize settlement-free peering as they did in the past. The remaining possibility is that Noonoo will make some kind of return, potentially under different branding.

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Reporting Branding Brands Branding 96

LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. Ultimately, the California enforcers reached a financial settlement with the clothing brand that includes injunctive terms governing future conduct. Takeaway No.

Social Media 52

Social Media Privacy Advertising Advertising 52

TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2022

In addition to operating SolTV and Stream Solutions, DISH said that Rocha trafficked in ‘device codes’ (IPTV subscriptions) for other branded services including BimoTV, TVStreamsNow, OneStepTV, IbexTV, MagnumStreams, Prime Tyme TV, Lazer TV Streams, Griff TV, Flix Streams, and CantGetEnoughTV. Knowledge is Power.

Settlement 79

Settlement Branding Brands Branding 79

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2024

Internet provider RCN, which operates under the Astound brand, has been one of the most frequent targets. The company first launched a proactive lawsuit against music rights group BMG in 2016, which ended in a settlement. While these cases are under appeal, new ones are being filed at U.S.

Copyright Infringement 81

Copyright Infringement Copyright Litigation Settlement 81

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Brands have recently begun to co-opt this form of communication in an attempt to capitalize on the prevalence and effectiveness of memes. [ii] x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Because the Copyright Office is building a brand-new adjudicative procedure from scratch, the office needs guidance more from civil proceduralists than copyright law experts. Scared defendants will write settlement checks out of ignorance and fear. Instead, I didn’t have much emotional investment in the proposed rules.

Copyright 127

Copyright Settlement Copyright Law Law 127

TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2022

Several of these lawsuits have ended in settlements, where some VPNs services agreed to block notorious pirate sites or BitTorrent traffic on US-based servers. While not all VPN services are bad apples, VeePN is allegedly using pirates’ fear of getting caught as a marketing strategy. which promoted itself as the Popcorn Time VPN.

Advertising 129

Advertising Advertising Copying Trademark 129

Velocity of Content

APRIL 12, 2023

The ease with which teams can access and share information, such as news, feature articles, research reports, and more, can influence the pace at which organizations and their teams drive innovation and deliver products and services to the market. 1] so important to note?

Publishing 98

Publishing Reporting Copyright Infringement Copying 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

If anything, the Second Circuit musings give the parties more to fight over, rather than providing enough clarity to estimate the Coase Theorem entitlement and facilitate a settlement. Gutman appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Case citation : JLM Couture, Inc. Gutman , 2024 WL 172609 (2d Cir. Christou v.

Social Media 80

Social Media Ownership Designs Design 80

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For example, the 2008 recession saw a flood of patents hit the market and land in the hands of NPEs. The 2023 recession will involve a healthy dose of inflation that will prevent the Federal Reserve from reducing interest rates and flooding the market with capital. 6] Why is patent litigation so tied to the capital markets?

Litigation 40

Litigation Patent Troll Settlement Technology 40

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Tejaswini’s post on the recent DHC order concerning these two liquor brands. Case Summaries Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing v. The plaintiff submitted that though their “Sufiyana” mark has not been registered, they have been using the same since 2014/ 2018 and thus have gathered a substantive goodwill in the market.

Trademark 103

Trademark Social Media Registering Trademarks Copyright 103

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

TEI), the company behind various H3-branded channels, filed a counter-complaint against counter-defendant Triller. TEI accuses Paul of engaging in “highly aggressive, manipulative and avaricious marketing practices to his child audience to induce them to purchase his merchandise.” For its part, Triller disagrees, bitterly.

Copyright Infringement 74

Copyright Infringement Advertising Advertising Copyright 74

TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

A month later, DISH and NagraStar followed up with a new lawsuit claiming that former SetTV operators Jason LaBossiere, Sean Beaman, and Stefan Gollner had launched three new pirate IPTV services/brands. billion dollar company will stop at nothing to bully people into settlements to help its bottom line.”

Television 60

Television Licensing Branding Brands 60

Bio Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2020

It may also provide further guidance on circumstances requiring a 180-day notice of commercial marketing, biosimilar injunctions, interchangeability status and the impact of biosimilar settlements. ” Circumstances requiring a new notice of commercial marketing and biosimilar injunctions. Here is what’s ahead.

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