Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Perhaps you only have one core trademark or perhaps you’re building a portfolio and helping create an entire synthesized brand. Finally, in internet keywords; on your website; in the coding to help attract traffic related to your brand. Those are 50 or more ways that you could use your trademark.

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IPilogue

JULY 23, 2021

D isparaging Trademarks at a Time of Social & Racial Justice Movements ” by Brand & New. Brand & New is a podcast by the International Trademark Association. In particular, I enjoyed their conversation about the possibility of minority-owned brands reclaiming and trademarking offensive words or stereotypes. “D

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 13, 2023

Context: If you’re over 50, you can probably remember when television commercials were mainly 60 seconds or 30 seconds. Or at least trademark logos. There were exceptions. But the premise. The post Trademarks in the age of 140 characters or less appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Finally today, Advanced Television reports that, according to a recent survey, rising energy and consumer prices are putting the squeeze on customers, with an increasing number of them turning to piracy to save money. 3: Survey: Video Game Piracy Set to Rise.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

One by one, domains previously controlled by the site – extreme-down.lol, extreme-down.video, extreme-down.tv, extreme-down.pro, and extreme-down.live – were transferred to a brand new owner. That library is now closed.” Extreme-Down’s operator was traced to Houmt Souk, Tunisia.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Popular pirate IPTV service Beast TV built one of the most recognizable brands the illicit sector had even seen. On that basis alone, it seems reasonable to assume that being associated with the Beast TV brand is something most people would seek to avoid.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The book examines how the advertising, merchandising, film and television, and sports video-games industries use persona as a key component of their products. In the presence of a relationship, the brand wants to maintain the relationship and therefore legal action is rarely advanced.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Trademark Law in the Entertainment Industry When it comes to branding and selling entertainment-related goods and services, trademarks are crucial.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Its current plans include becoming an internet service provider and introducing the brand Astro to consumers. The company is also known for producing a variety of television programs and publishing its own magazine. The company is a major media company in Southeast Asia, with operations in radio content, digital media, and pay-TV.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). “The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

The decision to sell packages branded as Beast TV, a service that was taken down three years earlier by several Hollywood studios, Netflix, and Canada’s Bell Media, may have been a ploy to exploit existing brand awareness among pirates. The obvious downside was awareness among rightsholders.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Swift is no stranger to using intellectual property to effectively protect her brand and music. ” Certainly, a celebrity can become a distinctive and recognizable brand through attention and fame, however, Kelce may face an additional hurdle since his brother, Jason Kelce, is also a well-known football player in the NFL.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2023

“Illegal IPTV is the most serious threat to legal offerings of movies, series, television and sports broadcasts. Update: Additional research shows that hundreds of IPTV related domains/brands and IP-addresses have indeed gone dark. It involves tens of millions of euros in damages in the Netherlands alone.”

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2023

Thirdly, the examiner considered that the sign should be analysed as an advertisement for television and that it would not identify company of origin of the products/services. New questions arise for applicants too, especially regarding how to sustain brand presence in the virtual world.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Back in September 2021, these companies along with Television Broadcasts Limited and TVBI Company Limited filed a new application at the Federal Court, seeking the blocking of more than 100 domains under Section 115A of the Copyright Act 1968. The aim, as always, is to slow down rampant movie and TV show piracy.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

Given YouTube’s aforementioned popularity, protecting brands from unauthorized use or reproduction on the platform becomes essential. Since the brand value is often connected to YouTube Business, trademark registration increases the value of the YouTube brand. What constitutes a YouTube Trademark Infringement?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The plaintiffs alleged that Nitro TV offered subscription packages consisting of thousands of live and title-curated television channels available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the United States and abroad. Judge Awards Studios $51.6

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Beavan told Variety that Disney discussed co-branded products for Target and Singer Corporation as well as a possible fashion collection. Then, in May 2021, the fashion brand Rag & Bone advertised a new, officially-licensed Cruella -inspired collection—without Beavan’s knowledge or attribution. There are, however, some exceptions.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues before the first episode aired on 28 June. Each year, fashion brands such as Pretty Little Thing and Missguided compete for their clothing to be worn by the islanders on the show.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2022

They argued that their idea to brand Williamson as “the First Zion Williamson,” rather than “the Next LeBron,” was a trade secret. The court found that these allegations were too vague to establish that any trade secrets existed.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

Yet cannabis businesses continue to grapple with protecting their brands, as trademark protection at the federal level remains unavailable. The Toking Dead (cannabis company parodying the famous “Walking Dead” television marks). The longer the parodied product is on the market, the higher the exposure.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, the complaint speaks of a global pirate IPTV service variously branded as Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. “Rays markets and brands the Infringing Service as, alternatively, Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. Lawsuit Filed In New York District Court Filed in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2022

Filed in a Florida court, the complaint alleged that the three men were back in the IPTV business, this time under the brands ExpediteTV, Mundo TV, and Must TV. In March 2022, DISH, Sling TV and NagraStar teamed up in a new lawsuit targeting former SetTV owners Jason LaBossiere, Sean Beaman, and Stefan Gollner.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

. “Tusa is the individual responsible for, and he directly operated, managed, and ultimately profited from, the willful infringement of Plaintiffs’ copyrights in their movies and television shows…through a string of unauthorized movie and television streaming services.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

On the other, a good product coupled with brand awareness can lead to commercial success, at least until that profile attracts the wrong type of attention. As one of the most recognizable IPTV brands around, PrimeStreams appears to fall into the latter category. PrimeStreams Ignored Warning.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2023

If we didn’t know better, we might conclude that ‘Cuevana’ is Spanish for ‘mole’ The popular streaming piracy brand first appeared on the radar in 2009 and anti-piracy forces have been trying to ‘whack’ it ever since. Trade Representative’s list of notorious pirate sites. In fact, Cuevana3.io,

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Cease and Desist Television Branding Brands 78

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment targeted sites operating under Cuevana3 branding that had featured in earlier notorious markets reports. “Cuevana’s use of multiple domains has allowed variants of the site to remain operational. . Nominated as pelisplus.icu.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. It also used radio and television outlets in select US markets.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Documents released by Swedish police linked the couple to IPTV brand Nordens Bästa IPTV (The Nordics’ Best IPTV). “It affects both the film and television industries as well as society at large. Pirate IPTV is a “Big Problem” in Sweden. This generates millions of kroner in revenue for criminals and organized crime.”

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2022

From its roots as Sky Television through its teenage years as BSkyB, Sky has battled everything from box and smartcard hacking through to smartcard blocking and smartcard emulation. Five months later, after a user called CucoTV switched to CucoTV2 and then to CucoappTV, a CucoTV-branded app appeared once again on Github.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In September 2021, a grand jury returned a 62-count indictment charging Bill Omar Carrasquillo with crimes related to his Gears-branded IPTV services.

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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. According to the complaint, ExpediteTV, Mundo TV, and Must TV offered DISH copyrighted content.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

After the original 10.6GB release, other EVO branded variants appeared online in smaller file sizes including 4.4GB and around 1.8GB. Frankly, to watch Dune on a television, the best way I can compare it is to drive a speedboat in your bathtub. From One Copy, Many Others Spawn. “The way it happened, I’m still not happy.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 25, 2021

Recently, Domex, a Hindustan Unilever brand, has launched a new ad campaign across print, digital and other media, at least some of which explicitly compares itself to Reckitt Benckiser’s toilet cleaner brand ‘Harpic’. This use is deemed nominative because it “names” the genuine owner of the mark.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Those locations are reported as playing host to “illegal television content” and related computer equipment. The service worked under various brands including TV Choice Spain, Great TV Choice, and Best TV Choice.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

The SportsBay domains currently link to the same web platform, which features artwork culled from the infamous Pirate Bay, although there appears to be no link to that site, branding aside. DRM Technologies Protect Sling’s Platform.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In addition to the warning seals, a permit must be previously obtained from the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) when advertising food and beverages containing front labeling on television, movie theaters, the internet, and other digital platforms. Original source in Spanish.

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