Cease and Desist Designs Fair Use Trademark 
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . Trademark and Halloween Costumes.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 5, 2024
Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.
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SpicyIP
AUGUST 22, 2022
We are pleased to bring our readers a guest post by Abhijay Srekanth and Vivek Basanagoudar on interaction of trademarks with free speech. Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute. Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
JUNE 16, 2023
On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event. This, in turn, raises questions of fair use and those types of cases are often long, drawn out, expensive and difficult to predict. They do so semi-regularly.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 9, 2023
The case arose from Jack Daniel’s complaint about VIP’s sale of a dog toy designed to resemble a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. As shown below, there is no question that the VIP bottle is designed to resemble the Jack Daniels bottle, although several of the notable components are modified for comedic purposes.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 8, 2021
The Television Academies sued Goodman for copyright infringement, trademark infringement and dilution, and defamation. Copyright Infringement/Fair Use. The Crony graphic appeared as the video’s thumbnail image and in the video’s first 10 seconds, so it was not a de minimis use. Trademark Dilution.
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