LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

From source code and graphics to unique characters, iconic environments and embedded music, online games are multilayered, content-rich creations whose intellectual property (IP) can easily be ripped off. Protect Your Game’s Intellectual Property How, then, to safeguard what you’ve worked so hard to create?

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2023

Just days after a complaint was filed against restaurant chain Sweetgreen by Chipotle Mexican Grill for trademark infringement, dilution, and deceptive business practices, Sweetgreen has changed the name of its offending product in order to reach possible settlement.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Trademark dilution is like death by a thousand cuts, and it is crucial to prevent the first cut. Apple’s smart business strategies have successfully upheld the validity of its trademark, preventing it from being diluted. Apple has become one of the largest companies globally due to its strategic use of intellectual property rights.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week ruled in favor of Viacom in a trademark fight over the media conglomerate’s Floribama Shore reality television show. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama.

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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. Trademark and Halloween Costumes. The other major part of the question is trademark. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright. Copyright and Halloween Costumes.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. How do trademarks function? Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

Fake goods jeopardize public health and safety when a brand’s trademark is applied to a sub-standard and potentially harmful product. The Lanham Act defines ‘trademark counterfeiting’ as producing or selling a product bearing a false trademark that is an intentional copy of a genuine trademark (15 USC §1127).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 28, 2022

LVB has a federal trademark registration, with the USPTO , for the word mark GENESIS under Registration No. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Before you spend time and money marketing under that business name, you need to make sure it is legally a great name, one you can feel confident in using without running into an unexpected cease and desist request or trademark infringement litigation and the potential catastrophe of forced rebranding on a short time scale.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

While fans enjoy watching the games and filling out their brackets, the NCAA and its partners are hard at work protecting the intellectual property associated with this iconic event. As such, the NCAA takes great care to protect its intellectual property rights associated with the tournament.

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IPilogue

JULY 5, 2022

In a cease and desist letter sent to the pub at the beginning of May 2022, Conde Nast threated to sue the pub over its name, stating that Condé Nast is the proprietor of the Vogue mark. Vogue, the village pub, has existed for approximately 200 years and Vogue, the magazine, has only existed for about 130 years.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Mean One isn’t the far from the first raunchy parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and, if litigation does happen, it won’t be the first to end up in court. As the play got closer to opening, the Seuss estate sent cease and desist letters to try and stop it. Who’s Holiday and Other Places to Boldly Go. Bottom Line.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

This way authorities will remember your trademark and provide a way for you to clearly show what your company is doing and what your main products are. Create trademark alerts for your main brands, block them on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media. Training sessions in Colombia are still necessary.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 26, 2021

As Delta’s brand is important to the company, it has registered numerous trademarks with the U.S. Trademark Office including those in the table below (the “Delta Marks”). Registered Mark. Delta has filed multiple infringement suits in Indiana this year to vigorously defend its intellectual property rights.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 21, 2021

As e-commerce has taken off, Vroom sought and registered numerous trademarks including those at issue in this case as shown below (the “Vroom Marks”).?. As of the filing of the Complaint, Vroom claims Defendants did not respond to any of the cease and desist communications and continued using the Allegedly Infringing Properties.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] The Trademark Infringement Claim A new gateway requirement for application of the Rogers test. 1114(1) or 15 U.S.C.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] 3] However, patent litigation is but one potential use of this forum. What are the Benefits of Litigating at the ITC?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” The lawsuit calls for Elkhouri to withdraw his Australian trademark application for College Dropout Burgers. ”, intellectual property law expert, Ben Hopper told 7NEWS. In addition, Ye wants all products and materials that reference his restaurant’s brand to be destroyed.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. AimJunkies stresses that, after Bungie sent a cease and desist letter in 2021, it removed the contested software from its platform.

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azrights

MARCH 23, 2022

Understanding the legal rules around names is important because they’re the single most valuable intellectual property asset a successful business builds. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. The Judge disagreed and rejected Mr Gu’s defence of honest concurrent use, holding that Mr Gu had infringed the Claimant’s trademark and should rebrand.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Supreme Court issued numerous landmark decisions in 2020, among those—for trademark scholars and practitioners— Romag Fasteners, Inc. Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. Fossil, Inc.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

The interface of Intellectual Property (IP) incline with Amazon’s approach herein. In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder. This assist if a situation of litigation arises. [9] LEXIS 2163. [6]

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. Fans willing to drop even more money could allegedly buy clothing, keychains and other merchandise at the venue, all of which featured the “Bridgerton” trademark. Netflix disagrees.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

If nothing else, litigants know where they stand in these jurisdictions. IN EVERY SCRAPING CASE, THE TRADEMARK CLAIMS, THE CFAA CLAIMS, THE TRESPASS TO CHATTELS CLAIMS, AND THE CONTRACT CLAIMS ARE ALWAYS ABOUT THE HARM FROM THE COPYING ITSELF! But normative judgments aside, ProCD v. Contracts cannot be preempted by Section 301(a).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

Few opponents prefer to jump straight into court action, with oppositions typically the preference when a cease and desist letter fails to get the right reaction. The Guardian , the BBC and the FT all covered the case, summarising it fairly well – although all three spelt “trademark” as one word (ARGH!).

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