IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Conceived by Ruth Handler and named after her own daughter, Barbie has, from its inception, been a driving force behind Mattel’s successful branding efforts, resulting in the sale of over a billion Barbie dolls and the expansion of the franchise into various media, including video games, merchandise, and a live-action movie.

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Trademark Branding Brands Branding 91

IP Law 360

AUGUST 12, 2022

Mattel Inc. has taken legal action in California federal court against Rap Snacks, claiming the company's new Nicki Minaj-branded "Barbie-Que Honey Truffle" potato chips violate the toy company's well-known Barbie trademark.

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Branding Brands Branding Trademark 40

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2024

In Punchbowl, Inc. AJ Press, Inc. , AJ Press, Inc. , Last year, the Supreme Court limited application of the Rogers test in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. Background In 2021, plaintiff Punchbowl, Inc.—an ” [9] As an example, the Court pointed to Mattel, Inc. MCA Records, Inc. ,

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 25, 2021

MGFB Properties, Inc. ViacomCBS INC., The Eleventh Circuit adopted Rogers , but did not specify whether it was adopting the Rogers title-v-title footnote, so the court here turned to subsequent Second Circuit precedent, specifically Cliffs Notes, Inc. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,

Artistic Work 59

Artistic Work Social Media Television Trademark 59

43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

Content is typically commercial if it makes “representations of fact about the business operations, products, or services of the speaker (or the individual or company that the speaker represents). Falwell and Mattel v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Buena Vista Books, Inc. for the purpose of promoting. citing Rezec v.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Artistic Work 59

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Gaurav Jerry MIPR 2014 (3) 101; Mattel Inc. & The Court affirmed that advertisements triggered by third-party trademarks will lead to confusion regarding the origin of the goods and services advertised. Is Google an intermediary? i] Merck & Co. & Anr. Mediplan Health Consulting [425 F. IMG Technologies Pvt. & ors.

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Trademark Advertising Advertising Trademark Law 137