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WIPIP session 4: ™ & Consumers

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Mary Katherine Amerine, Reasonably Careless Consumers in TM & False Advertising How do courts treat consumers in TM and false advertising cases? False advertising uses v different framework: consider the challenged ad as a whole, including disclaimers and qualifying language. Beer Nuts, Bulls’ Eye v.

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Local Medical Supply Store Sued for Selling Counterfeit Products

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

for trademark infringement, false advertising and patent infringement. The EMSCULPT is a non-invasive medical device designed to stimulate muscle contraction using electromagnetic energy. BTL Industries holds several trademarks related to its products, including the EMSCULPT trademark under USPTO Registration No.

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ABI Attachments, Inc. of Mishawaka Sues for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Trademark Registration No. ABI claims it has attained significant goodwill throughout the United States and the world and that Defendants alleged misleading and false advertisements have caused irreparable damage to ABI’s reputation.

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The SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Those requirements will impose huge compliance costs, but those investments won’t prevent online marketplaces from being dragged into extraordinarily expensive and high-stakes litigation over eligibility for this defense. Normally trademark owners aren’t third-party beneficiaries of that contract. eBay rejected.

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Webinar – “Hot Topics in Advertising Law in North America”

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Apparently Consumer protection agency called Sephora to clarify the situation—there was no litigation. Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. may require disclosures and charitable registration: Draper James teachers giveaway.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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WIPIP session 5: Anti-Circumvention

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Harms: speech, consumer protection (false advertising/disappointed expectations), competition/antitrust, innovation/fair use, interoperability, accessibility, security and privacy, environmental harms of unrepairable devices. Property 1201 met connected devices—computers are everywhere. Pam Samuelson: don’t forget 1202.

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