43(B)log

JANUARY 13, 2023

Five 18 is a direct competitor of Wolf that allegedly copied its designs and stole its customers in violation of copyright law and the Lanham Act, and engaged in tortious interference and unfair competition. Copyright: Three of Wolf’s customers allegedly opted to hire Five 18 to install vehicle wraps featuring designs Wolf owned.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Registration 72

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

So too w/false advertising. Grief trolls—sending a person messages from deceased loved ones would be IIED; copyright can handle performances, collective bargaining can handle digital models in Hollywood. Assumptions skipped over in TM/false advertising analysis.] Death closes things off.

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Registration False Advertising Advertising Advertising 52

IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. The reason for this is that copyright encompasses all types of original literary, artistic, musical, theatrical, cinematographic, and other works. Even a tweet is protected as a literary work under copyright. Trademarks. Conclusion.

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Social Media Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Music 45

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Also, product shots have been a constant source of copyright litigation. Provide “reasonably accessible electronic means by which a registrant and consumer can notify the platform of suspected use of a counterfeit mark.” Any error on country-of-origin disclosures sets up the third-party sellers for false advertising claims.

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Trademark False Advertising Advertising Advertising 139

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

collectively, “ Kaira ”) commenced an action alleging passing off, trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and copyright infringement by, Amul Canada, Mohit Rana, Akash Ghosh, Chandu Das, And Patel Patel (collectively, the “ Defendants ”). Background. Kaira produces milk products. Disposition.

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False Advertising Social Media Trademark Branding 40

The TTABlog

MAY 8, 2023

Unsurprisingly, the Board dismissed Professor Rebecca Curtin's opposition to registration of the mark RAPUNZEL for dolls and toy figures, finding that Curtin, as a mere consumer of fairytale-themed products, failed to prove her entitlement to a statutory cause of action. The Board said no. Rebecca Curtin v, United Trademark Holdings, Inc.

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Registration False Advertising Trademark Business 40

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee. Hari Shankar.

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Harms: speech, consumer protection (false advertising/disappointed expectations), competition/antitrust, innovation/fair use, interoperability, accessibility, security and privacy, environmental harms of unrepairable devices. Amazon went into users’ Kindles and removed copies of Orwell’s 1984. Property v. property: TM v.

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Privacy Fair Use Fanworks Government 59