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Using dominant competitor's part names/numbers for comparison isn't false advertising, TM infringement, or (c) infringement

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15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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TM infringement and false advertising claims related to putative open source software "fork" succeed

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It has more than 400 commercial customers, including global enterprises such as Walmart, Comcast, Cisco, and eBay, and also does substantial business with government agencies, including US agencies. It has trademark registrations for the word mark “NEO4J.”

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Google's "order delivery/takeout" results aren't misleading/TM infringement

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They try to articulate claims for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false association, and false advertising. Thus, “[i]n context, the contested button is not false association or false advertising.” But there’s leave to amend!

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Cardozo A&ELJ symposium, Trademark

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Panel #2, TM, moderated by Vice Dean Felix Wu Jack Daniels says that use as a trademark is special: like copyright’s bête noire, confusion caused by trademark use is the central concern of trademark law. I’ve left out the parts specific to registered trademarks and the reference to treaties.

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copying/explicit references let Roblox proceed with dubious (c) claim; Lego should be watching

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Defendants allegedly marketed the My Avastars dolls with a “code” that could be used in the Roblox platform. The court also found that the alleged use of the Roblox name was not, as a matter of law, nominative fair use. This was enough survive the motion to dismiss.

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What legal lines can’t NFTs cross? The Nike v StockX lawsuit may provide answers

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sued StockX LLC for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and related causes. This case has the potential to define the scope of trademark rights against unauthorized uses in the world of NFTs. Nike currently has multiple pending trademark applications for their NFTs.

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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

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Challenges Under IP Law Dark patterns are deceptive or manipulative design elements or techniques used in user interfaces to trick users into taking actions they may not want to take. This can lead to trademark infringement, as it involves using another entity’s intellectual property to deceive users.