Sat.Nov 13, 2021

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CAFC Vacates TTAB Finding of No Fraud on the USPTO, Citing Two Legal Errors

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday, November 12, vacated and remanded a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) that had found Galperti S.r.l (Galperti-Italy) had not committed fraud on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in asserting that it had substantially exclusive use of the mark GALPERTI in the five years preceding its registration.

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ISP Verizon Fails to Lift MangaDex Blockade, Manga Site Codes Own Solution

TorrentFreak

It is extremely common for internet service providers to prevent their customers from accessing pirate sites. Often they are required to do so by after being ordered by a court but in the United States this is almost unknown. That’s why in the summer it was a surprise to see reports flooding in from Verizon customers alleging they could no longer access a number of pirate sites including MangaDex, NYAA and Kemono.party.

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Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

Likelihood of Confusion

The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp. In that case, the court allowed contributory infringement. The post Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSIONâ„¢.