IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

Trademark; Meaning and need of laws. Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark which is one of the various ways in which intellectual property rights are violated. Different kinds of misuse, unauthorized use, and infringement of trademarks are: Brand Protection. Hashtag and trademarks.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

owns the BROW BOOST ® trademark, under which it sells a “Billion Dollar Brows” eyebrow primer and conditioner. Petunia Products, Inc. Petunia claims that the competing product’s name creates. By: Buchalter

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See The court also found “Ms.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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IP Law 360

JUNE 5, 2023

A split Fourth Circuit on Monday vacated a Virginia federal judge's orders barring gaming chair company Wudi Industrial from using the trademark "GT Racing" in its social media accessible in European countries, finding that the district court awarded permanent injunctive relief without following civil procedure rules.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 14, 2022

Navigating Brand Protection and Trademarks for Social Media Influencers. Building a brand or business as an influencer on social media is not easy. In this article, we share best practices for social media influencers to protect their brand, reputation, and business through trademark registration and prudent use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

For background, check out my post on the district court’s ruling here: “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ”. It did not specifically address ownership of social media accounts. Gutman signed an employment agreement with JLM.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Why Restaurants Need Trademark Protection. I love a great meal, I love supporting small local businesses, and I have a connection to the restaurant industry: my wife and my brother-in-law own two restaurants. Most restaurants do not have registered trademarks.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2022

A California federal court's move to let rapper Lil Yachty's trademark infringement suit against a U.K.-based based music company go forward gives clear notice to international entities that their social media activities might subject them to the jurisdiction of U.S.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Rodan & Fields, LLC and Molly Sims, the United States District Court for the Central District of California held that a social media influencer - a person “presumed to have the power to affect the purchase decisions of others” - could be sued for direct trademark infringement in connection with the products the influencer endorsed.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Second Circuit partially revived a trademark suit on Wednesday against a "Say Yes to the Dress" bridal designer, vacating a lower court's order modification giving JLM Couture sole ownership of social media accounts created by the designer after finding ownership of the accounts wasn't properly assessed.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Trademarks.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This month, Counsel Crystal Genteman shared her thoughts on Social Media: Best Practices. Learn about Crystal: [link] Learn about our Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practices: [link] More about Kilpatrick Townsend: [link] By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Once a month, we cover an interesting topic in 60 seconds.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video “Can an Emoji Also Be a Trademark?” We thought this was a playful, creative icon to use in videos, on social media, and elsewhere: such in the footer of our website , in some of our posts on Twitter, Instagram, and elsewhere.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2023

As recent federal rulings increasingly analyze whether social media posts may constitute evidence of actual trademark confusion, parties should ask a series of questions before employing this type of evidence in litigation, says Dylan I. Scher at Quinn Emanuel.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 27, 2023

Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act could not extend to trademark infringement that occurred almost entirely outside the United States. law, the rationale underlying its decision may complicate future U.S. trademark actions to stop foreign-sourced counterfeits. trademark actions to stop foreign-sourced counterfeits.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2021

Social media platforms present countless opportunities for companies looking to connect to consumers and clients in real time. Foley Hoag will present a 60-minute webinar offering guidance on social media issue spotting for in-house legal practitioners, with a focus on intellectual property, publicity rights and advertising.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Trademarks provide multiple crucial advantages to businesses and customers alike. Trademarks also carry all the image and reputation a brand builds over the years. Furthermore, inconsistent or improper use of a trademark can obstruct its owner’s ability to enforce the trademark rights in a given brand.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

trademark law, Vidal v. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the phrase TRUMP TOO SMALL as a trademark violates the free speech right under the First Amendment. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog Constitution and U.S. Elster, Supr.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 12, 2022

I’m pleased to announce the 2022 edition (13th edition) of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. This year, the book shrunk by 7% as I took a hard look at where Internet Law stands now. Taylor about true threats on social media. Trademarks and Domain Names. Trademark FAQs.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Court found that the district court had correctly concluded that Vans was likely to succeed on its trademark infringement claims against…. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

How would you pronounce #law? Is it “hashtag law,” as the PTO examiner suggested would be the most common understanding, or “pound law,” as alleged by the unsuccessful registrant of #law as a service mark.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Trademark Examining Attorney had refused registration on “failure-to-function” — concluding that the phrase was a commonplace expression used to express a well-recognized sentiment. Rather, Lizzo apparently saw a social media meme about being 100% that b h and then added it to her song.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Three dynamics combined to make 2022 a brutal year for Internet Law. This reflects years of tech-trashing by the media and politicians–and an imbalanced discourse because there’s surprisingly little counternarrative to the techlash narrative (I hope to address this with my forthcoming book project). NetChoice v.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

This abrupt brand change came as a shock to both the social media community at large and the trademark community. Upon the new “X” logo being unveiled on most users’ phones, confusion was almost instant. As one friend put it, “I thought it was my Comcast Xfinity app.” By: Caldwell

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2023

Chesney for the Northern District of California dismissed WALLSTREETBETS Reddit community founder Jamie Rogozinski’s claims against Reddit for trademark infringement and dilution as well as various state law claims. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Board sued Doe for trademark infringement and related claims; Doe defaulted. Nonetheless, the court—correctly—refused to allow the Board to expand trademark and false advertising law to this conduct. The only evidence of actual confusion was a tweet: “#ASU having COVID parties and claiming it’s a hoax?

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 12, 2021

The following is a transcript of my video Amazon Brand Registry Update for Trademark Owners. It previously used to be a requirement that a trademark was registered with the USPTO. Unless you were working with a certain group of law firms, you had to have a registration in order to be in the Amazon Brand Registry.

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Matilde Helene Bom (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on a recent Danish decision tackling the relationship between trade mark law and freedom of expression. She has neat, blonde hair styled with an impeccable blue bow.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 8 This is the eighth in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. Domain Name Protection Trademark registration extends its protective umbrella to your domain name.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 26, 2022

On October 28, 2021, the famous social media company “Facebook” officially announced its change of name to “Meta” and vowed to stake all its future to the virtual reality business. As one of the most important business assets in the "Metaverse" world, the trademark protection is becoming more and more important.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Digital assets and NFTs being all the rage, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is increasingly receiving trademark applications covering virtual goods and NFTs, the regulatory classification of which is one of the many new questions posed in the digital age where reality is increasingly mirrored by, and interwoven with, virtual (..)

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. How do trademarks function? Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing from the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark infringement lawsuit that was filed against a beauty influencer for a sponsored post she shared on social media. By: Weintraub Tobin

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