LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

“The first step in determining whether an unregistered mark or name is entitled to the protection of the trademark laws is to categorize the name according to the nature of the term itself.” Showing your sales and advertising. Platinum Fin. 3d 722, 727 (7th Cir. ” Int’l Kennel Club of Chi., Tribune Co.,

Social Media 52

Social Media Advertising Advertising Trademark Law 52

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JANUARY 2, 2022

The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. Google argued that even when the keyword is a trademark, it is never used in a ‘trademark sense’, thereby the invisible use of trademarks, as keyword, failing to meet the threshold to constitute infringement.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 136

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JUNE 13, 2024

2001) where the Court considered the potential for initial confusion sufficient for infringement. Underestimating the Persistent Relevance of Initial Confusion in Modern Trademark Law The Single Judge’s reasoning that initial confusion is transient and does not warrant protection seems misguided. Tandy Corp.,

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Branding Brands Branding Marketing 56