LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Trademark owners have sued both search engines and advertisers who purchase the keywords, alleging that the use of their trademark in this capacity creates a likelihood of confusion among consumers. Alternatively, should trademark owners have a responsibility to aggressively protect their intellectual property?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The court starts its trademark analysis nostalgically: “Turn back the clock to the Internet’s nascent age—1999.” The court recounts the perennially problematic Brookfield case and how the 2004 Playboy v. 1-800 Contacts. * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v.

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Advertising Advertising Trademark Settlement 126

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Putting an End to some long standing Trademark Disputes Some of the longest-running battles in Indian Trademark Law have finally reached their conclusions! While these cases raised critical questions in Trademark Law, what truly unites them is the sheer time it took for the courts to deliver a verdict.

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IP Invention Patent Copyright 105