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‘Valorant Mobile’ Leaks Excite Gamers But ‘Pirate’ Copies Are Bad News

TorrentFreak

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. First Images of ‘Valorant Mobile’ Appear.

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Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

“Von D presumably did not need to copy the pose from the Portrait in order express a sentiment of melancholy.” Market Effect. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards.

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Judge Noreika Denies Plaintiffs and Defendants’ Respective Motions for Summary Judgment on Infringement/Non-Infringement in Trademark Infringement Action and Grants-in-Part Defendants’ Motion with Respect to Actual Damages

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

Plaintiff is not seeking lost sales, lost market share, or lost goodwill, . . [and and that] Plaintiff did no corrective advertising.” 2005) for courts to consider when deciding whether to grant disgorgement damages in a trademark infringement action. A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached. Renosky , 399 F.3d

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Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But the recent lawsuit against Kat Von D, alleging that she copied a portrait of Miles Davis by photographer Jeff Sedlik, suggests these once-tolerated uses may be under threat. Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards. Also, see Q2 of my 2005 contracts law exam and the sample answer. Warner Bros. Copyright in Tattoos.

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Judge Noreika Denies Plaintiffs and Defendants’ Respective Motions for Summary Judgment on Infringement/Non-Infringement in Trademark Infringement Action and Grants-in-Part Defendants’ Motion with Respect to Actual Damages

LexBlog IP

As to actual damages, the record was undisputed that “Plaintiff has no actual knowledge of damages resulting from Defendants’ conduct, Plaintiff is not seeking lost sales, lost market share, or lost goodwill, [and that] Plaintiff did no corrective advertising.” A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached.

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1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

1-800 Contacts first appeared on this blog on February 9, 2005, my second day of blogging. This is the correct way to analyze the mark similarity factor in competitive keyword advertising cases, though many courts have not taken this approach. 17 years later, I’m still blogging their ignoble trademark lawsuits. WhenU (2d Cir.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent.