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Another API (c) case with false advertising and contract claims too

43(B)log

Defendants allegedly copied key components of Trackman’s copyrighted software and falsely suggested, in promotions and advertisements, that defendants were authorized to use the well-known courses in their game. Although the court dismissed a contract claim, copyright and false advertising claims survived. 3d 1137 (9th Cir.

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Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim…

Likelihood of Confusion

Republished by Blog Post PromoterOriginally posted 2008-07-29 12:12:10. Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Liability insurers gotta deny coverage: As the Trademark Blog reports, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co. obtained against Payless Shoesource, Inc., earlier this year.

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Regulating The Game: Towards A Safe and Sustainable Online Gaming Ecosystem in India

IP and Legal Filings

Sikkim Online Gaming Act, 2008 was amended in 2018, making it mandatory for each player’s identity to be verified by a photograph. There are certain restrictions imposed regarding advertisement and promotion of harmful content, and a grievance redressal mechanism is also set up.

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University Websites Are Being Flooded with Online Piracy Scams

TorrentFreak

In the United States, however, higher education institutions were forced to put the brakes on piracy due to the passing of the Higher Education Opportunity Act ( HEOA ) in 2008. These include a PDF file that advertises a free copy of “Avatar: The Way of Water”, as shown below.

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Agency liability theory satisfies "commercial advertising or promotion" requirement of promoting one's own products/services

43(B)log

The appellate panel remanded to decide whether the defendant’s publication was for the purpose of influencing consumers to buy the defendant’s goods or services, as additionally required for “commercial advertising or promotion” under the Lanham Act. During times when Defendants “have failed to meet their commitments to Usana”—i.e.,

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Zara vs. Boungiorno and the possibility (or not) of using third-party trademarks

Garrigues Blog

Buongiorno was an internet and mobile telephone network provider that, in 2010, launched an advertising campaign for a paid subscription to a messaging service for receiving content via SMS. .” This wording corresponds to the transposition of Directive 2015/2436 of December 16.

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Uh-Oh, the Ninth Circuit Is Messing Again With Its Roommates Ruling–Vargas v. Facebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Some possible reasons why: The 2008 en banc ruling functionally became dicta in 2012 when the Ninth Circuit held that Roommates.com never touched illegal content at all. ” Finally, Facebook argued that its tools were “neutral” because they worked the same across all advertisers, not just housing advertisers. .”