IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lastly, trademarks are pivotal for commercial purposes such as sales and advertisements. Moreover, trademarks also add to the brand value of a particular product or service. Thus, brands or companies that have a de facto monopoly in the market with respect to a particular product are likely to go through trademark genericide.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. 2012: [link]. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2023

In Europe, it owns and runs a variety of bike and cycling brands, including “RALEIGH.” ” According to the corporation, bicycles, cycles, and bikes with the aforementioned brand were imported into India for the first time in 1910, per news reports. ” The defendants Imperial Cycle Mfg. .”

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Patently-O

JUNE 25, 2024

The basic setup involves a drug that has several different approved uses; with the branded manufacturer holding patents covering only some of the uses. Although the generic typically makes a profit on these sales, it those profits pale in comparison to the profits lost by the branded company. June 25, 2024). 355(j)(2)(A)(viii).

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Corsearch

APRIL 19, 2023

With Gen Z ambivalent on the cost of counterfeiting to legitimate brands – and often actively seeking fakes out – how can brands educate consumers about their societal harms? Typically defined as people born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z are seen by many brands as the number one audience to connect with online.

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43(B)log

MAY 2, 2022

28, 2022) Chanel sued What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), alleging trademark infringement, false advertising, false association/endorsement, and related NY GBL claims for deceptive/unfair trade practices and false advertising. Chanel has an internal inventory system and voids such stolen or missing serial numbers.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And Defendants began saying that they planned to expand into the display-advertising business: putting ads on a vehicle’s digital signage, a rider’s mobile app, and on digital screens like electronic billboards. Starting in 2012, Uber Inc. But in 2019, Uber Technology allegedly began preparatory steps to enter the advertising business.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2022

It first registered a word mark ‘MATCH.COM’ in 1996 and also owns other dating-related brands including Tinder and Hinge with other marks including the word mark ‘TINDER’. This was due to the reputation of Match.com’s trade marks and because a consumer would believe that Muzmatch was a sub-brand of Match.com. The lack of the suffix ‘.com’

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Subodh Chachra Proprietor Of M/S Expose vs V2 Promoters Pvt Ltd on 3 March, 2025 (Delhi District Court) the plaintiff, owner of the trademark “X’POSE” for apparel, sued the defendant for infringing and passing off its brand name in the hospitality sector through “XPOSE LOUNGE.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Slogans are brief, memorable words that are commonly used in advertising to promote a specific company. Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. Using a mark as an advertising slogan, on the other hand, does not prevent it from being registered as a trademark.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

The average consumer would conclude that the portion ‘Match’ is the badge of origin for Match.com due to its reputation as a brand and the very substantial degree of distinctiveness in the dating industry. ’ Muzmatch is a comparatively niche but growing dating platform, which aims to provide a halal (i.e.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

[The] evidence indicates that there was bona fide domestic use of the CS mark on amplifiers in the ordinary course of trade from 2012 through 2015. In the 2012-2015 period, Respondent’s domestic sales, measured in dollar amounts, were in the five-to-six figure range annually. emphasis by the Board).

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

There are too many revenue sources to consider in one article, such as member subscriptions, advertising, photocopying, and individual article sales. In other cases, revenue, plus brand protection and quality control block flipping. In some cases, such as academic photocopying, the revenues are modest and unlikely to impede a flip.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Brands have recently begun to co-opt this form of communication in an attempt to capitalize on the prevalence and effectiveness of memes. [ii] 511, 523 (2012). xi] See Diana Bradley, 5 Brands Insert Themselves into the Viral ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Stock Picture , PRWEEK (Aug. vii] Deidrè A. viii] See, e.g., Lee J.

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The IPKat

JUNE 11, 2022

Do a quick Google search and you will find many sites explaining the history and significance of the phrase to Apple and its branding, and how it brought a new wave of popularity and interest to a floundering Apple company as of 1997.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2, 2022) Before the jury verdict in favor of Monster’s false advertising claim was this opinion resolving evidentiary issues. They weren’t directly asked about the phrase “Super Creatine,” whether participants had prior experiences with or opinions of Bang, or whether they had seen Vital’s advertising in the market. Monster Energy Co.

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The IPKat

JULY 29, 2024

These condiments were then decanted, at the time of purchase, into glass bottles labelled by hand with the product name and the brand “Teatro del Gusto - sinfonia di sapori”. 1151/2012 (recently replaced by EU Regulation No. 1151/2012 (recently replaced by EU Regulation No. 2024/1143 of 11 April 2024).

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

Industria, based on Colombia, produces and distributes food products under two relevant brand names: Zenú and Ranchera. They’re successful brands: approximately $300,000,000 annually in sales of Zenú products and $100,000,000 in sales of Ranchera products. For the first two, Industria failed to show literal falsity.

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Patently-O

JULY 17, 2022

And, for the most part, the content of the generic label is derived directly from the brand-patentee’s label. Once a brand drug is no longer patented, the fact that some of the drug’s uses remain patented “will not foreclose marketing a generic drug for other unpatented [uses].” Caraco (2012). Teva Pharms. 22-37 (2022).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 28, 2024

Premier sold Joint Juice for treating/preventing joint pain; a jury found it liable to a consumer class for false advertising under NY law; and the district court awarded statutory damages to the class, but cut them by over 90%. When Premier considered running its own study, its president wrote: “if poor—don’t publish.”

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

an Italian Group best known for its fashion brand ICEBERG. ICE" EUTM Facts On 6 June 2012, GILMAR S.P.A. On this very topic, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Board of Appeal (BOA) concerning the EUTM “ICE” belonging to Gilmar S.P.A. ,

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2021

This came out as a real surprise to the public, as most of them were unaware that “Velcro” was in fact the name of their brand and not that of the product that they were dealing with. In 2012 while deciding B.V Major multinationals such as Google Inc., Xerox Holdings Corporation, Adobe Inc. Ilango Himachalapathy v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

.” That same environmental information—encompassing the “E” in trending ESG—is of value to consumers who seek out and, at times, pay a premium for “green” branded products. In February 2022, the National Advertising Division (NAD), oversaw two cases concerning environmental claims.

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DuetsBlog

JUNE 15, 2020

Rapala: Happy Fishing on Mother’s Day (2012). Rapala’s “More Hits Than Google” Billboard Update (Photo Included) (2009). Good Bye Google, Hello Whudjagiddumon? Rapala Taunts a Monster? Rapala Billboard Ads Continue to Engage (2013). Eat More Walleye? Top Ten Questions About Rapala Minnocchio (2015).

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Art Law Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In 2012, when Borbay first established the guide, he had been working full-time as an artist for three years. Borbay stresses the fact that he didn’t become a full-time artist until he was 28 years old and had already worked a handful of full-time jobs in business development, advertising, and licensing. And perhaps it is.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

But a prominent bar to such registration shall appear when the colour would be used in relation to a product denoting the quality or function of the product [28] —for example, registration of the colour ‘red’ for a brand of apple juice. 2012] EWHC 2637 (Ch) (1 October 2012). [34] Anubaker CS (COMM) No.890/2018

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plaintiffs sued for false advertising and false endorsement under the Lanham Act, violation of their right to publicity, deceptive trade practices under New York GBL Section 349, and defamation. 2021), which considered all these claims except for false advertising. The court was guided by Electra v. 59 Murray Enterprises, Inc.,

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2022

Given that finding and clearing a new brand purely from a legal perspective can take months, it is interesting to note that when a Defendant loses an infringement case it will almost certainly be ordered to rebrand within days, weeks at the most. The parties were back in court in January for a form of order hearing.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy. In 2012, Alcatel, a telecommunications equipment company as acquired for 16.6 bn USD by Nokia.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising. from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2012 and his B.S.

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IP Whiteboard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In this article, we serve you up all the juicy details of the Full Court of the Federal Court decision on the appeal and cross-claim , and consider what the latest development in this case means for businesses feeling “inspired” by another company’s branding, trade marks and reputation. Lettuce recap. the In-N-Out Marks ). passing off.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

One of these brands that has popped up on the AmeriKat's Instagram are riding boots from Fairfox & Favor. It sells well-known and artisan brands through its retail premises, online store and mail-order catalogue and has an annual turnover of £30million. The footwear part of their business accounted for less than 20%.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

If the property of a person can be protected, likewise, when a popular celebrity like Amitabh Bachchan faces possible harm regarding his brand, the same can be protected under his right to publicity. If that usage does not direct to any particular famous person then it would not lead to infringement of publicity rights.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

on 14 February, 2025 (Delhi HC) TThe plaintiff, a manufacturer of Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against the defendants for trademark and copyright infringement of its well-known ‘KUKA’ brand. Herbal Bioactives Llp & Ors. The appeal is set for final disposal on 21 April, 2025.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

on 14 February, 2025 (Delhi HC) TThe plaintiff, a manufacturer of Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against the defendants for trademark and copyright infringement of its well-known ‘KUKA’ brand. Herbal Bioactives Llp & Ors. The appeal is set for final disposal on 21 April, 2025.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Consumer rights abuses, deceptive advertising, and unfair commercial practices are examples. The complaint claims that artificial intelligence-created deepfakes of Anil Kapoor and his name-branded websites defraud customers. Rights are crucial in today’s competitive world of celebrities competing for fame and advertising.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

MercExchange In 2012, study found eBay ignored/ineffective in © cases; cited in only 11% of cases; applied in a cursory way; continued to grant injunctions at high rates. Why such different results from Liu’s 2012 study? Social movements brought down brands that TM law couldn’t. Maybe it took some years to take effect.

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