TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

They include the resurrected Demonoid , EZTV ( first blocked in 2013 ) plus additional sites operating under familiar brands such as Primewire ( 2013 ), Solarmovie ( 2013 ), and Putlocker ( 2016 ).

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 1, 2022

A year after Megaupload was shut down, Kim Dotcom launched a brand new file-hosting service called Mega. Since the company’s launch in 2013, nearly 150,000 users have lost their accounts. Since Mega’s launch in 2013, hundreds of thousands of people have been booted from the platform after sharing objectionable content.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The biggest individual brand story of the year was Facebook’s announcement of its new META brand. Major brands across industries – including Marvel, KISS, UFC, Nike, and many more – filed for trademarks to cover new products and services in the metaverse. 2013: [link]. Mega META announcement. NFT trademarks.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2022

There are brands that, after a successful run, fall into oblivion. From an IP perspective, it might be the case that – together with the oblivion these brands fall into – the related trade mark registrations lapse too. NEHERA’ was in fact a well-known fashion brand that Jan Nehera found in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Abhishek, in two interviews ( here and her e ), has argued that the FSA explicitly stated that all brand, IPR, copyright, TMs (whatever that means) of the Lodha business, including Lodha and Lodha group, would belong to the Lodha Developers Private Limited (Macrotech Developers). Prafull (2013).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

[Image Sources: Shutterstock] Legal issue involved Recently, in a new ad campaign launched by ‘Domex’, a Hindustan Unilever brand. In this advertisement campaign Domex has openly compared itself to Reckitt Benckiser’s toilet cleaner brand ‘Harpic’.The HUL Domex’s ad take a dig at toilet cleaner brand Harpic, , HARPIC v.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Originally posted 2013-01-08 13:57:37. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPresident Obama is suffering from the right-of-publicity blues again. And now maybe we understand why he wants an intellectual property anti-counterfeiting lawyer on the Supreme Court — this could rise to the level of an international incident already, Jack!

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2024

MarkMonitor doesn’t manage all 6,431 domain names currently listed under Nintendo of America, but it has provided brand protection services for some of the biggest names in business. When Apple worked with MarkMonitor back in 2013, records show the company operated the domain mm-apple.com. So Real or Fake?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

With his former colleagues’ names rarely out of the media for long, Bencko spent much of 2012 and early 2013 retweeting news about the Megaupload case. “I miss my MEGA friends / colleagues,” he declared in a rare personal tweet in July 2013.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Established, but offensive, brands change names. Never before have some many brands backed away from names or name origins that were offensive. Uncle Ben’s, Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Indians are some of the brands began name changes or removed items from their logo in 2020. 2013: [link].

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 27, 2021

However, Modelo Grupo (“Modelo”) and Constellation Brands (“Constellation”) would say there is a lot riding on the answer. Modelo, whose parent is Anheuser-Busch InBev (“AB”), created the Corona brand. Based on its popularity, most would say, “Who cares whether hard seltzer is beer, just give me one.”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2023

In a 2019 interview , in response to a question asking why he closed Cuevana, Escobar said that the site “grew a lot” in 2013. In a more recent report to the USTR, the MPA said that in August 2022 alone, a handful of Cuevana-branded domains received 130 million visits. Cuevana.tv Then late September 2022, Cuevana3.me

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Murugadoss (2013) concerning the title “Raja Rani” and by the Bombay HC in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd v. In contrast to the above, in 2013, Anil Kapoor changed the title of his film from “Shortkut” to “Shortkut – The Con Is On” following a dispute with Bikramjeet Singh.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2024

The extent of corporate social responsibility in India Since 2013, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been both an obligatory and voluntary activity in accordance with the Companies Act of 2013. Most organisations divisions delve into far more than just money or one-time projects.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

WIPO defines trademark squatting as the act of a person registering a trademark for a brand that belongs to someone else. While the show went off-air in 2013 , it continues to be massively popular with extended episodes being released to date. What is trademark squatting? What’s next?

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The TTABlog

JUNE 10, 2024

2013 WL 2365029, at *2 (TTAB 2013). Even with the restriction, an average consumer encountering Petitioner’s and Respondent’s similarly-branded alcoholic beverages in overlapping channels of trade could still mistakenly assume that the goods had a common origin." See Embarcadero Techs., RStudio, Inc.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A Kat while using à L'Oréal shampoo Facts Between 2013 and 2015, L'Oréal asked Ms Y to take photographs of products in its KERASTASTE brand ranges. The Court found that these photographs had been put online between 2013 and 2016.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Bowser’s involvement started in June 2013 and continued until his arrest last year. The conspiracy, which also includes co-defendants Max Louarn and Yuanning Chen, used various brands including “Team Xecuter,” “Axiogame.com,” “Maxconsole.com,” and “China Distribution.” Both counts carry a maximum prison penalty of five years.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 9, 2024

A large fields of things that can be registered as a trademark Traditional and Non Traditional Trademarks JM et al,2013 Trademarks can actually be anything from words, symbols, pictures but this has in recent years expanded to the non-traditional trademarks. Here are the main categories of elements that can be registered as trademarks: 1.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In pirate streaming, in part due to the way sites tend to copy each other’s branding, obvious long-standing players are less easy to identify. However, one platform that has stood the test of time is PrimeWire, which in one form or another has been around for perhaps eight years – even longer if its previous branding 1channel.ch

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

In Mohan Meakin Ltd v AB Sugars Ltd (2013), wherein the mark TALL MOM was deemed identical to OLD MONK on grounds of phonetic similarity, despite the difference in product categories (former being country liquor and latter being Indian Made Foreign Liquor), the Delhi HC found infringement under section 29(2)(c), while presuming consumer confusion.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In 2013, the chain of Zellers stores officially closed. s public rollout of Zellers-branded vehicles and plans for retail stores would cause damage to HBC in its loss of control over the Zellers brand and the loss of future customers. The Zellers Trademark: Then and Now. Pestco Co. , HBC could similarly argue that Zellers Inc.’s

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction The brand ‘Haldiram’ has been synonymous with various savouries in India for many years, especially their legendary bhujia. A recent ruling by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court elevated the brand Haldiram as a well-known trademark. The defendants incorporated a company by the name “Haldiram Restro Pvt.

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The IPKat

MARCH 17, 2024

Kreglinger's first vintage of the wine promoted and sold as "New Certan" was the 2011 vintage, released in 2013. Additionally, the use of a pink capsule (albeit an unusual shade) was not unique to VCC products, as this was used in the packaging of other red wines. The redesigned packaging of New Certan The critical issue was damage.

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DuetsBlog

JULY 10, 2020

Despite majority owner Daniel Snyder’s 2013 promise to “NEVER “ change it , the Washington R*dskins NFL franchise team name is about to become history. With that awful history and dogged grip on the indefensible name , the arrival of NEVER and the end of Forever for the the R-Word brand name is long overdue.

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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. 2013: [link]. Carey may still be able to use the phrase even without registration. Celebrity trademark messes. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S. 2020: [link]. 2019: [link]. 2018: [link].

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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] 29, 2013), [link]. [ii] xi] See Diana Bradley, 5 Brands Insert Themselves into the Viral ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Stock Picture , PRWEEK (Aug. 1, 2013), [link]. xv] See 35 U.S.C. §

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2022

As early as 2013, SWS became aware of defendants and “made repeated objections to it via two email exchanges and three letters from Plaintiff’s then-counsel in 2013 and 2014.” There was no progressive encroachment here; both bands were in NY as of 2013 with the same name and same services. Did SWS reasonably and excusably delay?

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Imagine a brand that has multiple locations in the world, trying to print their logo, stating it is “sky blue” or “chicken yellow”. However, it can become a huge mess. An example of a color legal battle between companies within the same industry over a color (Purple Pantone 2685C) was between Cadburry and Nestlé. Our Expert María A.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Thankfully, after endless lobbying from thousands of dedicated fans, Nintendo eventually re-released Earthbound for the Nintendo WiiU Virtual Console in 2013 and for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016—a move that finally allowed fans legal and affordable access to the game. How Does Sony Fit into This?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As a registered company it was generating annual sales of around $7 million by 2013 and paid taxes to the state. did business under the pirate IPTV brand ElafnetTV, which in turn described itself as the “Biggest Arabic IPTV Provider in the World.” In 2008, that was an unusual achievement.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

Apparently, Monster launched its MONSTER ENERGY® drink brand including its ® mark (the “Claw Icon”) in 2002. Apparently realizing the importance of its brand, Monster owns at least fourteen federal trademark registrations that include the Claw Icon in various classes of goods and services (the “Asserted Marks”).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

According to the SCA, the target market for the products was made up of discerning consumers who were more concerned with the precise brand of watch they required, and who would be less likely to be deceived or confused by the limited similarities between the marks.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

And then what if I told you that the practice has had precedent since 2013? a 2013 TTAB case, does just that. 2d 1684 (TTAB 2013). Why shouldn’t the brand be allowed at least the opportunity to prove acquired distinctiveness as product configuration? . Even with proven secondary meaning? 105 U.S.P.Q.2d

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

It didn’t take long for the accusations of patent “trolling” to come out, but King Digital released a statement that they were merely trying to protect their brand name for the upcoming future. which we applied for in February 2013 before we acquired the early rights to Candy Crusher.

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