Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

According to the lawsuit, Lost has been using the word Mayhem in connection with its branding since 1986, entered U.S. interstate commerce in 1992, and registered the trademark in 2015. Lost argues Gagas use is damaging their brand, causing confusion, and diminishing their control over their valuable goodwill.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

In 2015, an author at the Hustle plagiarized a 2008 book , and it became a bestseller on Amazon. Though Amazon claims in its Brand Protection Report to have taken down millions of improper listings and destroyed millions of products , that same proactive push is not extended to authors, even those featured on its Kindle service.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 11, 2025

An aided awareness survey prompts respondents by mentioning the brand. ProMark Brands Inc. GFA Brands, Inc., 91194974, 2015 WL 1646447, at *13 (TTAB 2015). Opposer's survey asked a "classic" aided-awareness question: "Have you ever seen, read, or heard of Dont Mess with Texas?"

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 16, 2022

Nevertheless, Italian authorities and anti-piracy groups branded Xtream-Codes an illegal pirate service and over the months and years that followed, revealed no evidence to the contrary, despite repeating the claims regularly. Xtream Codes Ltd Celebrates. “The first step towards reaching the TRUTH has therefore been taken.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The first site on their list is project123movies.com, which sports Project Free TV branding but is unlikely to be connected to the original site of the same name. With TheWatchSeries branding, gowatchseries.online is a similar operation. WatchMovie.cc, which is bannered WatchSeries 2.0,

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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. 2015: [link]. Mega META announcement. NFT trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah. In 2015 it found itself among the top 250 most popular pirate sites in the world meaning that it would remain on Hollywood’s hit list. Movie Companies Increase The Pressure.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2023

It’s also the first major closure since the 2015/2016 period, when KickassTorrents, Torrentz, and ExtraTorrent all left the scene. Needless to say, there will be plenty of copycats who are eager to take over the RARBG brand. Today’s shutdown is one of the largest in the history of torrent sites.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Genesis of the Dispute According to this report on Mint (paywalled), the Lodha siblings (Abhishek and Abhinandan) parted ways in 2015. He also argued that the FSA stipulated that Abhinandan could not use the TM or brand name Lodha in any manner whatsoever. 500 crores (disputed figure).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Background In 2015, an individual person filed for registration of German word mark GTA. Consumers are aware of the use of several separate brands on cars, namely the manufacturer brand (Volkswagen, VW), the model name (Golf, Polo) and the trim level designation (GTI).

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Originally posted 2015-01-26 15:03:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis was first posted on March 31, 2009. One of the first posts on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION was about Gibson Guitar Corp. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 70 UPSQ2d 1911 (M.D.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2021

There are several sites and services using the ‘Flixanity’ branding online today but those that previously operated from flixanity.com, flixanity.mobi, flixanity.in, flixanity.watch, and flixanity.app appear to be no more. All play on familiar branding so could have been part of the Flixanity seizures, as mentioned by ACE.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Keen to attract eyeballs wherever they might be, many of the world’s biggest brands exchanged cold hard cash for an appearance on prominent pirate portals. has performed well, on Wednesday it announced Project Brand Integrity 2.0. Project Brand Integrity 1.0 Half a Decade Later, TAG Upgrades While TAG says that v1.0

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” … but would that which we call a brand by any other name be as hype? Founded in 2016, Los Angeles-based streetwear brand formerly known as Chinatown Market offers everything you’d need to fit in on Fairfax Avenue. Photo from Market. Should they?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A recent trend in branding, however, is the use of non-traditional trademarks such as haptic markings. These markings play a crucial role in differentiating brands and improving the customer experience. The importance of tactile branding in the space, beverage, and high-end goods industries has been well-established. [1]

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TorrentFreak

JULY 5, 2022

Notable for their rise and public demise, piracy-related brands such as Napster, LimeWire, and Megaupload are still widely recognized today, despite their shutdowns long ago. Since then the site has been blocked by ISPs and numerous proxies, mirrors, clones, and copycats have emerged.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

The Court held that the Single judge failed to appreciate that the appellant has been using the mark since 2015 and nor did the respondent argue that irreparable harm will be caused if the injunction is not granted. Adyar Gate Hotels Limited vs Itc Limited & Anr. The Court listed the matter on 18 th March before the Single Judge.

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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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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

Bernard Kelvin Clive, a well-known brand strategist, once said that strong brands aren’t built through shortcuts and copycats. In the 21 st century, the Oreo cookie is the best-selling cookie brand worldwide. Let us discuss a few of them. Such results talk about Xiaomi being a poor imitation of the tech giant Apple Inc.

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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. 2015: [link].

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

Once all systems were running and stable, the staff officially announced their new sharing platform on Reddit itself, branding it the first private torrent tracker exclusive to Reddit users. However, there was a massive technical failure in 2015, which nearly wiped out the site.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2023

Government’s list of most notorious pirate sites in 2015 made that much difference. 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 me subdomains and at the same time, those deployed by FMovies for the same reason.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The High Court held that the product was aimed at an adult public, with the suggestion that they eat the sweets as an effective remedy for their “everyday ills” The defendant in turn sells in FNAC stores, under its own brand, Molaquetemola, products with similar characteristics as regards their presentation and contents.

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2023

Shelston IP was the first IP firm to list itself on the Australian Stock Exchange back in 2015. Other IPH brands include Pizzeys; AJPark, & Griffith Hack. Back in Australia we have had some interesting events that began a decade ago when the country began to permit patent attorneys to incorporate in public firms.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Background On 14 July 2015, 44IP Limited (’44IP’), which manages the IP rights of Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE, filed EU trade mark application no. The application of this principle required Lewis Hamilton to be famous in the entire EU at the filing date of the contested application, i.e. on 14 July 2015.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 26, 2021

The site ‘unofficially’ took over the YTS brand when the original group threw in the towel in 2015. With millions of visitors, YTS is one of the most-visited torrent sites on the Internet, even rivaling the legendary Pirate Bay. Since then it has amassed a rather impressive user base. Legal Troubles.

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IPilogue

MARCH 6, 2023

While Louboutin’s products retail for JPY80,000 ($613) and over and fall within the luxury brand market, Eizo’s shoes occupy the affordable or no-name brand markets, with an average retail price of JPY17,000 ($130). 2015-29921 ).

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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 disputed uses extending from 2015 to 2018 had been regularised. Such position is not surprising.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2025

Globe IPTV Use of the Globe brand in connection with TV piracy dates back over a decade. The supply of CCCAM servers focused on Sky broadcasts may have laid the groundwork for its entry into the IPTV market towards 2014/2015.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Danielle Bernstein is a 28-year-old New York City influencer and founder of the brand We Wore What (“WWW”). million followers threw their full support behind TGE, and in November 2020 the brand filed its own separate lawsuit for copyright infringement against Bernstein. How does an influencer and fashion designer become so despised?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Merely put, it is an individual’s right to handle the commercial use of their name, image, individuality and personal brand. Publicity, such as character, reputation and personal brand, will be protected under various statutes, such as the Copyright Act 1957 and the Trade Marks Act 1999.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Originally posted 2015-08-20 15:23:42. Brand management and licensing gurus Oliver Herzfeld and Richard Bergovoy beg to differ, writing in Managing Intellectual Property that a casual attitude toward offshore manufacturing could end up […] The post Build American!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Internet Brands opinion. Including the Internet Brands case, I found six cases using the phrase (see Appendix B). 3, 2015) Doe v. Internet Brands, Inc. , Internet Brands, Inc. , Internet Brands, Inc. , ” This phrase originated in the Doe v. Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, LLC, 965 F.Supp.2d

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2023

Anna Maria Stein discussed relevant considerations for brand owners filing trade mark applications for environmentally friendly or sustainable goods and services. Patents Henry P Yang reported on the appellate judgment in Intex v Ericsson 2023:DHC:2243-DB issued by the Delhi High Court.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2023

Among them was Kasper Nielsen of internet services company HNielsen Networks, a supplier of servers under various brands that could be configured for ‘seedbox’ purposes. In 2015, a man was arrested for running a site that carried no pirate software but did advise users how to use piracy app Popcorn Time.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2022

” The Applicant testified that there have been no instances of actual confusion since it first started selling its COLORFUL ROOTS goods in 2015. It also had approximately 1,300 visitors to its website in 2020 and grossed approximately $83,000 in sales.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Skiplagged was sued by United in 2015 but the lawsuit was dismissed due to lack of personal jurisdiction: “ United’s lawsuit over hidden-city fares thrown out ”.). While brand harm may be what is motivating Southwest’s actions, that argument has not figured prominently in the proceedings. Case citation : Southwest Airlines Co.

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