Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

A slogan is not original – the Court clarified – where it includes a strongly evocative brand as the latter is capable of making the claim less creative and innovative. This was not the first time the Italian Supreme Court has taken a position on copyright protection for advertising claims.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 1, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover had used the imagery of the Maasai community to enhance the aesthetics of their advertisement. A shoe company called Masai Barefoot Technology as well used Maasai iconography while launching their brand. The Maasai Brand.

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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. from 14 October 2011 to 13 October 2016). Trying to follow Apple's words of wisdom.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

Anime piracy site B9Good first appeared way back in 2008, initially operating under B9DM branding. CODA says that its work against B9Good dates back to 2016 when it filed an administrative complaint in China. Defying the usual odds, 15 years later the site was still alive and kicking.

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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. 2016: [link]. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The same is majorly influenced by the mode of use, nature of advertising, and inherent nature contributing to the inherent distinctiveness of the mark owing to its common characteristics. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

A talented graphic designer, Bencko was responsible for Megaupload’s logo and ensuring that other sites in the group looked good and accommodated advertising properly. A year later, Bencko was posting videos of car restorations under his Pixelhood brand, but showing no obvious concerns about his fate in the Megaupload case.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 20, 2021

Shingle Savers counterclaimed, alleging, among other things, false advertising under the Lanham Act and violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Lanham Act/ODTPA claims: First, the court declined to hold that Rule 9(b) applied to Lanham Act false advertising claims, which don’t require fraud.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As is often the case, others have tried to hijack or take over the RARBG brand in the months that followed, but none come close to the original. Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service served over 50,000 UK households while generating millions in revenue by selling cheap subscriptions.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The fashion industry sector extends beyond simple trademarks, such as logos or brand names, but rather includes characteristics, including colour palettes, product forms, or even the structure of physical store spaces. In an aesthetic-driven industry, these marks are very important for differentiating one brand from another.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

Trademarks and trade secrets followed a different path – developing under state common law before later later gaining federal protections; with trade secrets moving federal most recently via the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016. And, that person’s brand is their name, image, and likeness.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a major revenue generator for the NCAA, with millions of dollars in advertising and broadcasting deals at stake. For example, in 2016, the NCAA filed a lawsuit against a company that was using the phrase “April Madness” to promote its own events.

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The IPKat

JULY 29, 2024

238/2016) on the organic discipline of wine cultivation and wine production and trade. 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”. 238 (Law no. 1151/2012 (recently replaced by EU Regulation No.

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Above the Fold

MAY 25, 2022

billion in 2016, to 4.2 Beyond traditional advertisements, companies leverage “influencers” – from the micro-influencer to the Kardashians to showcase their products. Key takeaways include: Endorsements should make obvious the existence of material connection with brand. billion in 2021. [1] claims related to health conditions).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

A month later, DISH and NagraStar followed up with a new lawsuit claiming that former SetTV operators Jason LaBossiere, Sean Beaman, and Stefan Gollner had launched three new pirate IPTV services/brands. According to the complaint, ExpediteTV, Mundo TV, and Must TV offered DISH copyrighted content.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. In case one wishes to register their brand under The Trademarks Act 1999, they need to meet certain canons.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

Possibly as a result, mid-2020 Watchsomuch was advertising on Twitter that its.org domain wasn’t the only option for accessing the platform. There are additional domains too but since they aren’t publicly advertised, we won’t mention them here. So how do these agreements work?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Conceived by Ruth Handler and named after her own daughter, Barbie has, from its inception, been a driving force behind Mattel’s successful branding efforts, resulting in the sale of over a billion Barbie dolls and the expansion of the franchise into various media, including video games, merchandise, and a live-action movie.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2023

The site was sued in the United States in 2016 and emerged on the wrong end of a $210,000 judgment , yet appeared entirely unaffected. One of the claimed benefits of Fmovies is that advertising is kept to a minimum. Fmovies Does Nothing But Grow No matter which tools rightsholders use against FMovies, nothing has worked thus far.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Whether it always performs as advertised is up for debate but there are videos showing it in action on Amazon and other platforms quickly downloading files, rather than attempting to record the screen. StreamFab claims to be a sub-brand of DVDFab, a popular piece of software used to copy DVD and Blu-ray discs.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2022

billion in 2016, to 4.2 Beyond traditional advertisements, companies leverage “influencers” – from the micro-influencer to the Kardashians to showcase their products. Key takeaways include: Endorsements should make obvious the existence of material connection with brand. billion in 2021. [1]

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But genuine fact issues remained on whether J-B Weld’s advertising of “Made in USA” was false and whether Illinois Tool had standing. In 2016, it even commissioned a survey asking customers whether they preferred “J-B Weld Ultimate Black” or Illinois Tool’s “Permatex Ultra Black.”

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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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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

But after 2013, when Respondent last advertised the CS amps in its domestic catalogs, domestic sales plummeted, rapidly dwindling to single digits and then zero at some points in the critical 2016-2021 time frame.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Courts have rejected Section 230 defenses against claims for false advertising, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. 2016); Nat’l Numismatic Certification, LLC v. The amended opinion adds a brand new section independently dismissing the claim on its lack of merits. See, e.g., E-Ventures Worldwide, LLC v.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

As such a proprietary right is granted by way of registration of a trademark, whereby the owner of the mark or other parties granted a license to use the brand has the exclusive right to use it for the purpose of making money. Under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, Pidilite Industries Ltd. FEVIKWIK, FEVICOL, FEVISTIK).

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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] 139 (2016). [ix] xi] See Diana Bradley, 5 Brands Insert Themselves into the Viral ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Stock Picture , PRWEEK (Aug. Memetic Marketing in the Digital Age , 7 Geo.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.” Peloton’s core brand is Peloton.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Apple could argue transborder reputation, asserting that its brand’s recognition and reputation extend beyond national borders. Inherent Distinctiveness: The Apple logo and brand name are inherently distinctive due to their unique design and association with the company’s products, such as iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, etc.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In May 2016, Delta Air Lines (“Delta”) filed a federal lawsuit, Delta v. Delta ultimately dismissed Webflyts in December 2016 after the website agreed to an injunction barring its representation of association with Delta and the practice of charging customers inflated cancellation fees. By: Sharon Urias, Esq. Fly Tech LLC et al.,

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

P and P Imports (“P&P”) sells outdoor games under its GoSports brand, and in December 2016, it began selling its “Giant 4 in a Row Game” that was based on the classic tabletop version. Johnson Enterprises, LLC, in which the parties were battling a trade dress infringement claim involving these large outdoor Connect 4-like games.

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

June 7, 2016) by citing new, previously unmentioned, grounds. Shell Brands International AG v. Controller of Patents : Application cannot be rejected on new grounds of objections that were not raised previously Though the order does not mention the subject invention, it states that the dispute pertained to the Patent Application no.965/DELNP/2006

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The evidence submitted by Examining Attorney William Verhosek showed that non-metal tool trays are advertised and sold to homeowners and DIYers. Grypmat claimed there were no other "comparative products" when it began selling its orange trays in 2016, but it conceded in light of the evidence that there are tool trays available in many colors.

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The TTABlog

JULY 18, 2024

The evidence also directly showed substantial revenues and advertising expenditures in the U.S. Opposer’s somewhat dated marketing reports and survey evidence demonstrated that INSTAGRAM has been shown to be a strong brand. based company." And the Board gave Opposer's enforcement activities some probative weight.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

SS Vape Brands, Inc. Opposer claimed to own a family of MONSTER-formative marks, but it failed to prove the existence of a family of MONSTER marks prior to SS Vape’s July 2016 date of first use. The vape/smoke shops offer Opposer’s MONSTER and MONSTER ENERGY beverages in coolers displaying third-party brand names (e.g.,

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2022

From 2011 to now, defendants continued to sell music and merchandise and to promote music videos and other media under the Darkside name, including creating a website to advertise their music and distributing sound recordings through Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud. The complaint didn’t rebut the presumption of prejudice.

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