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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

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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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. The name Beetlejuice, for example, has multiple registered trademarks related to it including registration number 4863369, which covers the use in “Clothing for men, women and children…”. Bottom Line.

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[Guest post] Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks

The IPKat

In my view the judgment is controversial and arguably misses the bigger picture, including the cumulative impact of more and more broadly drafted registrations on the practice of trade marks. The same could also apply to a company registration. SkyKick has said it would appeal – again – this time to the UK Supreme Court.

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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

IIPRD

8] Cease and desist letters are also measures to tackle such infringement wherein the seller is demanded to stop the sale of the product and never sell it again. It is also generally available to Amazon Brand Registry. LEXIS 111933 & 2016 U.S. This assist if a situation of litigation arises. [9] 4] Adaptix, Inc.

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‘Customer of Average Intelligence Test’ in the Digital Age: An Analysis of Mountain Valley Spring India Pvt Ltd v. Baby Forest Ayurveda Pvt Ltd

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Baby Forest Ayurveda Pvt Ltd has reaffirmed several critical legal standards in trademark infringement and redefined the “customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection” test considering the evolution of customer awareness and brand identities. This ensures that such terms are not monopolized by any single entity.

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Evaluating the Constitutionality of Viewpoint-Neutral Trademark Registration Laws That Do Not Restrict Speech—Vidal v. Elster (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Elster claims these words invoke an exchange between former President Trump and Senator Marco Rubio from the 2016 presidential primary debate where Rubio made a crude joke about the implications of Trump having small hands after Trump called him “little Marco”. Tam (2017) and Iancu v. The text of Section 2(c) is viewpoint-neutral.

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Trademark Registration of Political Messages for Expressive Merchandise–In re Elster (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Federal Circuit holds refusal to register a political message for T-shirts violates the First Amendment, but fails to acknowledge that these types of registrations can chill expression. By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law.