TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Trading Standards team started its investigation in 2017. Trading Standards officers bought three devices that worked as advertised. “FACT will continue to monitor platforms used to advertise, market, sell and distribute apps, devices and streams, to take action against suppliers, operators and consumers,” Sharp says.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Karnataka High Court in one of their recent judgement in matter of Hubballi Dharwad Advertisers Association (R) v. The issue that is being discussed hear is about the conflict between the advertisement tax and the Good Service Tax and whether the implementation of both taxes lead to the problem of Double taxation. State of U.P [3]

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What is the UK advertising regulator’s position on the costs of mystery items, bonus time, and levelling up? Instead, it provides a useful framework to enhance businesses’ understanding of their obligations when conducting in-game advertising. It is worth noting that this Guidance has not amended the Codes.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

30, 2024) (R&R) Recommendation: Dastar should block Qingdao’s Lanham Act false advertising counterclaims based on Lashify’s claim to be the originator of lash technology, but false patent marking counterclaims should survive. 1, 2017 to Apr. 11, 2023 (claiming that various products were “patented”).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2023

The goal was to identify financial accounts, assets, advertising agencies, and the site’s hosting servers. They spent the next few months in prison before being released in March 2017 with conditions, electronic tagging included. In the wake of the raid, it was claimed that Zone-Telechargement generated at least 1.5

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 3, 2021

2017) (“The parties have ‘expressly agree[d] that if the Court determines after reviewing the briefs and evidence on summary judgment that any material issue of fact exists, the Court is authorized to resolve any such factual dispute.'”); This is apparently the same process used in other recent trademark civil actions.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

This was not the first time the Italian Supreme Court has taken a position on copyright protection for advertising claims. In 2016, the Court ruled on the slogan “ You are, we car ” used (again) by FIAT to advertise its new “500” car model, without mentioning the name of the author who came up with the catchphrase.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 25, 2022

Probably isn’t good enough pic.twitter.com/9rQwe0JVMm — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) May 17, 2017 Originally posted 2017-05-18 06:36:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Participation vacancy appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2022

.” After BREIN claimed victory in the landmark ‘ Filmspeler ‘ (Movie Player) case in 2017, sellers of piracy-configured set-top boxes (and associated IPTV subscriptions) became a key target for the anti-piracy group.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

OSD Audio then sued Outlaw under §512(f), and Outlaw counterclaimed for false advertising and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, copyright infringement, and trade libel. Lanham Act: The user manual did not constitute “commercial advertising or promotion.”

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Unsurprisingly, the trademark claims survive a motion to dismiss, but associated false advertising claims don’t. In 2017, VFB began selling a pre-mixed canned Bloody Mary cocktail as “Vampire Gourmet Bloody Mary Cocktail,” allegedly made with actual tomatoes and vodka.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2022

Their complaint, which cites an earlier case from 2017 , alleges that youtube-dl aids copyright infringement by circumventing YouTube’s technical protection measures. For example, to create “ reaction videos ” in response to other YouTubers, which are then monetized through advertisements.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s been brought up several times over the years, dating back to at least 2017. Other popular reasons to pirate include content being unavailable through legal channels, or to avoid advertising. This revelation isn’t new. At the same time, however, the majority of respondents didn’t mention cost as a problem.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages. Court orders have led to LibGen being blocked in several countries, but completely eliminating the threat has been extremely difficult.

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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. Using a mark as an advertising slogan, on the other hand, does not prevent it from being registered as a trademark. 2017/1001 and thus can be registered as a trademark. Introduction. Image Source: gettyimages].

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment launched in 2017 it signaled a new approach to anti-piracy enforcement. This extract from the agreement is followed by three common monetization methods – advertising, subscription payments, and the sale of preconfigured hardware devices.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 27, 2024

Plaid responded that PNC knew about this as early as 2017 and worked with Plaid to make it easier for PNC customers to connect to fintech apps. PNC sued for counterfeiting, infringement, and false advertising/unfair competition under federal and Pennsylvania law. Plaid’s messaging also encouraged PNC customers to change banks.”

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But as a matter of culture, would SNL dare do this 2017 bit in 2022? As my friend Vivek Ramaswamy explains, it really makes perfect economic sense. The post Get woke or go broke appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Introduction Prior to 2017, China was the largest cryptocurrency market in the world, with 80% of Bitcoin transactions, the most popular digital currency, taking place in yuan 1. With “blockchain” in their name, almost 5,000 companies have been formally registered, up from 500 in 2017.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2024

These measures included a ban on advertising VPNs as a means to circumvent government blocking, which prevents access to other information currently blocked in Russia. On the other, Russia’s evisceration of VPNs since 2017 means that when Peskov referred to VPNs, he wasn’t even on the same page as many people listening.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The act defines the framework in which the trademark is to be registered, protected and the enforcement of the trademarks extends further with the Trademark rules, 2017. In addition, section 26(2) of the trademark rules, 2017, requires that an application for a combination of colours be accompanied by a reproduction of the mark.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

Government of India enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 and the act came into force with effect from May 1, 2017. As a result, the Maharashtra government also issued the following regulations: Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Officers and Employees (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2017.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

They previously sued YouTube-MP3, the world’s largest ripping site at the time, which resulted in the site shutting down in 2017. The RIAA and several of its members have taken legal action to curb this threat. FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com Lawsuit. A year later, the music industry hoped to achieve the same with FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

From a few early steps in 2016/2017 and more recently in 2022 , services are being dynamically blocked and many individuals have been arrested for broadcasting or selling access to the league’s games without permission. LaLiga Strikes Again. Top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga is now tackling live streaming piracy on all fronts.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

ACE has shown an impressive ability to get the job done since its launch in 2017 and its activities are regularly reported here on TorrentFreak. News vs. Marketing and Advertising. The alternative is strapping on a supplied sandwich board and walking around town advertising a pre-printed message.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today, the prevalence of such activities can be seen in online rummy advertisements on social media and the 2013 IPL match-fixing scandal. Advertisements for these games are allowed as long as they are not indecent or immoral. 2017), [link] GRnQk94ZEE/view. 2017), [link] GRnQk94ZEE/view. 22,2011),[link] casinos/1/157060.html.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2023

“I added basic file management and a web browser to Downloader in February 2017 because users complained that it was too tedious to enter long URLs using a remote control and the on-screen keyboard,” Saba informs TorrentFreak. For Saba, a former Fire TV Product Manager at Amazon, that didn’t come as a surprise.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

Since 2017, Dish has been struggling to keep its stock price up from its 2015 and 2017 peaks,” LaBossiere’s answer begins. . (‘Dish’) was fined $280,000,000, of which it agreed to pay $210,000,000 in 2020 after Dish was found in violation of federal and state law.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Alpino Health Foods Recently, the DHC passed an order prima facie finding that Marico’s “Saffola oats” TM was “generically disparaged” by Alpino’s advertisements.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. 2017: [link]. The court issued a preliminary injunction and the duo agreed to no longer use Vogue’s marks in connection with the album. Metaverse and NFT Filings Decrease. 2020: [link]. 2019: [link].

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Rule 137(1) of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 (‘TM Rules’) : Mandates that a certification trade mark application is to be accompanied by regulations governing the certification trade mark’s use. The mark was Advertised as a certification mark in Trade Marks Journal No: 1979 referring to Section 18(2) of the TM Act.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to the Court, the advertising and promotional activities for the marks relating to hotel and ancillary services constitute acts of use of an EU trade mark. For the most part, when looking for a hotel room, Merpel does not look for "standard" services. The General Court annulled the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JULY 6, 2021

Originally posted 2017-02-08 17:12:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Belmora’s U.S. Supreme Court certiorari reply brief in the FLANAX case appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 12, 2023

iii] Prior to the introduction of the Trade Mark Rules 2017, well-known trademarks were decided upon by the Indian Courts and Tribunals, and the Trademark Registry had compiled a list of such well-known marks based on judicial pronouncements. iv] Trade Mark Rules, 2017, Rule 124. [v] ii] The Trademarks Act, 1999, Section 2 (1) (zg).

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