43(B)log

JULY 25, 2024

Maybe companies can resurrect noncompetes by prohibiting uses of their trademarks in former employees’ resumes! Portkey sued for unfair competition/reverse passing off, false advertising, and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, as well as related state-law claims. Venkateswaran, 2024 WL 3487735, No.

Trademark Law 59

Trademark Law Trademark False Advertising Law 59

SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

This article seeks to examine how trademark law interacts with the freedom of expression of artists to choose the subject matters they wish to engage with, using the dispute between Hermès, a fashion industry giant and Mason Rothschild, a digital artist, as a contextual backdrop. The Hermès-Rothschild Dispute.

Trademark 123

Trademark Fair Use Registering Trademarks Non-Fungible Tokens 123

Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Through various case laws, the scope of publicity rights has been expanded by the Indian judiciary. Under this Act, Sec. For instance, in Titan Industries Ltd.

Branding 98

Branding Brands Branding Personality Rights 98

43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

An online article used photos of the Lounge in its coverage of the series, and MGFB also submitted social media posts. Plaintiffs’ social media expert opined that the show meant that Internet searches for “Florabama” or “Flora-Bama” led to “blurred” results filled with MTV Floribama Shore content. 1744, 1757 (2017)….

Artistic Work 64

Artistic Work Television Trademark Trademark Law 64

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Consumer rights abuses, deceptive advertising, and unfair commercial practices are examples. However, it may be more appropriate to consider trademark law as a comparable framework for comprehending the extent of the personality right. Shakespeare’s utopian visionary quote “what’s kept in a name”?

Personality Rights 64

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Copyright 64

LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

. § 1052(c) on registering marks concerning a living person without permission; this case has the possibility of altering trademark law significantly and allowing current events to be treated similarly to historic events from a trademark perspective. 1744 (2017), Iancu v. Japanese Trademark Law, Article 4(1)(viii).

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Law Trademark Law 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Asst Controller of Patents and Designs , (passed on May 15) the Court meandered through the legislative history of Section 3(k) of the Patents Act and observed that there is a lack of clarity on the meaning of “technical effect” and “contribution” under the present 2017 CRI guidelines used by the Patent Office. Bolt Technology v.

IP 112

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 112