Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

They filed a trademark lawsuit in 2018 but abandoned the suit when it got sent to arbitration. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. lululemon. * Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. * Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

In the summer of 2018, a report from anti-piracy company Irdeto examined the payment processing abilities of 400 pirate IPTV supplier sites. It found that the majority (76%) openly advertised their payment options with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal leading the way. Improvement Over 2018 But Not Enough, Says AAPA.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 20, 2021

In this day and age, internet is a powerful tool for advertising with limitless reach and keyword advertising is the most popular form of digital advertising. Google AdWords, Google’s flagship program that facilitates keyword advertising is no stranger to legal controversies. What are Keywords?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Boston Suburban allegedly continued to use the “Logan Car Service” mark in online keyword advertising and in metatags, and continued to copy customer reviews from Boston Carriage’s website and publish them on online review platforms. The actionable alleged misrepresentation is that defendant performed the relevant services.

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43(B)log

MARCH 9, 2022

False designation of origin/false advertising: Lasoff v. 2018), “rejected trademark infringement claims like Mr. Melwani’s, holding that ‘Amazon is permitted to use a trademarked search term to direct consumers to competing products, as long as the search results are clearly labeled.’” Amazon.com, Inc., App’x 400, 401 (9th Cir.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) is responsible for enforcement of the advertising codes.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product. The advertisements require a lot of brainstorming in highlighting the distinctive characteristics of the product and build its uniqueness.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2021

Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) penalized Amazon for their misuse of consumer data for advertisement. French privacy rights group La Quadrature du Net alleged in 2018 that Amazon manipulates customer data for commercial purposes vis-à-vis choosing what advertising information the customers gain exposure to.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2022

AnimeKisa’s domain appeared late 2018 but it took many months before it gained traction. Whether that monthly target was ever reached or exceeded is unknown but in common with many similar platforms, advertising was later added to the site. AnimeKisa Removes Advertising. AnimeKisa – An Impractical Success Story.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In the ongoing highly competitive working business environment, the elements of a good advertisement are likely to be copied or imitated by others in the industry. Brands and businesses are now exploring more innovative ways to advertise their offerings, i.e., products or services. In this case, the plaintiff was Bright Lifecare Pvt.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Since 2018, Liang Yongping established companies (Wuhan Chain World Technology Co., In the same period, Liang Yongping collected membership/subscription fees (“donations”) while money was also generated through advertising and the sale of hard disks containing unauthorized movies and TV shows.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 21, 2021

However, Barnard's proofs showed only that he advertised his services but not that he rendered the services. Section 45 of the Trademark Act states, in pertinent part, that a service mark is in use in commerce when "it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in commerce."

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

In order to finance their operations, millions of websites rely on advertising to generate revenue. For some readers, however, excessive or obtrusive advertising is something to be combatted, often through the use of adblocking tools. Axel Springer Claims Adblocking is Copyright Infringement.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

and Calvin Klein perfumes and sold them in their stores from December 2017 to October 2018. In February 2018, ALDI SÜD advertised the perfumes in their weekly promotional brochure for Valentine’s Day. Coty claimed that the presentation and advertising of the JOOP! 15(1) EUTMR. 15(2) EUTMR ).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) is responsible for enforcement of the advertising codes.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 10, 2022

Since 2018, Brazil’s Plano de Ação de Combate à Pirataria (Action Plan to Combat Piracy/PACP) has sought to counter the country’s piracy problems but with support from ABTA, the Brazilian Pay TV/Telecom Association (Associação Brasileira de Televisão por Assinatura), Ancine and Anatel want a rapid and streamlined ISP blocking system.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Business is booming for cannabis ventures, but the legal landscape for brand protection and product advertising is rife with complications that demand special consideration. Advertising best practices and what not to say. CBD, hemp, and the 2018 Farm Bill. Neil Austin , Partner, Co-Chair, Advertising & Marketing Practice.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

On Twitter, UpCodes claimed that their copies of building codes are “kept up-to-date with all the amendments integrated natively into the code,” and separately that they had integrated “all 973 amendments” to the New Jersey 2018 codes. UpCodes, Inc., 2021 WL 1236106, Nos. 6261 (VM) & 20 Civ. 4316 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.

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43(B)log

JULY 24, 2023

The first pegfilgrastim biosimilar hit the market in November 2018, and would ultimately be followed by five others, including Sandoz’s Ziextenzo in November 2019. But the FDA, independent reviews at scientific journals, and even some of Amgen’s own employees criticized the advertising claims as unsupported and misleading. Sandoz Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

. ‘Music Piracy Fuels Revenue’ Twitter’s revenue partly relies on advertising which, in turn, is boosted by additional views. According to the music companies, these advertisements are also clearly visible around infringing content. ” These suspensions are not always permanent, the labels say.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Though most contract cheating still takes place in person, students that want to skip writing an essay already have plenty of options online and are likely being bombarded by advertising for them already. In 2018 Turnitin launched their Authorship Investigation Tool. AI simply replaces the human author with a computer.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2022

The 2018 passage of the Farm Bill removed hemp-deprived products, like CBD, from the Controlled Substances Act, leading to a flood of CBD products to the consumer marketplace that boast a wide variety of health and beauty claims, from relieved pain to lessened anxiety, among many others. Notably, the FDA isn’t unaware of these issues.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

She sought housing from August 2018 through April 2019 and was ready, willing, and able to move. ” Finally, Facebook argued that its tools were “neutral” because they worked the same across all advertisers, not just housing advertisers. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

1-800 Contacts (FTC 2018). This week, another court added to 1-800 Contacts’ smouldering pile of trademark jurisprudence and granted a judgment on the pleadings (Rule 12(c)) dismissing 1-800 Contacts’ competitive keyword advertising lawsuit against its rival Warby Parker. More Posts About Keyword Advertising.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The wranglings caused the registrant’s sticker to be removed from Amazon for a total of 44 days in 2018 across several different incidents. Before November 19, 2018, the previous takedown notices to Amazon didn’t violate 512(f) because the successor licensee didn’t have the requisite bad intent.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2018, Hepp was informed by a coworker that a photo of her was being used online. The photo of Hepp was taken without her knowledge or consent and she never authorized the use of the image in any advertisements. The first post appeared on Facebook as an advertisement to a dating app.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

CODA says that the site’s domain was registered in February 2018. He is being investigated for copyright infringement offenses and is said to have generated revenue from advertising. At least initially it was used as a movie information site, providing details of movies alongside their official trailers.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. The acts laid out in the indictment start on January 2018. The site had millions of regular readers who found a wealth of free knowledge and entertainment at their fingertips. The Indictment.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 21, 2022

According to the prosecution, the five sites offered access to copyright-infringing material and generated over a million euros in revenue between 2013 and 2018. The case went to trial at a Madrid court this week where the prosecution sought five-year prison sentences against the mother and son.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This case involves Jim Adler, a/k/a the “Texas Hammer,” a Texas lawyer who has spent $100M+ on advertising to build his brand. In particular, Adler highlights that “from 2018-2021, there were 1,595 instances of callers mentioning ‘Jim Adler’ or ‘The Texas Hammer’ in the defendants’ call logs.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

over a TV and radio advertisement which the latter had commissioned on behalf of bottled water brand Brio Blu. Said advertisement featured actor Max Tortora dressed up as popular character Zorro. Hence, a new assessment will need to be conducted to determine if the advertisement at issue would satisfy the conditions above.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Payal Saraogi, on a recent decision of the Delhi High Court on Google’s use of trademarks as advertisement keywords. The steady growth in search engine advertisement in India appears to have led to an uptick in the complaints of trademark infringement rooted in alleged misuse of keywords.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For those commenting on the FTC’s proposal, scenarios in which junk fees tend to arise include the following: Hotel and Short-Term Lodging Fees Hotels, online travel agencies, and vacation rental providers frequently exclude fees, such as hotel resort fees and vacation rental cleaning fees, from their advertised nightly rates.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2022

For example, the “Pirate Coin” we envisioned in 2018 took more than three years to arrive. This includes DNS providers , ISPs , hosting companies , advertisers , and VPN providers. To fill these gaps, TV viewers will be entertained with advertisements, while people in the stadium can get some drinks and snacks.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Relying on Applicant's own advertising touting the design of its knife blade and its ease of manufacture (yielding lower cost), the Board affirmed Examining Attorney Caroline L. Applicant GB's design patent served as some evidence of non-functionality, but was outweighed by GB's own advertising touting the design's utilitarian benefits.

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