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1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 4 (Advertising, Contracts, & More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Advertising/E-Commerce. While such social media posts may not have the indicia of a traditional advertisement, there can belittle doubt that these paid posts are in fact advertisements… Today, consumers face waves of advertisements amid a sea of product choices. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp.,

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 20: CAFC Remands No Case or Controversy Determination to Eastern Texas, Ninth Circuit Rules 2018 Farm Act Legalized Delta-8 THC Trademarks, and EU Commission Directs Member States to Codify Copyright Rules

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the European Commission sent notice to several EU member states directing them to codify recent rule changes to EU copyright law; a WIPO report shows that China has a significant lead in global patent application filings for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technologies; Judge O’Grady is removed from the criminal copyright (..)

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false advertising doesn't get around Dastar without some direct statements

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Wolf Designs LLC v. Five 18 Designs LLC, F.Supp.3d 18, 2022) Wolf designs and installs “vehicle wraps,” large vinyl graphics or decals applied to car bodies. Copyright: Three of Wolf’s customers allegedly opted to hire Five 18 to install vehicle wraps featuring designs Wolf owned. But what about false advertising?

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is selling stolen goods trademark infringement?

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2018), rejected similar claims against a former employee, where the allegations were that the former employee had use[d] his position as a Label salesman to sell items represented to be Label goods by placing orders with Label suppliers and then keeping the profits for himself. Label, LLC, 344 F. 3d 680 (S.D.N.Y. 3d 680 (S.D.N.Y.

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dissatisfaction w/Amazon's partner program isn't TM infringement/false advertising

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False designation of origin/false advertising: Lasoff v. And it dismissed false advertising claims as “duplicative of his infringement claim.” But the false designation of origin claim wasn’t dismissed because the court didn’t think Amazon addressed it (I don’t see why—how could it differ from trademark infringement here?).

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TTAB Affirms Section 2(e)(5) Functionality Refusal of Serrated Knife Blade

The TTABlog

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. Moran's Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal of the design of a "serration pattern" on the blade of a knife (shown below).

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Trade Dress Product Design: Power of the Presumption of Validity

Patently-O

SoClean’s problem back in 2018 was how to protect these filters with intellectual property. However, instead of barring Sunset from selling its competing products, it prohibited Sunset marketing or advertising its filter in any bare form. Sunset sells a generic version of the same filter. Litigation ensued.

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