IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The issue of counterfeiting not only compromises a brand’s reputation or brand value, but also puts consumer safety at risk by allowing the sale and uninformed purchase of sub-standard goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 344/2018]. [5] 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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Patently-O

AUGUST 19, 2022

In 2018, Eagle filed its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the FDA seeking to market a generic version of Par’s vasopressin injection product (Vasostrict) used for emergency blood pressure treatment. by Dennis Crouch. Eagle Pharm., 2021-2342, — F.4th 4th — ( Fed. 18, 2022 ). 35 U.S.C. §

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IPilogue

JULY 21, 2022

While Hailey Bieber’s new skin care brand Rhode promises “ happy and hydrated skin, ” the brand itself has a blemish: an alleged trademark infringement. Rhode-NYC argues that Hailey Bieber’s use of her middle name “Rhode” as the name of her skin care brand is creating market confusion and potential harm to its goodwill and reputation.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 6, 2024

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS is seeking statutory damages of up to $2 million per counterfeited mark from the operator of a Connecticut flea market where fake goods were repeatedly sold despite a June 2018 agreement to cease such activity, according to a federal lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 19, 2024

In the Scandinavian pirate market, Viking IPTV is a well-known brand and according to Rights Alliance, business appears to have been brisk. Rights Alliance reports that all plaintiffs were awarded damages by the Patent and Market Court (PMD), with the TV companies appearing to take the lion’s share.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 20, 2022

When we marketers think about a branding initiative, our eyes light up at the notion of limitless creative possibilities. But to use these creative assets to power your brand, you must first get the strategy right. How is our company’s broader strategic plan reflected in our brand strategy? What’s in a Name?

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Global fashion brand Nine West recently filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board contesting the registration of the mark “Nina West” by a company owned by Andrew Levitt, drag name Nina West. Nine West, popular for its shoe, handbag, and accessory lines, filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

It is to be mentioned that many products fall in different regulatory categories than those whereby they were registered in the country of origin, sometimes requiring additional technical documentation for its sanitary registration (Marketing Authorization-MA). Sentence 2004-00883 of June 7, 2018.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

The major threat in today’s market has been growing for many years, mainly because it’s so quick and easy. Denmark was the first country in the world to declare stream-ripping illegal and currently blocks sites with flvto, ytmp3, yt1s y2mate, and savefrom branding, among others. What is Stream-Ripping and How Does it Work?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV for illegally obtaining the company’s broadcasting from its satellite service and redistributing them online. On June 4, 2018, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the SetTV defendants, which included measures to freeze their assets.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Owners of luxury trade marks have a strong interest in building and preserving the luxury and prestigious aura around their brands. It sells the perfumes under these brands through a selective distribution system. and Calvin Klein perfumes and sold them in their stores from December 2017 to October 2018. 15(2) EUTMR exist.

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Dragons' Den

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In 2020, Ben launched his own trade marked brand called ‘Uptheir Clothing’. I was inspired by fashion and noticed a gap in the market. Now, having trade marked ‘Uptheir’ as a brand name, more than 90% of Ben’s products are ‘own brand’. Filing for a trade mark was the first thing we did as soon as we got the brand name.

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The IPKat

JUNE 28, 2024

They estimated the market value of original Off-White items to be around $11,700. Comment Brand owners know that the battle against counterfeiting and piracy remains a challenging one. Off-White submitted that there had been "use in the course of trade," citing the quantity and amount of counterfeit garments. customs trainings).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2022

. (“Chanel”), is an iconic fashion company based in New York known for its luxury fashion products and owns rights to several Chanel and CC monograms trademarks associated with the brand design. The brand was not involved with selling secondly handed or vintage goods. RealReal, Inc. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. Nevertheless, several well-known ‘pirate’ brands exploited the ‘loophole’, including Movie4K, Putlocker, Yify and Afdah. and Afdah.to.

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azrights

MAY 10, 2022

Not understanding the role of Brand Names in Business led to China Tang having to rebrand even though they had been using the name for 12 years. Read, listen to podcasts and audio books, take courses such as Brand Tuned to discover better ways to design your business, get clients, and serve your existing ones. Business is hard.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

One quirk of the Patent Act is Section 271(e), which creates infringement liability for simply seeking FDA approval to market a generic version of an already approved drug. Here, Actavis filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking FDA approval to market a “liquid methylphenidate (MPH) oral suspension.”

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

” The Plaintiff undertook a market survey, which revealed that the defendant was secretly selling inferior quality apparel, under deceptively similar trademarks to those of the plaintiff. The Plaintiff claimed prior use of the mark since 2018. Mrs Arti Gupta & Anr. vs Puran Rana & Anr.

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IPilogue

JULY 23, 2021

D isparaging Trademarks at a Time of Social & Racial Justice Movements ” by Brand & New. Brand & New is a podcast by the International Trademark Association. In particular, I enjoyed their conversation about the possibility of minority-owned brands reclaiming and trademarking offensive words or stereotypes. “D

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

11, 2025) This discovery dispute says some interesting things about gray market goods. Toyota argued that if Allen plans to argue that the Toyota Branded Parts it sells are covered by some type of Manufacturer Warranty as advertised to the consuming public, Toyota is entitled to know what warranties, if any, are offered by Allens suppliers.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

With the legalization of various forms of marijuana in some states, products involving Cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp have been rapidly entering the market, and businesses are seeking to protect their brands in this growing market. Do I Still Have Rights if Someone is Using a Name, Mark, or Brand Similar to Mine?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Pattern Brands, Inc., First, as discussed above, these searches have only a limited usefulness in establishing whether PRETZEL CRISPS is generic due to the more than a decade (and $50 million in advertising and marketing expenditures) that has passed since the challenged registration of the mark in 2005. 2021 WL 1226156 (S.D.N.Y.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Another crucial change is abolishing the national regime of exhaustion of IP rights for certain goods and brands. The list includes such well-known brands as Apple, HP, Panasonic, Siemens, Tesla, and Volkswagen. The list includes such well-known brands as Apple, HP, Panasonic, Siemens, Tesla, and Volkswagen.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

He started collecting real-world test data in August 2018. He posted about the app on social media but didn’t encourage others to do so; he didn’t have a written business or marketing plan before launch, and he did not create investor presentations, solicit investors, or raise capital. Peloton’s core brand is Peloton.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Ms Calvin Klein Trademark Trust vs Bhupinder Singh And Anr on 21 March, 2025 (Delhi District Court) Calvin Klein Trademark Trust filed a suit against Bhupinder Singh and Ajmeet Singh for selling counterfeit “Calvin Klein” products in Delhis Karol Bagh and Gaffar Market. Nike Innovate C.V vs. Vishal & Anr.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Court addressed these issues and it rejected the defendants claim that PENTA was generic and found that their use of the mark was deceptively similar, causing consumer confusion and diluting Volvos brand. Key observations included the phonetic similarity between the marks and the defendants apparent intent to create market confusion.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In September 2021, a grand jury returned a 62-count indictment charging Bill Omar Carrasquillo with crimes related to his Gears-branded IPTV services. Access device fraud from June 6, 2018 through June 5, 20198, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1029(a)(2) , (c)(1)(a)(i) and 2 6. False statement, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 20, 2025

Rudinplay tapped Aaron Sorkin to write a new adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 2018 to critical acclaim and record-breaking box office. (It Imagine an author assigns exclusive rights to a company that turns her book into a motion pictures franchise, a theme park ride, and a branded cereal line. The district court agreed.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2023

Vietnam Stays on the Watch List In 2018 there had been some promising signs. When the USTR published its list of ‘notorious markets’ in 2019, Vietnam had other problems on its hands. Fmovies, also known as Bmovies and Bflix, are three of the most recognizable pirate streaming brands for good reason.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

When Christie’s Auction House first entered the secondary art market of mainland China in 2005, it licensed its brand to a local auction house and received a total of RMB 97,000,000 (roughly $12,100,000) for its inaugural sale. [1] A relaxed regulatory environment helps explain the enormous growth of the Chinese art market.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Goldsein also sent marketing materials incorporating RCI images to various vendors, including in a PowerPoint presentation. The court noted, that, “[o]n the one hand, the global market for fine jewelry is perhaps enormous.” The court noted, that, “[o]n the one hand, the global market for fine jewelry is perhaps enormous.”

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 10, 2025

Background of the case Microsoft is well-known and recognisable brand by their many products and services among masses and have registered trademarks around the globe including India. The plaintiff, Microsoft has developed good will in people with their products & services and built a stellar market reputation over the time.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

In 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV. A month later, DISH and NagraStar followed up with a new lawsuit claiming that former SetTV operators Jason LaBossiere, Sean Beaman, and Stefan Gollner had launched three new pirate IPTV services/brands.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2024

The company offers a broad range of every imaginable IP-enforcement service, while also covering brand protection and counterfeiting, all operating on a global scale. Together, these help to protect a growing list of nearly 300 brands. “Simply put, we provide a solution that is not currently on the market.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to. Aniwatch.to

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Brands have recently begun to co-opt this form of communication in an attempt to capitalize on the prevalence and effectiveness of memes. [ii] x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

A Brand New Start or Just Hype After taking so long to arrive, expectations were high. According to the indictment, Valverde marketed Fenix and attracted subscribers through a network of resellers, each of whom sold monthly subscriptions via so-called reseller credits. But in this case, apparently not. 18 U.S.C. §

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