TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The true purpose of the site was obvious and its operators publicly advertised it as the best way to watch entertainment without paying. This free-for-all approach generated serious advertising revenues for the site. Through various copycat sites and redirects, the brand managed to survive. However, that didn’t last.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

22, 2021) This case should be of interest to people working on contextual advertising. Common sense tells us that this is not a simple advertisement.” “It It is a work of fashion journalism that, like every fashion magazine, happens to contain advertisements.” Champion v. Moda Operandi, Inc., 3d -, 2021 WL 4340670, No.

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azrights

MARCH 15, 2021

There are two drivers of brand asset strength: uniqueness and fame. For example, when you see the swoosh logo of the Nike brand you know it represents Nike even though it may be featured on its own with no name accompanying it. If an asset is less famous, it is more likely to be mistakenly attributed to a competitor’s brand.

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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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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. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y. Veronique Idea Corp.,

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

On the other, a good product coupled with brand awareness can lead to commercial success, at least until that profile attracts the wrong type of attention. As one of the most recognizable IPTV brands around, PrimeStreams appears to fall into the latter category. PrimeStreams Ignored Warning.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Nintendo also obtained a UK High Court injunction to block four Team-Xecuter-related websites back in 2019 but that did little to stop pirated game ROMs from being shared online. Earlier this month Nintendo celebrated a win in a civil case against former Team-Xecuter member Gary Bowser, who agreed to pay the gaming giant $10m in damages.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It is difficult to remember a time when keyword advertising did not dominate the internet. Most search engines, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, maintain keyword advertising programs which allow advertisers to bid on search terms and keywords that drive customers searching for a particular product or service to their website.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Combining illegal streaming subscriptions and Facebook advertising with PayPal payments isn’t exactly ideal for avoiding detection and by May 2019, Trading Standards had seen enough. Two warrants were executed in Dover and Tonbridge, one of them against a man who used his own name to brand his piracy business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is a case involving a trademark owner and a competitive keyword advertiser. That’s certainly true for high-profile and well-advertised consumer items like fast food chains, mass-market phones, and major car labels, but is it true in this particular niche? Google * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TaylorMade Golf Company teed off a dispute over golf club design and filed a patent infringement lawsuit on January 31 st, 2024, in the Southern District of California against Costco and Southern California Design Company alleging infringement and false advertising relating to five of TaylorMade’s patents related to golf irons.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

The advertising revenues may eventually pass through in some portion to creators. Both creators and brands could benefit from transparency around algorithmic decisions that drive content distribution. It’s well-established that creators bring valuable content to platforms.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

As ITV2’s most successful show of all time, it’s no surprise that it attracts such huge sponsors and advertisers to invest. Molly Mae rose to fame following 2019’s season where she came in second place with her now long-term boyfriend Tommy Fury. The 9 partners include JD Sports, Boots, dating app Tinder and drinks brand WKD.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 27, 2024

The relationship became hostile in 2019, when a third party allegedy got PNC customer information that had been obtained by Plaid and leaked it on the “Dark Web.” PNC sued for counterfeiting, infringement, and false advertising/unfair competition under federal and Pennsylvania law. Plaid’s customers aren’t likely to be confused.]

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

From a high of 1,400 illegal platforms in that region in 2019, various anti-piracy campaigns reportedly reduced that number to 238 in 2021. According to ACE, Watchsomuch.org was launched in March 2019 and offered more than 100,000 hours of TV and film content, receiving 121 million visits in the last two years.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The GIA entered into force in April 2019. Their work was published in a 2019 article and then expanded in a report for AGWI in 2022. AGWI submitted evidence that more than 25 brands of Prosecco had been exported from Australia to Singapore since 2015, albeit in much smaller quantities than from Italy.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. If a sub-brand performs the function, as Asava possibly does in this case, it must be treated as a trademark.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 16, 2022

The inaugural phase of 2019 – the original Operation 404 – claimed 210 illegal websites and 100 illegal apps. A little while back we became aware of a discussion about Nagra’s work based on documents made publicly available on a regional website of an advertising regulation authority with offices across South America.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Once the police have conducted their own investigations, any domain added to the IWL finds itself blacklisted by the advertising industry and then shared as part of the full list with other stakeholders, rightsholders, and anti-piracy groups. ” The IWL is Considered Secret, Police Refuse to Comment.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. 2019: [link]. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

According to Hiker, its years of investment in the trailer business have led to the development of a strong brand identity, which is at risk due to the similarities between the two sets of marks. These marks have been featured in advertising, on product labels, and on apparel, contributing to Hiker’s brand recognition.

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2023

The case On 7 May 2019 Dutch company Chiever B.V. Thirdly, the examiner considered that the sign should be analysed as an advertisement for television and that it would not identify company of origin of the products/services. Such an analogy with advertisements was also rejected.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And Defendants began saying that they planned to expand into the display-advertising business: putting ads on a vehicle’s digital signage, a rider’s mobile app, and on digital screens like electronic billboards. But in 2019, Uber Technology allegedly began preparatory steps to enter the advertising business.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

music synchronised in an advertisement) and adaptations (e.g. In a judgment of 17 December 2019, the Court of Appeal of Paris condemned Koons’ U.S. Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g. here and here ).

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Above the Fold

MAY 25, 2022

Beyond traditional advertisements, companies leverage “influencers” – from the micro-influencer to the Kardashians to showcase their products. In response to this growing space, the FTC issued guidelines for influencers in 2019. [2] Social media has taken over, with social media users nearly doubling from 2.3 billion in 2016, to 4.2

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Above the Fold

AUGUST 31, 2022

The FTC’s complaint alleges that before 2019, Electrowarmth used U.S.-made made textiles and moved their production to China, while still advertising that their mattress pads were “Made in USA”, “Made in the USA since 1939,” and “made-in-America products.”. made textiles for their mattress pads.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Amazon, which has been licensing Premier League games since 2019, hoping to drive customers towards its Prime service, wasn’t awarded a single match. Running for four seasons from the 2025-26 campaign, the deal will see broadcasters Sky and TNT take the live games and the BBC continue with its popular highlights package.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 14, 2022

In 2019, after spotting a perfume product in China’s market highly similar to its classic N°5 perfume, Chanel took a ‘notarization-throughout purchase’ online and located the alleged infringing product shown below on the right. The side-by-side comparison captures several common features.

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43(B)log

MARCH 6, 2024

1, 2024) NYU Langone sued Northwell for trade dress infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin, and false advertising under the Lanham Act, as well as related claims under the New York GBL and New York common law. The court dismissed the complaint—the false advertising claims with prejudice.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

In this post , Adyasha analyses the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 (‘Bill’) which seeks ‘ to tackle the menace of film piracy ’, and is a revision of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. Thematic Highlights. Other Posts.

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Patently-O

JUNE 25, 2024

The basic setup involves a drug that has several different approved uses; with the branded manufacturer holding patents covering only some of the uses. Although the generic typically makes a profit on these sales, it those profits pale in comparison to the profits lost by the branded company. June 25, 2024). 355(j)(2)(A)(viii).

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2023

During Summer 2019, Mercredie became aware of the fall-winter 2019 advertising campaign, entitled #MajeMyDogandI, by ready-to-wear company Maje. As a result, Mercredie sent a cease-and-desist letter to the French brand on 16 September 2019.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

However, the narrative and “reality” that we meet is usually based on sponsorships and paid collaborations with various brands trying to reach the consumers at any cost. Just as not all heroes wear capes, not all top-selling advertisers wear suits and carry-on suitcases.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

She settled on the brand name Katie Perry and started her own fashion label in 2007. Her first worldwide tour in 2009 included four shows performed in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and she sold "KATY PERRY" branded apparel and merchandise at these concerts.

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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 second handed or vintage goods. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y. Veronique Idea Corp.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

There has been an outpouring of concerned citizens the world over who are hoping to help provide assistance, and a number of brands have launched “cause marketing” campaigns aimed at expressing support for the Ukrainian cause and providing financial assistance to those who are displaced.

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