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targeting residents of one building can be advertising or promotion

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3d -, 2021 WL 5768173, NO. 1, 2021) De Cortes, an 84-year old woman, worked for defendants/predecessors from 2003-2020 in their real estate business. But “[c]ommercial speech encompasses not merely direct invitations to trade, but also communications designed to advance business interests.” De Cortes v.

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Printed Publication: Documents Made Available only to Customers

Patently-O

21-193 (Supreme Court 2021). The court relied upon additional facts not found in the question presented–noting that the document in question was distributed to hundreds of customers over a span of years and without any confidentiality restrictions; and that product advertisements were designed to attract persons of skill in the art.

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Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. McNeil

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The ads “are designed to display generic terms that consumers might associate with any personal injury firm.” It’s 2021 FFS. McNeil Consultants, LLC , 2021 WL 3508713 (5th Cir. The defendants run the Accident Injury Legal Center, which runs a lawyer referral service. Distraction is insufficient. OK, I guess.

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Dragons’ Den, Series 20 Episode 7

Dragons' Den

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. And so in December 2021, he launched an ‘in your pocket music promotions hub’. Zoe told the Dragons that she has applied for a ‘design utility patent’. system, this is basically a registered design.

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The Establishment of the IP Division in Madras High Court: A Significant Step towards Efficient Resolution of IP Disputes

Selvam & Selvam Blog

With the abolishment of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in 2021, cases previously filed with or pending before the IPAB have been transferred to the High Courts. Practitioners have long wished for a separate IP division in High Courts. It then became imperative to establish a separate IP division in the High Courts.

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GitHub Domain Listed on Police Piracy Blacklist For The Last Four Months

TorrentFreak

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. By extension, the operator of the domain is a suspected criminal.

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Coach narrowly alleges grounds for cancellation of similar marks

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2021 WL 1534988, No. accused product another another The subsequent stipulation to a permanent injunction did not cover the registrations, but there is apparently a confidential settlement agreement that may have covered them. Tapestry, Inc. Chunma USA, Inc., 20-CV-0271 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. The complaint did “narrowly” state a claim.