The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2022

Here's what Anna Maria and Lorenzo write: Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing by Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci Ambush Kat By its decision No. 16 of 11 March 2020 ('Law-Decree No. 16/2020'), converted with amendments, by Law No. 31 of 8 May 2020 ('Law No.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make? Disclosures, Endorsements, Dark Patterns – Oh, My!

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2023

458 Investigations, 449 Sites/Services Removed Published this week, BREIN’s annual report for 2022 covers enforcement actions carried out on behalf of rightsholders across most sectors, including movies, TV shows, music, games, and publishing. At the end of 2022, 196 proxies and mirrors were also blocked by IP address and/or DNS.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2023

In 2022, the existence of the PikaShow app became intolerable for Disney Star, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. After becoming the official sponsor of the Afghan cricket team during Asia Cup 2022, PikaShow was able to advertise its pirate streaming app via legal TV broadcasts watched by millions of people.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products. While Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings Inc.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. Nothing less will do. Disclosures, Endorsements, Dark Patterns – Oh, My!

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43(B)log

JUNE 10, 2024

4, 2024) Finding Zesty Paws’ “#1 Brand” claim literally false, the court grants a preliminary injunction despite Zesty Paws’ attempt to create a factual dispute about what a “brand” is. The dispute turned on what a “brand” is; Zesty Paws argued that Nutramax was not a brand, but Cosequin etc. Nutramax Labs.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The court says that trademark law: permits the use of trade names as long as referencing other brand names does not confuse consumers and is not deceptive. Google, LLC , 2022 WL 451876 (Ga. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Case Citation : Edible IP, LLC v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 20, 2022

When a lawsuit directly attacks a site’s ability to operate using specific domains or branding, for example, the ‘hydra effect’ comes into play. The MPA’s anti-piracy team became aware of the site around May 31, 2022, and they’re convinced that PrimeWire’s operators are involved.

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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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43(B)log

MARCH 9, 2022

2022 WL 670919, NO. 7, 2022) Melwani owns the Royal Silk trademark for “a wide variety of products.” His marks are enrolled in Amazon Brand Registry, and Royal Silk Direct maintains an authorized Royal Silk “storefront” on Amazon.com. False designation of origin/false advertising: Lasoff v. Amazon.com, Inc.,

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2022 – the result of collaboration between myself and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva. Today, it’s all about trade marks. The filmmaker claimed that he registered the expression as a trade mark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2022

Las Vegas Skydiving Adventures offers tandem skydiving under the “Fyrosity” brand. 2022 WL 594833 (D. 2022 WL 670919 (W.D. March 7, 2022). Melwani sells products under the “Royal Silk” brand. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. It has never offered its services through Groupon.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

“Piracy Impacts Advertising” Reportedly sent to staff via an internal communications system, the new guidelines suggest that piracy harms Globo employees and has a negative effect on the advertising market. “Advertising on Big Brother Brasil will become more expensive in 2023.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 15, 2023

8, 2023) When does TM logic creep into false advertising cases? Tundra solicits sellers on Faire’s platform to provide their Faire Direct links to retailers registered with Tundra by “promising to promote their brands to new retailers and give them greater exposure” to Tundra retailers. Faire Wholesale, Inc. Tundra, Inc.,

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Nonetheless, brands have evolved and now adopt a more pragmatic approach, seeking to improve the client experience and linking NFTs to the traceability of the items of clothing. The fashion industry was one of the first industries to enthusiastically explore the opportunities afforded by the metaverse and NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2022

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. Since most pirates (being pirates) prefer not to pay to access ‘free’ content, advertising becomes part of the business model. AnimeKisa Removes Advertising.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2022

All members of the MPA, the studios won a default judgment and injunction in April 2022. Arm’s Length Advertising. And another from 2016 that featured a piracy ‘brand’ with an even bigger profile. PrimeWire’s efforts to stay alive were numerous, but the MPA met them at every step of the way.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 26, 2024

This occurs when companies use terms like “100% sustainable,” “green,” “eco-friendly,” or “100% renewable” on their trademarks, branding, packaging, containers, or advertisements without having concrete environmental actions to substantiate those claims. 015 of 2022, seeking to sanction greenwashing. Why can it be problematic?

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thank you for reading the December 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Pantone's 2023 Color of the Year and a preliminary ruling in Europe regarding an online marketplace's potential liability for advertisements for counterfeit goods offered on its platform.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Copper Compression Brands LLC, 2021 WL 5013799, No. Here, the court granted leave to amend to add a false advertising claim. The deadline for amended pleadings was in January 2021, with fact and expert discovery currently set to close in November 2021, and January 2022, respectively, after several extensions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

[Image Sources : Istock] Metaverse- a Magnet to Fashion Brands Virtual worlds provide fashion brands with the opportunity to significantly cut down on the excessive resource consumption of lifestyle and create sustainability. Fashion brands are no strangers to the continuous fight against fake and counterfeit items in the real world.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) in its recent decision refused a trade mark application for the slogan “TAKE FIVE” in Class 32 ( Case R 664/2022-1 ). The Board of Appeal decision The Board of Appeal issued a decision on 1 September 2022 dismissing the appeal. Studio Beverage Group, Inc.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indeed, the scale of the issue was highlighted in the Influencer Monitoring Report , published in March 2021 by another regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found that a staggering 65% of the advertisements it monitored in September 2020 were not properly disclosed as ‘paid for’ content. Content creators.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 25, 2022

16-5073, 2022 WL 3588024 (E.D. 22, 2022) The court here allows an antitrust claim to proceed based in part on allegedly false/misleading statements because they form part of the alleged anticompetitive product-hopping scheme and because the unique characteristics of the drug market make market-based responses to false advertising difficult.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

Zorro in the Brio Blu ad Last week, the Italian Supreme Court issued an important – if not truly seminal – judgment on the interplay between IP and freedom of expression ( decision 38165/2022, CO.GE.DI. over a TV and radio advertisement which the latter had commissioned on behalf of bottled water brand Brio Blu.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the present case, the Plaintiff, a furniture seller, was selling his products under the brand name ‘Maharaja’ on Flipkart and various other e-commerce websites. Other furniture sellers, latching on to Maharaja’s listing, used Plaintiff’s product image as well as brand name and tagged themselves as the alternative sellers of the goods.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2024

Last month, Japan-based anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ) ran a newspaper advertising campaign in the United States, Italy, Spain, and France. Sites can give the impression of being mass-produced due to how quickly they disappear and reappear, while still managing to retain traffic despite new branding. Piracy Campaign.”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

Pirate Manga Site B9Good.com Manga piracy site B9Good initially appeared in 2008 and established itself under B9DM branding. In January 2022, CODA’s Beijing office was recognized as an NGO with legitimate standing to protect the rights of its member companies. B9Good.com remained online until March 27.

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IPilogue

JUNE 21, 2022

On February 3 rd 2022 Nike Inc. Nike claimed trademark dilution, pointing to StockX’s heavy use of trademarks in attracting consumers familiar with the Nike brand. StockX has sold over 500 Nike-branded NFTs which can be redeemed for the physical shoes “in the near future.” StockX Vault NFTs. Recent Developments.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Facebook argued it wasn’t liable for the third-party ads because “it did not create or sponsor the advertisement; therefore, it was simply a mere conduit for its distribution.” In the publicity rights chapter from our advertising law casebook , defendants lose every case we cover. April 22, 2022). ” Ugh.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

3d -, 2022 WL 3453395, S260736 (Cal. 18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. The First Amendment has long coexisted with no-fault false advertising laws. Sony Music Entertainment, P.3d The California Supreme Court reversed.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indeed, the scale of the issue was highlighted in the Influencer Monitoring Report , published in March 2021 by another regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found that a staggering 65% of the advertisements it monitored in September 2020 were not properly disclosed as ‘paid for’ content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

8276/2022, published on 14 March 2022). A slogan is not original – the Court clarified – where it includes a strongly evocative brand as the latter is capable of making the claim less creative and innovative. The dispute was started by the author of the slogan against the Italian carmaker FIAT.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The opponent's renowned trade mark for vodka Background Manfred Ogrodowczyk (applicant) filed an application to register the word CHOPIN in 2022. 80% of the regular vodka consumers were aware of CHOPIN vodkas), while the investments made in advertisements and social media accounts demonstrated an active policy on the promotion of the mark.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

January 14 th , 2022 – Hermès files a complaint. February 9 th , 2022 – Rothschild files motion to dismiss the action. Regarding the second prong, Rothschild’s counsel pointed to the lack of explicit mention of Hermès in the advertising of the NFTs. May 18 th , 2022 – Judge Radkoff denies Rothschild’s motion to dismiss.

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