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Amazon escapes liability for its Brand Registry advertising

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21, 2023) Deetsch alleged that he owned design patents for CPAP pillow products, which the Lei defendants infringed. They also allegedly used Deetch’s image in ads and on packaging, and allegedly falsely claimed on Amazon that their pillow products “were designed in the United States but are manufactured in China.”

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Design Patent: Invalid as Unduly Functional

Patently-O

2022 ) (nonprecedential). Evo’s design patent claims an “ ornamental design for a foldable bag ” as shown in the figures above. Functionality : Design patents focus on ornamentality rather than utility. ” I.e., typically a design for a useful item. High Point Design LLC v.

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How the New 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Affects Performers and Advertisers

LexBlog IP

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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Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” I’ll focus on the false designation of origin claim regarding Troia’s keyword ads. Also, there should not be a “use in commerce” when the advertiser (here, Troia) doesn’t actually offer any goods or services in the marketplace. Troia , 2022 WL 3544170 (S.D.N.Y. 2022 WL 3647817 (E.D.

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My “Summer” 2022 Activities

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Nevertheless, as the semester has already started at Santa Clara Law, I’ll do my rundown of my 2022 outputs-to-date anyway. Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition).

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Retailer has standing to assert Lanham Act false advertising claims against its own supplier

43(B)log

SA-22-CV-00096-XR, 2022 WL 17086368 (W.D. 18, 2022) Lexmark provides standing to a purchaser because the harms it alleged are “commercial” harms. Lynd advertised the Product as effective against the coronavirus. the Lanham Act false advertising claim survived. AHBP LLC v.

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E.D. Va. Affirms TTAB: Timberland Boot Design is Functional and Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness. December 8, 2022). Welch 2022. l:21CV681 (E.D.

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