Nelligan Law

JULY 25, 2023

Created by the renowned toy company Mattel, Barbie has evolved from a simple fashion doll to a global cultural icon, and much of this success can be attributed to the power of its brand narrative. With the release of the highly anticipated Barbie movie, Mattel takes the brand narrative to new heights.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

2018), Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Where a patent owner offers a new claim construction for the first time in a response after the institution decision, a petitioner may, in a reply brief, introduce new arguments and evidence under the newly proposed claim construction. More generally, under Ericsson Inc. Intellectual Ventures I LLC , 901 F.3d

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2025

The newsletter also includes details on the firms inaugural Biotech Summit and 29th Annual Phoenix. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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Corsearch

JANUARY 31, 2025

For many brands, the holiday season brings a surge of infringements on across marketplaces and social media. To keep up with this increased seasonal activity, its critical that brand protection strategies are both flexible and targeted to priority platforms.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2023

YTS remains at the top of the list in 2023, despite the fact that the site and its users were subjected to various lawsuits in recent years. The annual list of popular torrent sites features well-known brands, and this year there are some notable additions. 1337x In 2023, 1337x retains its spot in the top three. Last year #1 2.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Meanwhile, new sites and new brands, sporting multiple new domains, continuously vie for attention, as the illegal content continues to flow. Seemingly able to rebrand almost at will, it’s not uncommon for sites to reappear with new names and a new coat of paint, without any significant damage to existing traffic.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Many brand owners are familiar with the value of registered trademarks, which safeguard the goodwill cultivated between mark holders and consumers by reducing confusion as to the source of the associated goods.

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2025

Sazerac Brands, LLC , 2023-1682 (Fed. The case involves two alcohol producers: Bullshine Distillery sought to register “BULLSHINE FIREBULL” for alcoholic beverages; Sazerac, owner of “FIREBALL” branded cinnamon whiskey, and opposed the registration claiming likelihood of confusion.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

October seems to be the inescapable Taylor Swift’s unofficial month of choice – 17 years after she released her self-titled first album in October 2006, the October 2023 news cycle is buzzing about her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” theatrical debut, re-recorded “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album, and recent boost she’s given to the NFL’s “Reputation.”

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

(D1), Cloudtail India Private Limited (D2) and Amazon Seller Service Private Limited (D3) for selling items bearing a similar polo mark as them, under the Amazon owned brand called Symbol. The Court noted that the Trademark License Agreement between the Plaintiffs and major brands provided a sufficient basis for damage calculation (Para 103).

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

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. Similar brands appear in legal documents relating to a High Court ruling in the UK. Savefrom, for example, which received 113 million visits last month alone.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In 2023, we believe that intellectual property issues in relation to the metaverse, blockchain technologies and crypto assets will continue to be an important focus for brand owners and for businesses entering or expanding into this evolving space.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Rothschild, an appeal brought by Rothschild that challenges the jury’s February 2023 verdict and certain related legal rulings made by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

INTRODUCTION A distinct scent has immense recall value and the potential to become a powerful identifier of a brand. Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes. billion in 2025.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Thank you for reading the September 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. In this issue: - FTC Guidelines Influence How Influencers Influence - How Design Patents Can Complement Brands' Trademark Portfolios. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As is often the case, others have tried to hijack or take over the RARBG brand in the months that followed, but none come close to the original. marketing the brand to a massive TV audience of millions. Finally, 2023 also brought closure for two of the Megaupload defendants; Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Though boxing built his name, it was business and branding that cemented his legend. Foreman turned his name into a powerful brand, protected by an extensive network of trademarks and licensing agreements. In 2023, Sony Pictures released Big George Foreman , a biopic chronicling his extraordinary life.

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The IPKat

JUNE 28, 2024

Comment Brand owners know that the battle against counterfeiting and piracy remains a challenging one. when are goods supposed to be for personal use, and when should they be assumed to be used in the course of trade), but they also represent a relief for brand owners who can enjoy brief victory in a never ending game of whac-a-mole.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The company produces adult entertainment videos published under the brands ‘Blacked’, ‘Tushy’, and ‘Vixen’ made available from its own websites. Raising the Bar With the year in its final week, we decided to take a look at the number of file-sharing lawsuits filed in the United States in 2023.

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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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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 30, 2024

2023 was an active year in Canadian trademark law. Canadian Courts addressed a wide range of issues, from licensing to comparative advertising to co-branding. Notable changes also emerged from the Canadian Trademarks Office. Additionally, many trademark fees increased by 20-35%.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Abhishek, in two interviews ( here and her e ), has argued that the FSA explicitly stated that all brand, IPR, copyright, TMs (whatever that means) of the Lodha business, including Lodha and Lodha group, would belong to the Lodha Developers Private Limited (Macrotech Developers).

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Thank you for reading the October 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. These changes affect all aspects of competition law and are intended to make enforcement more effective and efficient.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2023

IPTV Finland (iptvfinland.me) operates under Streamy IPTV branding and claims to offer 10,000 TV channels. IPTV Dark (iptvdark.com) is listed as the main target domain, line.darktv-pro.me as the URL supplying the service’s.m3u playlist file, plus an IP address from where the movies Aquaman and Like a Boss were allegedly streamed.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on trademark protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters. Applications will be accepted through November 24th, 2023.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

AI AND TRADEMARK Trademarks give brand owners exclusive rights by identifying the source of goods or services. Artificial Intelligence software and applications are capable enough to produce slogans, logos, and brand names that mimic recognized trademarks. However, the grant of design protection will depend on the case.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 15, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 5 Things I’ve Learned About Trademarks in 2023. He has no trademark registration to protect his brand in the US. Victor Wema, the number one pick in the NBA draft, has not protected his brand in the US either.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

What do a company in the business of mining and selling construction equipment, and an athletic-wear and sporting accessories brand, have in common? On January 10th, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal released one of its first trademark decisions of the year in Puma SE v Caterpillar Inc. 2023 FCA 4.The 2023 FCA 4.The

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

The brand owners would have no desire for Samwise Gamgee's stewed rabbit - let alone his chips with a nice piece of fried fish - albeit for a different reason than Gollum: the Lord of the Fries menu is entirely vegan. The brand continues to operate nine stores in Australia. Promotional images of the "Lord of the."

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The recent decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court unanimously overturned Justice Brigitte Markovics findings in Taylor v Killer Queen, LLC (No 5) [2023]. Pop star Katy Perry has successfully appealed a Federal Court ruling over the use of an Australian designers trade mark registration for the words KATIE PERRY.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

As reported, both Houses of Parliament recently passed the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2023 (JV Bill). The major amendments proposed to IP laws remain the same in the 2023 version. The objective of the JV Bill, 2023 is to promote ‘the ease of doing business in India’ through ‘minimum government, maximum governance’.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Background Amgen produces and markets apremilast, a medication for the treatment of certain types of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, under the brand name Otezla. This case is an appellate review of the district court’s findings regarding patent obviousness and priority date.

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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. At least two new B9Good-branded domains with similar formatting appeared while the alleged operator of B9Good was still detained.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks. Tinderet is an area in Kenya.

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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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