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Trademark law and LinkedIn resumes: watch out?

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Venkateswaran, 2024 WL 3487735, No. Maybe companies can resurrect noncompetes by prohibiting uses of their trademarks in former employees’ resumes! Portkey sued for unfair competition/reverse passing off, false advertising, and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, as well as related state-law claims.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

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Trademark policymakers should scrutinize this case to figure out how and where the system failed those consumers. CPUSA2, LLC , 2024 WL 2836241 (S.D. June 4, 2024) BONUS: RVC Floor Decor, Ltd. 2024 WL 2847139 (E.D.N.Y. June 5, 2024). The plaintiff is suing over the purported trademark “floor decor.”

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Catching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases

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2024 WL 3914512 (C.D. July 31, 2024) The trademark owner Alsa sells chrome paint. Walmart doesn’t carry the trademark owners’ items. In searches for the trademarks in Walmart’s internal search engine, Walmart only shows unrelated items–not items from the trademark owner or any competitors.

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Second Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Advertising–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

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2024 WL 4439136 (2d Cir. 8, 2024) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Catching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases * Competitor Isn’t Responsible for Google Knowledge Panel’s Contents–International Star Registry v. Brown Engstrand * More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. LoanStreet v.

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Trademarks: An Emerging Social Media and Influencer Phenomenon

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However, it provides both good challenges and opportunities under trademark law. The blog covers how trademarks evolve in the era of social media and influencer marketing, analyzing legal uncertainties, protection mechanisms, and best practices for commercial usage. Therefore, a brand can be registered in the U.S.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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Ujoy Technology and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha vs Tech Square Engineering Pvt Ltd [Delhi High Court] This year the concept of transborder reputation in trademark law saw two important interpretations from the Delhi High Court. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v. d) Other IP Developments 1.

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Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand

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So much time and money was wasted on the trademark battles over keyword ad sales back in the old days, and it would break my heart if we do all of that over again. Competitive keyword advertising by lawyers is different from most other industry segments, because lawyers must also comply with their ethics rules in addition to trademark law.

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