TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding. Clickable download links are displayed on the sites alongside copyrighted cover artwork displaying Nintendo trademarks.

Social Media 137

Social Media Artwork Copyright Reporting 137

TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2024

In 2019, advertising that promoted games with cash prizes was outlawed on TV, radio, in print, on social media, and all other internet platforms. Monitoring carried out by AGCOM over a 48-hour period in November 2019 noted the appearance of an ad for a casino, stating: ‘Join Now The Brand New Italian Online Casino. No downloads.

Advertising 83

Advertising Advertising Social Media Branding 83

SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

A list of trademarks applied for in the EU for ‘ downloadable virtual goods’ and ‘online virtual services’ was recently published by The IPKat here. Image from here. World over companies are rushing to protect their trademarks in the online, virtual environment – the metaverse. Dec 21, 2021.

Non-Fungible Tokens 108

Non-Fungible Tokens Trademark Artwork Art 108

The TTABlog

JULY 18, 2024

In a 95-page opinion, the Board sustained this opposition to registration of the mark INSTASIZE for "Downloadable mobile applications for photo editing," finding confusion likely with the registered mark INSTAGRAM for "Downloadable computer software for modifying the appearance and enabling transmission of photographs." based company."

Editing 64

Editing Registration Advertising Advertising 64

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. Yet, based on the sheer scale of piracy, none have experienced anything close to that taking place in the manga market.

Reporting 113

Reporting Advertising Advertising Copying 113

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Z-Library was also mentioned in several recommendations to the US Trade Representative’s overview of notorious piracy markets. According to the Authors Guild , Z-Library has emerged as a vastly popular, high-volume source of illegal ebook downloads in recent years. TikTok Responds. TikTok is not happy with this characterization.

Social Media 135

Social Media Publishing Intellectual Property Marketing 135

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2023

government, leading to the platform making annual appearances in the USTR’s ‘notorious markets’ list. One of the claimed benefits of Fmovies is that advertising is kept to a minimum. Indeed, in today’s ‘pirate market’, turning a profit is mostly seen as fundamental.

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Government Marketing Marketing Advertising 81

The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2024

More precisely, the application was only allowed for some (useless) goods and services, specifically: Class 9: Recorded and downloadable media, computer software, blank digital or analogue recording and storage media; LED [light-emitting diodes]; electronic publications. Class 20: Shells; yellow amber. An appeal appeared unavoidable.

Branding 88

Branding Brands Branding Registration 88

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. This resulted in hours of primetime pirate advertising. marketing the brand to a massive TV audience of millions. Other torrent sites did notice a big traffic spike though.

Copyright 101

Copyright Reporting Branding Brands 101

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

There is an increasing number of brands, talent agencies, and influencers looking to leverage influencer marketing. Celebrities, Influencers, Talent Agents, Marketing Agencies & Brands. We represent agencies, marketing agencies trying to line up influencer campaigns for their clients, for brands.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketing Branding Brands 81

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Downloads declined after a 2015 peak. Facebook advertising for the 2014 app continued until 2016 or 2019 and remained available for download; even though the Pebble Watch was discontinued in late 2016, WCT’s principal testified that “there remains a loyal following among the Pebble Watch community.”

Marketing 59

Marketing Marketing Trademark Branding 59

43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

It advertised “This device was one of the most popular items on a popular 3D printing website with over 20,000 unique downloads” on its website, at a time when Leszczynski’s Thingiverse page displayed that his Cube had been downloaded 20,000 times. False advertising: Only ok against Kitchen Cube.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Copyright Infringement 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A website can own the copyrights to the HTML code and the files that users download. Nor could Google place ads in Plaintiffs’ marketing brochures or superimpose ads on top of Plaintiffs’ print advertisements without Plaintiffs’ permission and without paying Plaintiffs’ price. Are we really doing this again? First Amendment.

Licensing 91

Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 91

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

From a legal and regulatory point of view, it seems challenging to dismantle their current dominance across various markets. Individuals can then download various applications created by third-party brands and developers and run such “super-apps” locally (i.e., Jack Dorsey tweeted another provocative idea the next day.

Ownership 111

Ownership IP Non-Fungible Tokens Technology 111

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 10, 2023

These new technologies will lead to new behavioral changes and these new activities would power new markets that no one can predict at present. The Metaverse provides vast opportunities for brands to venture into creation of new technologies. IPR in Metaverse. Conclusion. The Metaverse is certainly the future.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Government 59

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Applicant’s POTIFY platform is designed to permit legal marijuana dispensaries to market and sell their products, including via mobile applications and websites. ” Opposer’s SPOTIFY brand is so strong that it has been ranked among the “best” or most “relevant” in the United States and beyond.

Television 40

Television Music Advertising Advertising 40

The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2022

Given that finding and clearing a new brand purely from a legal perspective can take months, it is interesting to note that when a Defendant loses an infringement case it will almost certainly be ordered to rebrand within days, weeks at the most. Is Amazon using the marks itself where third parties market their goods on its platform?

Branding 72

Branding Brands Branding Litigation 72

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The IWL is shared among brands, advertising companies, agencies and affiliates, who are informed that responsible companies boycott pirate sites because it a) protects their image and b) starves pirate sites of much-needed cash. Total number of brands and total number of advert intermediaries.

Intellectual Property 108

Intellectual Property Advertising Advertising Contracts 108

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2021

Compare Dropbox which happens to back up multiple copies of The Big Lebowski, each downloaded by a different iTunes user that has legitimately paid to do so? Sometimes hard to tell whether something is a design or a brand. Can they start their own juice business and use his name in advertising? But others are harder.

Copyright 90

Copyright Trademark Copying Fair Use 90

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In response to a request from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has submitted a list of so-called ‘Notorious Markets’ to the US government. Nsw2u.xyz (previously branded Switch-xci) offers links to pirated games for most platforms including PC. “As the U.S.

Reporting 115

Reporting Government Marketing Marketing 115

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. It might be more difficult than ever in the metaverse to police brands.

Trademark 86

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 86

TorrentFreak

JULY 16, 2022

A little while back we became aware of a discussion about Nagra’s work based on documents made publicly available on a regional website of an advertising regulation authority with offices across South America. At the time it had in excess of 1,000,000 downloads. Nagra’s timing was spot on.

Reporting 129

Reporting Advertising Advertising Marketing 129

SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

The court held that since it does not have the statistical data regarding market presence of other pharmaceutical compounds, the brand names that ends with “Dex” and when one removes from the cited examples the products containing dexamethasone and dextromethorphan, the remaining examples cannot make out a case u/s 17(2).

Advertising 93

Advertising Advertising Confidentiality Trademark 93

Intepat

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

platform amalgamating a game, a marketing channel, and thereby creating an ecosystem of its own. Some of the biggest celebrities and brands in the world have found their space in it, including Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Samsung, and Snoop Dogg. For example, Decentraland is a trustworthy Web3.0

IP 52

IP Law Invention Licensing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

The plaintiffs asserted products liability and related claims against Snap, on the premise that Snap “is an inherently dangerous software product that Defendants deceptively advertise and promote in a way that facilitates sex crimes against children.” Internet Brands case seemingly codified failure-to-warn as a 230 exclusion.

Blogging 90

Blogging Social Media Editing Designs 90

TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2022

Published each year by the United States Trade Representative, the ‘notorious markets’ report highlights piracy threats located outside the US, in the hope that foreign authorities will take action. The ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is a similar report published by the European Commission. At the top of the list with 1.4

Social Media 129

Social Media Reporting Publishing Advertising 129

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Eventually, Johnson and Johnson announced that it would no longer enforce their patents for Bedaquiline (brand name: Sirturo) which is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 134 low- and middle-income countries. Meticulous Market Research Pvt. The rejection order is authored by Dr. Latika Dawara, Asst.

IP 112

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 112

TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

We use Google Analytics and cookies to collect marketing metrics for our website and several external tools for collecting crash reports (only if a user opts in to sharing these reports). This feature comes with fast download speeds and unlimited bandwidth. We offer port forwarding to increase download speeds for torrents.

Privacy 135

Privacy IP Technology Reporting 135

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this recent case, Epic sought to register this design for "downloadable video game software"—the Loot Llama in Fortnite, which serves as a resource cache for players. The colors were arbitrary when initially chosen, but the market had learned that colors corresponded to specific diameters and lengths as required for specific mixing ratios.

IP 94

IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 94