Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision. CIC clarifies that merely because a fellowship is funded by public exchequer, it will not mean that it is a public interest issue outweighing concerning privacy issues. on Triveni Interchem Pvt.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. DRS , where the court held that ad-words are not inherently violative of trademark rights.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke. CIPO Addresses the Application Backlog.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. The Division Bench reiterated that what makes something a trademark is the power to distinguish a product from others.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unauthorised use of someone’s identity is a violation of both their personality rights and their basic right to privacy. The Court rejected the privacy defence, which is often employed in IP proceedings.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2021

PV Sindhu’s Olympics Victory: How Non-Sponsors Skirt the Law by ‘Congratulating’ Athletes. Brands have been active on social media in recent years, trying to imbue their content with human like personality that endears customers to them rather than just putting out traditional advertising. Satchit Bhogle.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. Past work on how people walk around in a fog of confusion: Jacob Jacoby did this work in the 1980s—20% of people misunderstand any given factual claim in advertising!

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The PTO’s asserted justification for this total ban on registration is “to protect the intellectual property right of privacy and publicity that a living person has in his/her identity.” [10] 22] TRUMP TOO SMALL passes this test because it is commentary on TRUMP, not a disguised advertisement that is merely incidental to Donald Trump.

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