SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Tejas is a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi, and is interested in the evolution of IPR law and its growth in India. With this Louis Vuitton seems to have struck a jackpot as it managed to restrain Haute24 from selling its products in a copyright dispute over its advertisement material. www.haute24.com

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In December 2020, Deetsch notified Amazon of his patents through the Brand Registry portal and asked Amazon to remove the Lei defendants’ products. He sent two letters by mail in March 2022, but was told he needed to use the Brand Registry … which he had already done. State law claims would have been better.)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

It found that the majority (76%) openly advertised their payment options with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal leading the way. Pirates Expolit Payment Processor Branding. PayPal is committed to finding a workable solution to combat piracy’s impact on the industry and on their brand. IPTV and Cryptocurrencies.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Comparative advertising is an effective marketing technique, in which a company’s product or service is compared to its competitor’s. Despite these advantages, comparative advertising is a dangerous field to navigate from a legal perspective.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2023

Introduction The promotion of products through defamatory or misleading remarks about the competitor’s product, known as “product disparagement,” can lead to legal disputes, blurring the line between this and comparative advertising. To prevent legal disputes, caution must be exercised to differentiate between the two.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 25, 2021

student at Amity University (School of Law), Kolkata. Domex Advertisement: Product Disparagement or Nominative Fair Use? Advertising is an important factor in deciding a product’s future success. Legal Position on Comparative Advertisement. The advertising of one’s own goods is not prohibited.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The weekend has just closed on another very rainy Floridian ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference (Last year we had a hurricane, so this would qualify as an uninspiring upgrade).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

According to the complaint, Atlas Van Lines was founded in 1948 and has become a globally recognized brand, with over 430 independent agencies and partners in 140 countries. They own trademarks related to “Atlas,” which have been heavily promoted through advertising, online presence, and community engagement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The app in question uses popular piracy brands such as “Gomovies” and “123movies” in its name, and lives up to expectations. Users who manage to crawl through a web of advertisements eventually have access to a wide range of popular movies and TV-shows. It’s clearly not perfect, however.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2022

Here's what Anna Maria and Lorenzo write: Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing by Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci Ambush Kat By its decision No. 16 of 11 March 2020 ('Law-Decree No. 16/2020'), converted with amendments, by Law No.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The metaverse virtual world is a shiny new sandbox for brands to play in. Just as sponsored content dominates social media, so too will advertising blanket the metaverse. Platform terms and features for branded content on social media is quite developed, but that is not yet the case for the metaverse.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Trademark law is mainly governed by two key principles: “first to file” and “first to use.” When we think about trademark disputes, we often imagine a small company trying to imitate a bigger, well-known brand. Key Case Laws on Reverse Confusion United States Big O Tire Dealers, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

In recent years, the advent of the social media “influencer” has revolutionized advertising. Likewise, influencers create certain content to secure brand deals and attract advertisers. Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer’s devoted audience.

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IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School BetterHelp is a mental health platform that provides online mental health services, describing themselves as “the largest therapy platform in the world. million – to customers whose health data was compromised.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

INTRODUCTION For a long time, logos, names, and jingles have been the mainstays of trademark law. A recent trend in branding, however, is the use of non-traditional trademarks such as haptic markings. These markings play a crucial role in differentiating brands and improving the customer experience. are two examples.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In October 2024, both the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits issued published decisions that rejected trademark infringement claims based on advertising in keyword searches.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Protection of trademarks is important for the following reasons: Preservation of brand identity Prevention of customer confusion Business investment protection Fair Competition Innovation in branding Famous infringement cases within the areas of intellectual property underline complex legal issues and stakes involved. Dongre and Ors.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2024

A properly maintained copyright portfolio is essential to any successful brand owner. Copyright can extend to advertisement copy, manuals, visuals, art, photography, storyboards, scripts, film, video, online components, mobile apps, social media posts, websites, music, developed characters appearing in ads, and logos. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 18, 2024

In 2023, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in Energizer Brands, LLC and Energizer Canada Inc. The decision clarifies some of the laws applicable to comparative advertising in this country and should guide the conduct of parties that engage in this form of commercial activity. Gillette Company (2023 FC 804).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

legal battle over the character of Zorro, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the requirements and limits of parody under both copyright [see also here for a recent French case] and trade mark law. over a TV and radio advertisement which the latter had commissioned on behalf of bottled water brand Brio Blu.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brands’ social media feeds are getting attention lately, but not always for the right reasons. We’ve covered social media advertising risks in our ADventures in Law blog before. By: BakerHostetler

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

[Image Sources : Istock] Metaverse- a Magnet to Fashion Brands Virtual worlds provide fashion brands with the opportunity to significantly cut down on the excessive resource consumption of lifestyle and create sustainability. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 22, 2024

Now is a good time for brand owners who are planning promotional activities related to the Olympic games, or have endorsement agreements with Olympic athletes, to review the rules and make sure they are in compliance with advertising “dos and don’ts.” The Olympics are coming! Olympic Committee (“USOC”) have their own guidelines.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Reason Behind This Evolutionary Development Brand and companies have made it a trend to evolve from time to time creating variants over their original/ main or core mark. It strengthens brand awareness, builds a better rapport, and a more intimate Business-to-consumer relation which builds trust and faith in their product.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The court rejects the plaintiffs’ attempts to create single-brand markets. ” Plus: its decisions as to which apps are allowed to sell through the App Store is not an act that in itself causes harm the antitrust laws were designed to protect. That is not the kind of injury antitrust laws are intended to protect.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Black’s Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.” The laws governing copyright cover a variety of materials used in the tourism sector.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

In terms of staying within the boundaries of the law, the important factor is whether the communications provider or service actively and knowingly encourages or facilitates illegal activities. There seems little doubt that law enforcement authorities viewed VPNLab as a major cybersecurity problem. . International Cooperation.

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The IPKat

MAY 3, 2022

In this commercial, a (very accurate) look-a-like of Verstappen, wearing the identical racing outfit Verstappen wore in the Jumbo commercial, delivers groceries in Picnic branded lorry, as depicted below. The real or 'fake' Verstappen? Despite being in pole position, the legal race is not over yet for Verstappen.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2022

For many image conscious consumer-orientated businesses, a key to commercial success lies in carefully calibrated branding and marketing. Thousands of pirate sites rely on advertising to generate revenue but entertainment companies are keen to highlight the downsides of dealing with them. Other issues are even more tricky.

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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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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Sari Mazzurco, The Law of Social Roles for the Platform Internet Law’s expressive function: how law tells people what social roles various institutions are supposed to carry out. Law can shape roles: set exit and entry conditions (e.g. Fair enough, but our current mechanisms of doing that—including law!—clearly

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2025

Manner of use In compliance with the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)s case law, the BoA highlighted that use should allow a non-distinctive sign to gain distinctiveness independently , and therefore, even when seen on its own, should be capable of identifying the origin of the relevant goods. Image credit: Imagen 3

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. If you have come across such ads and have wondered whether such use of a mark infringes the mark of the luxury brand, then you are not alone.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The court says that Amazon “easily satisfies” this factor: Plaintiff’s claims are all based on the theory that Defendants ‘continue to allow unlawful sellers to maintain their accounts’ and ‘permit them to advertise’ on Defendants’ website. This argument has failed so many times. Google opinion.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Regarding the second prong, Rothschild’s counsel pointed to the lack of explicit mention of Hermès in the advertising of the NFTs. Hermès argued that Rothschild’s usage of “MetaBirkin” was akin to a trademark, namely to “brand a product line, and to attract public attention and signify source.” The Big Picture.

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