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.

Brands 52

Brands Branding Branding Trademark 52

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.

Advertising 101

Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 101

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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Brands Branding Branding Due Diligence 144

Kashishipr

JANUARY 19, 2022

The form of intangible property comprising of skillsets, know-how, business ideas, and strategies have helped in the development and generation of the transborder reputation of several brands. Noting the Difference between a Brand and a Trademark. A trademark can be inclusive of the brand name or something completely different as well.

Marketing 105

Marketing Marketing Trademark Brands 105

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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. Haute24 is an online e-commerce platform whose stated aim is to make luxury apparel from the US and Europe affordable for the Indian market (see here ).

Advertising 103

Advertising Advertising Copyright Brands 103

SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2024

Image from here Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts? Moment marketing” refers to a strategy where brands can take advantage of ongoing events to gain relevance, and especially for some of the sheen of patriotic athletic victories to wear off on them.

Brands 105

Brands Branding Branding Personality Rights 105

SpicyIP

AUGUST 25, 2021

Domex Advertisement: Product Disparagement or Nominative Fair Use? An image of the comparative advertisement launched by Domex, wherein Domex explicitly asks which toilet cleaner fights bad smell for longer and makes a tick mark against Domex, with Harpic as another option next to it. Legal Position on Comparative Advertisement.

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Fair Use Advertising Advertising Brands 105

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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Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 70

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 12, 2021

3: Advertising Fuels $1.34 Billion Illegal Piracy Market, Report by Digital Citizens Alliance and White Bullet Finds. billion annually through advertising. billion annually through advertising. That money is divided between pirate websites, which bring in an estimated $1.08

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Advertising Advertising Reporting Licensing 246

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

The United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) published its annual Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets a few hours ago. This brand has been around for many years as new versions typically come online when others are taken offline. — A copy of the USTRs 2024 Review of Notorious Markets is available here (pdf).

Reporting 107

Reporting Marketing Marketing Social Media 107

Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” While countries like China focus on the “first to file” rule, India gives more importance to those who first use a trademark in the market. When we think about trademark disputes, we often imagine a small company trying to imitate a bigger, well-known brand. What Is Reverse Confusion Theory? trademark law.

Brands 59

Brands Branding Branding Trademark 59

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Mahindra, Tanishka Goswami analyzes the Court’s findings on the importance of house marks in infringement assessment, and the nature of the relevant market. Explaining the recent Delhi High Court decision in Gensol v. Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP. Her previous posts can be found here. 3000 crores.

Trademark 107

Trademark Marketing Marketing Trademark Law 107

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without advertising revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an important partner to combat piracy. The overall conclusion is that there’s still plenty of advertising revenue going around in pirate circles. Major Brands Fund Pirates.

Advertising 145

Advertising Advertising Brands Branding 145

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.

Brands 98

Brands Branding Branding Trademark 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Fifteen years ago, courts generally avoided categorical pronouncements about the legitimacy of competitive keyword advertising. The message from the Second Circuit is plain: stop bringing competitive keyword advertising cases. This ruling doesn’t address the scenario where the advertiser’s ad copy references the trademark.

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Advertising Advertising Trademark False Advertising 98

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. Nutramax and Zesty Paws are direct competitors in the pet supplement market. It’s used on every package and in advertising.

Brands 72

Brands Branding Branding Marketing 72

JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

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

Copyright Law 77

Copyright Law Brands Social Media Branding 77

JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The Notice did not allege that any of the recipients had engaged in wrongdoing.

Marketing 77

Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 77

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Amazon is an ICS provider: Plaintiff alleges that Defendants “market” and “sell” products to retail consumers “through internet websites.” The plaintiff claimed that Amazon bears the responsibility to verify advertiser claims and product authenticity. This argument has failed so many times.

False Advertising 95

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Marketing 95

Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Our technology and internet lawyers are constantly contacted by Amazon sellers trying to protect their brand names and products on the Amazon marketplace. One of the most common brand protection issues involves gray market sellers and counterfeits on Amazon. There’s both good news and bad news.

Brands 52

Brands Branding Branding Marketing 52

43(B)log

JULY 23, 2024

Eric Goldman and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. We also have two online-only chapters on housing discrimination (Chapter 20) and political advertising (Chapter 21), both also freely downloadable. Price: $12 * Kindle. What Does the Book Cover?

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Editing Advertising Advertising False Advertising 52

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.

Brands 98

Brands Branding Branding Trademark 98

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Keen to attract eyeballs wherever they might be, many of the world’s biggest brands exchanged cold hard cash for an appearance on prominent pirate portals. has performed well, on Wednesday it announced Project Brand Integrity 2.0. still aims to defund pirate sites and protect advertisers from undesirable associations.

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Advertising Advertising Brands Branding 122

JD Supra Law

APRIL 12, 2022

College athletes now find themselves attractive candidates in the fast growing influencer marketing arena. Industry experts estimate that this market grew to a $13.8 billion industry in 2021, with NCAA athlete advertising alone predicted to grow to $1 billion a. By: Troutman Pepper

Brands 98

Brands Branding Branding Advertising 98

IP Tech Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Heard of the climate activists defacing advertisements, billboards and bus shelters? Brandalism is a recent anti-advertising movement which uses a brand’s own assets and marketing channels against the brand itself, through replacing legitimate advertisements with spoofs and parodies (known as “subvertising”).

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Brands Branding Branding Advertising 62

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make?

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Advertising Advertising Reporting Privacy 62

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The court says that trademark law: permits the use of trade names as long as referencing other brand names does not confuse consumers and is not deceptive. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. However, Edible invoked theft law and disavowed consumer confusion.

IP 141

IP Advertising Advertising Trademark Law 141

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

. “Digital piracy causes several damages to the market and the entertainment industry is especially affected by it,” the translation reads. For example, there is an impact on the attractiveness of audiovisual products for the advertising market,” it reads. So what can Globo staff do to help?

Reporting 144

Reporting Social Media Advertising Advertising 144

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.

Trademark 111

Trademark Advertising Advertising Brands 111

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Earlier this month, the RIAA shared its recommendations for the USTR’s annual review of overseas notorious markets. The RIAA also carved out a brand new category this year, labeled AI Based Extractors/Mixers. In addition, they argue that the sites don’t deserve the ‘notorious’ brand for several reasons.

Music 145

Music Copyright Infringement Copyright Brands 145

Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Small businesses are just as capable of creating and building great brands as big businesses are. a great trademark: Marketing department.

Business 130

Business Trademark Cease and Desist Brands 130

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The court couldn’t sufficiently discern the relevant market from the complaint, so the court can’t figure out any cross-elasticities. The court rejects the plaintiffs’ attempts to create single-brand markets. Apple appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Breach of Contract.

Reporting 119

Reporting Law Contracts Advertising 119

IP Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2024

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is seeking an experienced Advertising, Marketing, and Promotions Partner to help grow our Advertising and Brand Protection team.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 52

Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Simply put, trademark genericization is the death of the mark as it no longer acts as a source indicator of the brand owner. A wide array of linguistic, legal, and marketing-related factors contribute to trademark genericization. One advertisement of ESCALATOR, for example, began as “Otis elevators, Otis escalators.”

Trademark 105

Trademark Brands Branding Branding 105

Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

the Super Bowl moves billions of dollars, mainly through advertising. The National Football League (NFL) , organizers of the event, have created and grown the brand of the Super Bowl to what it is today. Arguably the most important sports event in the U.S.A., THE SUPER BOWL TRADEMARK in 1969 In 1969, the NFL trademarked “Super Bowl”.

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Cease and Desist Trademark Advertising Advertising 105

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

30, 2025) This is a ruling on 19 motions to exclude expert testimony in this case, which is mostly an antitrust case; I will focus only on some false advertising-relevant rulings. brewer works only with Keurig brand or licensed pods) but some did not (e.g., I prefer the taste of Keurig or Keurig-licensed brands.).

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Licensing 52

43(B)log

DECEMBER 15, 2023

8, 2023) When does TM logic creep into false advertising cases? Tundra solicits sellers on Faire’s platform to provide their Faire Direct links to retailers registered with Tundra by “promising to promote their brands to new retailers and give them greater exposure” to Tundra retailers. Faire Wholesale, Inc. Tundra, Inc.,

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Brands 59